For Immediate Release

Contact: John M. Martino
Phone Number:  (215) 895-1186
Date: 11/19/02

USP Students Volunteer at MANNA to Help Prepare Meals for Local People Living With HIV and AIDS

Approximately 10 students from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) will act as “kitchen volunteers” for the Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) on Friday, November 22, 5:30 – 8 p.m. The students will help prepare meals inside MANNA’s facility, located at 12 S. 23rd Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The meals will then be delivered to people living with HIV and AIDS in the Philadelphia area. The students are members of USP’s Student Community Involvement Program, an agency of the Student Government Association, whose main focus is community outreach.

MANNA provides nutritional support by the delivery of meals and groceries to homes and meal sites for persons living with HIV/AIDS. MANNA promotes an understanding of HIV/AIDS wellness thorough nutritional education and counseling. Through these services MANNA provides opportunities by which caring people can extend loving support to families, friends, and neighbors living with HIV/AIDS.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a private, coeducational institution founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America. USP specializes in educating students for rewarding health and science careers through its 14 bachelor’s, 15 master’s and seven doctoral degree programs in the health and related sciences.

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