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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!

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 to help launch a new initiative to build 10 new playgrounds in various Palestinian towns

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.

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

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 village in the West Bank, west of Ramallah,

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Newsletter   . . . helping children reclaim their childhood  April 2012 Sustaining Play Into Another Decade. Thank You! We kicked off this beautiful Philadelphia spring with our fabulous fundraiser on Saturday 31 March at University of Pennsylvania’s Houston Hall.  Thank you again to everyone who came out to support the event and helped create such a warm and generous atmosphere – the spirit of familiarity, family, unity, and solidarity with Palestinian children that this event brings to our community is becoming legendary and we look forward to bringing that lovely feeling back for many years to come! We have so many people to thank for making this event possible year after

PfP tickets for this weekend are still available!

Newsletter   . . . helping children reclaim their childhood  March 2012  SAVE THE DATE!  PfP’s Annual Fundraiser Dinner on March 31st! Get Your Tickets Now: March 31st for Our 11th Annual Fundraising Dinner  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

Please Join Us For PfP’s Annual Dinner!

  . . . helping children reclaim their childhood  March 2012 Invite  SAVE THE DATE!  PfP’s Annual Fundraiser Dinner on March 31st! Get Your Tickets Now: March 31st for Our 11th Annual Fundraising Dinner  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

Get Your Tickets Now for PfP’s Annual Dinner!

Newsletter   . . . helping children reclaim their childhood  February 2012  SAVE THE DATE!  PfP’s Annual Fundraiser Dinner on March 31st! Get Your Tickets Now: March 31st for Our 11th Annual Fundraising Dinner  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. This year, we will be returning to the University of Pennsylvania’s Bodeck Lounge in Houston Hall, and we hope you will join us. Our keynote speaker will be

PfP Project Demolished in Silwan – Please Act!

PfP Project demolished in SilwanPlease Act now! Dear Friends of PfP and Friends of Children, click image to see photos click image to see video We must share some bad news that has a terrible impact on Palestinian children. On Monday, February 12th, 2012, Israeli bulldozers arrived before sunrise and without warning to the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem to demolish a newly completed community facility. The “cultural café” was built with funds from Playgrounds for Palestine and California-based Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA). The Jerusalem Municipality and the National Parks Authority carried out the demolition with Israeli police officers closing off the street and preventing nearby families from leaving their homes while the demolition was underway. Jawad Siyam, director of the Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, which runs the cultural café and the sports field in front of it,

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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.