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Lea is a $75,000 greening finalist!
Out of hundreds of entries from across the country, Lea School is one of 10 finalists for a $75,000 Green School Makeover grant from Global Green USA! The Green School Makeover Competition, presented...
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Greening Lea receives $10,000 PECO Green Region grant!
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools (WPCNS) is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a $10,000 2013 PECO Green Region grant. The PECO Green Region program, administered by the...
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UCD & Community Members Give Towards PECO Green Region $10,000 Match
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools (WPCNS) is pleased to announce several large donations towards its PECO Green Region matching requirement for the Greening Lea project. The...
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Greening Lea Receives $242,000 Stormwater Management Grant
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools (WPCNS) is pleased to announce that it will receive a $242,000 Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) grant to design and install green...
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Greening Lea BBQ Raises $1,230!
Over 60 community members came out on August 10th, 2013 to celebrate Greening Lea‘s Stormwater Management Incentive Program (SMIP) grant, PECO Green Region grant and the completion of the PECO Green...
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GCCA donates $2,500 to Greening Lea!
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools (WPCNS) is pleased to announce a large donation to the Greening Lea project from the Garden Court Community Association (GCCA). The gift of $2,500 is...
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Lea Community Forums November 4th
Principal Sonya Harrison invites Lea parents and community members to attend Community Forums to be held at the Lea School at 4700 Locust Street. The topic for round table discussion is, “How can all...
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Order Pizza for Greening Lea!
Aladdin’s Pizza at 4746 Spruce Street is generously offering 5% of their sales to the Greening Lea project for orders placed on November 11th, 11:00 a.m. -1:45 a.m. day and evening. Be sure to mention...
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WPCNS Issues Greening Lea Design Services RFP
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools has solicited proposals for design services for Phase I of its Greening Lea Master Plan from several Philadelphia Landscape Architecture firms. The...
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Aladdin’s Pizza Donates $400 to Greening Lea!
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools is excited to announce that Aladdin’s Pizza has donated $400 to Greening Lea for the Monday, November 11th promotion. Owner/Manager Mohammad Saleh was...
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Philly CowShare Holiday Sale to Benefit WPCNS!
Philly CowShare is hosting an online Holiday Sale with a portion of the sales proceeds being donated to the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools and the Penn Alexander Home and School...
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Ladies Night Dance Workout to Benefit WPCNS!
On Wednesday, Dec 11th, Ladies Night Dance Workout at Take the Lead Dance Studio will donate 100% of sales to the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools! Drop-in students are $10 each and this...
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SALT Design Studio Selected for Greening Lea!
WPCNS is thrilled to announce that SALT Design Studio has been selected to lead the design and construction of Phase I of our Greening Lea playground transformation. SALT is a local landscape...
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April 2nd: Greening Lea Community Meeting!
What is your vision for Lea’s playground? SALT Design Studio needs input from parents, students, teachers, and the community to create a great playground for us. There will be a Greening Lea Community...
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Take the Lea Schoolyard Design Survey!
The Greening Lea team needs your input! Our designers from SALT Design Studio have put together two sets of playground design drawings for the community to comment on and evaluate. Please complete...
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Greening Lea Update: August Project & Fundraiser!
Did you contribute to the community match of our PECO Green Region grant? Thanks to you, SALT Design Studio was able to create this design for the Lea playground. Have you passed the Lea playground...
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SHCA donates $1,000 to Greening Lea & completes August fundraising!
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools (WPCNS) is excited to announce a donation of $1,000 from the Spruce Hill Community Association for the Greening Lea project. This gift completes and...
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Come Meet Lea’s New Principal!
Please welcome Lea’s new principal, Jennifer Duffy! Principal Duffy brings to the diverse Lea community her experience as a Multilingual Manager in the district’s Official of Multilingual Curriculum...
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New WPCNS Board Members!
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools (WPCNS) announces the resignation of founding board members Elizabeth Menasion and Amy D’Antonio, and the appointment of Ancil George and Dell...
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Ribbon-Cutting for Lea Playground!
The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools is pleased to announce a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new playground at Lea Elementary on Friday, September 19th at 8:00 a.m. before the start of...
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