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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Fairmount Park Conservancy Open Community Workday

March 18th at 9:00am
1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a volunteer workday in East Fairmount Park on Tuesday, March 18th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Volunteers will be divided into two groups: Group A - The area around Boathouse Row Group B - The steps toward Lemon Hill Mansion This volunteer event is open to people of all abilities. All tools and materials for the workday will be provided, including gloves. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: Removing invasive species Trash pick-up Raking leaves MEET-UP LOCATION: 1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA 19130 You will see our green tent across from Lloyd Hall Recreation Center

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Live Stakes Community Planting at Centennial Lake

March 20th at 10:00am
Centennial Lake, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a community volunteer workday at The Centennial Lake on Thursday, March 20th from 10 AM - 12 PM. We need your help planting native trees & shrubs. If you are interested in learning a restoration planting technique called live staking, please join us. Your volunteer effort provides benefits to the wildlife around the Lake. This volunteer event is open to all ages and people of all abilities. Anyone interested is welcome to participate. Volunteers will be able to select their project, including: Trash cleanup as needed Planting & watering Woody cleanup along the Lake edge Centennial Lake is part of Fairmount Park’s Centennial District, the 236 acres where ten million people celebrated the nation’s hundredth anniversary in 1876.

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Earth Month Community Planting at East Haddington Woods

April 10th at 1:00pm
6525 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Please join Fairmount Park Conservancy staff for a seasonal planting event at Haddington Woods located in Cobbs Creek Park. This community volunteer event is open to all ages but requires parental supervision for minors. Please note: There is a 10-minute hike on uneven terrain to reach the working site. Volunteers will be able to work on the following: Tree planting & watering Removing invasive species Trash cleanup

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