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GERMINATING PARTNERSHIPS: Connecting Seniors with Community Gardens

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (ET)

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Generation Appreciation Philadelphia (GenPhilly) presents
GERMINATING PARTNERSHIPS:
Connecting Seniors with Community Gardens
Image: Hands holding a seedling
Tuesday, February 1, 2010, Noon – 2 p.m.
City Hall’s Conversation Hall
Enter through City Hall's Visitor Entrance
on the NORTHEAST corner of the building

RSVP by January 26th
  Limited to 60 people

Join GenPhilly for an afternoon pizza and conversation to bring together professionals who foster community gardens and those who work with older adults.  

Community gardens nearby or at senior centers and housing facilities can provide elders with the opportunity to grow their own food, exercise, share their knowledge, and express creativity.  Come hear panelists who will discuss current projects and opportunities, and then participate in breakout sessions designed to connect you to resources in your own neighborhood.
INTRODUCTION: GENPHILLY AND AGE-FRIENDLY PHILADELPHIA
Kate Clark, Chair, GenPhilly & Planner, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
 
PANEL
Raechel Hammer, Vice President, Klein & Stiffel JCCs
 - The demand for community gardens in senior centers and housing facilities
 - Connecting with the Senior Volunteer Corps and the Aging Network

 
Tara Schwartzendruber-Landis, Director, Nationalities Senior Center
 - The making of Nationalities Community Garden: funding, food and philosophy
 
Sally McCabe,  Project Manager, Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (PHS)
  - How to connect with a neighborhood community garden and how to start your own

 
BREAK OUT GROUPS: ASSETS AND RESOURCES IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Sarah Low, Director of Spatial Analysis and Conservation Planning, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Supported by GenPhilly Members from: The Fairmount Park Conservancy, Klein & Stiffel JCCs, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and the Salvation Army.

RSVP by January 26th
  Limited to 60 people

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City Hall
1 Penn Square
, 19107

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (ET)


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GenPhilly is a network of emerging professionals who are inspiring all Philadelphians to connect with older adults through their work and personal lives. GenPhilly is a program of Philadelphia Corporation for Aging.

www.GenPhilly.org