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Sharing Excess will have tables set up outside The Mann where fans are encouraged to donate nonperishable goods before heading inside to watch Mt. Joy.

Singer-songwriter Julia Pratt released her latest single on Friday. 'A Little Love' is a duet with Mt. Joy frontman Matt Quinn. The two became friends last year after Pratt covered Mt. Joy's 'Dirty Love' and Quinn invited her on stage to perform with the band at the Mann Center last September. Pratt and Quinn both grew up in the Philadelphia area.

Indie roots rockers, Mt. Joy will play two nights in their hometown at the Mann Music Center August 12th and 13th.  The band has joined forces with Philadelphia’s Sharing Excess to host a non-perishable food drive both nights. As concert goers make their donations (canned goods, pasta, boxed food, etc.), they will be entered into a raffle to win items that include signed merch and a chance to watch the show intimately from the side of the stage.  Mt.

The funds will allow Sharing Excess to expand its footprint to Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and make key hires in sourcing, fundraising, and technology development.

Heights Philadelphia and Sharing Excess will use the grants to expand their reach in college and career readiness, and in tech-enabled food access, respectively.

As part of Temple’s efforts to advance climate action and environmental justice, the Office of Sustainability recognizes students’ role as changemakers. Enter EcoReps—undergraduate peer educators who promote and lead sustainability initiatives across campus. They help the office achieve its goals through programming, outreach, service, research and communication around the

The organizations provide fresh food and nonperishable items to combat local food insecurity.

KenCCID and Sharing Excess will be co-hosting a free food pop-up at KenCCIDs Ashton Road headquarters. Free produce and snacks are available for all.

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Philadelphia-based coffee company Saxbys is teaming up with nonprofit B Lab and activist Ya Fav Trashman to host Operation Holiday Magic, a day of grocery and toy giveaways benefitting the Point Breeze community. The event will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Saxbys Roastery.