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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Serve-A-Thon with City Year
Serve-A-Thon with City Year!DAY: Saturday, May 10th, 2008
TIME: 8:30am to 2:00pm
TIME: 8:30am to 2:00pm
PLACE: Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center, 22nd Street and Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia
Join Building with Books and City Year in our efforts to revitalize Cecil. B. Moore Recreation Center! Help this center become a hub for safe, educational, and fun activities for local children.
Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center was built in 1923 and is located in a neighborhood with a rich cultural history. The playground and activities offered at Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center have a special place in the hearts and childhood memories of many of those who grew here. However, times have changed! In recent years the Recreation Center has faced many problems. In 2004, the city was going to destroy the recreation center because it lacked funding. The facility’s condition was miserable, and when a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed several blocks away, several people in the community decided the time had come to make some changes. They decided it was time to restore the aging center to its former glory. Help the center achieve this goal!
Volunteers Will:
· Paint a fence!
· Paint the Recreation Center!
· Paint games on the Blacktop!
· Help to remove Graffiti!
· Indoor cleaning and beautification!
· Pick-up trash from the surrounding area!
· Playground restoration!
Schedule of Events:
8:30 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am – Opening Program
9:30 am – Volunteer Projects
1:30 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – We’re Done!
Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center was built in 1923 and is located in a neighborhood with a rich cultural history. The playground and activities offered at Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center have a special place in the hearts and childhood memories of many of those who grew here. However, times have changed! In recent years the Recreation Center has faced many problems. In 2004, the city was going to destroy the recreation center because it lacked funding. The facility’s condition was miserable, and when a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed several blocks away, several people in the community decided the time had come to make some changes. They decided it was time to restore the aging center to its former glory. Help the center achieve this goal!
Volunteers Will:
· Paint a fence!
· Paint the Recreation Center!
· Paint games on the Blacktop!
· Help to remove Graffiti!
· Indoor cleaning and beautification!
· Pick-up trash from the surrounding area!
· Playground restoration!
Schedule of Events:
8:30 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am – Opening Program
9:30 am – Volunteer Projects
1:30 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – We’re Done!
NOTE: Breakfast and Lunch are provided. Please dress for mess, painting, and outdoor weather conditions.
SEPTA DIRECTIONS:
The Recreation Center is essentially at 22nd Street and Lehigh Ave, just behind Dobbins High School. The easiest ways to get to Cecil B. Moore via SEPTA are to use the route 33 Bus (stops directly in front of the Center’s building on 22nd Street) or the Broad Street Subway/route 54 Bus. Use 2551 N. 22nd Street as the end location if using SEPTA’s “Plan My Trip” function on www.septa.org.
From City Hall (via 33 Bus):
* Take the route 33 Bus westbound at 15th Street and JFK Ave (direction: Venango Street)
* Disembark the route 33 Bus on 22nd Street just after passing Sedgley Ave, directly in front of the recreation center.
From City Hall (via Broad Street Subway):
* Take the Broad Street Line Local (make sure it is not an express) north towards Fern Rock Transportation Center.
* Disembark subway at North Philadelphia Station (Lehigh Ave)
* Take the route 54 Bus westbound at Broad Street and Lehigh Ave (direction: Strawberry Mansion)
* Disembark the route 54 Bus at 22nd Street and Lehigh Ave.
*You can also walk from Broad Street and Lehigh Ave instead of taking the route 54 Bus. Just walk west along Lehigh Ave until you reach the Recreation Center. The walk will take about 15 minutes.
If you have questions the day of the event please call: Joanna at (610)608-9319 or Luis at (267)994-2563.
The Recreation Center is essentially at 22nd Street and Lehigh Ave, just behind Dobbins High School. The easiest ways to get to Cecil B. Moore via SEPTA are to use the route 33 Bus (stops directly in front of the Center’s building on 22nd Street) or the Broad Street Subway/route 54 Bus. Use 2551 N. 22nd Street as the end location if using SEPTA’s “Plan My Trip” function on www.septa.org.
From City Hall (via 33 Bus):
* Take the route 33 Bus westbound at 15th Street and JFK Ave (direction: Venango Street)
* Disembark the route 33 Bus on 22nd Street just after passing Sedgley Ave, directly in front of the recreation center.
From City Hall (via Broad Street Subway):
* Take the Broad Street Line Local (make sure it is not an express) north towards Fern Rock Transportation Center.
* Disembark subway at North Philadelphia Station (Lehigh Ave)
* Take the route 54 Bus westbound at Broad Street and Lehigh Ave (direction: Strawberry Mansion)
* Disembark the route 54 Bus at 22nd Street and Lehigh Ave.
*You can also walk from Broad Street and Lehigh Ave instead of taking the route 54 Bus. Just walk west along Lehigh Ave until you reach the Recreation Center. The walk will take about 15 minutes.
If you have questions the day of the event please call: Joanna at (610)608-9319 or Luis at (267)994-2563.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP.
If you do not have a permission slip, or it is not filled out correctly you will not be aloud to attend the project!
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