3rd Annual Thanksgiving Open House

Posted by on November 12, 2012

Please Join Us!

3rd Annual Thanksgiving Open House

Thursday, November 15th between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia City Hall, 1st Floor – NE wing

Learn more about what each of our partners is doing to promote education, engage citizens, celebrate art and leverage the power of youth

….and how YOU can get involved!

sponsored by
SERVE Philadelphia & the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of AmeriCorps Alumni

in partnership with
Mayor’s Office of Education, Mayor’s Office of Arts Culture and the Creative Economy, Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service, City Hall Tours and the Philadelphia Youth Commission

For over 20 years, the African Daughters of Fine Lineage have hosted an event on Thanksgiving Day where men, women and children in need are invited to have a hot meal and receive care packages of donated items and non-perishable food.

Open House attendees are encouraged to bring donations of the following items to be distributed on Thanksgiving:

•Juice boxes and cans of soda

•Individually wrapped snacks like granola and candy bars

•Cold weather items-boots, coats and sleeping bags

•Colored underwear (men’s & women’s, esp. larger sizes)

•Toiletries, including toothbrushes and toothpaste, deodorant and other personal hygiene items


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