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Blue Crew volunteers make 1,000 sandwiches for the homeless before starting their workday

By February 3, 2017July 9th, 2020Community Volunteerism

This week Independence Blue Cross associates from the Specialty Services and Product Development teams volunteered to make 1,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Saint John’s Hospice in Center City Philadelphia — all before starting their workday.

More than 40 associates donated the ingredients and made sandwiches to be served later in the day at the center.

Saint John’s Hospice is a social services shelter that serves and assists the poor and homeless in the community. The Independence Blue Cross Blue Crew volunteers at Saint John’s Hospice on a monthly basis.