Join The Plan Implementation CommitteeAre you tired of that vacant, run down building on the corner? Maybe you’ve wondered why that vacant lot couldn’t be a park or garden? Or are you passionate about providing additional educational and employment opportunities in the community? Then you may be perfect for the Walnut Hill Neighborhood Plan Implementation Committee!
The Walnut Hill Community Association and The Enterprise Center are looking for people to volunteer to help implement the recommendations of the Walnut Hill Neighborhood Plan. No experience necessary, just a healthy motivation to see positive changes in the neighborhood! If you or someone you know wants to make a difference, please email a short statement (less than 500 words) explaining why you would be a good fit for the implementation committee to whcapublicity@gmail.com |
We all have concerns about gentrification and how our neighborhoods are changing; The Walnut Hill Community Association is working to address these issues, and has developed partnerships to create economic opportunities for all residents, entrepreneurs and local business owners. Engage and make a difference by participating in The Enterprise Center’s empowering upcoming workshops.
Looking for a career in healthcare?
WPSI is now recruiting West Philadelphians for training and job opportunities as a Patient Sitter with CHOP Applicants must:
Participants in this program will:
Apply today! The application deadline is November 3, 2017 at 5pm.
Call for volunteers: Philly Free StreetsSaturday, October 28 (8AM – 1PM)
Philly Free Streets is a people-powered initiative of the City of Philadelphia. Philly Free Streets temporarily closes streets to cars, inviting people to walk, bike, and play. This year’s car-free route is 7-miles roundtrip, connecting El Centro de Oro to Philadelphia’s Historic District. Volunteers are invited to register for one of two shifts (morning or afternoon). Volunteers will be invited to a training before the program, and will be given a t-shirt for their time. To register, fill out this form: https://phillyfreestreets.wufoo.com/forms/r1f4vy1906t20n1/ Would rather talk to someone for help registering? Call Kate at 215-887-7880. Here are the volunteer positions—does one of these sound like a good fit for you? We hope to see you on Saturday, October 28!Street Patrol:The Street Patrol Volunteer will work closely with the Block Captain in their zone. The Street Patrol tasks are but not limited to the following:
Philadelphia's newest hotel, the Aloft, was built using $33 million in tax-payer subsidies. Part of this money came with the promise to create a “destination restaurant” that would employ 115 people. Despite receiving $183,000 in public money per hotel room, the Aloft opened without a restaurant and with less than half of the jobs we were promised.
This Thursday, we'll be fighting back against corporate greed with Center City Organized for Responsible Development. Join us at 5PM at the corner of Broad and Arch as we demand that the Aloft's owners keep their promises or return our money. 
Call for volunteers: Philly Free StreetsSaturday, October 28 (8AM – 1PM)
Philly Free Streets is a people-powered initiative of the City of Philadelphia. Philly Free Streets temporarily closes streets to cars, inviting people to walk, bike, and play. This year’s car-free route is 7-miles roundtrip, connecting El Centro de Oro to Philadelphia’s Historic District. Volunteers are invited to register for one of two shifts (morning or afternoon). Volunteers will be invited to a training before the program, and will be given a t-shirt for their time. To register, fill out this form: https://phillyfreestreets.wufoo.com/forms/r1f4vy1906t20n1/ Would rather talk to someone for help registering? Call Kate at 215-887-7880. Here are the volunteer positions—does one of these sound like a good fit for you? We hope to see you on Saturday, October 28!Street Patrol:The Street Patrol Volunteer will work closely with the Block Captain in their zone. The Street Patrol tasks are but not limited to the following:
Cool workshop being put on by PHS for anyone interested!
Start a Community Garden—Discussion Date: October 10, 2017 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm Location: PHS Town Hall 100 N. 20th Street, 1st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Fee: Suggested Free will donation $10 or bring food to share. Get sorted out --Discuss what it takes to get a Community Garden started in Philadelphia. Open to groups, individuals, teachers, and anyone interested in gardening with others. Topics include finding a site, getting permission, assessing your resources, and finding others to work with. Walk-in's welcome. Sally McCabe Associate Director, Community Education The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 100 N. 20th Street, 5th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495 greencityteachers@pennhort.org Visit https://phsonline.org/programs/tree-tenders if you'd like more trees planted in your neighborhood.
Flyers shared during this past community meeting are below
For more information, visit www.WalnutHillCA.org/festival
October 5th 2017
Buy Your Tickets Today The Enterprise Center 215-895-4000 | 215-895-4001 info@theenterprisecenter.com www.TheEnterpriseCenter.com 
Sending a special thank you to The Enterprise Center, The Culinary Center and the Walnut Hill Board and Community for the wonderful surprise celebration for Walnut Hill's Past President, Horace Patterson. During his time as President, there was never a time that Horace said "NO" to any of our requests from the Board or his Community. He was and still is always there when needed.
The Walnut Hill/Garden Court Summer Movie Nights in the Henry C. Lea School yard scheduled for July 29th and August 19th are cancelled.
Black Women LeadHigher Heights is building a national infrastructure to harness Black women’s political power and leadership potential. Headquartered in New York, NY, Higher Heights for America, a national 501(c)(4) organization and its sister organization Higher Heights Leadership Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization, is investing in a long-term strategy to analyze, expand and support a Black women’s leadership pipeline at all levels and strengthen their civic participation beyond just Election Day.
Follow this link for more information: www.higherheightsforamerica.org/webinars2017 Don't wait until September, seats are filling up fast!
The festival is postponed until the Sunday rain date.
Don't forget this Saturday, June 24th begins our Garden Court/Walnut Hill Summer Movie Nights in Lea School's yard starting at 8:30pm. ( On 47th Street between Locust and Spruce Street) Bring your family and friends for an enjoyable, cool evening! Come with a chair or blanket along with your favorite snacks!
Hello Walnut Hill Residents,
Please come out to this Thursday's last Walnut Hill Community Meeting until September. We will meet this Thursday, June 22nd at the Enterprise Center at 6:00pm located 4548 Market Street. (Entrance on Market Street) This is an Officer Elections Meeting, so we really need all of you to please attend. You must be a paid member to vote and we will take membership dues at this Thursday's meeting. Dues are $20 per person for the year or $30 for a family membership. Light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you this Thursday. Horace Patterson - President Margaret Livingston- Vice President 
Code for Philly (CfP) volunteers are conducting research for a voting tool. The tool aims to allow citizens to gain insights from campaign finance reports. We are looking for voters in the Walnut Hill Community Association or nearby area willing to participate in a 2 hour focus group on Saturday July 29th from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. The event will be held in a meeting room at the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Free library. The library is located at 125 S 52nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19139.
Knowledge gleaned from the event will be used in the design of the Leverage application (https://codeforphilly.org/projects/leverage).The first 4 people who register in advance (by July 8th) and attend the session will be rewarded for their time with 25$. All participants are eligible to join a citizen advisory board that will help shape and guide the project. If you have never heard of CfP check out the mission section of the website (https://codeforphilly.org/pages/mission). CfP provides opportunities for citizens to build useful tools that enhance civic engagement. If you are interested or know of any other groups or individuals who maybe please let me know. Thanks! Casey Vaughan cvaughan@codeforphilly.org A Special Thank You from the African Cultural Art Forum
We are looking for volunteers to help in the City Wide Philly Clean Up Day that is on Saturday, April 8th, 2017. All volunteers that would like to help Walnut Hill will meet at 9:00am at the Walnut Hill Playground located at 47th & Locust Street. This is where designated areas for cleaning will be given.
Morning refreshments will be served and all volunteers will meet back at the playground at noon to return supplies and enjoy a light lunch. Thank you! 
Rescheduled meetingsWe have decided to cancel our upcoming Walnut Hill Safety Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 14th due to the pending Nor'easter-Stella, that is suppose to hit our area Monday night into Tuesday. This is a pro-active decision especially since we have invited public safety representatives and the Winnco Corp from New York to this meeting. We are going to reschedule our Safety Meeting to our regularly scheduled 2nd Tuesday in April at 6:00pm with the same invited guests.
Our Board Meeting is cancelled for March 13th and the Board will meet again on Tuesday, April 11th at 6:00pm at the Enterprise Center Please do not forget that we are still scheduled to have our Walnut Hill Community Meeting on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 6:00pm. The Enterprise Center is recruiting to form a Neighborhood Advisory Subcommittee (NAS)
In case you missed it, please see Inga Saffron’s column about 4601 Market Street and the unclear future of the police headquarters relocation:
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/inga_saffron/Provident-mutual-insurance-police-neoclassical-saffron-move-headquarters.html Citizens Planning Institute is recruiting for its Spring 2017 cohort. Applications are due by March 22nd.
Many of you are already familiar with CPI, but as a reminder it is a great program for residents to learn more about planning, development, zoning, and community building! 
TEC is hosting a community workshop Thursday, March 9th at 6 PM where homeowners can learn more about property tax programs, resolving “tangled title” issues, and estate planning.
This is particularly pertinent for area residents who may have a “family home” and need to get their name on the deed, or plan how a home will be passed along in the future. But those who want to learn more about property tax assistance programs and tax assessments are also encouraged to attend. 
Eats For Equity"Eats for Equity" Event is coming up on May 4, 2017 at the Culinary Center located on 48th Street between Spruce and Pine Street. Come sample great food and drinks from over 10 food stations. Early bird ticket price before March 31st is only $30.00. After that date they will be $50.00. Please purchase tickets at our March 23rd Community Meeting and support a great cause or go to www.THEENTERPRISECENTER.COM
WHCA Meeting This SaturdayHello Residents,
Please note that our 4th Thursday Walnut Hill Community Meeting will take place this Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 11:00am. (Not Thursday, February 23rd) THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NEW UNIVERSITY CITY'S MYDOC URGENT CARE LOCATED 3717 CHESTNUT STREET STARTING AT 11:00am. Enjoy a Mid Morning Breakfast and Community Updates. Please review the attachment for additional information. Looking forward to seeing everyone this Saturday. If you need transportation to the meeting, please call our President, Horace Patterson at 215 901-6437. 
Our next Community Meeting will take place on Saturday 2/25 at the new Urgent Care Center located at 37th & Chestnut Street.
City Controller SurveyAccording to our recent report, 54 percent of employees in Philadelphia do not have access to a retirement plan at work. One of the barriers we identified is that retirement plans are too difficult and expensive for many small businesses to administer, even though many owners would like to be able to offer that benefit to their employees. Our office is working on a solution, but prior to rolling out any policies, we want to make sure we survey as many small/ medium sized businesses as possible, to ensure that their voice drives our work.
A link to the survey is here United By Blue will be teaming up with Philadelphia Water and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to kick off our 2017 cleanup season with a waterway cleanup along the Schuylkill River at Bartram's Garden on Tuesday March 7 from 4PM-6PM. All cleanup supplies are provided, and all volunteers will have the opportunity to win United By Blue prizes!
This cleanup is an awesome volunteer opportunity and a great chance to learn more about West Philly's Schuylkill River. We would love have members of the Walnut Hill Community Association, your community partners and peers join us in preserving this urban oasis! Would you be willing to share this opportunity with your community contacts and/or through your social media channels? For more information about the event, or to sign up, visit UnitedByBlue.com/Bartrams2017. 
The Max Paul/Walnut Hill Christmas Extravaganza has changed its date to Tuesday, December 20th due to the expected frigid weatherUrgent Care Center Now OpenHoliday Extravaganza!
If anyone comes in with a non-perishable food item for our Thanksgiving Food Drive - will receive a free Raffle ticket for a prize at the end of the meeting.
Food Drive - For Families in the Walnut Hill CommunityPlease join WHCA’s food donation drive for families this holiday season. If you will be so kind to donate non-perishable foods, WHCA will make turkey-basket trimmings to accompany the turkey give-away on November 21st at the farm. I am asking all members to donate a bag of the following to ensure each family will receive enough for a cheerful thanksgiving family dinner:
Feel free to get the items above from Aldi’s for under $10 or other brands from a market of your choosing. All donations will be greatly appreciatedand can be dropped off at The Enterprise Center between weekly until November 15th. This Friday, we're gathering at The Enterprise Center as two local entrepreneurs Kelly and Jorrae Beard of Joyce's Soulful Cuisine take on Shark Tank!
Additional special guests include Dr. Sheri Prentiss of S. Phillips Consulting, and Iola Harper, the Deputy Commerce Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and former Executive VP of The Enterprise Center. Local entrepreneurs will receive some helpful tips and along with sampling the tasty offerings of Joyce's Soulful Cuisine and LuLu Bang originals. Grab your tickets here. Proceeds from the event benefit The Enterprise Center programs accelerating minority entrepreneurs, including food businesses. Event Details: Fri, October 28, 2016 8pm--11pm (Show begins at 9pm) Location: The Enterprise Center, 4548 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139 
Hillary Clinton Visits Walnut Hill
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