Manor at Market Square collects food for Helping Harvest

In late April, 98 seniors turned out to Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery for Manor at Market Square’s Donate and Dine.

The senior living community in downtown Reading hosted the offsite event at the family restaurant to benefit Helping Harvest.

Manor at Market Square provided attendees with a complimentary lunch in exchange for donating nonperishable food items that garnered 342 pounds of food for the local food bank.

In its fight against hunger, Helping Harvest, the sole distribution center for food assistance in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, helped distribute over 9 million pounds of food annually to more than 320 programs, which includes initiatives that help low-income seniors.

“Manor at Market Square’s donate and dine events have had a great turnout, and our team is grateful for the outstanding response,” said Executive Director Kaitlin Nagle. “We always seek ways to support the senior population and our surrounding community members; Helping Harvest does both. Thank you to our attendees for their generosity.”

Manor at Market Square, located at 803 Penn St., is a unique retirement community offering Independent Living, Personal Care, Memory Care and Respite Care on an affordable month-tomonth lease with no buyin fees. Resident services include but not limited to: personal care, medication management, nursing care, meals, housekeeping, social events and transportation. U.S. News & World Report named Manor at Market Square a 20222023 Best Independent Living. For more information, call 610-373-0800 or visit www.manoratmarketsquare.com.

COURTESY OF MANOR AT MARKET SQUARE Attendees at Manor at Market Square’s Donate and Dine event received a complimentary lunch with a donation of nonperishable food items, which collected over 300pounds of food for Helping Harvest.

COURTESY OF MANOR AT MARKET SQUARE Manor at Market Square’s Resident Life Director Stephanie Ziegler helps to deliver the 342pounds of nonperishable food items to Helping Harvest. The food collection occurred during Donate and Dine, an off-site event supported by the senior living community and held at Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery.