Newsletter

Nov 2015 Holiday Appeal

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods December 1, 2015 Dear Friends of PfP, In 2015, PfP built seven playgrounds in Palestine, serving an estimated 4,500 children in different villages.  We also launched a Play Therapy program in Gaza and built an amphitheatre in Mashjar Juthour.  In 2016, Al Yasmin Society playground for children with disabilities is our top priority, now that the center is nearly complete. It has been our great privilege, thanks to you, to witness the joy these playgrounds inspire in young lives.  This holiday season, we honor and celebrate their childhoods, all of them. And we bring you the names of three little boys in particular

Nov 2015 Holiday Appeal

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods November 2015 Dear Friends of PfP, In 2015, PfP built seven playgrounds in Palestine, serving an estimated 4,500 children in different villages.  We also launched a Play Therapy program in Gaza and built an amphitheatre in Mashjar Juthour.  In 2016, Al Yasmin Society playground for children with disabilities is our top priority, now that the center is nearly complete. It has been our great privilege, thanks to you, to witness the joy these playgrounds inspire in young lives.  This holiday season, we honor and celebrate their childhoods, all of them. And we bring you the names of three little boys in particular who touched us all deeply.  Abdulrahman Obeidallah This holiday appeal is dedicated to the memory of 14 year old Abdulrahman. The pictures here were

July 2015 Newsletter

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods July 2015 Dear Friends of PfP, We’re happy to report that we just completed the installation of three playgrounds, two of which were ready in time for the Eid celebrations. We’d like to share with you some photos and a letter we received from Lajee Center, in the Aida Refugee Camp, one of the locations of a new playground and family garden.   With love, PfP Aida’s Lajee Center We were very touched to receive the following letter, and we want to share it with you, our supporters who make it all happen! Dear Playground for Palestine, On behalf of Lajee Center’s team, children, youth and members, we would like to share a sincere thank you for your generous support of our garden. The two projects which your organisation has funded has enabled very significant developments of Lajee

June 2015 Newsletter

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods June 2015 Dear Friends of PfP, We’ve been very busy the past few months and have some exciting news.  We have procured excellent equipment for SEVEN new playgrounds, which will be installed in SIX locations throughout the West Bank.  We are scrambling right now to have them all ready in time for for the Eid holiday. We’re so excited about these playgrounds and hope to have pictures of the installed versions, with children enjoying them, by Eid on July 17th.  Stay tuned on that front. In the meantime, we are sponsoring workshops and various recreational and educational activities for children, including events at Mashjar Juthour and on ongoing Play

April 2015

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods April 2015 2015 Gala Was Wonderful!  Thank you to all our supporters for another wonderful annual gala! This was one of our most successful (in terms of money raised). The event was held at the Sheraton Hotel in University City, Philadelphia, a new venue for us that turned out to be perfect, and not just because parking was free! Here are some highlights:  Our theme was “be part of the harvest” with a central focus on Palestinian olive oil, which sustains large sectors of Palestinian society and is a major aspect of PfP’s fundraising efforts Stephanie Sena (board member) opened with a warm welcome speech We were insanely fortunate to have Amer Zahr as our emcee. His unflinching Palestinian-ness, natural hilarity, quick wit and deep intelligence provided the perfect framework for

March 2015 Newsletter – Last Call

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods March 2015 Dear Friends, We hope to see you on Saturday! We will showcase our projects for 2015, including five new playgrounds and the long awaited Gaza Play Therapy project, which has finally gotten underway. The fabulous  Amer Zahr  will be our emcee for the evening, which will include a four-course

March 2015 Newsletter – Gala Invite

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods March 2015 Please join us! We will showcase our projects for 2015, including five new playgrounds and the long awaited Gaza Play Therapy project, which has finally gotten underway. The fabulous  Amer Zahr  will be our emcee for the evening, which will include a four-course meal, presentations, silent auction, awards, and the amazing Alwaan Dance Troupe. We are asking that eveyone please purchase your tickets early this year to help us control costs by having an accurate estimate of attendance.  We

February 2015 Newsletter

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods February 2015 Save The Date! PfP’s annual dinner fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 28, at the Sheraton in Philadlephia University City.   Our Theme this year is “Be A Part Of The Harvest“ We will showcase our projects for 2015, including five new playgrounds and the long awaited Gaza Play Therapy project, which has finally gotten underway. The fabulous  Amer Zahr  will be our emcee for the evening, which will include a four-course meal, presentations, silent auction, awards,

December 2014 Newsletter

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods December 2014 This Holiday, Give The Gift of Olive Oil . If you’re still looking for the perfect gift, consider ordering a case of PfP Fair Trade, USDA Certified Organic Palestinian Olive Oil. Both the Rumi and Nabali olive oils come in elegant 500 mL bottles or beautiful IL tin cans.  Click here to place your order. Another Way To Give, Without Giving! Just designate PfP as your 501c3 nonprofit organization of choice, and Amazon will donate a portion of your what you buy there to PfP. Save The Date! PfP’s annual dinner fundraiser will be held on March 28, 2015 at the Sheraton in Philadelphia University City. As always, there will be good food, entertainment, sales, updates, awards, and community.  The difference

2014 Holiday Appeal

      Playgrounds for Palestine December 3, 2014 Dear Fellow Playground Builder, In this season of love, thankfulness, and new beginnings, we are reaching out to you to help us honor the people of Gaza, celebrate their glorious history, and look to their courageous heritage as an example for all of us. Gaza has long been a place of cultural exchange and a beacon of innovation, and there is much to learn from a people who are able to maintain a sense of hope and integrity even in the face of unimaginable adversity. More than a year ago, Playgrounds for Palestine began a partnership in Gaza to establish a program of therapeutic play through which children in need of psychological support could engage in organized play therapy. This program,

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At both the Phoenix School and the Modern Childhood School, our students participated in craft workshops to create Ramadan decorations

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“After the ‘Cast lead’ attack on Gaza, PfP shared a video of the kids finally able to go outside where there still stood a (PfP) playground.  It still brings tears to think about the joy of those kids swarming the playground…  It really brought home the great work PfP does. “