Fishtown Neighbors Association

It's been a tough year for our students, and FNA has been looking for a way to help. Just this week, we announced the first of what we hope will be many annual scholarship fundraisers in partnership with the Penn Treaty School. Together, we are looking to raise $5,000 to support an exceptional high school senior graduating from Penn Treaty School and heading into an accredited post-secondary education institution (4-year, 2-year, community college, trade school, or other accr...edited training/apprenticeship programs). We are really excited about this opportunity to support our local students, specifically those that could use the help. This year's scholarship is a pilot program and we would love to look back in a few months and say that there is room to grow and support more students in the 2021/22 school year, so pitch in if you can! Donate here: https://fishtown.nationbuilder.com/penn_treaty_scholarship_ For students and families looking to apply, see the full eligibility and application requirements here: https://www.fishtown.org/scholarship.html

Thanks to The Star for helping spread the word about the first annual Penn Treaty Scholarship! There’s still time to support the campaign, which will award $5,000 to an exceptional high school senior with higher-ed plans. Visit this link to contribute: https://fishtown.nationbuilder.com/penn_treaty_scholarship_ https://starnewsphilly.com//fna-creates-scholarship-to-b/

Holy Name of Jesus Church, with its lovely stone walls, original slate roof, stone steps, courtyard garden and community kitchen, has been serving the Fishtown community for over 116 years. The building is now in need of immediate repair and are looking to the community for help. Please consider donating to this fundraiser.

TGIZoning! Our next community meeting is Tuesday on Zoom for 1133 Leopard Street and 2504 E. York Street.

Did you know? Every Thursday from 10-3 we have our Fresh Farm Stand and Choice Pantry! Not even last week's cold weather could keep our amazing community away. So stop by for your choice of fresh produce, canned items, meat, and more. We can't wait to see you this week!

Do you know how to report an abandoned vehicle in the neighborhood? Now you do... https://www.phila.gov/2021-04-19-everything-you-need-to-kn/

It's great to see the Fishtown community come together like this! Here's to more such events this year!

Need a hand? Interested in lending a hand? We’re building a team of local volunteers to help provide non-emergency services to neighbors who may need help meeting their needs during the stay-at-home order. Sign up to get involved at http://help.fishtown.org. If you need assistance, or know a neighbor who does, call, text, or email at 267-457-4650 or [email protected].

Have items to give? Drop off locally to a number of great organizations this Monday for MLK Day of Service! We also have a Block Cleanup & Mindfulness Session scheduled for the day. And check out other resources too!

Big shout-out to our friends at Friends of Penn Treaty School (FoPT) and FNA volunteers, plus local businesses Sulimay's and Overeasy Breakfast Club, for a great year-end blitz delivering hot meals to local families! Go team!!

Themes for next week's zoning meeting: New construction and eyebrows. Join us on Zoom at 7pm January 19 to offer your input on three upcoming projects.

We appreciate the shout-out for FNA’s mutual-aid program in this CBS3 story on Congress’s economic relief deal. While we’re not the U.S. Treasury, we do have $100 gift cards for groceries and essentials for neighbors in need, funded by Fishtown neighbors and the Penn Treaty Special Services District! Apply here: http://help.fishtown.org... In the meantime, community organizations like the Fishtown Neighbors Association have helped people stay afloat. FNA launched a mutual aid program at the beginning of the pandemic where neighbors can submit requests for needs, like grocery store gift cards. We’ve had about 800 requests at this point, between gift cards and cloth masks, and deliveries, Katherine Clayton, FNA’s events committee chair, said. The food insecurity kind of rose up and we’ve had a lot of people looking for food. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com//coronavirus-covid19-re/

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. the Fishtown Neighbors Association will be sponsoring and sharing multiple opportunities to engage in service including a Neighborhood Block Cleanup, Collection Drive, Educational Programming from other Organizations, & a Mindfulness Session. See the "Discussion" portion of the Event for more details!

Meet us on Zoom Tuesday for the first community zoning meeting of the year. We'll review & discuss plans for 164 Richmond Street. https://www.facebook.com/events/2677774792485553

Fishtown's own Marge Wible aka Mrs. Claus is the subject of a great community member profile in The Star! At FNA we also want to recognize Marge for being a huge help doing outreach to neighbors about FNA's mutual-aid program this year, connecting neighbors for free volunteer services and gift cards. If you or someone you know could use some extra help this holiday season, FNA is distributing $100 gift cards to local grocery stores and pharmacies for essentials. Reach out or... sign up a neighbor via http://help.fishtown.org https://starnewsphilly.com/20//17/from-marge-to-mrs-claus/

Here are the places you can recycle your tree this year

New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) is a community development corporation committed to sustainable development in housing opportunities, e...conomic development, vacant land strategies, community engagement, and real estate development. We're hiring a Director of Finance. Applications received by Monday, January 18, 2021 will be considered on a rolling basis. Visit https://nkcdc.org/get-/job-board/director-of-finance-nkcdc/ See more

In case you haven't heard: Phila Streets Department says that due to the winter storm, all trash and recycling collections will be suspended for Thursday, December 17th. Residents whose normal trash day is Thursday must hold materials for Friday pick up and Friday’s materials will be collected on Saturday.

Hey Fishtown neighbors - here's an opportunity to help our food insecure neighbors while supporting our local restaurants during this holiday season. FNA volunteers will deliver the meals on December 22 to families in need. The link below has more info on how you can support: https://pwc.yourcause.com/public#/fundraising/13308

Thank you to our amazing volunteers for tucking the trees in for winter! In a little over 2 hours you were able to mulch and care for more than 30 trees in the ...park including our beloved Historic Elm tree and the young and newly planted trees. The Rose Garden is looking so neat after being weeded and cleaned up. Near the playground, some larger trees are breathing easier with the removal of girdling roots and grass. We were so fortunate to have Damean Snyder and Matthew Dera volunteer on Sunday. They are local arborists who worked around the playground digging out and replanting 2 sunken trees and thoughtfully removing 2 dead trees, leaving no stump/tripping hazard insight. Thank you for your amazing work! A very special thank you to Jacelyn Blank and Nykia Perez Kibler from the Philly Tree People for sharing their expertise and tools and guiding us in caring for Penn Treaty Park's trees. Your love for trees inspires us all. http://www.phillytreepeople.org/ We thought we were closed up for the winter, but resounding interest has inspired us to add another Service Day in late January. More details coming soon... ***************************************** The Hook, a weekly newsletter for Fishtown, helped support this tree care event. You can sign up for The Hook here. https://nabeletter.lenfestlab.org/signup?newsletter_id=1...