Matt Baird has volunteered with Open Table since he was in high school demonstrating much greater responsibility and caring than most teenagers earning him the respect and admiration of the entire staff. When he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, members of the Open Table staff and volunteers were there for him. When asked by the Make-A-Wish foundation what wish they could fulfill for him, he asked for a donation to Open Table. Rarely does one encounter such selflessness and generosity in a person so young and with his own challenges to overcome. This morning, Jeanine accepted his donation in a small ceremony at the Open Table pantry which she asked me to photograph. The money received will be used to buy an additional freezer which will be playfully named in his honor, the Matt “Brrrd” Freezer.