GAP Needs You!!
Well, we have reached 100 posts!! It’s hard to believe this site was created just last September. We have grown and changed a lot in that time. For instance, we have launched our new meetup group! If...
View ArticleBooks Needed!!!!
Calling all GAP readers… please help out with this effort to stock a local school library. Fitler Academics Plus Elementary School is located at Seymour and Knox Streets in Germantown. It is a K-8...
View ArticleMLK Day of Service, Used Clothing Sale, and Lovett to reopen!
Wanting to be part of the Day of Service and finding meaningful and appropriate ways to do that with young children can be two very different things. I know our best bets have been to jump in to...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning Opportunity for a good cause!
Drop-off lasts all this week for the second annual Kids Stuff Giveaway! The actual giveaway will take place at Germantown Jewish Centre on Sunday, April 3 and will benefit the Haitian Relief Fund....
View ArticlePastorius Park: gone to the dogs?
see? plenty of room for everyone. When we began looking to move Chestnut Hill almost two years ago, we were attracted to many things. We loved how green it is while still being a party of the city....
View ArticleKids Run to benefit the George Fund- Sunday June 5
Do your kids love to run? Why not have them run to help other kids? The Kids Run for the George Fund is open to boys and girls, age 1 to 14. The goal is to promote the importance of exercise through...
View ArticlePastorius (not to be confused with Brideshead) Revisited
not a spot on him. Before we delve into our annual donning of all things red, white, and blue, I wanted to revisit the “dog park” issue raised here. Many readers responded via comments and email,...
View ArticlePastorius Meeting-Monday July 11 @ 7pm
Please join us Monday night for a meeting of people hoping to create a people and dog-friendly park culture in Pastorius Park. The story behind the meeting can be found here. Anyone interested in...
View Articlethink pink and cheer the 3-day walkers in NW Philly!
It’s that time of the year again. Over two thousand people (mostly women) will converge in our city to walk SIXTY MILES in THREE DAYS. Come rain or shine (and it looks like they’ll have both),...
View Articlechestnut hill soccer hosts alex’s lemonade stand this saturday
October is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and this Saturday September 21, from 11am-2pm, some of the youngest Chestnut Hill Youth Soccer Club members will host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand. The stand...
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