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Philabundance Is in Need of Donations and Volunteers; Philly Teachers Caught Stealing Federally Funded Student Lunches

• Donations are down 20 percent from last year, and 38 percent from the year before for hunger relief organization Philabundance. [NBC 10]

• Philly teachers caught helping themselves to federally funded student lunches. [myfoxphilly]

• Ann Beiler, founder of national pretzel franchise Auntie Anne’s, suffered a concussion, broken collarbone, broken rib and abrasions in a motorcycle accident. [6 ABC]

• It is now possible to buy entirely green supplies for your cookout, from additive-free charcoal to compostable bowls. [WSJ]

• The makers of a software called CakeBoss, a business management program for bakeries, are suing the TLC show of the same name. [Feast]

• The Garden Cafe opened in Buckingham Palace yesterday, but its macaroons and opera tarts are only available to those who’ve paid the palace’s $26 admission fee. [USA Today]

• Botanical gardens across the country are adding more food in an effort to lure in visitors. [NYT]

• A wave of new distilleries in Iowa are hoping to benefit from a new law allowing them to sell directly to visitors. [USA Today]

Philabundance Is in Need of Donations and Volunteers; Philly Teachers Caught