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Jim Eisenreich (former Phillies player) on Saturday at Great Awakenings

From Bill Rodebaugh:

I wanted to give you all a quick heads-up on an opportunity to meet a former Phillies player, Jim Eisenreich. Jim and my family have known each other for the past several years, meeting at the Phillies Phantasy Camp. In keeping in conversation with them I have learned that he has a business opportunity which he’d like to share with folks in Philadelphia.

He will be at my coffee shop, Great Awakenings,  from about 12 noon until 5 PM tomorrow, Saturday, the 15th. His plan is to both network and meet folks, especially those who are long time Phillies fans.   The coffee shop is located at 1466 E. Cheltenham Ave in NE Philly.

There will be a more formal presentation, if you will, every 90 minutes or so, beginning at noon.

 

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Coming Up in Frankford 10/15 to 11/11/2011

  • Police Advisory Commission Meeting
    When – Mon, October 17, 6pm – 8pm
    Where – Gambrel Recreation Center, 4800 Ditman St, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Join us at 6pm on Monday October 17th for our monthly meeting in the 15th Police District at the Gambrell Recreation Center, 4800 Ditman St, Philadelphia, PA 19124. The Commission will conduct its monthly business meeting at 6pm, and take comments and questions from the public beginning at 7pm.
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting
    When – Tue, October 18, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – St. James Lutheran Church, at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street. (map)
  • Movie Night at Overington Park
    When – Fri, October 21, 8pm – 10pm
    Where – Overington Park, Leiper and Orthodox Sts. (map)
    Description – Frankford CDC/Northeast EPIC Stakeholders/State Representative Tony Payton/& The Friends of Overington Park will be hosting a family movie night in Overington Park. Please bring your blanket./lawn chairs and family out for a night of fun. The movie Ringo will be shown. Movie time is 8pm, refreshments will be provided.
  • Gun Buy Back
    When – Sat, October 22, 10am – 2pm
    Where – St. Joachim Parish Hall, Griscom and Church Sts. (map)
    Description – Gun Buy Back sponsored by 15th Police District Advisory Council – $50 Shop Rite gift card in exchange for your guns.
  • Hedge Street Park Cleanup
    When – Sat, October 22, 10am – 1pm
    Where- Hedge Street Park, 4600 Hedge St. (map)
    Description – We were not able to get a team of volunteers and equipment for Philly Cares Day so the success of this cleanup will solely depend on community participation. We are looking to get 40 volunteers for this event.
  • FRANKFORD HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR
    When – Sat, October 22, 4pm – 6pm
    Where – Gather at the Historical Society of Frankford 1507 Orthodox Street (map)

    Description – GET READY TO SEE FRANKFORD IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT! Admission: $6:00 adult Refreshments: Before and After the Tour Commemorative T-Shirts will be provided ONGOING GHOST PROGRAM THROUGHOUT TOUR: SOUTH JERSEY GHOST RESEARCH will offer a video presentation at the Historical Society of Frankford before, after, throughout the tour. RESERVATIONS: Frankford Community Development Corporation Michelle Feldman mfeldman.fcdc@gmail.com 215-743-6580

  • Friends of the Frankford Library Open House
    When – Wed, October 26, 4:30pm – 6:30pm
    Where – Free Library of Philadelphia, Frankford Branch 4634 Frankford Ave. (map)
    Description – Find out about after-school homework help, check out job-hunting resources on the computer and learn how you can become a Friend of your local library. Free; all are welcome; light refreshments will be served. 215-685-1473 for more information.
  • PSA Area 1 Meeting
    When – Wed, October 26, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (map)
    Description – Location: Frankford Hospital – 2nd Floor Conference Room Agenda: PSA 1 Progress, Concerns and Action Plans for Frankford South of Bridge Street.
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group
    When – Thu, October 27, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Where – Aria Hospital’s Frankford Campus (4900 Frankford Avenue) in the 2nd floor meeting room. Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The ultimate goal is to create a process that enhances the community’s ability to solve issues surrounding truancy, domestic violence, child safety and substance abuse.
  • Annual Fall Festival and Halloween Event
    When – Sat, October 29, 12pm – 3pm
    Where – Overington Park, Leiper and Orthodox Streets (map)
  • Friends of Overington Park
    When – Tue, November 1, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – CORA Neuman Center at 1000 Orthodox Street (map)
    Description – Come out and discuss our park and what we an do to make it a safe and pleasant place for everyone.
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting
    When – Thu, November 3, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – 2nd floor conference room, Aria Health, 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
  • Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
    When – Sun, November 6, 12pm – 5pm
    Where – 4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Presentation at 1:30 PM: Reminiscences of John F Reynolds by Kate Reynolds Landis Arlene Harris
  • Frankford Special Services District Quarterly Board Meeting
    When – Mon, November 7, 8:30am – 9:30am
    Where – St. Mark’s Church (Griscom St Entrance) (map)
    Description – All meetings are open to the public.
  • Historical Society of Frankford program
    When – Tue, November 8, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
    Where- 1507 Orthodox St., Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description- HORACE W. CASTOR The Frankford Architect with the White Boutonnière Richard Brent Castor Learn of the life and accomplishments of Horace W. Castor, a Frankford-born, world-renowned architect as presented by his great, great grandson. Twelve generations of the Castor family just celebrated 275 years in America.
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Preserving Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Not many other neighborhoods have as much historic treasure as Frankford.  This conference being held by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia is a must for any or all of the various neighborhood groups now active in Frankford.

A conference for community leaders about preserving and celebrating Philadelphia’s neighborhoods.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Temple University Student Faculty Center
3340 N. Broad Street
2nd Floor
Philadelphia PA

Neighborhood leaders– REGISTER TODAY!

Philadelphia is a city of great neighborhoods and preserving their sense of place and distinctive character is key to sustaining a healthy community or achieving successful neighborhood revitalization.

When the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia presented our first every citywide conference in the spring of 2009, the response  was positive and the event was very well received. With the interest in mind, we are very pleased to present our third citywide conference for community leaders about preserving and celebrating Philadelphia’s neighborhoods.

If you are a neighborhood/community leader, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about the many resources available to strengthen and build upon the successes in your community by incorporating historic preservation into your tool kit.

Registration is only $20 per person and includes lunch.

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FrankfordRising

The process of writing an action plan for PhillyRising in Frankford began last night.  Jimmie Saunders, Ade Fequa, Manny Citron and John Farrell led a group of 25 Frankforders through the process of visualizing the future.

The Subject issues were identified in previous meetings of Frankford residents as being at the top of their wish list:

  • After school activities
  • Infrastructure
  • Community health
  • Vacant lots and green space
  • Economic development

What amazed me was the qualified people who walked through the door of Denby’s last night.  Everybody seemed to be an expert at something except me, so I just took notes.

I’m kind of cautiously optimistic about this PhillyRising thing because I am tired of people making promises they don’t keep.  PhillyRising only promises to help us find out what we can do using what is already available.  There is no magic, no smoke and mirrors.  We’ll get something done if we focus and plan and make use of existing resources.

Some great ideas emerged at the meeting but it is far from final yet.  There will be another followup meeting in a few weeks.

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Mural Arts Program Meeting Tonight

This is a quick reminder of our second mural planning meeting which will be taking place tomorrow, Thursday, at 6 p.m. at Denby’s Sweet Sensations, 4428 Frankford Avenue.

We had a very productive meeting last week, so I’d also like to thank everyone who made it to our first meeting, and thank again Therice for her sensational sweets.

Highlights from last week:

We did some brainstorming in groups on three concepts and then identified the ideas that were most important to everyone. Here are those most important:

Concept 1: What do you treasure in/about Frankford?

– History

– Positive Role Models

– Diversity (socioeconomics, ages, education, etc.)

– Untapped Potential

– Green Space

– Hope

Concept 2: What are the challenges that Frankford faces?

– Unemployment (may be connected: drugs, crime)

– Crime Issues

– Communication

– Restoration of strong traditions (parades, local school)

– Negative Perception

– Education

– Role Models (lack of)

Concept 3: Advice to the artist

The top two ideas that all three groups mentioned were:

– Frankford lives on the streets–walk around, meet and get to know the residents

– Work with the youth of Frankford

This week:

We will be working with some new brainstorming concepts, connected to last week’s outcomes.   Thank you so much for your dedication to your community! We really look forward to continuing our exploration with you.   hope you all can urge others to join us,

Netanel Portier (formerly Eliezer)

Project Manager