It Takes a Village

Queen Village Joins TheGreatGlobalCleanup for Earth Day 2020 April 25th is LOVE QUEEN VILLAGE DAY, and you’re invited

by Lucy Erdelac

Volunteers from around the world will be cleaning up their communities and “creating acts of green” in honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in The Great Global Cleanup. Here, in our little corner of the world, QVNA is organizing our community’s second annual homage to Earth Day on Saturday, April 25th from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

LOVE QUEEN VILLAGE DAY is a neighborhood-wide cleanup of pocket parks and playgrounds—with just enough planting of bulbs, new trees and pit mulching to satisfy those with green thumbs. In 2019, more than 65 neighbors volunteered to clean up and plant in six pocket parks and add 11 trees to our canopy.

On April 25th, QVNA hopes that even more neighbors will volunteer on LOVE QUEEN VILLAGE DAY. It’s a great opportunity to care for community’s common areas, meet neighbors, and yes, have fun. And starting at noon, several Queen Village pubs and eateries will extend an exclusive offer of hospitality to LOVE QUEEN VILLAGE DAY volunteers.

To volunteer, please sign up at www.QVNA.org/LoveQV. ■

FUN FACT: Both QVNA and Earth Day are celebrating their 50th years of organizing and inspiring community action to help protect and improve quality of life.

“You cannot get through

a single day without

impacting the world

around you. What you

do makes a difference,

and you have to decide

what kind ofdifference

you want to make.”

— Dr. Jane Goodall, Primatologist and Conservationist

Take a Minute Before You Bin It What Philly can recycle depends on you

by Susan Dreitlein

Wonder if what you put in your recycling bin actually gets recycled? Well, it depends -- here’s why: In 2019, the city signed a new contract for recycling not only to help make sure that your recyclables are actually recycled, but helps Philly save money as a result -- but there’s a catch:

It’s not only what you recycle but how you recycle.

The aptly named “Take a Minute Before You Bin It” campaign aims to teach everyone how to become recycling experts. Straightforward items like glass, plastic bottles, and metal cans are generally OK to recycle as long as they are rinsed clean. If items are not clean, they can’t be recycled. So, take a minute... and rinse it!

Multi-material items, like light bulbs, are not recyclable. Plastic bags are not only not recyclable but they present a hazard for recycling center workers. Not sure about an item? Check out the Streets Department website: http://bit.ly/RecycleReference. ■ St.PhilipNeriParish

Holy WeekSchedule

Palm Sunday Masses Saturday: 4:30 p.m. Vigil SPN Sunday: 8:30 a.m. St. Stanislaus Church (SS) 11:00 a.m. St. Philip Neri Church (SPN) Monday-Wednesday Masses 7:30 a.m. - SS Holy Thursday 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer SPN 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper SPN Good Friday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer SPN 4.00 p.m. Veneration of the Cross SPN 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross SPN Holy Saturday

9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer SPN 11:30 a.m. Blessing of Food SS Easter Masses Saturday: 8:00 p.m. Vigil SPN Sunday: 8:30 a.m. SS 11:00 a.m. SPN

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