…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
…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
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 Q&A with one
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
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
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 year – our generous sponsors, advertisers, silent
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 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
. . . 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 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.
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 the Fabulous Suad Amiry, author of bestsellers
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, lamented,
At both the Phoenix School and the Modern Childhood School, our students participated in craft workshops to create Ramadan decorations
Enjoy, laugh, play! Our donation is for the children of Palestine in memory of our beloved friend, Marita Boullata. Marita lived in Palestinian in her early marriage. She championed its land, culture and people, especially children.