Tuesday 10/29/2013 by multibeast

READING CANNED FOOD DRIVE TONIGHT!

Phish Fall Tour makes a stop in Reading, PA tonight. According to the 2011 US Census, Reading at the time was the nation's poorest city, with over 40% of its residents living at or below the poverty line. It has since lost that title to Camden, NJ but remains one of our nation's most impoverished places. Phish fans can help, thanks to the efforts of .net user @YorkVilleBeerLover. See the forum thread that got it off the ground here.

The Greater Berks Food Bank will have donation bins right inside the venue entrance, so make a quick stop at the grocery store before you hit the lot and bring some canned food donations! It's cheap, it's easy, and it helps those who need it.

Things that are acceptable include any unopened, non-perishable food items (canned, boxed, bagged, bottled) as well as unopened personal hygiene items (soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste).

They cannot accept the following items:

  • Home-made foods (canned jellies, canned vegetables, cookies, etc.)
  • Expired, opened, or damaged items (damage that would affect the quality or safety of the product – rusted cans, cans with dents along the rims, bagged items with tears, etc.)
  • Items with no labels

If you are not going, read this post after the gig, or otherwise can't help at the show but want to donate cash, you can do that here.

Spread the word and hopefully we can show the city of Reading that Phish fans want to make a difference.

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Comments

, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy This is really terrific! Thanks to the organizers for putting this together!
, comment by YorkvilleBeerLover
YorkvilleBeerLover
, comment by baby_snakes_345
baby_snakes_345 This is an excellent idea. Thanks so much for giving back to the community. Phans sometimes get a bad rap, but we are generally a very awesome community that loves to help with important causes such as this. I hope this is a great success and we can do it again at future shows.
, comment by jarpua
jarpua Great idea guys!
I did laugh at the first line though...
"Phish Fall Tour makes us stop in Reading, PA tonight."
, comment by ocean_sing
ocean_sing In lieu of canned goods would they be willing to accept slightly used firearms?
, comment by davey0110
davey0110 Any word on how successful the food drive was?
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