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2013 Olive Oil

  Can’t see images? Click here to view in browser    From all of us at PfP  Happy Holidays!     Looking for gift to give this holiday? Consider Palestinian Olive Oil! Certified Organic, Fair Trade, and Delicious New Harvest.     This fair trade Palestinian olive oil is from Jerusalem and the West Bank. All proceeds from our olive oil sales go toward building more playgrounds and upholding The Right to Play for children in Palestine.   Both types of Olive Oil come either in an elegant 500 mL bottle or a 1 L tin:   RUMI: Rumi olive oil has a robust, peppery and slightly bitter flavor. The word “Rumi” in Arabic means “Roman,” indicating that these trees have been around in Palestine since the Roman Empire. NABALI: Nabali olive oil has a mild, fruity flavor compared to the Rumi Tree Olive Oil.

November 2013 Newsletter

  Can’t see images? Click here to view in browser Dear Friends, Please forgive us for being so quiet over the past few months.  Rest assured that we have been working diligently behind the scenes to build more infrastructure of play, love, and community. Take a look…. Lajee: “It’s like a piece of paradise”  Mothers of two policital prisoners laid the first blocks to the new community play space Still under construction. When completed, Lajee will be a landscaped community space with an outdoor amphitheater, several slides, various games, several climbing structures, sandboxes, meeting centers, a storage shed, and other features, such as a mural painted by the children of Aida. Jeel Al Amal school gets a new sports court Jeel el Amal

thank you for a wonderful year

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods  May 2013 Thank You For Another Fabulous Event! Once again, you came and gave in the spirit of our shared commitment to children and their Right to Play.  Thank you! The evening was emceed by Sonia Rosen, with Nadim, her one-year-old son, helping out quite a bit.  Abeer Karzoun and Betsey Piette opened the event with introductory remarks in Arabic and English, followed by a delicious dinner catered by Oaklane Diner. Hanan Urick gave a wonderful presentation about her trip to Palestine and showed images of the sites we are working on now. Two awards were given this year for outstanding contributions to PfP’s mission of raising awareness of the plight

Reminder, PfP’s 2013 fundraiser

            …helping children reclaim their childhoods   The big day is almost here   Thank you to all of you who already purchased your tickets.     This is a final reminder for those of you who still haven’t gotten your tickets to do so at the advance sale price.  We will sell tickets at the door, but the price is slightly higher and seating is limited.   We

Reminder, PfP’s 2013 fundraiser

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods It’s time for PfP’s annual fundraiser fun! It’s that time of the year again when all of us gather in one place to share an evening of community, delicious food, laughter, good entertainment, and, best of all, the affirmation of our commitment to uphold the Right to Play for children in in Palestine and refugee camps elsewhere. Our feature entertainment is none other than Philly’s very own comedian, writer, musician Amer Zahr! Saturday, May 4th, UPenn Click here for more information and ticket orders  Always, Olive Oil… Fair Trade, USDA Certified Organic Palestinian Olive Oil online here. Both the Rumi

PfP’s 2013 fundraiser

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods It’s time for PfP’s annual fundraiser fun! It’s that time of the year again when all of us gather in one place to share an evening of community, delicious food, laughter, good entertainment, and, best of all, the affirmation of our commitment to uphold the Right to Play for children in in Palestine and refugee camps elsewhere. Our feature entertainment is none other than Philly’s very own comedian, writer, musician Amer Zahr! Click here for more information and ticket orders  Back from Palestine! Board member Hanan Urick just returned from a trip to Palestine where we launched a project to build several new playgrounds employing a new model that features

Save The Date!

  …helping children reclaim their childhoods Save The Date! Playgrounds for Palestine will hold it’s annual fundraiser dinner on May 4th, 2013 at UPenn’s Hall of Flags in Philadelphia, PA. We hope you will mark your calendars to join us for another evening with friends.  Details will follow in the coming days We’re Going To Palestine! In a couple of weeks, Hanan Urick, our newly elected PfP Chair of the Board, will be traveling to Palestine

Sinjil, Flying Paper, Olive Oil

  Can’t see images? Click here to view in browser  PfP Is Happy To Announce… Another Playground Built! …this one is in Sinjil, a remote small village in the Ramallah District. Sinjil KG is owned and run by the Women’s Charitable Society.  It accommodates ~180 children and has 10 teachers.   In addition to erecting this playground, PfP contributed to the renovation of the KG, including tiling the floors, painting walls, and updating toilet facilities used by the children and staff.  All work was done in coordination with The Welfare Society.   For more information and photos, click here. UPCOMING EVENT: Film Screening of… FLYING PAPER Please join us for a preview screening of a newly edited cut of the documentary FLYING PAPER (63 mins in Arabic with English subtitles) and a

PfP would like to wish you Eid Murbarak!

Dear PfP Supporters, PfP would like to send you wishes for peace, fortune, and blessings on Eid ul-Adha. Also, we’ve been quiet lately because we’re working feverishly on a lot of exciting projects, which we’ll share with you soon! As a preview, we’ve developed a new paradigm to build better playgrounds, each designed to meet individual community needs in a more economical and sustainable way. We will also unveil a new sports pilot program that will involve older teens from the Palestinian Diaspora mentoring and coaching young soccer teams in Palestine, starting in Nablus. Stay tuned for more updates! Warm Regards, The PfP Board

August 2012 Newsletter

    Thank you for everything you do to support PfP.  We greatly value and appreciate you. Below you will find the latest update on our activities to uphold the Right to Play and bring joy to children. Wishing you love and wonder, The PfP Board A Playground for Deir Ammar Preschool… In Loving Memory of Cynthia Laitman We are delighted and honored to announce the completion of a playground in memory of an extraoridnary and beautiful soul, Cynthia Laitman.   The project was made possible through the love and support of her sister, Judith Laitman, her friends, and the Madison, WI chapter of Playgrounds for Palestine.   Deir Ammar is a rural

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Phoenix Elementary in Gaza

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 to know each other, consulting with children about what they want to get out of

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