Friends of Morris Park

Thank you ⚡️
These lovely Villanova students joined us for Day of Service 9/20/25 & we were able to accomplish so much!

🌳Multiple bags full of trash
🌳Furniture items removed
🌳Fallen trees removed from the trails
🌳Weeds along the path trimmed
🌳 Dumped organic material moved from path

The park is looking refreshed and our community is grateful. Thank you for your continued support in keeping Morris Park alive and thriving. 💚

Feel free to DM or email us if you'd like to be involved - [email protected]

TOMORROW! 🌳🌳🌳
We’re excited to welcome Villanova students back for their Day of Service at Morris Park. Huge gratitude to Villanova for the continued support. These days always bring so much energy, teamwork, and real results for the park!

Want to join in? Come by and lend a hand

Gloves and tools provided. Let’s care for our trails, creek, and woodland together.

💚 Morris Park • Community + Nature

Saturday, September 20
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
6600 Sherwood Rd
Philadelphia, PA

A huge thank you to our amazing board member David, who built and installed this beautiful bulletin board for Morris Park! 🛠️🌿 Now we can keep park visitors in the loop with upcoming cleanups, events, and community updates — right where the magic happens.

We’re so grateful for your dedication and care, David. Your work helps make this park feel even more like home. 💚

🌿 Hi Park Friends!
Join us TOMORROW (and every First Saturday) for our Monthly Cleanups at Morris Park!

This ongoing tradition helps us care for the land we love—home to peaceful nature trails, a blooming meadow, Indian Creek, native plants, historic trees, and a symphony of birds.

Together, we’re nurturing this vital ecosystem so it continues to be a space for beauty, connection, and restoration. 💚

📍 6600 Sherwood rd. Philadelphia, PA
🗓 First Saturdays | Come when you can!

All tools and gloves are provided.

If you live in the area we would love your feedback for what can improve the park.

We can't wait to meet you!

Join us THIS Saturday for Love Your Park Day at Morris Park 🎉
We will be finishing up the paint job on our beloved guardhouse as well as cleaning up the surrounding area.
Inquire for any questions.
You may register through loveyourpark.org but it isn't required.
We are meeting at 10AM at the Guardhouse.
66th & Sherwood rd. Philadelphia, PA

See you soon!

Thank you to the lovely Villanova students who helped us prep our Guardhouse during
Help us add a fresh coat of paint this Saturday for Love Your Park Day 🌳

November 9th, 2024
10am - 12pm
Morris Park
6600 Sherwood rd. Philadelphia, PA

This Saturday! Come join us for the fall Love Your Park Day at Morris Park! We will be cleaning up the area and giving our guardhouse a fresh coat of paint.

Gloves and tools provided. See you then 🌳

6600 Sherwood road
Philadelphia, PA 19151



The registration link is in our bio. DM for any questions.

THIS SATURDAY: Villanova Day Clean Up at Morris Park

Villanova Day in Philadelphia is an annual event organized by Villanova University and involves students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families coming together to participate in community service projects throughout the Philadelphia area. Named after the university’s patron saint, St. Thomas of Villanova, who was known for his charity and dedication to helping the poor, this day of service is one of the largest single-day community service initiatives in the Delaware Valley. It's a significant event that reflects the university's commitment to social responsibility and community engagement.

DETAILS:
Saturday, September 7th, 2024, 10AM
Meeting Place: The Guardhouse, 66th & Sherwood

Activities:
- Painting the shed
- Pulling knotweed
- Trim & open up trails
- Clear out pond
- Trash pick up along perimeter
- Moving Logs
& Whatever else is needed

Gloves & Tools provided

We are very grateful for the students who volunteer to help us with our mission. We could use all the assistance we can get so that this land can continue to serve the community of Overbook!

If you would like to join, check our the form in our bio and meet us at the Guardhouse, Saturday September 7th at 10AM 🌳 6600 Sherwood road Philadelphia, PA

Friends! Join us this SATURDAY for our monthly clean up series. To register, you can go to bit.ly/morrisparkphilly

We will be tackling trash, clearing the trails, trimming bushes and trees etc. Tools and gloves provided.
We want to get to know our community better so come on out especially if you are in the Overbrook area. 🌳

Join us tomorrow for our first ever mini festival! All fun, family, community, & music! All ages welcome. Just bring a chair or blanket. More information on our website! Also, visit Givebutter.com/morrispark
for our official fundraising page. This event is to get more awareness and support for the space. Click the link in our bio to learn more.

Back again for Love Your Park day
Join is this Saturday as we give some extra love to Morris Park!
We will be cleaning up trash, trimming, clearing trails, and/or pulling weeds. Gloves and tools provided. All we need is you!

Progress!! We tackled lots of poison ivy, english ivy, and japanese knotweed today. Not a lot of trash which is great. Thank you neighbors for your help taking care of our park.
Catch us May 18th in partnership with LOVE YOUR PARK DAY

Same time same location