May 16th, 2020

May 16th is Wellness Day for Love Your Park at Home!

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May 16th is Wellness Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all the things you can learn, share, and do to celebrate wellness in Philly parks.

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LEARN: How to meditate with Nicole Miller (via Zoom at 11am)

Take a moment to be still, learn about, and practice meditation with local yoga teacher and personal coach, Nicole Taylor of Evolve Philadelphia.

Register for free

SHARE: How do Philly parks help you stay healthy?

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Share how Philly's parks are part of your health & wellness routine, or how Philly's parks help you stay healthy. Tag #loveyourpark.

DO: Stretching exercises with We Walk PHL! 

Stretching is an important part of being active, even for walking. It is best to stretch warm muscles, so stretching after a brief warm-up and/or at the end of the walk is recommended. Learn key stretching exercises from the folks at We Walk PHL and all the ways they’re keeping active.

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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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