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In addition to serving clients with HIV/AIDS, MANNA
has recently expanded eligibility for home-delivered
meals to include people undergoing treatments for
cancer. In the Philadelphia area, there are no other
programs offering direct nutritional support to
individuals undergoing chemotherapy or radiation
treatments. MANNA has since added two new diets:
a low residue diet and a high-calorie, high-protein
diet to address the specific nutritional needs of
cancer clients. As part of the pilot program, MANNA
added a third palliative diet to provide easily
digestible comfort food for those in the end stages of
life.
Executive Chef Keith Lucas and the MANNA kitchen staff and volunteers prepare as many as 2,000 meals a day that are delivered to 800 clients a week. The chefs have created new recipes, made with quality ingredients with nutritional values for which MANNA meals are known. These new savory entrées include: shrimp and scallops in a chipotle-cream sauce, citrus-marinated chicken, tilapia with lime juice and herbs, and chicken with Chinese vegetables in a Shanghai peanut sauce. Each oncology client receives a standard meal (including a protein entrée with a grain or starch and vegetable, a lunch sandwich or salad, and a hot or cold breakfast) along with the daily soup, such as curried carrot, mushroom barley, spinach, or chicken noodle. Each client also receives a can of Ensure, a nutritional supplement that provides additional calories needed during medical treatments. All meals can be modified to meet each client’s own specific nutritional needs. Currently, MANNA serves 64 cancer clients; nearly half of them are receiving palliative diets. Several clients, after receiving meals for 3 months and completing their treatments, have stepped off the meal program and will continue to receive nutritional counseling from MANNA. If you or or someone you know are in need of
MANNA’s services, please email
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Raise money for MANNA just by
searching the Internet at GoodSearch.com.
You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine. The site is powered by Yahoo! Each time you search, money is generated for MANNA. Here’s how it works:
GoodSearch also has a toolbar you can download from the homepage so that you can search right from the top of your browser. You can keep track of our estimated earnings by clicking on “amount raised” once you designate us as your organization of choice. |
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Join us at our new monthly social gathering of young
friends to help raise funds and awareness for MANNA.
The kick-off event will be held at Aria The
Condominium from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on
July 20, 2006. For a $10 minimum donation to
MANNA, guests will enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and
specialty cocktails courtesy of Bluecoat American Dry
Gin. Come and preview these new luxury
condominiums located in Philadelphia’s cultural heart
of Center City, while supporting a great cause.
Special thanks to Aria The Condominium and Cashman & Associates. Reservations are required as space is limited. To make a reservation and for more information,
contact Rob Saxon at 215-496-2662 x.138 or rsaxon@mannapa.
org.
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MANNA delivers nourishment to people living with HIV/AIDS and also people undergoing treatments for cancer in Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. A small professional staff and 1,000 dedicated volunteers bring over 40,000 nutritious, home- cooked, home-delivered meals each month to individuals and families who are at nutritional risk. MANNA promotes wellness through nutrition education and counseling. Through these services, MANNA provides opportunities by which caring people can extend loving support to families, friends, and neighbors. If you or someone you know should need MANNA meals, or would like to volunteer, please call 215-49-MANNA.
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email:
mrider@mannapa.org
phone:
215-496-2662, x. 115
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