Congratulations to Matt Chapman who impressively placed 9th in the 50+ Men’s Category and 99th out of 1000 competing for the 31st Anniversary of The 7 Mile Island Run, benefitting the Tim Kerr Charities. Tim Kerr Charities were created by Tim Kerr specifically to raise funds for physically and mentally challenged children and their families. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit The Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for the Blind Children. The Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children has been providing blind and visually impaired children an all-expense paid week of summer camp since 1972. Over the course of eight weeks each summer, between mid-June and mid-August, the Home operates a camp that offers many of the campers their first experience of feeling sand in their toes or tasting salt water on their lips. The campers’ range in age from seven to fifteen years old and the home can accommodate twenty campers each week. For more information or to donate to the Tim Kerr Charities go to: www.timkerrcharities.org

Event – UME

Q: Manna’s Emergency Financial Aid Program

Our UME mascot, Matthew Chapman Jr., visited the Manna on Main Street Headquarters In Lansdale, PA this past weekend to donate cases of children’s diapers to Manna’s Emergency Financial Aid Program. The emergency aid program helps people get through tough times, and financial hardships. Manna on Main Street helps people in need through four core programs: Manna Kitchen Manna’s Market Emergency Financial Aid Program Education Program UME strongly supports Manna on Main Street’s mission and commitment to ending hunger in the North Penn region by providing food, fulfilling social service and education needs, and conducting community outreach. Through a food pantry and soup kitchen, emergency financial aid, counseling and referrals, and education opportunities they serve those in need with the hope “that everyone might be fed.” For more information or to donate to Manna on Main Street go to: <a href="http://www.mannaonmain.org/?fbclid=IwAR2r4fEgZZBBADhvMP_aJ4wtmPWm_LUTdzD_qy_dti_lJ3cs-lXg12bE1qo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mannaonmain.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2r4fEgZZBBADhvMP_aJ4wtmPWm_LUTdzD_qy_dti_lJ3cs-lXg12bE1qo&h=AT2jliYSYnRy93_Hit7Jl-oSqxnydok58lFqO4-Hq4Ffnm4wZ66BAR9SsdBVdyr3ePEye52jbb9AEDI_ZqMqQbH0k3h40GPUZb9-yasj1q1Xp8WdSqbZ6WwHybiG8YzI5W0l5iAdyA">www.mannaonmain.org

Q: Philadelphia Eagles Charitable Foundation

Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles on an amazing opener to the 2019/2020 Season! UME’s beloved mascot, Matthew Chapman Jr, along with our very own Meghan Barnes’ brother, Christopher, were proud hosts of the festivities. In addition, UME is proud to be a sponsor of the Philadelphia Eagles Charitable Foundation and strongly supports their mission to provide children in the Philadelphia region greater access to vision care and autism research and services. Eagles Charitable Foundation (ECF) believes that autism is an area needing more attention and financial support. ECF works collaboratively with the Eagles and the team’s corporate partners on autism research and services. For more information or to donate to The Philadelphia Eagles Charitable Foundation go to: <a href="http://www.eaglescharitablefoundation.org/?fbclid=IwAR0KqrrPFQxJWRJb9PXdJtj87VQ16HcaZxx3ELnoItGMOma_UWktKMuacaw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer" data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eaglescharitablefoundation.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0KqrrPFQxJWRJb9PXdJtj87VQ16HcaZxx3ELnoItGMOma_UWktKMuacaw&h=AT3vmSuX_Hl2xgPkNFAdiUFPIXF63N6ElgfZ_sSELUWHNuYRD23JD7zz6y2RgV-_pOxHTyEb4bGErcyzzbdQ51aLUGQvcr3ramyyDnx02sCox9h5TyNnIx83BbYREFlsoyTmC90bgsbOhLDNguYLGcCKblFh8brQv4M1pp-zxSe2TkyFDPpQ_tNCuw26J4peeEn-OxdrOC8hhj8JwepaBsA2Hp79fE7IjMKNk_McjDPcpBufvL_AuHMH_GWbR_8Ip0MAd5XWUCE_M9OS7vKNKQbzMg7nmD8Upv31_m72_SCss9zNMcCce-6cDhbZQX7GF2n_j5Q1K9iH5M_BFE8isXYobN9HomT-ep22NPQYy8aaAMYXmHLaVLRRvv5ZJc9QheD-zyviXuvflU5pfgXy7XVRimcGv8o_mP-j7pPUsOJ2Kq62B6sIV5I4hlleCYlT4aVG18hC3E4chXv8ZrbrZ8tECx4puZzgLI8z_kly_c-rASbPPmG8kMKCigYMOVJW-tuAONmD__kdyqcJH-qkKxqgG9BXGb0F2BBNMcXl9zg92h9AW9bem8H7fcwmo-TcyBxBWqbbnXYGEQimrmP0vARNc-AyNIlXJs4jvWLnVJIWbVstDiN-9vPBMO--fi60">www.eaglescharitablefoundation.org