The Friends of Julian Abele Park and SOSNA are very pleased to announce a new FARMER'S MARKET! Starting Friday JUNE 25, 2010 and continuing EVERY FRIDAY from 3-7 PM at Julian Abele Park, 22nd and Carpenter Streets.

For weekly product list and how to obtain FMNP vouchers for low-income seniors, visit: www.julianabelepark.org

Meet SOSNA's Neighborhood Ambassadors for Summer 2010!!

• Shaiheem Mayfield
• Tashana Mitchell
• Kahlil Patterson
• Cristal Rosado

Look for these ambassadors throughout the summer.  They'll be walking the neighborhood picking up recyclable material, clearing storm drains, and collecting vital data.  They'll also be signing people up for Recycling Rewards, documenting Philly 311 Service Requests, giving out info on SEPTA and more!

All three Ambassadors are high school students and have been hired in partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Youth Network, through WorkReady Philadelphia, a program that provides students with summer jobs and career training. 

Please join SOSNA in welcoming them to the neighborhood! Do not hesitate to stop them to ask a question or just to introduce yourself. 

WE DID IT!  Thanks to all who joined SOSNA in donating to help keep these pools open.  Because of your help, 70 pools will be open this summer.

Read about it in the Daily News: here.

Thanks again! And Stay COOL this summer!

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The city is NO LONGER GIVING OUT BLUE RECYCLING BINS.  The city is also ticketing very hard people who do not recycle or put recycling out properly.  Recycling MUST BE IN A RIGID CONTAINER - either metal or plastic - labeled "RECYCLING".  The SOSNA office distributes the sticker (above) to place on your container.  Use an old laundry basket, trash can or anything as your bin - it does not have to be the old city-issued blue bin.

DO NOT PUT OUT RECYCLING IN BROWN PAPER OR PLASTIC BAGS.  IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP AND YOU WILL GET A $50 TICKET!!

Also, sign up for Philly's new RECYCLING REWARDS PROGRAM (visit www.phillyrecyclingpays.com to sign up and learn about the process).  By signing up you will receive points every time you recycle; points redeemable at area businesses. 

NEXT SOSNA ZONING MEETING: SEPTEMBER 15 (note NO AUGUST MTG.)

To get on the agenda, call the SOSNA Office and fill out, sign and return to the SOSNA Office no later than 13 days prior to the hearing the Zoning Meeting Request Form

For more information about zoning, read the SOSNA Zoning Protocols or call the SOSNA Office (215 732-8446)

For a list of upcoming ZBA Hearings for projects in our neighborhood, check the ZBA Hearings page, under "NEWS" at the top of the home page.

Follow the work of the Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission that is rewriting the zoning code at www.zoningmatters.org . Check for updates, draft reports, surveys, and announcements of upcoming community input sessions.

Recycle your plastic bags at the SOSNA Office.  In partnership with Keep Philadelphia Beautiful and BringItBackPhilly, SOSNA encourages all neighbors to reuse and/or recycle plastic bags.  These bags are a common source of litter in our neighborhood and billions fill landfills nationwide. 

Visit www.bringitbackphilly.org for more info on the initiatives to rid Philadelphia of plastic bag litter.

The SOSNA Office now has free bus schedules for the routes that criss-cross our neighborhood.  Routes C, 2, 7, 12, 17, 40, & 64.  Come by anytime during office hours to pick one up!

Check out the new map of these routes with links to PDFs of their schedules!