You are invited to celebrate CHARLES DICKENS’ BIRTHDAY!
Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 PM, meet at the Charles Dickens & Little Nell Statue in Clark Park near 43rd & Chester Ave. There will be dramatic readings (weather permitting) followed by festivities & refreshments at Clarkville, 43rd & Baltimore Ave.
This longstanding tradition is hosted by the Friends of Clark Park.
Sorry to share the January 25th Clark Park Master Plan Open House is Postponed. A new date will be announced soon.
Join the Friends of Clark Park for an MLK Day of Service event. We will be moving mulch and performing general winter maintenance for the park. See details below.
What: Mulch Distribution and General Maintenance in Clark Park
When: January 16, 10am-12pm
Where: Meet at Clark Park Basketball Court
Who: All are welcome! Equipment and guidance will be provided.
Once every eight years, between New Years and the middle of May, the campaign for mayor resets the political and policy priorities for the City of Philadelphia. More rare than a leap year is this chance to win a campaign promise to reshape our parks, rec centers and open space.
The Parks & Rec Heroes Fund is working to ask the next mayor to transform Parks & Rec by doubling the operating budget. Philadelphia’s parks and rec spending per capita is less than Detroit, Newark, or Atlanta. This historic increase in funding is essential to ensure safe and clean parks, recreation centers and playgrounds in every neighborhood. Our growing coalition includes over 50 neighborhood groups, plus citywide organizations like the Fairmount Park Conservancy, PA Horticultural Society and the Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative.
Think about make a gift today to support our work to show the mayoral candidates how their issues can be addressed by investment in one of Philadelphia’s greatest assets – our parks and rec system.
Friends of Clark Park is deep in the midst of our 2024 Master Plan update. This process will help renew the vision for Clark Park investment which was last updated in 2006. This revision will bring it up to date to the latest needs of the community. To learn more about it, follow this link to Studio Bryan Hanes, the architect for the project:
We want your feedback! Two public meetings have already been held to collect and share ideas with the public. A third meeting is planned for Jan. 25. You can help grow this plan now by taking the survey below:
Over the next few months we will also be engaging in community discussion working on a new Master Plan which will help renew the vision for Clark Park. This plan was last updated in 2006 and has been the guiding light for park investment. Our latest revision will bring it up to date to meet the key needs of the community. The first round of Open House forums to develop Master Plan took place at the Farmers’ Market on Nov. 19. Representatives of Friends of Clark Park and Studio Bryan Hanes, the architect, for 4 hours welcomed passersby to contemplate the ways they use the park & share improvements they envision for it.
Results from their feedback will shape the second Open House on Dec. 14, 5-8 p.m., to be held most likely in Rosenberger Hall which is the Saint Joe’s University building at the south end of the Clark Park campus. Make time to come!
From the weekly farmers market to local drum circles to city-wide events Clark Park is a central hub of the West Philly community. The Friends of Clark Park is a group of local community members charged with working with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to help maintain, advocate, and enhance the physical aspects and cultural opportunities throughout the park.
To continue our good work in 2023 we are looking to raise $10,000 and are asking for your help. Your donations will go directly towards making the park better including hiring trash cleanup support, maintaining the gardens, and providing chairs, benches, and picnic tables.
Over the next few months we will also be engaging in community discussion working on a new Master Plan which will help renew the vision for Clark Park. This plan was last updated in 2006 and has been the guiding light for park investment and our latest revision will bring it up to date with the latest needs of the community.
Thank you for being a part of something bigger!
Care about the future of Clark Park? Over the next few months Friends of Clark Park will be engaging in the Master Plan process which will set the vision for future development and investment plan for the park. Throughout this process we want to ensure we have active community involvement. Please join us for the first step of the process at our upcoming community meeting about the Clark Park Master Plan on Nov 19th at 10am. You can find the link to the survey here.
On Saturday, October 29, Clark “B” Park was the site about 25 canine contests, sponsored by the Friends of Clark Park. Competition was very spirited, among both dogs and owners. About 60 people came. Many thanks go to judges Dr. David Littlejohn of O’Neal Animal Hospital, Jonathan Marcus, Barrett, Bridenhagen and to D.L. Wormley Casson who prepared the prize bags of doggie kibble. Each contest winner also won a canine toy. A fine time was had by all!
