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HELP PSC FIGHT HUNGER BY SUPPORTING OUR
TEAM IN THE WALK AGAINST HUNGER
Help PSC Provide 70,000 Meals to 2,000+ Seniors Each Year
Saturday, April 10
Eakins Oval (Opposite the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway)
8:00am - Check-in / Warm-up
9:30am - Kick-off / Walk
Until 12:30 – Party
Each year, PSC serves 70,000+ meals that cost approximately $466,000 to prepare and serve. While PSC requests a voluntary contribution of $1.25 for a meal that can cost $5-7, we receive an average donation of actually $.79 per meal back. This leaves a $103,000 shortfall in our meal program. PSC asks for your help so we can maintain this critical program to ensure that PSC remains one of the city’s premier feeding programs for older adults.
PSC receives 80% of donations raised! PSC’s beneficiary number is 120. We seek individuals to walk; donors to sponsor walkers; companies, churches and community groups to form teams for PSC; and volunteers to sign-up other walkers. Whether you can walk a mile or all three miles, we need your help! Donations to sponsor “Team PSC” can be sent to: PSC, Walk Against Hunger, 509 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147.
Make a donation, sign-up to walk, view our progress:
http://www.active.com/donate/hungerwalk2010/PSC
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PSC CELEBRATES NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
MONDAY, APRIL 19 – FRIDAY, APRIL 23
PSC will celebrate our PSC "All-Stars" with “National Volunteer Week,” from Monday, April 19 to Friday, April 23, 2010.
Monday, April 19, 11am -1pm
All-Star Kick-Off Party
Tuesday, April 20, 12:30pm
Orientation
Tuesday, April 20, 1:00pm
Volunteer Town Meeting
Wednesday, April 21, 1:30pm
Art2Love Sewing Project
Thursday, April 22,
10am - 1:00pm, Senior Fair Sponsored by Senator Larry Farnese
1:00pm Broad Street Ministries Silverware Wrapping
1:00pm - 5:00pm Luncheon Decorating
Friday, April 23, 11am - 1:00pm
Invitation-Only Volunteer Luncheon
Please contact Rachel Lin at (215) 546-5879 for information.
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6th COFFEE CUP EXHIBITION & RECEPTION
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009
5:30pm - 8:30pm Philadelphia City Hall
Prize Form * Sponsor Form
Invite * Volunteer * Postcard
Honoring
NBC 10 Anchor / Consumer Reporter
Tracy Davidson
Exclusive Host Sponsor:
EXIT REALTY
"The Waterfront Group"
www.exitwaterfrontgroup.com
~ PAST NEWS ~
5% Shopping Day Raised Thousands for Heat-Services
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008 8am - 10pm
Whole Foods Market,
929 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
REGION'S TOP NAMES IN POLITICS, SPORTS, TV, MUSIC, PHILANTHROPY, AND BUSINESS COME OUT FOR ALL-DAY PARTY ON SOUTH STREET
Whole Foods Market donated five-percent of the day’s sales
to our “Emergency Campaign for HVAC Replacement and Heat-Related Services” and other programs and services.
5th Annual Coffee
Cup Exhibition &
Reception Was A Big Success -
Raising Over $40,000 NET!
PSC Celebrates Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
Exit Realty Helps Seniors Beat the Heat in North Philadelphia
PSC and Exit Realty “The Waterfront Group” Help
Seniors in Tioga, Temple and North Philadelphia Philadelphia Senior Center
(PSC), with community partner Exit Realty “The Waterfront Group, launched
the first ever “FAN FAIR” in North Philadelphia. A fan distribution was
held at the Tioga Branch of PSC on Thursday, August 2, 2007 from 10am –
Noon. Fan participants age 55 or older who presented identification with
a birth date on it received a free box fan. EXIT Realty “The Waterfront
Group” underwrote the cost of fans for the first 100 participants. Home
Depot delivered the fans free of charge. Click
here for Media Advisory
PSC and Comcast-Spectacor Distribute Fans to Help
Seniors Beat Summer Heat
In response to the current heat wave, Philadelphia Senior
Center (PSC), with community partner Comcast-Spectacor, intensified its
outreach efforts to the elderly and launched its annual "FAN FAIR."
A fan distribution was held at Philadelphia Senior Center on Tuesday,
July 10, 2007 from 9am - 11am. Fan participants age 55 or older who presented
identification with a birth date on it received a free box fan. Comcast-Spectacor
picked up the cost of all of the fans to insure a free fan for the first
300. Home Depot delivered the fans free of charge. Click
here: for Media Advisory Information
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PSC's Mission
The mission of the Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC) is to assist people
in meeting their basic needs and enhancing their quality of life. PSC
assists older adults in optimizing their functional ability and provides
them with opportunities for active involvement, helping to prevent isolation
and dependence. PSC also seeks to improve conditions for those older adults
who are impoverished.
PSC provides leadership in advocating on issues affecting the lives of
older adults, with special focus on representing their diverse needs and
interests.
Philadelphia
Senior Center is accredited by the National Institute of Senior Centers
Summary
Founded in 1949, Philadelphia Senior Center has been serving the region's
older adults for over half a century. The Center is the largest in Pennsylvania
and the third oldest in the country. Over 8,000 senior citizens are served
annually: those who come into the Center and those who are homebound.
PSC is accredited by the National Institute of Senior Centers. For over 50 years, Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC) has created opportunities
for mature adults to live healthy, active lives. Our experience enables
us to enrich and support the lives of thousands older people each year.
PSC offers over 50 different classes and programs weekly; a nutritious
lunch; and counseling services ranging from healthcare to housing. Philadelphia Senior Center and its branches provide a place for people
age 55 and older to come and enjoy life-long learning with their peers
or learn about assistance and entitlements for older adults. We are also
a resource for those seeking support for older relatives, friends and
neighbors. Call for information (215) 546-5879. Map
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