Northwest Philly residents come out for ‘Love Your Park’ service day [gallery]
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Isaiah Hoke, 2, of Germantown, helps clear dirt from the steps to Fernhill Park on Love Your Park Day. (Tracie Van Auken/for NewsWorks, file)
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Volunteers throughout the city came out on Saturday morning to participate in Philadelphia’s ‘Love Your Park’ service day.
In Northwest Philadelphia, clean-up locations included Happy Hollow Playground in Germantown, Carpenter’s Woods in Mt. Airy, and McMichael Park in East Falls.
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