There’s a chance to help your neighborhood park on the “Love Your Park” fall service day this Saturday (Nov. 14). Over 75 Philly parks need help, including many in West Philadelphia.

Friends of Clark Park is hosting a clean-up and beautification day in the park from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., and seeking community volunteers who can join them. Meeting is at 9 a.m. by the shed (45th and Regent). Please bring a trowel (if you have one).

If you live in Cedar Park, consider volunteering from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in your neighborhood park. Community members are invited to celebrate fall and spend the day working alongside friends and neighbors to help clean and green Cedar Park. Your work may include raking leaves, putting the gardens to bed, planting perennials and bulbs and doing general clean up. All ages are welcome, and tools will be supplied. To RSVP, please email contact@cedarparkneighbors.org 

And here’s information on the fall service day in other West Philly parks:

Barkan Park
4950 Spruce St
Start Time: 2:00 p.m.
End Time: 4:00 p.m.
Work List: General clean-up (trash, litter, weeding), Leaf & organic debris clean-up, Perennial (bulb) planting, Tree planting, Painting benches.

Malcolm X Park
5200 Pine St
Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
End Time: 1:00 p.m.
Work List: General clean-up (trash, litter, weeding), Leaf & organic debris clean-up.

Saunders Park
3850 Powelton Ave
Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
End Time: 12:00 p.m.
Work List: General clean-up (trash, litter, weeding), Leaf & organic debris clean-up, Perennial (bulb) planting, Tree planting.

Carroll Park (still needs a lot of volunteers)
5800 Girard Ave
Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
End Time: 2:00 p.m.
Work List: General clean-up (trash, litter, weeding), Leaf & organic debris clean-up.

For more information and to register to volunteer, visit the Love Your Park website.