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Hunger Among Senior Citizens Continues to Rise
May 14, 2012
By Alfred Lubrano Inquirer Staff Writer Philly.com/Health When 88-year-old Miriam Boss fell face-first in her home late last year, she was rushed, frightened and alone, to the Aria Health hospital
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College Grads Struggle To Gain Financial Footing
May 10, 2012
By Jennifer Ludden NPR Most of the estimated 1.5 million people graduating from a four-year college this spring will soon be looking for a job. If the experiences of other
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Sunoco Helps Drive Out Hunger At NASACAR Race Weekend at Dover International Speedway, June 1-3rd
May 7, 2012
Attendees are encouraged to bring food to benefit the Food Bank of Delaware and Philabundance PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2012 -Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN) is holding a major food drive for
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Hunger Haunts Wealthy Suburbs, Too
May 4, 2012
By Alfred Lubrano Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer Hunger lives in unexpected places. In fact, there isn’t a county in America that’s free of it, according to Elaine Waxman, vice president
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School-District Cuts Affect Summer Meals for Children
May 3, 2012
By Alfred Lubrano Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer Philly.com Fewer students will be eating free breakfast and lunch in summer school this year because budget troubles are forcing the School District
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Cupcakes for a Cause: Recapping Philabundance’s 2nd Annual Cupcake Smash
May 2, 2012
By Amy Giardiniere Main Line Dish Who doesn’t love cupcakes? This year’s Cupcake Smash at the Piazza at Schmidts, hosted by Philabundance, brought out tons of local foodies, sponsors, and
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As Childhood Obesity Improves,Will Kids in Poverty Be Left Behind?
May 2, 2012
By Anne Harding, Health.com via CNN (Health.com) — The statistics are grim: Roughly one in six U.S. children are obese, and, at last count, nearly one in three are overweight,
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Wegmans Delivers Truckload of Food For Those In Need to Philabundance
May 1, 2012
Wegmans is the new partner in the Grocers Against Hunger Program Philadelphia, Pa.- May 1, 2012- On Thursday, April 26 at 10 a.m., Wegmans Food Markets delivered 15,783 pounds of
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Keeping the ‘mitzvah’ in bat mitzvah: LM girl raises food for Philabundance
April 28, 2012
Mainline Media News Alexandra Hutner Hummel of Wynnewood joined family and friends to celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah at Beth David Reform Temple on March 31. Most people have a
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Philabundance Sponsored Cupcake Smash At P.Y.T.
April 28, 2012
By Hadas Kuznits CBS Philly PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philabundance is raising money with a cupcake competition in Northern Liberties. The second annual cupcake smash got underway at P.Y.T. in the
