SPS Food & Nutrition Services, Root to Host Holiday Solstice Community Dinner Dec. 17
SALEM (Dec. 5, 2025) – Salem Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services, alongside Root North Shore, will collaborate to host the first Holiday Solstice Community Dinner Wednesday, Dec. 17 (5-7 p.m.) at the Saltonstall School Cafeteria, located at 211 Lafayette Street in Salem.
The Community Dinner is open to SPS families with a capacity limit of 212 guests. Families are encouraged to register by Friday, Dec. 12.
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Chefs and kitchen staff from both SPS Food and Nutrition Services and Root will volunteer and partner to create the menu: Jamaican jerk chicken thighs, along with peas and rice, baked sweet plantains, mango salsa, side salad, milk and fresh local fruit.
SPS and Root are seeking volunteers for the event to assist in the kitchen and to serve guests.
For more information, contact SPS Food and Nutrition Services at mshort@salemk12.org or rarmstrong@salemk12.org.
About Salem Public Schools
Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district in Salem, Massachusetts, a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Our leaders and our teachers are passionate about education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement with equity and social-emotional needs as the lens through which we view our work. We respect and value the racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of our students and their families, and have a strong commitment to the Salem community. Salem Public Schools staff unconditionally serves each of our 4,000 students across 11 schools regardless of ability or language.
