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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FDR Park Community Planting

November 3rd at 9:00am
1500 Pattison Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19148

Join Fairmount Park for a volunteer workday at FDR Park Meadow Lake on Tuesday, November 3rd from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The area around the lagoon was recently cleared of invasive species, and we need your help planting more native trees & shrubs. We will be planting a combination of native trees that will be established over the winter and provide benefits to the wildlife around the lake.

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Boone Park Stewardship

November 7th at 9:00am

Join us on first Saturdays of the month to help care for Boone Park! Volunteers will work together to remove invasive species, pick up trash and provide minor site maintenance. All supplies will be provided but bringing your own gloves and water bottles is encouraged. Be a part of the effort of improving and maintaining this great piece of our community- hope to see you there!

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Community Planting at Cobbs Creek Park

November 7th at 9:00am
700 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy on Saturday, November 7th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a volunteer workday at Cobbs Creek Park!

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