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Upcoming Service Project – come join us!

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Photo from 2019 MLK day of service project at the Hawthorne Cultural Center

On Saturday, April 6th from 9am-12pm a group of Philly Smithies are going to volunteer at Share Food Program (2901 West Hunting Park Avenue Philadelphia). Share Food Program is a nonprofit organization that works to bring food to people in need throughout Philadelphia.  Share brings food to over 505 Philadelphia food pantries. Share services 5,000 low-income households by distributing below-retail price monthly food packages. Last year Share’s on-site Nice Roots Farm harvested 15,000 pounds of produce which were distributed to neighborhoods that do not have adequate access to fresh affordable produce.

We’re hoping to get a great turnout of Smith Alums. Family members are welcome. To join us, please contact Pam Kim ’87 at phillysmithclub@gmail.com. 

 

We want to hear from you! The Smith College Club of Philadelphia is conducting a survey to inform future club priorities and events. Please click the link below to access the survey. Thank you for your participation! 

 

 

 

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Smith Movie Night on Feb 18th

Roma Movie Poster

Join the Philly Smith Club for Smith Movie Night on Monday February 18th at 6:30 at the Ritz Theater at the Bourse. This year’s film will be the critically acclaimed Roma directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

The Bourse Market is located at 111 S Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Adult movie tickets are $10.25 and senior tickets are $7.25. Please let the club know if cost is prohibitive; assistance is available.

RSVP to phillysmithclub@gmail.com and meet outside the Ritz theater at 6:30 p.m. on the 18th. Optional movie discussion to follow in the Bourse food court!

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MLK Day of Service on 1/21

MLK Day of Service 2019

Philly area Smithies!

Join the Smith Club on Monday, January 21st for the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. This is the 24th year for the largest King Day event in the nation and this year the Philly Smith Club will partner with the Hawthorne Cultural Center to clean and decorate this community agency.

Hawthorne Cultural Center

Volunteering will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Center at 1200 Carpenter Street. Space is limited so please RSVP today at phillysmithclub@gmail.comto join the team!

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PMA Tree-Lighting Celebration On the 21st

All Philly-area Smithies and their families are invited to the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Tree-Lighting Ceremony at 5:30 on Wednesday Nov 21st. The free event takes place on the East Terrace at 6:00 followed by pay-what-you-wish admission at the PMA. The Tree-Lighting Celebration includes festive treats and music by York Street Hustle leading up to the 6:00 p.m. countdown. Warm (and adult) beverages and a live choir continue the celebration inside.

The Smith Club will meet at 5:30 at the Rocky Steps at the “Prometheus Strangling the Vulture” sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz.

Email your RSVP to phillysmithclub@gmail.com for the contact number or just come on by on the 21st!

Happy Fall, Smithies

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Philly Smith Club Book Drive for Kensington High School

 

Thank you to all the Philly Smithies who have already donated to the the student initiated rebuild of the Kensington High School library!

The Philly Smith Club is still collecting books for Kensington High this month including:

– Young Adult Novels
– Graphic Novels
– Anime
– Comic Books
– Biographies
– Dictionaries (Spanish, English, French, Chinese, etc.)
– Technical (engineering, nursing, career books, etc.)
– Music books

What was your favorite book in high school or a book you wished you had read in high school? Give it back to the city!

Contact phillysmithclub@gmail.com to arrange a drop off or pick up.

Learn more about the Kensington High School Library project here:
http://www2.philly.com/…/kensington-high-sschool-library-er…

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Happy Hour/Book Drive at Bud and Marilyn’s

For this month’s On the 18th we will enjoy a Fall Happy Hour at Bud & Marilyn’s in Center City. Bud & Marilyn’s is located at 1234 Locust St and come meet Liz ’97 any time between 5:30-7:30 (Liz will be there at 5 if you want to get there a little earlier). Stay as little or as long as you like!

Bud & Marilyn's

The Philly Smith Club is also collecting books this month for the student-initiated rebuild of the Kensington High School library. The Inquirer article on this phenomenal project lead by the Kensington High senior class can be found here.

They are especially looking for the following genres:

  • Young Adult Novels
  • Graphic Novels
  • Anime
  • Comic Books
  • Biographies
  • Dictionaries (Spanish, English, French, Chinese, etc.)
  • Technical (engineering, nursing, career books, etc.)
  • Music books

What was your favorite book in high school or a book you wished you had read in high school? Give it back to the city! Donations can be brought to the On the 18th happy hour or contact phillysmithclub@gmail.com for more details.

The class has also created several amazon wish lists:

Library Wish List:
Link: http://a.co/1H3ecc3

Mr. Cruz’s Engineering Class Wish List:
Link: http://a.co/eLFCOw2

If you can’t make it but would still like to donate books, you can drop them off at the school or send them to:

Mr. Eric Cruz
Kensington High School – Room 316
2051 E Cumberland St
Philadelphia, PA 19125

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Celebrate Mountain Day on Sept 16th

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Happy fall, Smithies!

Wouldn’t it be nice if we still celebrated Mountain Day after graduation? Sadly, the Philly Smith Club can’t get you off of work or ring the bells across Philadelphia at 7 a.m., but we can go apple picking. Please join us for a special On the 18th! (Please note, the date is September 16th, so we can take advantage of a beautiful fall weekend.)

Sunday, September 16th, 11 a.m.
Linvilla Orchards, 137 W Knowlton Rd, Media, PA 19063

We’ll meet outside the Farm Market and then walk together to the Pick Your Own area.

Linvilla isn’t easily accessible by public transit, so please get in touch if you need a ride or can offer a spot in your car (phillysmithclub@gmail.com).

Also, on the actual Mountain Day – whatever day it may be – we’ll be gathering at City Tap House (2 Logan Square in Philadelphia) at 7 p.m. Keep an eye out on social media for a reminder the day of.

Hope to see you at one or both Mountain Day events!

Gaudeamus igitur,
The Philly Smith Club

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August 19th Smithie Send Off!

Philly Smith Family,

Join the Philly Smith Club on Sunday, August 19th from 2:00 to 4:00 to send Philadelphia’s new and returning students back to Smith! We will enjoy ice cream and refreshments with generations of Philly Smithies.

Please RSVP to phillysmithclub@gmail.com to receive the address of our alumna host.

Happy Back to School, Smith!

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Come to the Phillies Game on July 20!

Come to the Phillies Game on July 20!

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Philly Smithies and Phillies Fans!

Back by popular demand, the Philly Smith Club is going to a Phillies Game
at 7:05 p.m. on July 20th at Citizens Bank Park.

Ticket prices can depend on size of the group so
please RSVP to phillysmithclub@gmail.com
so we can order tickets together. Just a reminder, the RSVP date is Friday, July 6th
to ensure we can get seats together.

Smith ♥ and Go Phils!!