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Hey everyone!

Just a reminder Vetri is hosting their first of six cooking sessions this summer, see link below to join. We hope to see you there!!
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We're looking forward to launching Summer programming this Thursday from 1-2 pm. Here is the Zoom link to be sent out to participants:

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Hey friends, the City is opening up phase 2 of rental assistance applications today at 2pm! If COVID has affected your ability to make rent, you might qualify for assistance!

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Hey friends! Happy Wednesday! Just a quick reminder that we have our final Vetri Virtual Cooking Lab session TOMORROW at 3pm! The session will cover food culture and some other fun stuff. As always, the content is geared for grades 3+, but everyone is welcomed to attend.

Zoom link below:
https://zoom.us/j/98238962733?pwd=SmcxRVdicDZzWmZ4VCtURERINXcrUT09

Hope to see you there!

Happy Wednesday!

Got a fun little activity for the whole family today, memory chain building to keep track of the goods and bads of our time in quarantine. This might be a good way to get some nice family bonding in while helping process some difficult emotions. Check it out!

Family Activity to Help During COVID-19 Isolation - Child Life Mommy We are all coping with the challenges with COVID-19. Children and adults are feeling the tensions with being on isolation at home and struggling to find their new “normal.” I wanted to share a quick activity that I have been doing with my kids and hopefully, you can do it too. For all my fellow ...

How about some fun and healthy recipes you can make right alongside your young people? Get some extra hands in the kitchen and learn about measuring, cooking, and healthy nutritional choices with some of these Food Network-approved kid-friendly recipes!

Easy Recipes That Kids Can Make Whether you’re looking for an extra set of hands to help you meal prep or have a little one that loves to help in the kitchen, these simple, family-friendly recipes are the perfect way to get your kids cooking.

Hi everyone, we hope you had a nice weekend. The city just launched a website documenting free COVID-19 testing sites throughout the city. Available in six different languages, and to be updated regularly Please pass this along to anybody who might need a test. Stay safe!

COVID-19 testing sites | City of Philadelphia Providing an easy way for Philadelphians to locate a free COVID-19 test.

Y'all KNOW we love these virtual museum and zoo tours. How about an aquarium for the weekend?! The Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach, CA, has a TON of really amazing content for you to check out. Live webcams of some exhibits (check out those penguins!), educational mini-classes on a bunch of aquatic topics, and a ton more.

Hope you folks have a wonderful weekend!

http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/news/aquariumacademy/

Here's a fun little resource for you all today, from our friends at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Time-saving ways to keep a bit more active during your daily chores and routines. With folks largely stuck inside, it can be difficult to make sure we're all up and moving as much as possible, so try incorporating some of these strategies!

https://www.healthiergeneration.org/app/resources/486

(This link is to a downloadable .PDF file, so don't panic if it asks you to download something!)

Action Center | Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Here's an update from our friends at the Vetri virtual cooking lab, and oh, who's that I see getting a little shoutout? Why that would be the wonderful students of St. Malachy who participated in lab last week! Great job, Malachy scholars! I hope we see you again this Thursday!

May 2020 Newsletter - VCP With Vetri Cooking Lab officially moving to Zoom for the remainder of the school year, we were excited to launch our first week of programming last week! 25 students from grades 3rd through 8th, representing St. Malachy, Hardy Williams, Alexander McClure and Mayfair Elementary Schools engaged in a l...

Happy Tuesday friends! The Philly Zoo might be closed to in-person guests right now, but that doesn't mean you can't experience some of the wonderful animals they take care of! Check out the Philly Zoo To You program they've got running and get a little wildlife exploration into your day!

Learn – Philadelphia Zoo Take a trip to Philadelphia Zoo from the comfort of your home! Although we are closed, we continue to inspire action on behalf of wildlife and their habitats. Join us by watching videos, completing activities, and connecting one-on-one with our experts about the amazing animals at Philadelphia Zoo.

Happy Monday, friends! Hope you're all getting a good start to your week.

Got something pretty fun for you today - virtual tours of some of the most remote and extreme places on the planet. Would you visit any of these places?!

8 Extreme Locations Around the World - Google Arts & Culture The world's craziest and most remote places that you can now explore from home