I don't know if any of you guys follow Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times, but I heart him, and he always has good stuff on social issues, and a lot of issues related to women, education and global poverty. Here's a little sampling of his stuff...
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/getting-girls-in-school-in-africa/
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Random events and opportunities
A few things I just came across:
Philadelphia Cares about Fairmount Park Day, a city-wide spring cleaning and greening, will be held on Saturday, May 16th. In Philadelphia, no one has to go more than a mile to enjoy Fairmount Park. Its 9,200 acres are home to such treasures as the LOVE statue, Lemon Hill Mansion, and Memorial Hall. The interconnected community parks run from the Northeast to South Philadelphia and everywhere in between. Every year, hundreds of volunteer teams from local businesses, schools, churches and other groups celebrate spring by planting flowers, removing vines, and sweeping up winter debris.
Free Library Book Festival set for April 18-19 The Free Library Festival - a burst of books, music, and inspiration on the Parkway in Philadelphia - will take place Saturday and Sunday, April 18th and 19th, and the Parkway Central Library at 1901 Vine Street in Philadelphia. The schedule is two days full of stimulating talks by award-winning writers, live music, children’s entertainment, and a bustling literary marketplace thronged with booklovers and booksellers. A fun, free way to spend the day, the Free Library Festival connects booklovers from throughout the mid-Atlantic region with the culture makers of the literary world.
The Achieving Independence Center is seeking mentors for older youth in foster care. The organization will hold orientations/mentor trainings for interested volunteers on Monday, April 6th, from 5:30-7:30pm; and Wednesday, April 22nd, from 5:30-7:30pm. Refreshments will be provided. To sign up, call Stephanie Sylvain or Karen Minyety at 215-574-9194.
Philadelphia Cares about Fairmount Park Day, a city-wide spring cleaning and greening, will be held on Saturday, May 16th. In Philadelphia, no one has to go more than a mile to enjoy Fairmount Park. Its 9,200 acres are home to such treasures as the LOVE statue, Lemon Hill Mansion, and Memorial Hall. The interconnected community parks run from the Northeast to South Philadelphia and everywhere in between. Every year, hundreds of volunteer teams from local businesses, schools, churches and other groups celebrate spring by planting flowers, removing vines, and sweeping up winter debris.
Free Library Book Festival set for April 18-19 The Free Library Festival - a burst of books, music, and inspiration on the Parkway in Philadelphia - will take place Saturday and Sunday, April 18th and 19th, and the Parkway Central Library at 1901 Vine Street in Philadelphia. The schedule is two days full of stimulating talks by award-winning writers, live music, children’s entertainment, and a bustling literary marketplace thronged with booklovers and booksellers. A fun, free way to spend the day, the Free Library Festival connects booklovers from throughout the mid-Atlantic region with the culture makers of the literary world.
The Achieving Independence Center is seeking mentors for older youth in foster care. The organization will hold orientations/mentor trainings for interested volunteers on Monday, April 6th, from 5:30-7:30pm; and Wednesday, April 22nd, from 5:30-7:30pm. Refreshments will be provided. To sign up, call Stephanie Sylvain or Karen Minyety at 215-574-9194.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Walk Against Hunger
For all of those interested, here is the site: http://www.hungerwalk.org/
If you want to do the walk on Saturday, 4/11 let me know!
Lezlie
If you want to do the walk on Saturday, 4/11 let me know!
Lezlie
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Welcome
Hola chicas...
Welcome our generically named blog...we are so official. I'm still working on getting the calendar up and running, but I promise it will be there soon! Also, we still need a name and a mission statement. Feel free to toss out name ideas on here...a few things I came up with today that we can build off of
-Philabuntu (a play off of Philadelphia and Ubuntu (which is one of my favorite words and is a South African term that refers to the interconnectedness of people...it means "I am because you are")
-PHL - Philadelphia Hope Leaders
Updates From Sunday's Meeting
PHILADELPHIA ZOO VOLUNTEER DAY - April 12 (Easter)
A few of us who don't have Easter plans are going to volunteer to help with the Egg Hunt and other activitiies. The shifts are 8:30-12:30 and 12:30-3:30. Let me know if you want to join!
SEGER PARK CLEANUP-April 18
From 9-1 at 10th and Lombard. Becky, Nat and I are going to try to go in the morning from 9-10.
FREE LIBRARY FESTIVAL - April 18 and 19
Great way to show support for the libraries...more details to follow re: libraries from Sarah
MS WALK FUNDRAISER/EXCUSE TO PARTY-April 24
On May 3, Becky will be participating in the MS Walk. Our friend Lance is hosting a fundraiser at his house in Manayunk on Friday April 24 if you want to help support Becky and her team. Everyone is invited!
Community Day in West Philly, April 25, 12:30-5pm - Contact Lezlie to volunteer
Tom O'Hagan Benefit May 2, 5-9pm
Lezlie's dad and his friends are running this benefit for a very close family friend. He had a stroke and is now confined to a wheel chair. He had lost his job just before the stroke so he had no medical insurance to pay for his nearly 6-month stay in the hospital/rehab facility. The money will go towards his medical expenses as well as the cost to make his home accessible for a wheel chair. Lezlie is not going to the benefit but just going to buy a ticket (which I believe is $30).
We also talked about donating our first months dues ($15 each at our next meeting) to this group: www.solarcookerproject.org. It is a great organization that is helping women and girls in Africa. These women risk getting raped every time they walk alone to the community cooking areas, so these simple tools provide them with a few to cook food, boil water and avoid harm. Check it out and let me know if everyone is on board.
My big concern right now is hunger. On May 3, I'll be doing the Walk for Hunger. We also talked about doing a can drive to donate to Philabundance. Sarah is hosting a party on April 18 which we discussed using as a collection as well...Sarah, is this still cool?
Also, Natalie is looking into volunteering to help with local races. Lex is finding out details about sending care packages to her grandmother's organization in Liberia.
Alison, do you still need more books?
I know this seems like a lot of different things going on at once, but if we all just pick the things that we are most interested in I think its a great way to support each other!
Breezy
Welcome our generically named blog...we are so official. I'm still working on getting the calendar up and running, but I promise it will be there soon! Also, we still need a name and a mission statement. Feel free to toss out name ideas on here...a few things I came up with today that we can build off of
-Philabuntu (a play off of Philadelphia and Ubuntu (which is one of my favorite words and is a South African term that refers to the interconnectedness of people...it means "I am because you are")
-PHL - Philadelphia Hope Leaders
Updates From Sunday's Meeting
PHILADELPHIA ZOO VOLUNTEER DAY - April 12 (Easter)
A few of us who don't have Easter plans are going to volunteer to help with the Egg Hunt and other activitiies. The shifts are 8:30-12:30 and 12:30-3:30. Let me know if you want to join!
SEGER PARK CLEANUP-April 18
From 9-1 at 10th and Lombard. Becky, Nat and I are going to try to go in the morning from 9-10.
FREE LIBRARY FESTIVAL - April 18 and 19
Great way to show support for the libraries...more details to follow re: libraries from Sarah
MS WALK FUNDRAISER/EXCUSE TO PARTY-April 24
On May 3, Becky will be participating in the MS Walk. Our friend Lance is hosting a fundraiser at his house in Manayunk on Friday April 24 if you want to help support Becky and her team. Everyone is invited!
Community Day in West Philly, April 25, 12:30-5pm - Contact Lezlie to volunteer
Tom O'Hagan Benefit May 2, 5-9pm
Lezlie's dad and his friends are running this benefit for a very close family friend. He had a stroke and is now confined to a wheel chair. He had lost his job just before the stroke so he had no medical insurance to pay for his nearly 6-month stay in the hospital/rehab facility. The money will go towards his medical expenses as well as the cost to make his home accessible for a wheel chair. Lezlie is not going to the benefit but just going to buy a ticket (which I believe is $30).
We also talked about donating our first months dues ($15 each at our next meeting) to this group: www.solarcookerproject.org. It is a great organization that is helping women and girls in Africa. These women risk getting raped every time they walk alone to the community cooking areas, so these simple tools provide them with a few to cook food, boil water and avoid harm. Check it out and let me know if everyone is on board.
My big concern right now is hunger. On May 3, I'll be doing the Walk for Hunger. We also talked about doing a can drive to donate to Philabundance. Sarah is hosting a party on April 18 which we discussed using as a collection as well...Sarah, is this still cool?
Also, Natalie is looking into volunteering to help with local races. Lex is finding out details about sending care packages to her grandmother's organization in Liberia.
Alison, do you still need more books?
I know this seems like a lot of different things going on at once, but if we all just pick the things that we are most interested in I think its a great way to support each other!
Breezy
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