MANNA the enewsletter logo
Edited by: Meg Rider, Director of Events and Communications
and Kate Lindsay, Public Relations Intern
August 2007 -
Volume 2, Issue 2
In This Issue
Quick Links
MANNA's website
www.mannapa.org


Make A Donation


Enter the
Made in the Shade Raffle


THANK YOU to Our
Top 10 Individual Donors
July 2007

Donations & In-Kind Contributions

  1. John R. Alchin
  2. Frederick D. Kroon
  3. Pamela B. Levinson
  4. Mark W. Niehaus and Brooks Honeycutt
  5. James B. Alexander
  6. Martin McGinley
  7. Mary Ellen Fasano
  8. Julius M. Steiner
  9. Robert G. Seabury
  10. Carolyn Alkis



THANK YOU to Our
Top 5 Foundation and Corporate Donors
July 2007


  1. Independence Foundation
  2. Philadelphia Magazine
  3. K. Hovnanian Homes, LLC
  4. Children Affected by AIDS Foundation
  5. Loews Philadelphia Hotel



ANSA - Association of Nutrition Service Agencies


M Catering

Make it Memorable

All profits from
M Catering
benefit MANNA
215-940-0506



Good Eats Philly
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Delivered
M Catering's
Newest Offering



MANNAfests
MySpace page


MANNAfests Flickr
photo page


Philadelphia magazine's Design Home2007


Vote for M Catering on the
HOT LIST
at myfoxphilly.com


Raise the Dough!
Sign up for MANNA's monthly donor program.
$15 a month provides one day's worth of meals


Volunteer at MANNA


Use GoodSearch when you search the internet and support MANNA
GoodSearch: You Search...We Give!


More than just a weekend...

For every $20 you donate

you will receive one entry in the raffle and could become the lucky winner of one of two spectacular prize packages. Your donation will fund nutrition programs for men, women, and children living with critical illnesses in Philadelphia's metropolitan area.

Download a .pdf of the Made in the Shade Flyer


Philadelphia Prize Package


Accommodations:
  • Two night's stay in deluxe accommodations at the Hyatt Regency at Penn's Landing. The stately Hyatt Regency in historic Society Hill is the city's newest hotel and the only Philadelphia hotel located on the waterfront!

View of the Hyatt Regency

Dining Out:

On the Town:


New Hope Prize Package


Accommodations:
  • Two night's stay at the Inn at Bowman's Hill, a beautiful award-winning luxurious hideaway nestled on a landscaped estate. This private getaway is just minutes from the vibrancy of downtown New Hope, Lambertville and Peddler's Village.


View of the Inn at Bowman's Hill

Dining Out:

On the Town:

Deadline for Entries: 10:00 am on 8/30/07

To enter, click here!



For a complete list of rules, visit MANNA's website at www.mannapa.org.

To enter by mail: please write on a piece of paper "MANNA, Made in the Shade" and include name, address, phone number, and e-mail address and enclose $20 donation per entry to: MANNA, Made in the Shade, PO Box 30181, Philadelphia, PA 19103. To enter by phone: call 215-496-2662 x. 138 using Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. To enter in person: visit MANNA at 12 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm; Friday 9am-2pm). Each $20 donation will receive one (1) raffle entry ticket. First place winner will receive choice of the 2 prizes. Second place winner will receive the remaining prize. Complete contest rules are available on www.mannapa.org. You may also receive the rules by mail by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: MANNA, Made in the Shade Rules, PO Box 30181, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Authorized by City of Philadelphia, Dept. of L&I, Special Permit License #368088.

Photo credited by Jay Greene Photography

Tickets on Sale Now!


Tour a beautiful mansion in the heart of Philadelphia's Main Line and support MANNA at the same time!

This year's luxurious 11,000 square foot customized home features state-of-the-art amenities and technology, superior construction, and all of the luxuries you can imagine.
  • Three living levels plus a deluxe apartment above the garage.
  • Luxurious home furnishings, entertainment center, game room, and custom-built wine cellar.
  • Magnificent landscaping, in-ground pool, cabana, exercise room, screened-in porch and outdoor patio for entertaining.
  • Cutting-edge designed kitchen and catering kitchen.
  • Custom closets, special lightning, marble, tile and hardwood floors.
  • Elevator.
  • Four garages complete with organized storage system.

Design Home 2007 will open its doors for public tours starting September 6 through October 7. To purchase tickets please click here. For further information, please visit www.mannapa.org or www.phillymag.com/designhome2007 or call 215-781-7345.

To volunteer as a tour docent at the Design Home, please contact Sue Aistrop.

Photo Credit: Jay Greene Photography
Dane Decor benefit
One of the best ways that people learn about MANNA is by word-of-mouth. Please help MANNA thrive by telling your community leaders and your employer about the services we offer and that MANNA is currently accepting new clients and volunteers.

A MANNA staff member will contact you and give you all the necessary information to talk about MANNA's services to your pastor, rabbi, minister, councilperson or other community leaders.

Don't forget to see if your employer has a matching gift program and make your contributions to MANNA go farther. Employers often match volunteer hours and monetary donations to non-profit organizations. Check with your human resources department to find our more.

If you would like print or electronic information to share, please contact Sue Aistrop at 215-496-2662 ext. 120.

Thank you for your support!
Come and get a behind the scenes tour at MANNA's kitchens during one of our upcoming Open Houses:

September 12 at 11:30 am
November 7 at 11:30 am
A tour and lunch will be provided to all visitors.
Please R.S.V.P. by 9/9 for September and by 11/5 for November.
Contact Rob Saxon or call 215-496-2662 ext. 138.
M Catering has been nominated on MyFOXPhilly's HOT LIST as the Best Wedding Caterer in the Delaware Valley. Help us be No. 1 by clicking here to cast your vote!

To learn more about M Catering, please visit out website at www.mannacatering.org.
Photo credited by Jay Greene Photography
MANNAfests Design Home Tour and Happy Hour
Thursday, September 13, 2007
6:00 pm - Guided tour begins at Philadelphia magazine's Design Home
7:00 - Happy hour begins
$15 donation to benefit MANNA
Please RSVP to Sara Strickland or 215-496-2662 x. 132.
www.mannapa.org; 215-496-2662

Join us for this month's MANNAfest and tour a newly built, luxiourious Main Line mansion on Thursday, September 13! The 3 story home features state-of-the-art luxuries, including beautiful home furnishings, an entertainment center, a wine cellar, a pool and spa, and much, much more! For just one night, the Design Home team is welcoming guests to the newly constructed estate in Villanova for a special tour and happy hour to benefit MANNA.

For a $15 donation to MANNA, guests will enjoy an exclusive guided tour of the newly built Design Home, followed by a happy hour celebration featuring hors d'oeuvres and complimentary cocktails provided by Finlandia. The tour begins at 6:00 pm at the Villanova home and ends with a special happy hour, concluding at 8:00 pm. There is a complimentary shuttle service to Design Home and including free parking.

Visit www.myspace.com/mannafests or www.mannapa.org for more information about the event! For more information about Design Home 2007 visit www.phillymag.com/designhome2007.com.

Please RSVP to Sara Strickland or 215-496-2662 x. 132.

Photo Credit: Jay Greene Photography
We're currently recruiting volunteer drivers to take meals to our clients living in South Jersey. For more information about delivery dates and times, please contact Sue Aistrop.


The following dates are orientation sessions for new volunteers this summer:
August 23 at 5:30 pm
September 6 at 12:30 pm
September 20 at 5:30 pm


For more information or to R.S.V.P. for an orientation, contact Sue Aistrop
or call 215-496-2662 ext.120.
Want to help MANNA without spending a single cent? Search the web using Goodsearch, an internet search engine powered by Yahoo! that donates to your charity of choice
every time you use it.

GoodSearch: You Search...We Give!

For every item you search, Goodsearch gives half of its revenue, that's a penny per search, to the charity that you choose. All you have to do is go to www.goodsearch.com and select MANNA Philadelphia as your charity. Then each time you want to find something on the internet, go to www.goodsearch.com to perform the search and MANNA will receive a donation.

Everytime you search the internet, MANNA gets a penny!
In celebrating the one-year anniversary of MANNA's e-newsletter, I ask you, our readers, to email me with suggestions on the topics you'd like us to cover. Thanks for your support of MANNA and I look forward to hearing from you!

GoodSearch: You Search...We Give!


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MANNA delivers care and hope by nourishing people at acute nutritional risk due to a life-threatening illness. A small professional staff and 1,000 dedicated volunteers bring over 40,000 nutritious, freshly prepared, home-delivered meals each month to individuals and families throughout the Delaware Valley who are living with HIV/AIDS, cancer or other life-threatening illness. MANNA dietitians promote wellness through nutrition education and counseling. Through these services, MANNA provides opportunities for caring people to 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 215-496-2662.

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phone: 215-496-2662, ext.115