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Love Your Overington Park November 8th

This past weekend 26 people showed up to do a lot of work in our park.

The biggest news is we now have a park sign on the corner of Orthodox and Pilling Streets. Mezalick Design Studio came through in a big way by making the beautiful new sign that went up on Saturday! When they heard we have been seeking a sign, they jumped in and designed and manufactured our new sign. Our thanks goes out to a great local business that helped their community out when we needed it the most!overington sign group
FOOP (Friends of Overington Park) planted 100 crocus, some daffodils, and a few new plants and shrubs in our flower beds. We dug out our tropical cannas to be stored for the winter in the basements of our members homes. The shed was cleaned up, and the sidewalks along Orthodox and Leiper Streets had 100 bags of leaves and trash picked up. With a small group we worked hard to make our park ready for winter.

Thanks to JR ROTC from Frankford high School, Frankford Garden Club, Joy of Living, our FOOP members, and Dennis, who read about us in the Northeast Times and came down from Mayfair to help clean up our park! Each and every one who came was a gift to the neighborhood, polishing Overington Park into the jewel of the community.
Please join us next month on Friday, December 19th from 7 to 8 pm to sing some songs of the season and get your picture taken with Santa! Thanks to all who support Overington Park, we appreciate you hard work!

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Fall Cleanup Day in Overington Park

SATURDAY, NOV 8, 2014 is Fall Cleanup Day in Overington Park. Overington love.your.park.logo
 
There is lot’s to do, so come on out and give a hand.
 
We’ll be in the park from 10 to 1 and we will appreciate any and all help you can give us.
 
Meet your neighbors, make new friends, and wear old clothes!!
 
Help keep Overington Park the jewel of the neighborhood.
 
See you, then!
 
SAVE THE DATE … FRIDAY DEC. 19 WE’LL CAROLING IN THE PARK FROM 7 TO 8 PM.
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Overington Park’s Big Weekend!

What a great weekend in Overington Park! Friday night October 17th we had 70 people show up in our park to watch the LEGO Movie, sponsored by our State Rep. James Clay and the Friends Of Overington Park. We gave out popcorn and chips, and watched the film. Every bench was filled and blankets were overflowing with families having a good time in their neighborhood. This was our rain date for our summer movie that was washed out. The weather was on our side this weekend. With a little chill in the air, we came together and enjoyed a good evening of fun and fellowship.overington park

Saturday October 18th we held our annual Fall Festival from 12 to 3pm. We gave away 125 pumpkins in our pumpkin patch, to any child that could find their little orange treasure, under the straw. Soft pretzels, and popcorn kept everyone full while they played the games developed by our own SMA (seasonal maintenance assistant).

We had a cardboard castle for the little ones to play in, and picture taking through the rose windows. Parents were grateful for something fun and free in their neighborhood for their families to enjoy, and we, the Friends of Overington Park (FOOP) were pleased to have so many good people attend our event.Special thanks to the Frankford High School’s JR ROTC.  We would be lost without them!

There was a art station for printing a Fall bookmark or card to take home. We gave away plants started by our FOOP vice president to any gardeners that attended. At the end of the event small bags of candy and toys, (150) were given to each child attending the Festival. All in all the day was a big success! 

Diane Kunze, president, Friends of Overington Park