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{{toplink|url=http://www.facebook.com/groups/wewalkPHL|name=facebook.com/groups/wewalkPHL}}<blockquote>''Join Your Neighbors for a Walk in the Park''</blockquote>
 
{{toplink|url=http://www.facebook.com/groups/wewalkPHL|name=facebook.com/groups/wewalkPHL}}<blockquote>''Join Your Neighbors for a Walk in the Park''</blockquote>
It is not your ordinary walk in the park. It's about community, togetherness and maintaining Philadelphia's many public parks.
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It is not your ordinary walk in the park. '''It's about community, togetherness and maintaining Philadelphia's many public parks.'''
  
 
The walking program began in 2017 and is run through the Fairmount Park Conservancy. They have 17 different groups in the city now each at its own park.
 
The walking program began in 2017 and is run through the Fairmount Park Conservancy. They have 17 different groups in the city now each at its own park.
  
 
"To have walking groups, it opens up a freedom, a platform to embolden people to come out and visit with their neighbor," said Fairmount Parks Conservancy member Nicole Seahorne Hameen.
 
"To have walking groups, it opens up a freedom, a platform to embolden people to come out and visit with their neighbor," said Fairmount Parks Conservancy member Nicole Seahorne Hameen.
 
This group calls Clark Park in West Philadelphia their home.
 
 
She says the health benefits of finding a walking group near you are numerous.
 
 
"Walking reduces depression, clears the mind, helps manage weight gain. And for people of color it's about taking up space in a positive way and for all allies and supporters to come together," she said.
 
 
Walker Frank Chance is on a mission to stay healthy. He went on a walking pilgrimage in Japan and ended up losing 40 pounds and lowering his cholesterol.
 
 
"I'm walking proof that walking works," he said.
 
 
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''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the ABC-6 article below.
 
''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the ABC-6 article below.
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==In The News==
 
==In The News==
 
*[http://6abc.com/walk-phl-walking-group-fairmount-park-fitness-philadelphia/12112673/ A walk in the park: We Walk PHL walking group promotes fitness, community.], ABC-6, August 9, 2022.
 
*[http://6abc.com/walk-phl-walking-group-fairmount-park-fitness-philadelphia/12112673/ A walk in the park: We Walk PHL walking group promotes fitness, community.], ABC-6, August 9, 2022.
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==Info==
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*Event Calendar:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/groups/wewalkPHL/events Events]
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Fairmount Park Conservancy]]
 
*[[Fairmount Park Conservancy]]
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 29 November 2022

facebook.com/groups/wewalkPHL

Join Your Neighbors for a Walk in the Park

It is not your ordinary walk in the park. It's about community, togetherness and maintaining Philadelphia's many public parks.

The walking program began in 2017 and is run through the Fairmount Park Conservancy. They have 17 different groups in the city now each at its own park.

"To have walking groups, it opens up a freedom, a platform to embolden people to come out and visit with their neighbor," said Fairmount Parks Conservancy member Nicole Seahorne Hameen.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the ABC-6 article below.

In The News

Info

See Also