SEPTA’s specially wrapped Philabundance bus is heading to SEPTA Regional Rail stations and Transportation Centers throughout the Greater Philadelphia region June 12-23, to collect donations of canned foods for the authority’s ninth annual “Stop Hunger At Your Station” drive. The drive, which supports Philabundance and its agencies, runs June 12-23.
The “Stop Hunger At Your Station” SEPTA bus will be parked at the following locations schedule on the dates and times listed below:
Monday, June 12
Cornwells Heights Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and SEPTA Center City Philadelphia Headquarters at 1234 Market Street, 2-5 pm
Tuesday, June 13
Media Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and 69th Street Transportation Center North Terminal, 3-6 pm
Wednesday, June 14
Woodbourne Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and Olney Transportation Center, 3-6 pm
Thursday, June 15:
North Wales Regional Rail Station, 6-9 am, and King of Prussia Transportation Center, 3-6 pm
Friday, June 16
Jenkintown Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and Ogontz Loop, 3-6 pm
Monday, June 19
Fort Washington Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and Frankford Transportation Center, 3-6 pm
Tuesday, June 20
Swarthmore Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and 69th Street Transportation Center South Terminal, 3-6 pm
Wednesday, June 21
Bryn Mawr Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and Frankford Transportation Center, 3-6 pm
Thursday, June 22
Norristown Transportation Center, 6:30-9 am, and University City Regional Rail Station, 3-6 pm
Friday, June 23
Glenside Regional Rail Station, 6:30-9 am, and Bethlehem Bus Loop/Chestnut Hill East Station, 3-6 pm
Customers can also drop off donations of canned and boxed goods in marked barrels at 43 designated locations throughout the transit system (a list of locations can be found at www.septa.org/events/philabundance.html). CCT customers wishing to participate will be able to give their canned good contributions to their vehicle operator. Philabundance is especially in need of:
- Canned or shelf stabilized tuna
- Canned pasta
- Canned fruit
- Canned beef ravioli
- Creamy peanut butter (plastic containers only, please)
- Jelly (plastic containers only, please)
- Cereal
- Oatmeal
The public can make a donation to Philabundance online to help feed neighbors in need. Any monetary contribution will count toward the total collected through the SEPTA 2017 campaign. In 2016, SEPTA’s customers and employees contributed the equivalent of 30,500 meals for Philabundance and its member agencies. Since 2009, SEPTA customers and employees have donated the equivalent of more than 264,000 meals.
Philabundance provides food to approximately 90,000 people every week in nine counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 2015, Philabundance distributed 30 million pounds of food across the Delaware Valley.
