Over the weekend, I got a note from Paul Steinke, the general manager of the market. He said,

Philbert, our bronze pig in the Reading Terminal Market’s Center Court, took in $1,086 during May from customers, merchants and staff. These funds will be sent to Washington, DC to help the merchants of Eastern Market, which was heavily damaged by fire on April 30th (see below). Click here for up-to-date information about what’s happening with Eastern Market.

Thanks to all who stopped by to donate their money to the effort!

This Sunday, June 3rd, Tootsie’s Salad Express (I never knew that Tootsie’s was included in their name until I got the announcement about this event) will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast to support Philadephia’s local firefighters and the Hepatitis C Awareness Fund.  You’ll be able to get your pancakes between the hours of 9 am and 2 pm.

I’ve been told that sometime that day, the Market management will hopefully have a tally of how much they raised to benefit the displaced merchants from Washington, D.C.’s fire-ravaged Eastern Market.  All of the donations placed in the bank beneath Philbert the Pig (who lives in Center Court) during the month of May are being donated to the Eastern Market cause.