April 29th, 2020

Philly Parks Need Friends: Announcing Love Your Park @ Home May 9-17!

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This year, Love Your Park Week, the annual springtime celebration of Philly parks, encourages Philadelphians to celebrate from the comfort and safety of their homes with Love Your Park @ Home from Saturday, May 9 to Sunday, May 17.  Each day, Love Your Park @ Home, hosted by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, will offer free park-themed activities for the whole family, from virtual bike and history tours to gardening tutorials and much more.This time last year, more than 100 park volunteer groups were planning cleanup days and special events in many of Philadelphia's parks. While that's not possible this year, we want you to know your parks are still here for you. 

During Love Your Park @ Home, each day’s activities will center around a specific theme. The themes, and a sample of the programming for the day, are: 

  • Saturday, May 9: NATURE
     
  • Sunday, May 10: FAMILY
     
  • Monday, May 11: PARK PRIDE
     
  • Tuesday, May 12: ARTS
     
  • Wednesday, May 13: COMMUNITY
     
  • Thursday, May 14: HISTORY
     
  • Friday, May 15: PLAY
     
  • Saturday, May 16: WELLNESS
     
  • Sunday, May 17: GARDENING AND GREENING

View our events calendar for more activities

Show your support for Philly parks ahead of Love Your Park @ Home!In anticipation of Love Your Park Week @ Home from May 9-17, there are many ways to show support for Philly parks: Purchase a special edition Love Your Park T-shirt: Show off your neighborhood park pride by purchasing a limited edition “Here for Philly Parks” T-shirt ($20/each) from local screen-printer Wider Awake. Half of proceeds raised from the T-shirt sales will support the Love Your Park program. Purchase by 2pm on May 1 to receive T-shirts in time for Love Your Park @ Home. Purchase T-shirts here. 

Here for Philly Parks T-Shirt

Toast to Philly parks with the Love Your Park Pale Ale:Love Your Park Pale Ale by Mainstay Independent Brewing Company is the beer that gives back to Philly’s parks. Once sold exclusively at the traveling community beer garden known as Parks on Tap, the new 2020 Love Your Park Pale Ale will be available for purchase via the beer delivery service Biermi.com starting May 4. A portion of the proceeds raised from Love Your Park Pale Ale supports Philadelphia’s parks. 

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Show your support from home with a Love Your Park screenprint: In addition to the Love Your Park T-Shirt, you can also show your park pride with a limited edition “Philly Parks Need Friends” poster ($20) to hang in your window during Love Your Park Week @ Home. Half of proceeds raised will go to support the Love Your Park program. Link to purchase poster here. Have a printer at home? You can also download the digital version to print here.

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Donate to Fairmount Park Conservancy

Fairmount Park Conservancy is the non-profit champion of Philly parks. Donations to the Conservancy go to support its mission to bring parks to life by improving and stewarding Philadelphia’s parks, enhancing their historic and cultural assets, and supporting the communities they serve. Donate here.

Sign up for Love Your Park e-mails to receive daily updates and events during Love Your Park @ Home and follow Love Your Park on social media (Facebook, Twitter). 

Don't miss these upcoming Love Your Park @ Home events

N Georges Hill & Wynnefield Ave. West Fairmount Park

Open Community Workday at West Fairmount Park

February 22nd at 10:00am
Wynnefield Ave & N Georges Hill Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for an Open Volunteer Workday along Wynnefield Avenue & N Georges Hill Drive in West Fairmount Park. This volunteer event is open to all ages and abilities. All tools and materials for the workday will be provided, including gloves. Together, we will work on: Removing invasive species, trail maintenance, trash pick-up and cleaning/recovering the sidewalk path.

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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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