WINTER 2006Editor: Diane Eilbacher, Chief Development Offi cer Designer: Meg Rider, Events Manager

Executive Director: Richard Keaveney

It’s been a year since MANNA made some difficult decisions in response to a significant operating deficit.

Matching every cost saving measure implemented by the MANNA board and staff has been the valiant efforts and continued generosity of individual donors like you, foundations and corporations, and the legacy of longtime MANNA supporters who remembered our mission in their Last Will and Testaments. Together, we have turned the corner.

Thankfully, every qualified client referred to MANNA has been able to receive our health- improving services without compromising the quality, taste and nutritional value of our meals.

While we are happy and grateful to report that we started this year of 2006 with more cash on hand than outstanding bills (we started the year 2005 with more than $250,000 of debt), it is too soon for us to celebrate. Rest assured that we continue to work diligently not only to reduce costs but to develop new opportunities and sources of revenue that will allow us to fulfill our mission for many years to come. We recently introduced a new monthly series of open-house tours at MANNA called “Food and Friends.” I personally invite you to join us to see firsthand the inspirational work that happens daily at MANNA. (And I hope you’ll bring a friend or two.)

As executive director, I am working to secure greater financial support from the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as the United States Federal Government, making the case that MANNA saves the health care system millions of dollars by keeping clients healthier, longer.

As always, our collective heart is grateful for your continued support.

-Richard

TEAM EFFORT BRINGS ABOUT FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT

Food & FriendsCome in for a tour of MANNA at

an upcoming open house.

Tuesday, March 14, 8:30 amThursday, April 6, 11:30 am

Wednesday, May 10, 6:00 pm

Call Diane at x. 125 to R.S.V.P.

MANNA’s Board of Directors, specifically the Strategic Planning Committee, is charged with the responsibility to periodically review, evaluate, and reshape the organization’s mission to ensure that it meets the current needs of the community and the organization. This has been effectively carried out throughout MANNA’s history.

For the past two years, MANNA’s Board has examined various possibilities for future expansion to meet the growing demand for nutritional services. These include strategic geographic expansion through the use of satellite distribution centers and the possibility of extending our nutritional care to critically ill people, beyond those living with HIV/AIDS.

Most of our brother and sister nutrition care agencies around the country, like God’s Love We Deliver in New York, Project Angel Food in Los Angeles, and Project Open Hand in San Francisco, have long ago successfully expanded their missions to include both people living with HIV/AIDS and those with other life-threatening illnesses. These decisions were based on both the medical need evident in the community and a belief that a wider circle of care offers broader financial support to continue the original and expanded mission.

In 1990, MANNA meals were served primarily to comfort people who were dying of AIDS. Over the past 16 years, we have evolved into a nutrition-based model that promotes wellness. We can all take pride in knowing that MANNA meals are served to improve and support the health of people living with HIV/AIDS.

However, with each set of advances comes a new set of problems. “As patients with HIV live longer because of the advances of antiretroviral treatment, they frequently develop other health problems like heart disease, diabetes and cancer,” reports Dr. Pablo Tebas, member of MANNA’s Medical Advisory Board and Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Pennsylvania. “These conditions are as challenging from the nutritional perspective, if not more so than dealing with HIV alone. MANNA’s various meal modifications allow us to accommodate most medical conditions presented, not just HIV/AIDS.”

In the Philadelphia region, there are a significant number of people at nutritional risk due to illness. Some are HIV positive. Some are not, and yet they wage the same fight for life, struggle with similar symptoms, and most would benefit from a nutritious meal delivered to their home by someone who cares. MANNA is the only organization in the greater Philadelphia area that provides specifically designed, home-delivered meals that would meet their nutritional needs.

We have decided to carefully test these waters. Though MANNA’s first priority is to maintain our original mission to provide nourishment to people living with HIV/AIDS, we have embarked on a small pilot program in partnership with the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Our program will provide meals to patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments and will begin with the first delivery of meals on February 27, 2006.

MISSION:MANNA launches new pilot program

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MANNA is deeply grateful for the following pledges in

support of this program:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania$200,000

Citizens’ Alliance for Better Neighborhoods

$100,000Broadway Cares/Equity

Fights AIDS$20,000

MORE THAN

FIVE MILLION MEALS SERVED

MANNA announces the formation of a Medical Advisory Board to advise the organization on medical-related aspects of program development, service criteria, diet and nutritional services.

New Board Members: Barbara Kaplan, Consultant Anne McCollum, President and CEO, AEM Investments Agnes Ogletree, Chief Operating Officer, Transition to Work Julius Steiner, Attorney, Obermayer

Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP Gregory Rowe, Assistant Director, Culture

Initiatives, The Pew Charitable Trusts

MANNAnnouncements

Joe GritzBarbara Horwitz

John HortonBenito Moya

Thomas Omensetter, Jr.

Legacy Society

$200,000+Estate of Joseph Gritz

$100,000+Citizens’ Alliance for Better Neighborhoods

Estate of John Phillips Horton

$50,000-$99,999Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Independence FoundationMr. and Mrs. Leslie KaplanThe Pew Charitable Trusts

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

$25,000-$49,999Altria Group, Inc.

Berwind CorporationBristol-Myers Squibb Company

Estate of Barbara C. HorwitzGlaxoSmithKline

Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. KormanM•A•C Viva Glam

Philadelphia magazineWilliam B. Dietrich Foundation

$10,000-$24,999The Absolut Spirits Co., Inc.Eddie Bruce Entertainment

Children Affected by AIDS FoundationClaneil Foundation, Inc.The Comcast Foundation

Danellie FoundationEast Coast Salon Services

Evantine DesignFirst Hospital Foundation

Greater Media CableThe Honickman Foundation

Ms. Judith Benn HurleyMr. Richard D. Keaveney and Mr. James T. Brown

Knight FoundationLincoln Financial Group Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Mark W. Niehaus and Mr. Brooks HoneycuttThe Philadelphia Foundation

Joseph Kennard Skilling Foundation

$5,000-$9,999AIDS Fund

Mr. John R. AlchinMr. C. Graham Berwind III and Mr. Christopher Gleason

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Inc.Mr. Stephen P. Carlino and Dennis R. Fee, DMD

Carroll Contractors, Inc.Commerce Bank, N.A.Connelly FoundationDrueding Foundation

Genuardi Family FoundationArthur M. Goldberg & Veronica Goldberg Foundation, Inc.

The Keith Haring FoundationHassel Foundation

Mr. James C. Hess and Mr. Chuck L. KarnesMr. Paul Inver and Mr. Kenneth Brendlinger

Mr. Frederick D. KroonMAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. McGowanMoore Brothers Wine CompanyMoore College of Art & Design

Nordstrom, Inc., Eastern RegionsJames E. O’Neill, Esq. and Mr. David Rubin

PECO Energy CompanyMr. and Mrs. David M. Popowich

Mr. Reid B. Reames and Mr. Allan SchimmelThe Ritz-Carlton, PhiladelphiaThe Shubert Organization, Inc.

Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial FundStarr Restaurant Organization

Thompson Homes, Inc.Total Eye Care Centers, PCTriune Color Corporation

Until There’s A Cure FoundationWAWA, Inc.

Ms. Patricia D. WellenbachMr. Thomas I. Whitman and Ms. Mira Rabin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yaron

Many Thanks to MANNA’s Supporters$2,500-$4,999

Mr. Kenneth J. BlackMr. and Mrs. William J. Burnett

The Alpin J. and Alpin W. Cameron Memorial FundMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Chase

Citizens Bank FoundationPhiladelphia City Paper

Mr. Gary Clinton and Donald M. Millinger, Esq.Mr. Jeffrey W. Davis and Mr. Michael T. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Avi D. EdenThe First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia

First Presbyterian Church WomenFox & Roach CharitiesFreeman Interiors, Inc.

The Fresh GrocerMr. James G. Fulton, Jr. and Mr. Eric Barton Rymshaw

Gilead Sciences, Inc.Mr. Allan L. Goldberg

Mr. and Mrs. John C. HaasMr. Christopher P. Hewes and Mr. Ronald W. Lokay, II

Mr. Todd M. HummelInfinity Broadcasting Corporation

Mr. Harris C. LegomeMr. Michael J. MarcelliMayfield Social Club

Dr. W. Gillies McKenna and Dr. Ruth J. MuschelMerck Partnership for Giving

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLPEstate of Thomas E. Omensetter, Jr.

The Honorable Wendy L. Pew and Mr. Derek N. PewRobbins Locations, Inc.

Caroline J. S. Sanders TrustDr. Alan R. Sandman and Mr. John P. Pcsolar

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLPStreet Foundation of the Fidelity Inv. Charitable Gift Fund

studio ZSusquehanna Foundation

Tower Cleaning Systems, Inc.University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Wachovia FoundationMs. Diane Zilka

This list acknowledges aggregate contributions from January 1 to December 31, 2005. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies. Notify MANNA of the correction by con-tacting Rob Saxon at 215-496-2662 x. 100 or rsaxon@mannapa.org.

SUE AISTROP

DANIEL ALVAREZ, M.D.ANTHONY C. ANDERS

PATRICIA BASS

LAURA BURKHARDT

JOAN E. BUSILLO

CHIP CAPELLI

DANIEL W. COSTA

SUSAN DAUGHERTY-RODRIGUEZ

LOUISA M. DEMARCO

EVE VIVIAN EARLEY

DIANE EILBACHER

IRA L. GERBER

BETH GIBSON

ROBIN HINTON

BETH MEDOWAY

BARBARA KAPLAN

RICHARD KEAVENEY

FRANCIS X. MOONEY

PARTICK J. MULLEN

MARK W. NIEHAUS

JOANNE M. PARKE

REID B. REAMES

MEG RIDER

MARIE ANNETTE RUDDELL

ROBERT L. SAXON, JR.MARK SEGAL

JAMES V. SMITH

SUSAN F. STARR

JULIUS M. STEINER

PATRICIA TAYLOR

PABLO TEBAS, M.D.G. KEITH WAGNER

TRACIE J. WOODS

ELWOOD & LAURA YOWLER

RAISE THE DOUGH! MEMBERS

Daniel Alvarez, M.D., Director of Antiviral Research, Drexel University College of Medicine

David Condoluci, D.O., Infectious Disease Medicine, Internal Medicine

Amadou Diagne, Medical Science Liaison for National Accounts, Metabolic & Immune Therapy, Gilead Sciences

Pablo Tebas, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Division of Infectious Disease

Augusta Villanueva, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Drexel University School of Public Health

MANNA staff would like to thank all of our volunteers who gave their time on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day to help prepare and deliver more than 1,200 meals to our clients. Special thanks go to Paul Inver for his service above and beyond the call of duty and to Randy Fox and Gerry Lipski for their flawless coordination. Also, a large number of volunteers helped deliver meals from the congregation of Rodeph Shalom—thanks to the efforts of Estelle Maisel, a longtime MANNA volunteer and congregant.

People Helping People

Help Us Save Postage! If you received multiple copies of this publication, or if you would prefer to receive our newsletters electronically,

please contact Joanne Muse at 215-496-2662 x.138. Thank you!

MANNA gratefully acknowledges the enduring gifts

from the estates of:

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Sponsor a MANNA client!

For just $15 a month you can provide a full dayʼs worth of meals

for one client. Call Diane Eilbacher at

215-496-2662 x.125 to find out more.

L to R: Amtrak’s Bob Gorgas, Community Volunteer Coordinator for Amtrak Northeast, “Pie Man” and

development associate Rob Saxon, Pennsylvania Govenor Edward Rendell and executive director Richard Keaveney

raised more than $5,000 selling MANNA pies on November 23, 2005 at 30th Street Station.

ChefAID 2006

Sunday, April 30The Ritz-Carlton,

PhiladelphiaFor reservations, contact Meg Rider at x. 115

A Show of HandsBenefit Art Auction for MANNACelebrating 16 Years of Fine Art Moore College of Art & Design

Friday, May 19, 2006Contact Ann Hoskins-Brown at x. 100

Wendi Lyons, Events Manager, and her husband

Jaret welcomed a new baby boy

Brandon Max Lyonson December 7, 2005.Best wishes to the

Lyons family!

Pie in the Sky’s success relies heavily on the commitment of the entire community — staff and volunteers, local schools and businesses, media and our corporate partners to accomplish its goal of selling and distributing more than 9,600 Thanksgiving pies throughout the greater Philadelphia area. This year, the fundraiser generated more than $268,000 for MANNA.

Our major sponsors include US Airways (congratulations to Lydia Goldberg of Langhorne, PA for winning the raffle for 2 round-trip airline tickets!), Commerce Bank, Starbucks Coffee, PECO Energy and The Fresh Grocer. Many thanks to eveyone who participated!

What’s Happening At MANNA

The Rosenfeld Gallery, located at 113 Arch Street in Philadelphia, raised

more than $1,000 during the month of December 2005 from the Holiday

Ornament Contest. Local artists donated their creations to the show with 100% of sales going to MANNA.

Oncology patients experience similar challenges to HIV/AIDS clients—cancer also attacks the immune system, compromising the body’s defense against infection and itsability to heal. “I have wished many times for a nutrition program such as MANNA for our oncology patients. There are many similarities with HIV/AIDS because of the immune breakdown from radiation and chemotherapy” says Katrina Claghorn, senior clinical dietician specialist with the Abramson Cancer Center. MANNA will add two new diets to our current program, one high in calories and one of low residue/low fiber to meet the needs of patients with GI cancers and side effects of treatment.

The pilot program will be monitored and evaluated by MANNA’s Medical Advisory Board. Additional updates will be forthcoming as the program progresses. Plans for future phases of the program will depend upon measurable outcomes and financial support from the community.

MANNA has deep roots in the community and will always will be committed to serving people living with HIV/AIDS. But in order to carry on, we believe the organization needs to grow new branches—ones that will continue to nourish the roots and provide a stronger base for many years to come. MANNA has remained a vibrant organization because it has always kept pace with the times, emerging as a leader in nutrition services and an integral part of healthcare in our community.

There would be no greater tribute to MANNA’s founders and supporters, and to the memory of all who have died, than to use the knowledge, experience and lessons learned over the years to help others whenever possible. In that spirit, the words of our mission statement will always live on: MANNA provides opportunities by which caring people can extend loving support to families, friends, and neighbors. This is truly our gift—and our mission.

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THANK YOU!!

On January 16, MANNA hosted two projects at Philadelphia’s MLK Day of Service signature site, Martin Luther King High School. More than 150 volunteers prepped vegetables and baked cookies for the next day’s MANNA meal and also decorated meal bags for clients with illustrations of the words and ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteers for the projects included students from MLK HS and other area schools, as well as corporate groups and individuals.

MLK Day of Service

To Prepare:

Place chicken breasts in a shallow bowl. Season

with garlic powder and pepper. Squeeze fresh

lemon and orange juice over chicken. Combine

the apricot preserves, vinegar, and brown

sugar. Spread the preserve mixture over the

chicken. Grill chicken until done, basting

chicken on each side with apricot

mixture. Top grilled chicken with

strawberry salsa.

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4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

1 cup apricot preserves

1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 orange

1 lemon

garlic powder, to taste

black pepper, to taste

Place chicken breasts in a shallow bowl. Season

with garlic powder and pepper. Squeeze fresh

lemon and orange juice over chicken. Combine

with garlic powder and pepper. Squeeze fresh

lemon and orange juice over chicken. Combine

with garlic powder and pepper. Squeeze fresh

1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

Strawberry Salsa Ingredients:

Mix together in a large bowl:

1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

1 pint plum tomatoes, seeded & chopped

3 jalapeño peppers, seeded & minced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 lime, juiced

2 tbsp olive oil

Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

P. O. Box 30181Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215.49.MANNAFax: 215.496.1349www.mannapa.org

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On January 18, area chefs competed for “Best of Philly Cooks!” at the sixth annual Philly Cooks! competition. Produced by Philadelphia magazine, the event at the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at Pier 1 raised more than $25,000 for MANNA.

CN8’s Lynn Doyle made Apricot Chicken, a MANNA cli-ent cooking class recipe, with nutritionist Nikki Kemp and client services coordinator Sará Fleming. “Healthy eating doesn’t have to be boring,” said Kemp. “By teaching our clients fun and creative ways to prepare nutritious meals, we provide them the tools to prevent nutritional complications.” MANNA nutritionists hold free cooking classes four times a year.

Many thanks to Philadelphia magazine for their continued support of MANNA’s mission.

MANNA delivers nourishment to people living with HIV/AIDS in the tri-state region. A small professional staff and 1,000 dedicated volunteers bring over 40,000 nutritious, home-cooked, home-delivered meals each month to individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS. MANNA promotes wellness through nutrition education and counseling. Through these services, MANNA provides opportunities by which caring people can extend loving support to families, friends, and neighbors.

If you or someone you know should need MANNA services, please call 215-496-2662 or visit mannapa.org.

Philadelphia magazine’s Philly Cooks!MANNA Client Cooking Class Demos Featured

L to R: CN8’s Lynn Doyle with MANNA staff Nikki Kemp, R.D. and Sará Fleming, D.T.R. at Philadelphia magazine’s Philly Cooks!

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