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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Community Workday at Parkside Edge

July 1st at 9:00am
John Welsh Memorial Fountain, Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Open Volunteer Workday – Parkside Edge Thursday, July 1st, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET) Join Fairmount Park Conservancy staff for a volunteer day at Parkside Edge. Together, we will work on plant care (weeding and mulching), watering, and trash removal. All tools, including gloves, will be provided.

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Farm Philly Volunteer Days - July 1st

July 1st at 5:00pm
4300 Avenue of the Republic, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19131

Join us at the farm! Farm Philly invites you to join us at the Carousel House Farm every Tuesday from 5-7pm. We will be planting, weeding, and maintaining our crops as well as harvesting for our weekly food distribution. This is an all ages event. Please bring friends and family who’d like to get their hands in the dirt! We will provide tools, gloves, and water. We suggest wearing comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Address: 4300 Avenue of the Republic, 19131 Access: There is street parking on Avenue of the Republic. The farm is walking distance from the 38, 40, 43, 52, and 64 buses, and the 15 trolley. The farm is not wheelchair accessible.

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Community Workday at Parkside Edge

July 3rd at 9:00am
John Welsh Memorial Fountain, Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Open Volunteer Workday – Parkside Edge Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET) Join Fairmount Park Conservancy staff for a volunteer day at Parkside Edge. Together, we will work on plant care (weeding and mulching), watering, and trash removal. All tools, including gloves, will be provided.

Learn More