holidays – Temple Update

The Cherry Pantry Fights Food Insecurity On Campus

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:14:23 +0000

Written and shot by Hallie Jacobs The holiday season is approaching fast, and with it comes more awareness about food insecurity. Nonetheless, Paula Umaña, the Director of Institutional Transformation at The Hope Center says that, “hunger has no season.” “What The Hope Center is doing is identifying the availability of support that can help students secure their basic needs so…

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AppleTime Festival at Peddler’s Village

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 19:35:25 +0000

Holiday and festival traditions are continuing through the season despite new COVID regulations. “I’ve been coming here for…since I was little… a while actually” says village guest Jess Kuvacki. ” Yeah, pretty much the same, arounf this time or Christmas” her friend Hailey Thompson added. Peddler’s Village will be running one of their biggest fall weekends differently this fall.

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A New Winter Light Experience at the Philadelphia Zoo

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 01:06:07 +0000

A new immersive, storytelling winter light spectacular is at The Philadelphia Zoo this holiday season. LumiNature is one of the newest holiday attractions in the region, lighting up the Zoo with a rainbow of colors as most of the animals are sound asleep. The Zoo has been designing this new attraction for over two years. “We’ve been working with design teams and all kinds of people all over…

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The Holiday Season in Philadelphia

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:01:45 +0000

The holiday season is in the air in Philadelphia. Young and old crowd into Macy’s for the light show before starting their holiday shopping. And Christmas carols floated through Center City’s Christmas Village sung by a local high school a cappella group. The audience even joined in on the singing before wandering off to the various vendors within Christmas Village. Hot sausages and ornaments to…

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Holiday Spectacular Lights Up Comcast Center

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:59:03 +0000

The Comcast Holiday Spectacular draws thousands of people every year to the Comcast Center. The magic of the holidays comes alive in the fifteen minute show that plays at the top of every hour from 10am to 8pm daily. On Saturday’s from 11am-3pm, kids get a special treat when they have the chance to see and have their pictures taken with Santa. Broadcast on a large flat screen in the lobby of…

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Temple Students Uses Extra Meal Swipes for Homeless

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:30:30 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXr7l_MXdT4&feature=youtu.be When freshman Aaron Rey saw another student carrying almost 20 boxes of cereal out of Morgan Hall, he was curious. So he asked the student how he he was able to get all the extra food. It turns out he had used his extra meal swipes to accumulate all that extra food. “He said he was probably going to sell it or keep it for himself,”…

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At the Ballet: “The Nutcracker”

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:00:39 +0000

With winter and the holidays quickly approaching, there are many events and activities happening in Philadelphia to commemorate the season. One holiday tradition you do not want to miss is the Pennsylvania Ballet’s annual production of The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker is a timeless story that has graced the stage and screen in movies, television, and, of course, the stage.

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Celebrating Hanukkah in the City

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:33:35 +0000

With the second day of Hanukkah under way, celebrations are taking place both on campus and around Philadelphia. Temple’s Hillel has eight different programs you can sponsor to get involved this Hanukkah. A list of those programs can be found here. There are also a variety of festivities happening in the city: Hanukkah will run from December 6th through the 14th.

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