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Penn Community Bank, St. Luke’s partner for Summer Meals Program

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Penn Community Bank has once again partnered with St. Luke’s University Health Network to ensure no Quakertown-area child goes without a nutritious lunch during the summer months.
“At Penn Community Bank, we believe in the power of community and serving the greater good. That means partnering with local organizations making a difference, including St. Luke’s,” said Jeane M. Vidoni, president and CEO of Penn Community Bank.
“We are proud to once again support the summer meals program in the Quakertown community and work to ensure food insecure kids in our neighborhoods have access to healthy meals all year.”
St. Luke’s Quakertown | Upper Bucks Campus President, Dennis Pfleiger, said, “It is an honor and privilege to once again partner with Penn Community Bank for the St. Luke’s Healthy Kids, Bright Futures Summer Meals Program in 2021. Strong partnerships like this enable St. Luke’s Quakertown | Upper Bucks Campus to support a shared vision for a healthy community.

“We are grateful for leaders like Penn Community Bank partnering with St. Luke’s to bring healthy food choices to people in our community as this will have a lasting effort on our communities overall health.”
Penn Community Bank’s contribution of $10,000 expands the program by providing children with access to a wider variety of healthy meal options, weekly community supported agriculture (CSA) items, and weekend snacks and financial literacy education and other engaging activities.
The program, launched in 2019, was created in response to St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Community Health Needs Assessment which found over 50% of Quakertown Area School District students are eligible for free and reduced meals during the academic school year and may lack sufficient food during the summer months.
The Quakertown Summer Meals Program will be held 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, through Aug. 19, at the bus drop-off location for Quakertown Community High School. During the final week of the program, St. Luke’s will offer the Summer Meals Program at the St. Luke’s Quakertown Campus, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Aug. 23 to 27.


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