Dear Friends, This week we celebrate the first day of summer, the summer solstice. Which, of course, for us, often means more fog and wind but we celebrate the long days and our sheltered garden bursting with flowers. It feels, for the moment, as though…
Please help keep our guests warm! Martins needs blankets to give out to our guests. During the month of May Martins will be conducting a blanket drive. All clean, used or new blankets will be welcomed. Please drop them off between 9:00 and 2:00 on…
Hello friends, volunteers and supporters, Last week was the three year anniversary of the day we closed the kitchen and began serving bag lunches in response to the news about COVID-19. That day we made and served 265 bags and it wasn’t until March 1st…
Hi everyone! Please join us on Sunday, February 19th at 5:00PM for a potluck to celebrate our volunteers! Please bring a dish to share. Martins will provide homemade tamales courtesy of Jimmy Ryan. Come on Sunday morning for a couple of hours (10:00-noon) if you wish to assist Jimmy…
Dear Friends of Martins: We are so grateful to all of you who have so faithfully helped us keep the flame of Martins alive during these uncertain and turbulent times. As we move into Autumn, we also burrow deeper into ourselves and wonder how we can…
Here we are moving into fall. COVID-19 is still very much with us even if it appears to be less virulent in most cases. The virus has hit close to home causing several key volunteers, including our beloved Charlie, to isolate at home for a…
We are very happy to announce that Martins will be open for indoor dining on September 5th, Labor Day. We are so pleased to, finally, be able to welcome our guests into our dining room! This feels like the final step in this phase of…
Dear volunteers, supporters and friends, We just want to give you a quick update on how things are going at Martins. Basically, things are going along very well. The hybrid move to bring guests into our yard but not yet into the dining room has…
Last week, after two years of serving bag lunches to-go, we opened the Martin’s garden and yard for our guests to enjoy sit-down lunches. In addition to the ability to eat and relax with fellow guests and volunteers, guests now have access to our newly…
Dear Martin’s family, We are very happy to announce that Martins has reopened after our Covid-19 closure and our Holiday break. It has been quiet because many of our guests didn’t know we were reopened but our numbers are increasing each day. We will continue…
