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10 Years of Play, “Writing on The Wall”, and more

    April 2011 Celebrating 10 Years of Play On Saturday, May 21st, Playgrounds for Palestine will be celebrating its 10th year anniversary.   We have several wonderful surprises to unveil and we sincerely hope you will join us for this special ocassion. The evening entertainment will feature Spoken Word Poet Remi Kanazi and renowned Dabke Troupe, Faris el Layl. We will bring you messages from the children whose lives you have touched so profoundly over the years. As always, you’ll find delicious Arabic food, good friends, and a meaningful and fun way to spend your evening. It’s a family event, of course.  For more information or to purchase tickets, click here. Writing on the Wall Award-winning crime novelist, Matt Rees,

Save the Date!

       …helping children reclaim their childhoods February 2011    Save The Date! Saturday May 21, 2011 – Celebrating A Decade Of Play Our annual gala this years will be a very special one.   On Saturday May 21st, 2011 Playgrounds for Palestine will celebrate its 10th year anniversary.  In honor of a decade of bringing play and smiles to Palestinian children, we plan to build ten more playgrounds.   Ten playgrounds for ten years.   Playgrounds for Palestine is a nonprofit registered 501(c)3 organization that operates with an all

From PfP, with Love

       . . . helping children reclaim their childhoods September 2010    PfP builds its 3rd playground in Gaza for children with Down’s Syndrome Playgrounds for Palestine, in cooperation with ANERA in Gaza, was able to build a playground at the Right to Live Society in eastern Gaza in July 2010. The playground was built using recycled materials, local labor, local manufacturers, and the special local determination and steadfastness.    The site of our newest playground is The Right to Live School, which serves Gazan boys and girls with Down’s Syndrome.   For more information and photos, go here. IN LOVING MEMORY OF PETER GUBSER   Playgrounds for Palestine joins ANERA in mourning the passing of Peter

Reminder! Saturday April 3rd!

Newsletter . . . helping children reclaim their childhoods March 14, 2010  SAVE THE DATE!  PfP’s Annual Fundraiser Dinner on April 3rd!  It’s that time of the year again when all of us gather in one place to share an evening of  community, good food, LAUGHTER, good entertainment, and, best of all, the affirmation of our commitment to uphold the Right to Play for children in Palestine and refugee camps  elsewhere. This year, we will be returning to the University of Pennsylvania’s Hall of Flags in

CALL TO ACTION

  . . . helping children reclaim their childhoods  February 27, 2010 We are sending out this CALL TO ACTION to alert our supporters about a troubling development in the Oush Grab Peace Park, the site designated for a 2010 PfP playground installation. The Israeli military is trying to implement a decision to confiscate community and privately held property belonging to the community and families in the Palestinian Christian town of Beit Sahour. Included in this swath of land is the treasured Peace Park, which serves as a community space, park and

Save the Date!! April 3, 2010

  . . . helping children reclaim their childhoods February 2010 Newsletter  SAVE THE DATE!  PfP’s Annual Fundraiser Dinner on April 3rd!   It’s that time of the year again when all of us gather in one place to share an evening of  community, good food, LAUGHTER, good entertainment, and, best of all, the affirmation of our commitment to uphold the Right to Play for children in Palestine and refugee camps  elsewhere. This year, we will be returning to the University of Pennsylvania’s Hall of Flags in Houston Hall, and we hope

Request from Jacqueline Berry for Playgrounds for Palestine

  . . . helping children reclaim their childhoods  November 24, 2009 Dear Friends I am writing to request your help with a very important project.  As you know, I am on the Board of Directors of Playgrounds for Palestine (PfP), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in the Philadelphia area whose mission it is to build playgrounds for Palestinian children and to educate the world about their plight.  Since its founding in 2002, PfP has built 10 playgrounds in the West Bank, Gaza, and refugee camps in Lebanon, and we have 4 more playgrounds in the works.  In the past, each of our playgrounds has cost us around $13,000 to build and ship.  However, in recent months we have been able to cut our costs in half by manufacturing our playgrounds locally, a plan that also helps to support the Palestinian economy.  Now,

Fun Day, Another Playground, Olive Oil, and more…

  . . . helping children reclaim their childhoods  Fall Newsletter Dear Friends – We continue to be grateful to all of you, especially in these difficult times, for making it possible for us to bring some joy into the lives of children in very joyless places. All of us at PfP  Olive Oil  Day of Fun: Playground in the Mazin Afifi Park Houda and Dr. Ali Anaim have graciously given of their time and effort to help PfP by selling olive oil! They moved from California to Philadephia, PA where Dr. Ali Anaim is currently serving as a pediatric surgeon at Temple University Hospital. Says, Dr. Anaim, “When I got the email from PfP asking to help out our children in Palestine, to enjoy and live their innocent childhood like other normal children, I honestly didn’t think twice about

Summer Film Reminder–Yardley

      Please join us for our summer films! This is a reminder that PfP will be in Yardley this Saturday showing Jenin Jenin Jenin Jenin When: August 15th @ 7PM Where: Yardley Community Center, 64 S Main Street, Yardley PA Description: This documentary chronicles the Jenin Refugee Camp after the Israeli invasion of the West Bank and assault on the camp in 2002. Victims, many living in refugee tent cities, relate the story of devastation and brutality of the IDF assault on the camp. The

Summer Film Reminder

    Please join us for our summer films! Screenings of three Palestinian films: Private, Jenin Jenin, and Salt of this Sea This August, PfP is hosting two film screenings and co-sponsoring another with the International Action Center in the Philadelphia area:   Private When: August 12th @ 7PM Where: Ethical Society Building, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq, Philadelphia PA Description: Inspired by real events, documentary filmmaker Saverio Costanzo’s feature debut is a minimalist psychological drama about a Palestinian family of seven suddenly confronted with a volatile situation in their home that in many ways reflects the larger ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people. Suggested donation is $5 and Palestinian olive oil will also be sold on site   Jenin Jenin When: August 15th @ 7PM Where: Yardley Community Center, 64 S

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Remembering Salah Ajarma, our beloved brother

On July 14th, Playgrounds for Palestine joined friends and family to remember Salah Ajarma, our dear friend, comrade, and brother who passed away in April 2021. Salah was an integral member of PfP and over the years he became family to all of us. He was a man of integrity, passion, and unwavering commitment to justice and his country. He dedicated his

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Play, while it cannot change the external realities of children’s lives, can be a vehicle for children to explore and enjoy their differences and similarities and to create, even for a brief time, a more just world where everyone is an equal and valued participant.