Philadelphia’s oldest Latino organization, Concilio, has been surrounded by an empty lot since its relocation in summer 2014. A few months ago, Concilio reached out to KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that builds playgrounds with community [continue reading…]
Volunteers hustled around all weekend at Mayfair Memorial Playground at Lincoln High School to install adult exercise equipment and put in a seven-foot fence, which is Phase II of the three-phase update for the playground. [continue reading…]
“A promise kept. That’s what this is.” Melinda Mulvenna, a co-chair for the Friends of Mayfair Memorial Playground, surveyed the playground that was furiously undergoing construction, with hundreds of volunteers milling around hauling mulch, [continue reading…]
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