I am a graduate student in the M.Div. program at Chicago Theological Seminary and I also work as the director of Outreach Ministries for a large, congregationalist church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ever since I became “politically aware” in high school the Isreali / Palestinian conflagration has deeply troubled me. In my adult life I
Don’t miss our screenings of the newly released Occupation 101, an award-winning documentary film (90 min) tha provides a basic overview of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This film This film offers both a picture of life under occupation and an analysis of the current problem and its historical roots. If you wish to gain a better
Instead of gifts, Heather Henyon and Armen Vartanian are asking guests to contribute to PfP in honor of their wedding. http://heatherandarmen.wordpress.com/ The wedding will take place on Sunday 2 September 2007 at the First Congregational Church in Manchester, Vermont, and will be in the Armenian Orthodox tradition. Since Heather and Armen live in Lebanon, they
Tommy Lodge became the newest member of PfP’s young donors when he donated $150 that he saved from his allowance. Tommy regularly makes such donations to various charities and he chose PfP this time because he has been to Palestine and believes that playgrounds there do make a difference in young lives. We are very
Anan Zahr, a member of PfP’s Board of Directors, happens to be an amazing cook! On Saturday, August 4th she used her talent and hard work to hold a cooking class at her home, with all proceeds going to PfP. Fourteen people came to the class at a donation of $40 per person. It was
After attending the February 10th fundraising dinner in Philadelphia, despite being unceremoniously thrown at door and cleaning duties, Iyas came back to England and with Tony determined that they would set up the organisation’s first arm outside of Philadelphia. We are working with the Charities Commission in the UK to obtain charitable status, and have
The Philadelphia chapter of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee honored Playgrounds for Palestine at its 25th anniversary banquet on April 28, 2007 at the Renaissance Hotel Philadelphia Airport. Mr Naim Ayoub and Mr Abed Awad, Esq. were also awarded for their community activism. The Syrian Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Dr Imad Moustapha delivered the
Our friend, Karen Kovalcik, held her annual olive oil fundraiser to benefit Playgrounds for Palestine on November 16th and 17th, 2006. Once again, she prepared a spectacular party, with delicious Middle Eastern food and various wines at her beautiful Yardley home for nearly 100 guests. This year, Karen sold more than 15 cases of Palestinian
On September 17th, 2005, ANERA honored Playgrounds for Palestine and the multitude of loyal ANERA donors who consistently support our work. The awards were presented at ANERA’s Annual Dinner. The theme for this year’s dinner was “Education Creates the Future.” Guest speaker at the dinner was Moa’taz Dajani, Executive Director for Al-Jana/Arab Resource Center for
Philadelphia Fox News featured a story on its news programming about Playgrounds for Palestine in May 2002, after founder susan abulhawa traveled to Jenin just after a major invasion of a refugee camp by Israeli occupation forces.
We are excited to announce the launch of an initiative we’ve been working on for a while. PfP established a school in Gaza for grades 1-5. We’re in our third week now of operation and it’s amazing. The school is a mixture of traditional and non-traditional learning. The first few days were focused on getting
This donation, our first to PfP, is to honor the children that see beyond conflict, and remind us to be ever present.