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Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteer Day of Service

Historic Rittenhouse Town 207 Lincoln Drive, The Homestead, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Meeting at Historic Rittenhouse Town Dr. King once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?” By volunteering on this day, we will be giving back to our park, it’s users, the creek, and the plants and animals that rely on it to live. This year, we will be doing a clean-up beneath and around the recently re-opened bridges that connect Forbidden Drive to the paved bike path. Removing this litter will not only make this area of the park more beautiful, but it will keep our watershed healthier for all! No experience is

Lincoln Drive Clean-Up

Historic Rittenhouse Town 207 Lincoln Drive, The Homestead, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Meeting at Historic Rittenhouse Town. This was rescheduled from Saturday, April 1. Are you free this day? Do you want to help out the Wissahickon Watershed? Then join us for this very exciting service day! With the help of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, we will be closing Lincoln Drive (the only main road that runs right next to the creek within Wissahickon Valley Park) from Wissahickon Avenue down to Ridge Avenue for a large-scale litter clean-up! Come help us make this often travelled section of the park cleaner! The event will be cancelled in inclement weather. Be sure to wear