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Fall Service Day 2015!

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The fourth annual LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day will happen at neighborhood parks across Philadelphia on Saturday, November 14, 2015!

The Fall Service Day is a great opportunity for neighbors, park lovers, organizations, and companies to spend a day cleaning, greening, and celebrating Philadelphia’s world-renowned park system. The LOVE Your Park program is wonderful partnership among the Fairmount Park ConservancyPhiladelphia Parks & Recreation, our network of dedicated Park Friends Groups, and our generous sponsors.

In mid-October, we’ll open registration registration for volunteers who would like to participate in the Fall Service Day. You can sign up as an individual or a group, and you can choose a park to support based on location and/or activity. Some parks, for example, will be planting trees, while others will be cleaning up litter and collecting leaves for compost. Stay tuned for more information!

This year, our signature site will be at Mifflin Square Park in South Philadelphia. Along with volunteers from our sponsors, we’ll work with the Friends of Mifflin Square to clean up trash and leaves, plant trees and daffodil bulbs, and paint benches. We’ll also host a brief speaking program at noon, which will feature several VIPs! Stay tuned for details and a list of speakers. (Please note that our signature site event is only open to volunteers from our sponsors and the Friends of Mifflin Square.)

If you are part of a Park Friends Group and would like to register your park to participate (or just to get trees!), you can do so here.


Where Can YOU Make a Difference This Fall?

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Registration is now open for our 2015 LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day! This is a great opportunity for you to get out and spend a few hours volunteering at a neighborhood park, helping with everything from raking and bagging leaves for compost to planting trees and painting benches. Families, neighbors, and groups of coworkers and friends are encouraged to participate, and no experience is necessary to help out – there’s something for everyone!

Over 60 neighborhood parks across the city are participating this fall, and using the handy map below, you can find a park to help based on location, date, time, work list, and number of volunteers needed. You’ll also find contact information for the activity leader that day, but feel free to contact us at loveyourpark@gmail.com or (215) 391-4061 with any general questions. After selecting a park, head on over to our registration page to sign up. See you on Fall Service Day!

View LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day 2015 in a full screen map

Spring 2016 Dates Announced!

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Join us for LOVE Your Park Week from Saturday, May 7 through Saturday, May 14, 2016! Dozens of parks across Philadelphia will participate in the citywide Kick-Off Service Day on Saturday, May 7, and dozens more will host fun events throughout the week. Registration for the Kick-Off Service Day and a schedule of events will be posted in April. Stay tuned!

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Volunteer during LOVE Your Park Week!

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Registration for LOVE Your Park Week 2016 is now open! Volunteers are invited to register as individuals or in groups to help out at one of over 80 Service Days at parks across the city. The Citywide Kickoff Service Day will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016, but some parks are hosting clean-ups and service events on other days.

Click here to see a full list of service day opportunities here, and click here to sign up!

In addition to volunteer opportunities, there are several special happening throughout May 14. Click here for more info!

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It’s time to celebrate

LOVE Your Park Week is coming!

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LOVE Your Park Week – May 10th – 17th, 2014
LOVE Your Park Week is a citywide celebration of Philadelphia’s diverse parks, featuring eight days of service projects, fun events, educational programs, family activities, tours, and more – at over 100 parks throughout Philadelphia! LOVE Your Park Week is a collaborative initiative between Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, and park friends groups throughout the city.

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Stewardship Conference 2014!

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Hello Park Friends!

Welcome to our new BLOG portion of the LOVE Your Park website! We are very excited to have a place where we can interact on a daily basis and where you can interact with each other!

My name is Meghan Geiser, and I am the new VISTA intern with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. To initiate our new blog, I would love to tell you about this past Saturday. On March 22, the Stewardship Team, a combination of members from Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Fairmount Park Conservancy, held a conference for all of our Friends Groups at the University of the Sciences. We all had a great day of learning and collaboration to improve many aspects of our park work.

What a great turn out!  Thank you to our 90+ Friends who participated in our Stewardship Conference on Saturday! And a special thank you to the University of the Sciences for their beautiful facility and great hospitality. Dr. Raluca Ellis, our keynote speaker from the Franklin Institute, started off our day with a fascinating discussion about climate change. It is inspiring to see how even the smallest green space can make a huge difference. We are very fortunate to be in a community that values our environment and sustainability. Afterwards, we had a series of breakout sessions led by our very talented presenters:

David Bower presented “How to Recruit and Keep Volunteers”, where we learned that recruiting and engaging volunteers requires commitment, enthusiasm, and communication. “Social Media 101 and 201”, presented by Alain Joinville and Moria Miller, discussed how to connect with others by using Facebook, Google, and Twitter. Nicolas Esposito presented “Park Garden Design for Sustainable Landscapes and Habitat”, where we learned how to create lasting change in the landscape of our parks.

Our day concluded with a delicious meal catered by the university and some fun trivia with Patty Pat! The Friends of Clark Park also gave a wonderful tour of their park right across the street.

Overall, we really enjoyed the opportunity to offer workshops that our Friends felt were helpful, and to see everybody as we prepare for another busy season!

Below is feedback from a few of our Friends Group members,

“I appreciate the interwoven organizational smarts & flexibility in your outreach to allow folks like me to attend this free but invaluable program. So often these days, one hears of the ineffectiveness of government and non-profit programs…..with some implication that the only effective operations are corporate, profit-driven, or occasionally institutional.  But the clarity, effectiveness, & earnestness of the presentations from Michael DiBernardinis to PPR, FPC, the workshop presenters and after lunch fun-raising was a joy to experience.   Great communication really goes a long way to create good will…..and you all “did good” providing good content and making us feel good in the process.  I personally want you to know that it was enormously appreciated!”

“It was a fun, informative day, thanks to all the hard work it was a simply fabulous event.  It makes me a believer that we can have fun and volunteer.”

“I thought the forum this morning was an overwhelming success with a lot of useful information exchanged between everybody, so I thought I’d share a document from David Bower on Volunteer Recruiting. Really insightful tips for our organizations.”

And here are some great photos from the conference!

 

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LOVE Your Park Week is almost here!

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Thanks to everyone who has signed up to volunteer! The staff are running around the city getting ready for the big service day on Saturday. If you would like to volunteer, no need to go through the registration process – please feel free to find a park on the map and arrive on Saturday to help out.

We are watching the weather closely. Each park project leader will be making the call about whether to hold their service day. We will do our best to post any cancellations to the website.

Thanks to all of our park friend groups for hosting over 94 service days for LOVE Your Park Week!

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LOVE Your Park Week at Philly Pumptrack!

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Hello Park Friends!

LOVE Your Park Week was a huge success! Thanks to our thousands of volunteers, Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, and park Friends Groups – Philadelphia parks were celebrated during the week all over the city. This year, we had over 90 parks participate in the kick-off service day, and many Friends Groups held events in their parks throughout the week. On behalf of Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy, we want to thank our Friends Groups and all of the volunteers who came out to help keep Philly parks beautiful!

This year, LOVE Your Park Week was from May 10th to May 17th, and our signature site was the opening of Philly Pumptrack at Parkside Evans, located at 53rd and Parkside. A “pumptrack” is a small dirt course of bumps and jumps designed for BMX and mountain bikes. The pumptrack at Parkside Evans has two courses, one for smaller children/beginners and one track for the experienced riders. This is the first pumptrack in Philadelphia, and the community is excited to bring this to the neighborhood. To kick off the day, we had volunteers cleaning and greening the pumptrack and the area surrounding Parkside Evans. There were plants and trees planted, leaves raked in the tennis courts, invasive removal around the pumptrack, and a cleanup of the playground. A huge thank you to the Friends of Philly Pumptrack and all of our volunteers who came out Saturday morning!

Next, we heard from Mayor Michael Nutter, Deputy Mayor Mike DiBerardinis, Ed Fagan, Katharine Ott Lovell, Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and Lucinda Hudson, a local community activist. As Mayor Nutter said, “We are trying to promote good healthy lifestyles, active engagement, exercise and good old fun! This is an exciting moment in Parkside, a pumptrack in our city!”

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We would also like to give a shout out to three dedicated folks who worked alongside PPR and especially worked tirelessly on this project, Heidi Grunwald, Kenn Rymdeko and Harlan Price.

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After the ribbon cutting, it was time for the Pump Jam – a party at the pumptrack! The tracks were filled with bikers of all ages, lots of music, raffles and giveaways. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy are so excited to have this Pumptrack in Philadelphia, and this great kick off to LOVE Your Park Week.

The Philly Pumptrack will be open for the season – and if you don’t have your own bike, there are plenty of bikes available to rent (for free!) So go check it out! www.phillypumptrack.org/

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Check out some news coverage from the Pumptrack:

http://articles.philly.com/2014-05-25/news/50085637_1_west-philadelphia-recreation-department-east-falls

http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/a-pump-track-for-the-people-of-philadelphia

 

 

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Clayborn & Lewis Service Day

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On June 17, 2014 Philadelphia Parks and Recreation & Fairmout Park Concervancy teamed up with the PA Municipal League, PA DCNR, and local community members to revitalize the Clayborn & Lewis Playground. The PA Municipal league was in town for their 115th Annual Convention, and kicked off their stay in Philadelphia with a service project in West Philadelphia. The 57 total volunteers led by the Stewardship Unit were able to complete seven service projects to spruce up the playground and kick off the summer season. The volunteers assembled new playground equipment, repainted the basketball court and surrounding walls, repainted the picnic tables, planted new flower beds, redesigned bulletin boards, and had a general clean up of the playground and surrounding area. In addition, PPR staff installed a much-needed air conditioner for the community room inside the building. PPR Tree Keepers, Power Corps members, and District 8 Operations led by Lori and Rob also joined the service day and helped clear the overgrown wooded area behind the playground. PPR Skilled Trades also pitched in with special support from painters Bill and Crystal, along with playground specialist Mike Grone and his team. DJ Patty-Pat kept everyone whistling while they worked. The volunteers worked hard straight through to lunch time, and by the end of the service day the playground was truly transformed. They were then treated to a Philly-style lunch of hoagies and pretzels.

Special thanks to Leroy Lewis, a community leader who volunteers at the playground year round. This is a labor of love for Leroy, who serves his community in memory of his brother, one of the playground’s namesakes.

“Thanks to the great work which was done today, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the PA DCNR, children and families in this neighborhood will have a wonderful, safe place to get active and stay healthy.” – Mayor NutterClaybornLewis3 ClaybornLewis2 ClaybornLewis1

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Fall Service Day 2015!

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The fourth annual LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day will happen at neighborhood parks across Philadelphia on Saturday, November 14, 2015!

The Fall Service Day is a great opportunity for neighbors, park lovers, organizations, and companies to spend a day cleaning, greening, and celebrating Philadelphia’s world-renowned park system. The LOVE Your Park program is wonderful partnership among the Fairmount Park ConservancyPhiladelphia Parks & Recreation, our network of dedicated Park Friends Groups, and our generous sponsors.

In mid-October, we’ll open registration registration for volunteers who would like to participate in the Fall Service Day. You can sign up as an individual or a group, and you can choose a park to support based on location and/or activity. Some parks, for example, will be planting trees, while others will be cleaning up litter and collecting leaves for compost. Stay tuned for more information!

This year, our signature site will be at Mifflin Square Park in South Philadelphia. Along with volunteers from our sponsors, we’ll work with the Friends of Mifflin Square to clean up trash and leaves, plant trees and daffodil bulbs, and paint benches. We’ll also host a brief speaking program at noon, which will feature several VIPs! Stay tuned for details and a list of speakers. (Please note that our signature site event is only open to volunteers from our sponsors and the Friends of Mifflin Square.)

If you are part of a Park Friends Group and would like to register your park to participate (or just to get trees!), you can do so here.

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Where Can YOU Make a Difference This Fall?

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LYP FAll 2014 LYP_F14 image (3) Photo Courtesy of Charles Bouril LYP Fall-24 LYP Spring 2015
Registration is now open for our 2015 LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day! This is a great opportunity for you to get out and spend a few hours volunteering at a neighborhood park, helping with everything from raking and bagging leaves for compost to planting trees and painting benches. Families, neighbors, and groups of coworkers and friends are encouraged to participate, and no experience is necessary to help out – there’s something for everyone!

Over 60 neighborhood parks across the city are participating this fall, and using the handy map below, you can find a park to help based on location, date, time, work list, and number of volunteers needed. You’ll also find contact information for the activity leader that day, but feel free to contact us at loveyourpark@gmail.com or (215) 391-4061 with any general questions. After selecting a park, head on over to our registration page to sign up. See you on Fall Service Day!

View LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day 2015 in a full screen map

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Spring 2016 Dates Announced!

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Join us for LOVE Your Park Week from Saturday, May 7 through Saturday, May 14, 2016! Dozens of parks across Philadelphia will participate in the citywide Kick-Off Service Day on Saturday, May 7, and dozens more will host fun events throughout the week. Registration for the Kick-Off Service Day and a schedule of events will be posted in April. Stay tuned!

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Volunteer during LOVE Your Park Week!

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Registration for LOVE Your Park Week 2016 is now open! Volunteers are invited to register as individuals or in groups to help out at one of over 80 Service Days at parks across the city. The Citywide Kickoff Service Day will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016, but some parks are hosting clean-ups and service events on other days.

Click here to see a full list of service day opportunities here, and click here to sign up!

In addition to volunteer opportunities, there are several special happening throughout May 14. Click here for more info!

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It’s time to celebrate


THANK YOU!

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Thank you to all the Park Friends Groups, volunteers, and sponsors who made LOVE Your Park Week 2016 a huge success. Click here to see photos from the week!

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Save the Date for the LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day

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Love Your Park Fall Service Day Save the Date: November 12, 2016 LOVE Your Park Tree Planting

Save the date! Add the LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day on Saturday, November 12, 2016 to your calendar now! Join your friends and neighbors as over 2,000 volunteers work to rake leaves, mulch trees, and clean up trash and litter to prepare our parks for winter. Volunteer registration and the list of participating parks will be posted in mid October. You can register to participate as an individual, a family, or a group. Questions? Contact us at loveyourpark@gmail.com or call us at (215) 988-9334.

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LOVE Your Park Week is almost here!

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Thanks to everyone who has signed up to volunteer! The staff are running around the city getting ready for the big service day on Saturday. If you would like to volunteer, no need to go through the registration process – please feel free to find a park on the map and arrive on Saturday to help out.

We are watching the weather closely. Each park project leader will be making the call about whether to hold their service day. We will do our best to post any cancellations to the website.

Thanks to all of our park friend groups for hosting over 94 service days for LOVE Your Park Week!

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LOVE Your Park Week at Philly Pumptrack!

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Hello Park Friends!

LOVE Your Park Week was a huge success! Thanks to our thousands of volunteers, Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, and park Friends Groups – Philadelphia parks were celebrated during the week all over the city. This year, we had over 90 parks participate in the kick-off service day, and many Friends Groups held events in their parks throughout the week. On behalf of Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy, we want to thank our Friends Groups and all of the volunteers who came out to help keep Philly parks beautiful!

This year, LOVE Your Park Week was from May 10th to May 17th, and our signature site was the opening of Philly Pumptrack at Parkside Evans, located at 53rd and Parkside. A “pumptrack” is a small dirt course of bumps and jumps designed for BMX and mountain bikes. The pumptrack at Parkside Evans has two courses, one for smaller children/beginners and one track for the experienced riders. This is the first pumptrack in Philadelphia, and the community is excited to bring this to the neighborhood. To kick off the day, we had volunteers cleaning and greening the pumptrack and the area surrounding Parkside Evans. There were plants and trees planted, leaves raked in the tennis courts, invasive removal around the pumptrack, and a cleanup of the playground. A huge thank you to the Friends of Philly Pumptrack and all of our volunteers who came out Saturday morning!

Next, we heard from Mayor Michael Nutter, Deputy Mayor Mike DiBerardinis, Ed Fagan, Katharine Ott Lovell, Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and Lucinda Hudson, a local community activist. As Mayor Nutter said, “We are trying to promote good healthy lifestyles, active engagement, exercise and good old fun! This is an exciting moment in Parkside, a pumptrack in our city!”

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We would also like to give a shout out to three dedicated folks who worked alongside PPR and especially worked tirelessly on this project, Heidi Grunwald, Kenn Rymdeko and Harlan Price.

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After the ribbon cutting, it was time for the Pump Jam – a party at the pumptrack! The tracks were filled with bikers of all ages, lots of music, raffles and giveaways. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy are so excited to have this Pumptrack in Philadelphia, and this great kick off to LOVE Your Park Week.

The Philly Pumptrack will be open for the season – and if you don’t have your own bike, there are plenty of bikes available to rent (for free!) So go check it out! www.phillypumptrack.org/

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Check out some news coverage from the Pumptrack:

http://articles.philly.com/2014-05-25/news/50085637_1_west-philadelphia-recreation-department-east-falls

http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/a-pump-track-for-the-people-of-philadelphia

 

 

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Clayborn & Lewis Service Day

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On June 17, 2014 Philadelphia Parks and Recreation & Fairmout Park Concervancy teamed up with the PA Municipal League, PA DCNR, and local community members to revitalize the Clayborn & Lewis Playground. The PA Municipal league was in town for their 115th Annual Convention, and kicked off their stay in Philadelphia with a service project in West Philadelphia. The 57 total volunteers led by the Stewardship Unit were able to complete seven service projects to spruce up the playground and kick off the summer season. The volunteers assembled new playground equipment, repainted the basketball court and surrounding walls, repainted the picnic tables, planted new flower beds, redesigned bulletin boards, and had a general clean up of the playground and surrounding area. In addition, PPR staff installed a much-needed air conditioner for the community room inside the building. PPR Tree Keepers, Power Corps members, and District 8 Operations led by Lori and Rob also joined the service day and helped clear the overgrown wooded area behind the playground. PPR Skilled Trades also pitched in with special support from painters Bill and Crystal, along with playground specialist Mike Grone and his team. DJ Patty-Pat kept everyone whistling while they worked. The volunteers worked hard straight through to lunch time, and by the end of the service day the playground was truly transformed. They were then treated to a Philly-style lunch of hoagies and pretzels.

Special thanks to Leroy Lewis, a community leader who volunteers at the playground year round. This is a labor of love for Leroy, who serves his community in memory of his brother, one of the playground’s namesakes.

“Thanks to the great work which was done today, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the PA DCNR, children and families in this neighborhood will have a wonderful, safe place to get active and stay healthy.” – Mayor NutterClaybornLewis3 ClaybornLewis2 ClaybornLewis1

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