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

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Mayor’s Spring Cleanup with Fairmount Park Conservancy

April 11th at 9:00am
1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a volunteer workday in East Fairmount Park on Saturday, April 11th, 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 Let's meet across the street from the Lloyd Hall Recreation Center Look out for our green tent once you arrive at the location.

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Second Saturday at Fairmount Park

April 11th at 10:00am
West Fairmount Park

Help preserve the forests of Fairmount Park! Join us to help plant native trees and shrubs to restore Belmont woods! We will also cut invasive vine and pick up litter (if time allows)

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Cobbs Creek Community Workday

April 14th at 9:00am
280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a Community Volunteer Workday! Join us on Tuesday, April 14th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM as we help refresh the gardens at Cobbs Creek Recreation Center with perennial cutbacks, weeding, and mulching. We’ll provide all necessary tools, supplies, and materials for the workday, including gloves. We look forward to working with you!

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