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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
MANNA would like to thank all of the volunteers, pie sellers, pie purchasers and distribution sites for supporting Pie in the Sky 2009! For every pie sold, we are able to provide six nutritious meals to a client coping with a life-threatening illness such as HIV/AIDS, cancer and renal failure. Thanks on behalf of all of the clients we serve!
Sales were down this year and we still have pies available for your December holiday celebrations!
Stop by MANNA's Offices, 2323 Ranstead Street in Philadelphia, during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 9am until 5pm) to purchase your pie. We accept cash, check, and credit card.
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Holiday Change: MANNA closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day
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MAKE YOUR GIFT TO MANNA GO TWICE AS FAR...
Last year, through Matching Gift Programs, MANNA supporters and their employers leveraged $10,000 in individual contributions into over $20,000 in support for MANNA - that's an extra 6,000 nourishing and nutritional meals we were able to deliver to people in need!
Click here to view companies that have matched gifts to MANNA.
Don't see your company listed? Be the FIRST to get a gift matched by your company to MANNA. Contact your HR department for the appropriate form and send it to MANNA along with your donation.
For further information, please contact Meg Paszko at 215-496-2662 x138.
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NOURISH Monthly eNews
Editor: Meg Rider
Copy and Layout: Kelley Elliott
The Steven Korman Nutrition Center
2323 Ranstead Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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A DAY OF THANKSGIVING IN 2009
(Photo: Scott A. Drake)
MANNA celebrated its annual holiday tradition of delivering an abundant Thanksgiving Day meal to clients coping with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life threatening illnesses and their families. Pictured above (L to R), MANNA board member Ahmeenah Young, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter with his wife, Lisa, MANNA volunteer Miss Minnie White, PA State Representative Dwight Evans, MANNA Executive Chef Keith Lucas and MANNA CEO Richard Keaveney were on hand, along with more than 250 volunteers, to help prepare and deliver 2,400 meals.
 This year's Thanksgiving Day event was dedicated to the memory of David Regnery (pictured, right) for his generous contributions and support of MANNA's nutrition program.
"This traditional MANNA feast-for-four happens because hundreds of volunteers and the MANNA staff come together on that wonderful day with an intense collective spirit," says Richard Keaveney, MANNA's CEO. "The commitment of MANNA volunteers and staff ensures  that all MANNA clients celebrate this special holiday and have something for which to truly give thanks."
Members of David Regnery's family were on hand volunteering on Thanksgiving Day. Pictured right to left, Linda Regnery, along with David Regnery's step-sons David Saxon and Rob Saxon Jr., MANNA's own director of volunteers and resource development.
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MANNA Volunteering: A Family Effort
 Liz Braemer has been volunteering at MANNA on Thanksgiving Day since she was nine years old. Liz (pictured, center), who is now in her mid-twenties and resides in New York City, volunteers along with her mother Amy Finkel (pictured, right) and sister Kate (pictured, left) every Thanksgiving.
"Volunteering and giving back has always been an important value to my family," says Liz. "We've been coming to MANNA on Thanksgiving Day for years and years. It's a great day and there's a great sense of comraderie with the other volunteers." [more]
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Nutrition & Client Services Department
 Diana Fischmann, a MANNA nutrition department intern from LaSalle University, conducted a brief survey with area healthcare providers. The project was designed to discover which MANNA services are valued and accessed, and how MANNA can better serve their practice and patients. To read the results of the survey, please click here. |
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Executive Chef, Pastry Chef and The Iron Chef
MANNA's Executive Chef Keith Lucas (left), Zana Billue of Zana's Cakes and The Food Network's Iron Chef and Philadelphia restaurateur Jose Garces helped judge the Philadelphia Development Partnership's annual Taste of Success gala on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The cook-off contest was between their entreprenurial clients and other area entreprenurs with culinary talent.
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Facebook Users: Vote for MANNA in the Chase Community Giving Campaign
Please help MANNA win a $25,000 grant from Chase Community Giving.
It's easy - sign on to your Facebook account, become
a fan of Chase Community Giving and vote for MANNA. Click here to vote today!
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 Today our donors matter more than ever and we are deeply thankful for every contribution. Now, through the Circle of Care, our new donor recognition society, we extend special gratitude to those who make significant annual gifts to MANNA each calendar year.
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Tax-Free IRA Rollovers to Charity extended through 12/31/09
The tax-free charitable IRA rollover was extended until December 31, 2009 as part of The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Under this legislation, you may be able to make a gift from an IRA to MANNA and exclude the transferred amount from your taxable income, if:
- the transfer goes directly from your IRA to MANNA
- your gift does not exceed $100,000
- your gift counts toward the required minimum distribution from your IRA
- the transferred amount is not included in your taxable income.
This information is shared with our donors who are interested in financial, estate and charitable planning. It is not intended to offer any legal, tax or financial advice. As always, MANNA strongly recommends that donors consult their own legal, financial or estate planning professionals for advice and guidance.
For further information, please contact Richard Keaveney at 215-496-2662 x101.
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