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Fall work around the neighborhood
Top: Volunteers for Fairhill Tree Tenders biggest ever planting Bottom Left: Father and son, Luis and George Diaz pound in the stakes Bottom Right: Tom Grabe, Mindy Maslin, Dan Anderson, and...
Become a Reading Buddy!
Help foster the love of reading and learning in our kids! We are in need of reading buddies! Every week, 35 mostly retired volunteers come to Julia deBurgos School...
Women’s Rights – 170 Years on from the Seneca Falls Convention
Today marks 170 years since the Seneca Falls Convention, an event organized by HFH’s own Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. At the convention, women declared their equality and...
Annual Report 2018
With thanks to all of our friends and supporters for a stellar year. Please click the blue button below to download your copy of the Annual Report. Also,...
What’s happening in Fair Hill – Spring 2018
Spring is in full swing at Fair Hill! Check out some happenings from around the neighborhood. — In the gardens: The little peas survived the snow and are pushing...
Lucretia Mott’s Birthday is Wednesday, January 3
Reposted from “A Friendly Letter”, a blog by Chuck Fager. Read more from Chuck Fager here: www.afriendlyletter.com For more helpful reading on Lucretia Mott, see the bottom of this...
School partnership for Literacy at Julia deBurgos – year 3
Thanks to our wonderful funders, we are buying NEW BOOKS that the children request. When a 5th grader asks and the books are out four weeks running, Jean Hurd...
The Annual Boathouse Party is THIS Sunday!
We are so excited for the Annual Boathouse Party, happening this Sunday, September 24, from 5pm to 8pm at 7 Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, This year, we’re switching things...
Summer Festival 2017 – Recap
Over 250 Friends and Neighbors came in the gates for the July Summer Festival. Faheem the snake man had lines of people eager to hold his pet boa constrictor...
The Annual Report 2017 is here!
Every year, we review our financial and program goals. We recently completed our Annual Report for 2017, and it is available for download on our website! A paper copy...
Welcome Jasmine Hamilton, New Garden Manager
Welcome Jasmine Hamilton, New Garden Manager Jasmine was recruited for HFH by former manager Bri Barton. Jasmine has worked with Mariposa, Urban Tree Connection, Phila Parks and Recreation, all related...
Back to School in Fairhill
At Julia deBurgos School, HFH reading buddies have started to read with K-3 children. New volunteer Faith Watson of Chestnut Hill says of her first day, “It was great....