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sustainADELPHIA was out to support the Friends of Mifflin Square for an evening cleanup on May 17 in celebration of Philadelphia's "Love Your Park Week" festivities. It wasn't all work and no play though, as Fleisher Art Memorial's Color Wheels mobile art vehicle was at the park to provide fun arts and crafts activities for park patrons and cleanup volunteers. Pictured here, sustainADELPHIA's Brooke Allen cheers on a winner during the Friends of Mifflin Square's raffle for prizes to award cleanup volunteers. For more details on the upcoming events at Mifflin Square Park, please e-mail friendsofmifflinsquare@gmail.com.

sustainADELPHIA will be out in support of the Friends of Mifflin Square's "Love Your Park Week" event on May 17 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. If you live near Mifflin Square Park (6th & Wolf Streets) or another neighborhood park, please get out and support this wonderful celebration of Philly's parks sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Fairmount Park Conservancy. For more details about the Mifflin Square Park event, e-mail friendsofmifflinsquare@gmail.com. For more details about Love Your Park Week events throughout the city, click through to the Love Your Park site here. 

Mifflin Square Park was the South Philly pickup site for the Philadelphia Department of Parks & Rec's TreePhilly campaign on April 27th & 28th. All told, more than 200 free trees were distributed at the park over this two-day event. TreePhilly is a new greening initiative led by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation that aims to directly engage all Philadelphians in improving their communities by planting and maintaining trees and enabling others to do the same. TreePhilly will also be distributing free trees in the fall, so if you would like to register for a free tree for the fall distribution, please visit treephilly.org for more details.

sustainADELPHIA was out to support the Philly Spring Cleanup event at Triangle Park (6th & Christian) on April 14. The park was looking pretty good when we showed up, with tulips, roses, and irises in bloom, but it was looking even better after neighborhood volunteers chipped in a few hours of weeding and litter removal. For more information about Triangle Park, visit Facebook.com/TrianglePark.

The Friends of Mifflin Square kicked off the sping season on a cold and misty day, but that didn't hold 'em back. More than 25 volunteers were out to support the first cleanup of the spring, helping to gather trash and recycling, paint some grafitti-riddled benches, and beautify the toolshed with the wonderful spring theme picutred above. Special thanks to the City Year Young Heroes for coming out to support the cleanup on what was a less than stellar day weather wise. You're our heroes for sure!!!

sustainADELPHIA was out to support the 2nd Annual Friends of Mifflin Square "Multicultural Day" event in South Philly on March 10. Attendees were treated to performances, tabletops exhibits, raffle prizes, and youth-oriented activities. A good time was had by all. Thanks to all who came out to participate and an extra-big shoutout to all of the community groups and organizations that sponsored tabletop activities at the event: Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative, Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia, Department of Parks & Rec's TreePhilly program, Mural Arts, and Councilman Mark Squilla. You all rock the house, and your support is VERY MUCH appreciated.

For more information on upcoming events and to find out how you can get involved with the Friends of Mifflin Square, e-mail friendsofmifflinsquare@gmail.com

The Friends of Mifflin Square Park will be sponsoring its 2nd Annual Multicultural Day March 10 at Murphey Recreaction Center in South Philly (4th & Shunk Streets). The event will feature tabletops and kid-friendly activities sponsored by nonprofits and community-based organizations working in the South Philly area. There will also be a variety of preformances by area youth groups. Bring the kids and join in the festivities at the 2nd Annual Multicultural Day, celebrating the diversity South Philly. For more information about this event, e-mail friendsofmifflinsquare@gmail.com.

The Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation’s TreePhilly campaign is new program designed to provide Philly residents with free trees. By giving away trees, the program aims to enable residents to beautify their homes and blocks, improve their health, reduce their energy costs, and reduce stormwater runoff all in one shot, at no cost. The deadline for getting your new yard tree THIS APRIL is March 31st, so be sure to CLICK HERE and fill out a form asap! They’re in sevent different languages, so make copies and pass them around your block -- your health and your property values will thank you!

The 2nd Annual Friends of Mifflin Square Multicultural Day is scheduled for March 10. The event will be hosted at Murphy Recreation Center (4th & Shunk) and will feature tabletop exhibits, ethnic foods, fun activities, cultural performances, and raffle prizes. The event is a great way to find out about the various services and programs community groups and organizations are offering to residents in South Philly. Not to mention, it's a great time to meet and get to know your neighbors and have some fun on a Saturday afternoon. We hope to see you there, 12:30-3:00. If you have questions, feel free to contact us at info@sustainadelphia.org.