Ride & Stride for Food Team
Every fall for the past 15 years, Three Squares New England has organized a community bike ride to raise funds for participating hunger-relief partners.
The Newton Food Pantry once again has a team for the annual Ride & Stride for Food — and we want you to join us!!! Participants bike 25 miles, 50 miles, or 62 miles, or complete a beautiful 5K walk. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, September 27 in Dedham. ALL funds raised by our team will directly help the Newton Food Pantry purchase the fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy and other healthy foods our clients need and deserve.
To learn more about this event, sign up and/or support us, please go to the Newton Food Pantry’s 2026 Ride & Stride for Food page. Thank you!
Our Annual Fundraising Event
Our biggest and best fundraising event of the year, held on Thursday, October 23, 2025, was a tremendous success! Nearly 200 people joined us for an evening of community and care for those in Newton struggling with food insecurity. More than $150,000 was raised, and all proceeds supported the Newton Food Pantry’s critical hunger-relief services.
Our 2025 honorees included the City of Newton/Mayor Ruthanne Fuller (Community Partner Award), the law firm Goulston & Storrs (Corporate Partner Award), and longtime volunteer Marilyn Crone (Volunteer of the Year Award). Thank you to everyone who joined us for a wonderful evening to remember!
Stayed tuned for information about our 2026 event — to be held at our brand-new food pantry in Auburndale!
Boston Marathon
Each year, a Newton Food Pantry supporter gets to run the historic Boston Marathon while also raising money to help alleviate food insecurity in Newton. In 2026, our Newton Food Pantry runner was Colleen Nolan, our part-time bookkeeper and longtime volunteer/former board member!
Colleen turned 50 years old this year, and she celebrating by running 26.2 miles and raising more than $13,000 in critical funds for the Newton Food Pantry. Amazing!!!
Interested in running for us in 2027? Contact Executive Director Jeff Lemberg (jeff@newtonfoodpantry.org) to learn more.
Walk for Hunger Team
In 1969, Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger was founded on the promise of providing relief to our neighbors in Massachusetts struggling with food insecurity. That promise remains today.
The Walk for Hunger, a 3-mile group walk around Boston Common, is the oldest continual pledge walk in the United States and the largest annual one-day fundraiser to help alleviate hunger in Massachusetts. This year’s event was held on Sunday morning, May 3.
Thank you to everyone on the Newton Food Pantry’s team who helped raise the funds and awareness necessary to fight hunger here in Newton and beyond!
Newton Turkey Trot
The Newton Turkey Trot is an independent nonprofit organization that hosts a USATF certified 5K run and 1-mile fun run each November to benefit the Newton Food Pantry, among other area organizations. The goal of this event is to raise awareness about the importance of health and wellness, as well as community service.
The Newton Food Pantry assists the Newton Turkey Trot race organizers through publicizing the event, by encouraging participation, and by staffing volunteer slots leading up to and on race day. You too can get involved! Look for registration information in early fall.
For more information about any of these events, including how you can help support the Newton Food Pantry, please contact Executive Director Jeff Lemberg at jeff@newtonfoodpantry.org. Thank you!