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East Falls: Friends of Mifflin, Principal Work Together To Drive Community Involvement

November 27, 2018 Geneva Heffernan 0

Wind howled and rain pelted down on East Falls, but inside the warm gymnasium at Thomas Mifflin Elementary School, smiling children ran around in colorful costumes to the sound of popular tunes put on by [continue reading…]

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Overbrook Park: Residents’ Donations Ease Hunger and Cold During Holidays

December 10, 2015 pnadmin 0

Thousands of families in Philadelphia recently sat down at their dinner tables to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal complete with a turkey and all the fixings. The meal is the culmination of the time they spent walking [continue reading…]

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West Oak Lane: Councilwoman Joins NFL Alum at Thanksgiving Turkey Drive

December 8, 2014 0

https://vimeo.com/113676688] Councilwoman Cindy Bass held a Turkey Drive on Nov. 5 for the constituents of the 8th District. Raheem Brock, a former NFL player for the Indianapolis Colts and native Philadelphia, helped Bass distribute more than [continue reading…]

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Strawberry Mansion: A Thanksgiving Saint

November 23, 2011 0

Eighty-eight-year-old Gladys Meade, better known as Momma Meade, has been a vocal community activist and a guardian to countless youths in Strawberry Mansion for the past 60 years. Nearly every committee chair knows her name [continue reading…]

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