The evening commute for Ashland Station commuters was made a little sweeter on October 5th when Cathedral Kitchen handed out freshly made cornbread to passengers.  The treat was prepared at Cathedral Kitchen's new facility that serves 8,000 hot nutritious meals monthly to the poor and hungry in Camden.  The giveaway was part of the new PATCO Cares program that provides select non-profit organizations a way to spread the word about the good work they do throughout the region.

The mission of Cathedral Kitchen is to provide meals and other services to the poor and hungry of the city of Camden without regard to race, religion or sex.

The PATCO Cares initiative, designed to help regional non-profit organizations promote their good works and seek support from the local community, will continue with an in-station visit from the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey on October 27 at Collingswood.

Fall into savings just for being a PATCO rider!

Did you know that through PATCO's FREEDOM to Save - the customer benefits program that lets riders get special offers and discounts at area businesses just by showing their FREEDOM Card - you can get 20% your entire food bill at Italian Bistro in Center City Philadelphia?

Click here to learn more about the program and available discounts, and stay tuned to these e-newsletters for more featured offers!

PATCO may have turned 40 this year, but we're keeping up with the times.  

Useful information about expansion plans, service announcements, events, programs and other news is available on your favorite social networking sites.  Become a fan of PATCO on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all of the latest, and stay tuned to find out about managing your FREEDOM Card online, which is just around the corner.

Here's a quick factoid that will make you feel even better about taking public transit:

Did you know that if you were to travel from Lindenwold to Center City by train instead of by car, you'd be saving the earth 5.8 kg of CO2 emissions?