The PHL COVID-19 Fund will host PHLove, Thursday May 21. The concert, presented by the Middleton Family will be carried on Entercom Philadelphia radio stations, three TV stations and popular streaming platforms.
The family friendly event will feature Daryl Hall, Questlove, and Patti LaBelle as headliners and feature DJ Jazzy Jeff, Amos Lee, DJ Diamond Kuts & Friends, WALLO267, Jeffrey Gaines, Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons, The Geator, Jerry Blavat, and Friends, and Pastor Alyn Waller and The Enon Tabernacle Fresh Anointing.
Since March the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, through the PHL COVID-19 Fund has been providing critical funds to nonprofits serving on the frontlines of the pandemic. In eight weeks, the Fund has raised $16 million dollars and aided nearly 400 regional nonprofits.
“Despite the Fund’s success to date, the needs of the most vulnerable among us continue to persist,” said Pedro Ramos, President & CEO of Philadelphia Foundation. “Additional funding will support the urgent and pressing needs of the community.”
“These past two months have been a distressing time for all of us – particularly those who are most in need and lacking food, shelter and hope,” said John S. Middleton, managing partner of the MLB, Philadelphia Phillies. “We all know there are people who can use a hand up right now.”
Entercom Philadelphia owns and operates 96.5 TDY, 98.1 WOGL, B101.1, and KYW Newsradio in Philly.
