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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4th Saturdays at Cobbs Creek Park

July 27th at 9:00am
Cobbs Creek Pkwy & Upland St

Please join Wayne, one of the Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors, and the Cobbs Creek Cleanup team to tackle the three Ts: trash, trails, and trees. Bring nothing (except your enthusiasm!). Gloves and equipment like trash bags, buckets, and trash pickers will be provided. Wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.

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Cobbs Creek Pkwy Clean-up 4th Saturdays

July 27th at 9:00am
Cobbs Creek Pkwy & Upland St

Please join Wayne, one of the Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors, and the Cobbs Creek Cleanup team to tackle the three Ts: trash, trails, and trees. To register or to get more information, please email Wayne at DewTrabsport@yahoo.com Bring nothing (except your enthusiasm!). Gloves and equipment like trash bags, buckets, and trash pickers will be provided. Wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.

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4th Sundays Cobbs Creek Park Cleanup at Woodland Avenue

July 28th at 2:00pm
Cobbs Creek Park, Woodland Ave. and Cobbs Creek Parkway

Join the Cobbs Creek Cleanup team to clean a historic section of Cobbs Creek!

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