Upcoming Opportunities

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Here you will find a calendar with all of our upcoming volunteer opportunities and special events with Open Table Ministry. Want to know more?

Simply click on a date and the event information, including a link to sign up, will be provided to you OR click the links below.


 

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Walk in Their Shoes 5K and Fun Run
Nov
9

Walk in Their Shoes 5K and Fun Run

Our 15th annual Walk in Their Shoes 5K Walk and Fun Run will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024 at Southern Boundaries Park in Durham (100 3rd Fork Rd, Durham NC 27707). Walk in Their Shoes is a self-timed out-and-back 5K walk or run along the beautiful Third Fork Creek Trail.

Registration is FREE - however, donations are welcome and registering at the $45 level or more entitles you to one free T-shirt and swag bag! On-site registration, t-shirt pickup, and other festivities begin at 9:00am. Event kicks off at 10am. All in-person participants are eligible for our door prizes!

This year's fun community event will feature Will & Pops Food Truck, great prizes, and Batalá, Durham's premiere Afro-Brazilian reggae drum band! All proceeds will go to benefit the homeless community of Durham!

Register HERE!

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Nov
12

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Nov
19

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Nov
26

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Dec
10

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Dec
17

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Dec
24

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Oct
22

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Oct
15

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Oct
12

2024 Block Party

Triangle Grace Church, in partnership with Trinity UMC and Open Table Ministry, will be hosting a Block Party on October 12 in the parking lot just outside of our offices in downtown Durham. It's going to be such a fun event including breakfast, games, and music, along with access to showers and HAIRCUTS for our unsheltered neighbors!

We need your help! Put it on your calendar, and sign up now to come and help us make this event a fun and engaging environment for our friends. We need volunteers to help with breakfast, organizing and leading games (like corn hole, etc.), and music for the event (preferably live music - CALLING ALL MUSICIANS!) ALSO, we invite EVERYONE to just come and hang out, we're going to have a lot of fun!

If you would like to sign up to volunteer, follow this link. https://www.signupgenius.com/.../4090C4EACAE2CAAF85...

If you would like to help out with this event, but are not available to volunteer your time or come and hang out, we are also in need of donations to cover the cost of food. If interested, please email nicole.mcdonald@opentableministry.org for details.

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Sep
24

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Sep
17

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Sep
10

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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Sep
3

Free Store

We provide a "Free Store" every Tuesday morning, where our neighbors without homes are able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a warm shower (thank you, Fresh Start Durham!) while they collect fresh changes of clothing, shoes, coats, toiletries, and other practical items. In 2023, 1,433 of our neighbors visited the Free Store, and we distributed more than 27,000 items.

Click here for our volunteer sign up.

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May
1

Communion and Conversation

Join us on Wednesdays at noon for Communion and Conversation, in partnership with Trinity United Methodist Church. This is a time of weekly fellowship with our neighbors, both business professionals and unsheltered friends alike, to come together over the Lord's Table. Come join us to experience it for yourself!

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