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We need your help!

Years ago, the abandoned house on our corner was the home to drugs, crime, and violence. After some pretty terrible stuff happened in and around the house… we, along with our neighborhood, said “Enough” we are going to reclaim this abandoned space for goodness.. We opened a second house, and started an after school program. Two years ago, a warehouse fire burned the house, and our block, down. Finally, we are again reclaiming the land for good. After talking with our neighbors, the overwhelming desire we heard from them was "We need greenspace!" We are finally ready to begin and now it's time to ask you to plot goodness with us.

Anne Walters, a spectacular landscape architect is giving her time at a fraction of the cost and put together a plan for the space. Our neighbors are already excited!

We're sharing the details of that plan below and hoping that you can pitch in. You can help us buy the necessary trees, shrubs, flowers, and equipment for the green space. It's a big undertaking so we really won't be able to do it without you. If you "buy a tree" it really will go directly to buying that tree! Whether it's $400 for a Grand Red Maple or $1 for a daffodil, your money will go into the ground and return a harvest for years to come.

Here we go!

Green Space Blueprint

If you prefer to give by check, you may send checks to The Simple Way, PO Box 14751, Philadelphia, PA 19134. Indicate what you would like it used for in the memo line.