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Not Just a Plant Sale

aubin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:37:40 +0000

Please join us for the 6th Annual “Not Just a Plant Sale” fund-raiser on Saturday, May 15th, at the South Philadelphia Older Adults Center (SPOAC), at 10th and Dickinson Sts., between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. The PSCA will again bring a beautiful variety of plants and accessories right from the greenhouse to South Philly. The day will be full of fun for all ages, including a plant-pot painting station for the whole family and a wide assortment of homemade treats from many of our neighbors. This event will also give the PSCA an opportunity to introduce the newly contracted LRC Services, who will serve to keep the Passyunk Square neighborhood clean and beautiful. The PSCA will be unveiling the winner of their logo design competition at noon.

For more information, please contact Ben Cardell (ben.cardell@gmail.com)

Keep up the Sweep Up!

aubin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:28:45 +0000

Join us on April 10 at 9:00 am at Gold Star Park (on Wharton between 6th and 7th streets) for the 3rd Annual Philly Spring Cleanup! Let’s give our neighborhood a fresh start by sprucing it up!

PSCA will be coordinating folks to sweep litter, with a focus on high-traffic areas like the 9th St business corridor, and plant a garden at Andrew Jackson School.

Please RSVP today by emailing kalabno@gmail.com. We will wrap up by 1:30. A neighborhood after party will be held at Adobe.

Philly Spring Cleanup comes to Passyunk Square

aubin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:06:55 +0000

Join us on April 10 at 9:00 am at Gold Star Park (on Wharton between 6th and 7th streets) to participate in the 3rd Annual Philly Spring Cleanup! Now that the snow has melted, errant litter is more visible than ever. Let’s give our neighborhood a fresh start by sprucing it up!

Passyunk Square Civic Association will be coordinating several projects during the day:
- General street sweeping, with a focus on high-traffic areas like the 9th St business corridor
- Flower planting at Jackson school
- Tree bed maintenance at Capitolo Playground

In past years, we’ve removed hundreds of bags of litter from our streets, and this year should be no exception. But we can’t do it without you!Please RSVP today by emailing kalabno@gmail.com. If you have access to a pickup truck or other large vehicle, we could use your help in picking up full bags from volunteers and bringing them back to collection sites at Columbus Square, Capitolo and Gold Star Park.

We look forward to seeing you then!

PSCA Happy Hour

aubin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:09:20 +0000

Are You Tired of the Snow? Got the Winter Blues?
Then, Get Rid of Those Blues with a Neighborhood Happy Hour!

PSCA Happy Hour
South Philly Bar & Grill- 1235 East Passyunk Ave.
Thursday, February 25th from 6-8pm

* $2.50 Selected Beer
* $3.00 Well Margaritas

Some snacks will be provided by SPBG.

A $5.00 donation is suggested to support the PSCA Anti-Litter Campaign.

PSCA General Meeting this Tuesday

aubin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:29:22 +0000

Join us for the PSCA General Meeting on Tuesday February 2nd. The meeting will take place at 6:30 at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center (SPOAC) at Passyunk and Dickinson. If you have concerns or questions about your real estate taxes and assessments, don’t miss this meeting! A Henry George Foundation representative will give a presentation and answer your questions! Also hear about what’s happening in your community, how you can get involved, give feedback on two potential neighborhood businesses (coffeehouse and tattoo shop), and get a tree planting application.

PSCA Holiday Home Tour – December 5

aubin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:55:13 +0000

Take a stroll through the neighborhood to visit homes of some of our very gracious neighbors. Come see how they are restoring and renovating their Passyunk Square homes. Get great decorating ideas for your own home!

Saturday, December 5th from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Tickets now on sale at B2 and Benna’s Café.
$15 in advance or $20 day of event

The day begins with a discounted coffee at Benna’s or B2; as you move from house to house you can stop for a complimentary piece of pizza from Slice; join us for an End of Tour Party at Devil’s Den get a free drink and 20% off your order. Meet and mingle with friends and neighbors, new and old!

For more information please email: housetour@passyunk.org

PSCA Toy Drive

aubin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:22:26 +0000

PSCA will be collecting Toys this holiday season to assist our Community Police Officer Ace Delgado in his Toy Drive efforts. Toys should be for children between the ages of 5-8 and should be new. Gifts are preferred wrapped with a tag saying “boy” or “girl”, but wrapping is not mandatory. We will be collecting the toys at the Tree Planting and December PotLuck/Silent Auction General Meeting (December 1).

PSCA General Meeting September 1st

aubin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:47:57 +0000

On Tuesday September 1 the Civic Association will be back from its summer break with a general meeting. The meeting will be at the SPOAC at Dickinson and Passyunk at 6:30pm. Come out and hear about the exciting things the board has been working on over this year and the plans for the rest of this year and next. We will also be talking about the street cleaning program that we kicked of this week. Plus hear about the new master plan for Gold Star Park presented by Nicole Hostetler. Also we will be providing recycling buckets and No-Circular stickers to put on your door.

Finally, we are looking for new board members to help us achieve our goals over the next year. If you are interested in planning events, being a part of town watch, providing outreach to the community or want to help with trash & recycling we would love to see you at the meeting.

PSCA General Meeting Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• Goals for the upcoming year
• Street cleaning pilot program
• PWD Model Neighborhoods
• New Board members
o Looking for: Events, Safety, Trash & Recycling, Outreach
• Member Survey and creation of task-oriented committees
• Upcoming speakers
• Gold Star Park Master Plan

Gold Star Park Summer 2009 Concerts

aubin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:44:46 +0000

Music in ‘da Park: West Philadelphia Orchestra

Thursday, August 13th
7pm
Gold Star Park
on Wharton, between 6th & 7th Streets

West Philadelphia Orchestra plays music that is mostly rooted in Eastern European folk music traditions, but we do it with our own voices, Philadelphia voices nourished by our jazz heritage, tinged with punk rock, soul, and cheesesteaks, and blended with the voices of our community. Want more info? www.westphiladelphiaorchestra.com

All events are FREE. Bring your own chair/blanket. Each event is subject to change and/or cancellation due to severe weather, which will be posted in the park. Sponsored by the Passyunk Square Civic Association and Friends of Gold Star Park, which are an all-volunteer, neighbor-run organization with funding from the Philadelphia Activities Grant.

Questions? www.goldstarpark.org

Block Liaison Meeting

aubin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:29:45 +0000

Just a reminder that PSCA will be holding an informational meeting for Block Liaisons and those interested in learning more about the program on July 20th at 6:30 p.m. at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center* at Dickinson and Passyunk. Please come by to learn more about the program, how you can help, and to share your thoughts. We’ll also be providing some resources, such as “No-circular” stickers, PSCA brochures, brooms and more.