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Exploring volunteerism while promoting the people and organizations who contribute to Philadelphia’s legacy as the City of Brotherly Love
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Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Josh Craft is the Chief Music Officer at Rock to The Future. Rock to the Future is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 2010 that provides music education for Philadelphia’s youth from underserved neighborhoods and under-resourced schools at no cost to them or their families. Using music, their programs ignite passion and creativity, support academic achievement, and improve self-esteem. They empower individuals and strengthen communities through music education
If you want to learn more about Rock To The Future or sign up to volunteer with them in the future you can email them at info@rocktothefuture.org You can also follow them on
Twitter- https://twitter.com/rock2future
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/rock2future/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Rock2Future/
Website- https://rocktothefuture.org/
If you want to stay up to date with what is going on with The We Love Philly program visit our website- https://www.welovephilly.org or visit us on
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/welovephilly/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/welove.philadelphia/
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Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Rayna Catherina is the Volunteer Coordinator for GLBL VLLG'S Manifest Festival which is happening this Saturday August 3rd from 3PM-Midnight. GLBL VLLG is an INTERACTIVE entertainment company defining URBAN WELLNESS and celebrating the creative spirit in all people and the social connection we all share through music, art, and well-being. Manifest is an interactive entertainment and wellness festival aimed at celebrating the creative spirit in all people and the social connection we all share through music, art, and well-being. GLBL VLLG will focus on embodying the 8 dimensions of Wellness (social, environmental, physical, emotional, spiritual, occupational, intellectual, and financial.)
If you want to learn more about GLBL VLLG or sign up to volunteer with them in the future you can email them at info@glblvllg.com. You can also follow them on
Twitter- https://twitter.com/glblvllg
Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/glblvllg
Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/glblvllg/
Website- https://www.glblvllg.com/
If you want to stay up to date with what is going on with The We Love Philly program visit our website- https://www.welovephilly.org or visit us on
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/welovephilly/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/welove.philadelphia/
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Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Tyrique Glasgow is the Founder and Executive Driector of The Young Chances Foundation. Young Chances Foundation (YCF) was created in 2012, as a program created to provide Urban Children with the opportunity to have fun, strengthen family relationships, build positive leadership skills through peer motivated activities, and having resources to help assist with general Information to encourage Higher Education. Tyique's journey is a must listen if you want to go into your day feeling like a super human that can achieve anything. Tyrique recently invited us to his new foundation at the corner of 27th and Tasker to talk about the violence, poverty, and miseducation that plague many neighborhoods in Philadelphia. He feels like he has found a solution and we are happy to share his message to our listeners.
If you want to learn more about the Young Chances Foundation you can follow their social media on
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/youngchancesfoundation/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/young.chances
Twitter- https://twitter.com/ycf_youth
If you would like to volunteer with them, send them an email at- youngchancesfoundation@gmail.com
If you want to stay up to date with what is going on with The We Love Philly program visit our website- https://www.welovephilly.org or visit us on
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/welovephilly/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/welove.philadelphia/
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Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Joe Cox is the Founder of the PMA(positive mental attitude) Bike Ride and a City Council Candidate in the upcoming election. As the Founder of the PMA Bike Ride he has fed thousands of hungry Philadelphian's and inspired many to start their own movements to help spread positivity to those who need it most. We recently volunteered with the PMA Bike Ride at Kensington and Allegheny and were lucky enough to experience the joy that this movement is creating. Joe recently invited us into his home to talk about what influenced him to feed the hungry and his vision to make Philadelphia a place that values taking care of it's most vulnerable citizens.
If you want to learn more about the PMA Bike Ride and sign up to volunteer you can visit http://www.thepmabikeride.com/ or follow them on
Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/thepmabikeride/
Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/pmabikeride/
If you want to stay up to date with what is going on with The We Love Philly program visit our website- https://www.welovephilly.org or visit us on
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/welovephilly/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/welove.philadelphia/
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Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
This episode of the podcast features Kim Jordan, Development Director, of the Philadelphia Orchard Project. Kim has been with the project for over a decade and has helped develop this Non Profit Organization into a positive force for the community. POP(Philadelphia Orchard Project) continues to feed and educate thousands of community members a year through developing community orchards that neighborhoods can be proud of. If you are walking around Philadelphia and find delicious edible fruits hanging off of trees there is a good chance that POP played a part! If you want to support this organization or volunteer visit their website at https://www.phillyorchards.org/
You can also visit them on instagram @Phillyorchards and on Facebook at @PhiladelphiaOrchardProject
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If you want to stay up to date with We Love Philly visit our website https://welovephilly.org/ and check us out on Instagram-@welovephilly and on Facebook @welove.philadelphia
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
On this episode we sit down with the Volunteer Manager, of the Non-Profit Organization Muslims Serve, Shafi Rana. Shafia started as a Volunteer and has made a career out of helping others get in touch with their giving side. Over the past decade Muslims Serve has been in the streets of Philadelphia combating hunger at it's source. This is an episode you are sure to not want to miss because of the positive energy that can be felt throughout our discussion. We are also joined by one of my students, Kassim Karamoko, who could not wait to interview Shafia because of the good time we had volunteering for Muslims Serve. Stick around for the end of the episode where we have a new segment called Just My Thoughts where we connect an educational philosophy, that can serve teenagers in Philadelphia, to the episode you just heard. If you would like to volunteer for Muslims Serve you can email Shafia directly at volunteer@muslimsserve.org
You can learn more about Muslims Serve through their website https://muslimsserve.org/ or their social media @muslimsserve on Facebook and @muslimsserve on Instagram
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Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
On this episode of the Podcast we sit down with the Senior Advisor of one of the biggest event Philly hosts every year, The Philly Pride Parade. Chuck Volzs is the Senior Advisor to the organization, Philly Pride Presents, which is responsible for putting on the event every year. Chuck has been volunteering with them for over 25 years and has been living in Philadelphia has a gay man for over 40 years. We are also joined by one of my senior students Keyana Whaley. During this episode Keyana has her own beliefs challenged and comes out of the interview a more understanding person. Also check out the end of our podcast for our revamped segment of Just My Thoughts where we will now focus on an educational philosophy related to our volunteer experience. If you're interested in volunteering for this organization for the upcoming Outfest in October you can email them at pridevolunteers@aol.com
If you want to learn more about Philly Pride Presents you can email them at Phillygaypride@aol.com
Visit them on Facebook @philly.presents or on instagram @phillypridepresents
If you want to follow what's going on at We Love Philly you can follow us on Instagram @welovephilly or on Facebook @welove.philadelphia
If you want more content from this episode check out our website https://welovephilly.org/ for our blog and the volunteer video we made for Philly Pride Presents. If you would like us to volunteer or promote your organization email us at welovelpacademy@gmail.com
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
On This episode of the podcast we are joined by Allan Silverberg and my student Kassim Karamoko. Allan is the Committee Chairman for the Holocaust Remembrance Education Program. This program recently visited our school, One Bright Ray Community High School to speak to us about the events of the Holocaust and the hate that it was spawned from. After Allan shared with us what he experienced, we wanted to help him in anyway that we could. So we decided to help him spread the word about his upcoming event the Ride for The Living 2019 where he will be riding a bicycle from Auschwitz to Krakow, Poland. That is a 60 mile bicycle ride ! which is equivalent from riding from Philadelphia to Atlantic City. Allan is raising money for the Jewish Community Center of Krakow Poland. He needs help to raise 3,000 dollars before his race on June 28th 2019.
If you want Allan's Program to come to your school email them at jewishvetspost697@gmail.com
Follow what We Love Philly is doing on our website at https://welovephilly.org/. You can also find us on Facebook @welove.philadelphia and on instagram @welovephilly
Check out the link below to donate to Allan's cause and when you do let him know that We Love Philly sent you
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
From underfunded schools that scrounge for funds for copy paper to the highest poverty and obesity rates among big cities in the US, Philly faces some dire challenges in confronting education and food injustices. Repair the World: Philadelphia partners with local and community-based organizations like the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children and Broad Street Ministry as it seeks to build a kinder and more equitable city. On this episode we sit down with two Repair the World Philadelphia fellows Jamie Fox and Addye Susnick to find out how every individual in Philadelphia can do their part to transform the city.
You can follow Repair the World Philadelphia at
Website- https://werepair.org/our-local-work/our-cities/philadelphia/
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/philly_repair/
Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/RepairTheWorldPhiladelphia/
You can follow We Love Philly at:
Website- www.welovephilly.org
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/welovephilly/
Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/welove.philadelphia/
If you are interested in having us volunteer for your organization send an email to welovelpacademy@gmail.com
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
On this episode of the podcast we sit down with CEO of the National Bar League Evan Harden. Evan is a Philadelphia native who has overcome many hardships in order to develop a community in Philadelphia that makes fitness accessible to all. We will be volunteering for Evan's donation based fitness festival on June 1st 2019 from 10AM-3PM at Smith Playground located at 2100 S 24th St, Philadelphia, PA 19145. We hope to see everyone there ! If you would like to donate to the festival visit the Go Fund Me page at https://www.gofundme.com/phillyfitfest
If you would like to learn more about Evan visit his Instagram @og_fitness or @nationalbarleague
If you would like to see what we are doing visit WE Love Philly on Instagram @welovephilly or on Facebook @welove.philadelphia
If you would like for us to volunteer for your organization or if you want to leave us some much appreciated feedback,email us at welovelpacademy@gmail.com or comment and rate us on iTunes to help the show grow!