{"title":"Margaux Murphy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Port Richmond resident, Murphy was born in Philadelphia and raised in Camden county, NJ where she graduated from Eastern Regional High School before attending Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado to study writing and literature. Through a variety of roles, her career has always been in service to others, whether serving as a teacher’s assistant at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, waiting tables at some of Philadelphia’s most eclectic bar\/restaurants, working as a personal trainer or cleaning homes and offices as founder\/owner of Green Team Cleaning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Margaux’s passion for helping others is immediately evident,” stated Pedro A. Ramos, chair of the Philadelphia Award Board of Trustees. “Through her work founding and leading the Sunday Love Project, Margaux is meeting people where they are, without judgement. She is inspiring and changing lives one meal, one person, one day at a time. We are thrilled to recognize Margaux with the 2021 Philadelphia Award and look forward to celebrating her and her impact later this fall.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiaaward.org\/winners\/margaux-murphy\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e-The Philadelphia Award: Bio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-am-loved","title":"I Am Loved","description":"\u003cp class=\"lxcl-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor over a decade, Margaux has walked the streets of Kensington (Philadelphia’s ground zero for the opioid crisis) witnessing the raw realities of addiction, homelessness, and survival. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem class=\"lxcl-italic\"\u003eI Am Loved\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a brutally honest, deeply personal, and unflinching account of the lives lived and lost in the nation’s largest open-air drug market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lxcl-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough hauntingly vivid storytelling, Margaux shares the heartbreaking and resilient journeys of those she serves. Her friendships, their struggles, and the relentless grip of addiction that holds them captive like a toxic spouse. She does not stand at a distance; she steps inside their world, where the streets are a home, the addicts are siblings, and survival itself is a full-time job.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lxcl-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this is not their story, its not even just hers. This is a story about Love and the power of found family. Kensington is not only the place she serves, it is the place that won’t let her go. Raw and impossible to forget, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem class=\"lxcl-italic\"\u003eI Am Loved\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e does not offer easy solutions. Instead, it forces readers to bear witness to an epidemic we often choose to look away from. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lxcl-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% of proceeds go to Sunday LOVE Project \u0026amp; Live CarePhilly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author, editors, designer and cover artist have all volunteered any proceeds or royalties to ensure the full measure of this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lxcl-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThank you so much for your support.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaux Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48084970111076,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5246\/0644\/files\/IMG_0385Large.jpg?v=1773880237"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5246\/0644\/collections\/MargauxPhillyAward.jpg?v=1773618309","url":"https:\/\/shopcarephilly.org\/collections\/margaux-murphy.oembed","provider":"Live CarePhilly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}