Camp Phoenix is a chance to have so many different experiences. We love to make music!

When a heat wave strikes, it’s everybody in the pool. Many thanks to Karen Hicks and the Andrew L. Hicks, Jr. Foundation for donating bathing suits, towels and flip flops for our campers. #heatwave #inthepool #bathingsuits #beachtowels #flipflops #thanks #chestereastside

Our volunteers are so creative. Jennifer led a gardening/recycling project making mosaic planters from cinderblocks, cement, broken pottery and seashells. Watch for pics of them planted with marigolds. #gardening #recycling #cinderblocks #planters #chestereastside

Stop by Ruth Bennett Community Farm 1-3 p.m., Thursday (July 28) for a free box of produce. Boxes include fruits, veggies and eggs.
Pick up at 1318 Carla’s Lane (pavilion near basketball court).
Questions? Check the flyer for details.

Our campers dig in the soil, then learn even more about the plants they grow in Botany class. #gardening #botany #plants #chestereastide

Friday is Field Trip Day. One of excursions was a trip to meet the animals at Elmwood Park Zoo. #elmwoodparkzoo #zooanimals #giraffe #zebra #chestereastside

Ice cream on a hot summer day – the best! Eric, co-owner of The Franklin Fountain, showed our campers how to make it the old-fashioned way, then let them crank it themselves. He even brought samples from the store. Thanks – it was delish! #thefranklinfountain #icecream #mixedberry #yummy #chestereastside

The first day outside in the Chester Eastside — St. Paul’s Community Garden makes Camp Phoenix feel official. The K-2 children watered plants and dug potatoes,

Ruth Bennett Community Farm is an educational farm and environmental center located on 2-acres at the Ruth L. Bennett Homes in Chester, PA.
We seek to provide fresh, affordable produce for residents of public housing and the greater Chester community.

https://www.ruthbennettcommunityfarm.org/

Stop by Ruth Bennett Community Farm 1-3 p.m., Thursday (July 14) for a free box of produce. Boxes include fruits, veggies and eggs.
Pick up at 1318 Carla’s Lane (pavilion near basketball court).
Questions? Check the flyer for details.

https://www.facebook.com/ruthbennettcommunityfarm/