May 13th, 2020

Community Day: Love Your Park at Home May 13th Schedule

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Wednesday, May 13th is Community Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all the things you can learn, share, and do in celebration of community in Philly parks.

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LEARN: All the reasons to love FDR Park

Now is the perfect time to fall in love (or fall in love again!) with FDR Park, South Philadelphia’s largest and most dynamic public space. FDR Park - also known as The Lakes - offers over 350 acres of lakes, fields, meadows, bridges, marshes, mystery, and magic. A unique recreational and natural landscape activated by the incredible cultural diversity of South Philadelphia, FDR Park is truly a gem of Philadelphia’s public park system.

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SHARE: Why you #loveyourpark!

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Shout out your Philly park! How is your park unique and/or how does it represent your neighborhood and community? Use our fun template to tell the world why you #loveyourpark!

Take a screenshot of the image above, fill in the blanks, and tag us on social media! 

DO: Join the Philadelphia Parks Alliance Day of Action

Our friends at the Philadelphia Parks Alliance are celebrating today with the Love Your Park & Rec Center Day of Action! It's an entire day of activities you can take part in to support our civic spaces.

Please join Philadelphia Parks Alliance on Wednesday, May 13 at noon, for a live question and answer session about the essential services that Parks and Rec provides with Philadelphia City Council members Cindy Bass, Isaiah Thomas, and Jamie Gauthier. They're also hosting a live Q&A with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell at 2:00pm. Visit the Facebook live link for both events here.

You can submit your questions using the hashtag #ParksAndRecQandA or in the comments to this post before and during the live broadcast.

Visit the link below to see the full schedule.

Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home Events

Lemon Hill

Lemon Hill Community Workday

March 6th at 9:00am
2995 Sedgley Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and Lemon Hill Neighbors Association for a volunteer workday in East Fairmount Park on Friday, March 6, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. This event is open to volunteers of all abilities. All tools and materials — including gloves — will be provided. Volunteer projects include: Removing invasive species (primary project) Trash pick-up 📍 MEET-UP LOCATION 2995 Sedgley Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19130 Look for our green tent across from Lloyd Hall Recreation Center. Please avoid leaving valuables visible in your vehicle.

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Second Saturday in West Fairmount Park

March 14th at 10:00am
West Fairmount Park

Help preserve the wetlands of West Fairmount Park! Join us for a restoration project to plant live stakes and remove invasive vines & shrubs in the Belmont Wetland.

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FDR Community Workday

March 18th at 9:00am
1500 Pattison Avenue &, S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19145

Join the Fairmount Park Conservancy team for a volunteer workday around the Pattison Lagoon on Wednesday, March 18th, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Since fall 2023, the Conservancy has been working to clear invasives and plant new native trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses along the edges of Pattison Lagoon with the help of volunteer groups, including the Phillies. Join us in caring for and establishing these plantings to support local wildlife and make a lasting impact on the lagoon's ecosystem. Let's continue this important work together! This public volunteer event is open to all ages and people of all abilities. Anyone interested is welcome to participate. Please use the Anna C . Verna Playground parking lot. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: * Tree care, weeding & mulching * Trash cleanup as needed

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