Peace & Play 2023
On July 22nd, 2023 we hosted our annual Peace & Play Day at Tarken Rec (6250 Frontenac St, Philadelphia, PA 19111).
For the first time, Peace & Play Day was hosted in collaboration with the Third Annual Stop The Violence Basketball Tournament hosted by the L.O.T. Crew and Citywide Mental Health Services. We are honored to have had the opportunity to join forces and put an amazing community event on display inspiring a day of peace.
What Is Peace And Play Day?
The Block Gives Back understands that the issue of violence here in Philadelphia is a much deeper-rooted issue than just having a day of violence prevention can fix, but we aim to make our parks a safe haven. This event normally recruits 15-20 neighborhood organizations and small businesses to promote to attendees. TBGB also has scheduled activities throughout the day including but not limited to Tug-a-War, a watermelon eating contest, volleyball, and musical chairs. Lastly, but most importantly, TBGB recruits local entertainers and community leaders to promote messages of non-violence, alternative behavior to violent actions, and the importance of community.
GOALS:
The Block Gives Back goal for Peace & Play Day is to bring as many community members together for a day of unity and activism. We aim to help build relationships, mend differences, introduce new ideas and activities, and promote messages of non-violent behavior.
How You Can Help.
There are many ways to help make this event even better! You can sign up to volunteer with us, partner with us, visit our AmazonSmile request list for supplies needed, or help us spread the word. The main way we call on our community other than volunteers is in the form of donations and there are several ways to support The Block. If you’d like to help us help someone else, please use the link below to donate - anything & everything helps.
For “Peace And Play Day” we accept donations at The Block Shop at 6831 Torresdale Avenue. Specifically, we’re looking for the following items and take donations through June and July:
Activities
Watermelons
Refreshments
Trash bags
Grill supplies
Table cloths
First aid
Amazon wishlist link: https://a.co/bLB2bam
If you have any questions or have another way you’d like to combine efforts or work with us, please contact us here.
We love to get members of our community involved in any way possible.