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Dear Folks,
I want to start the week with just a brief mention that we're having a yard sale this Saturday July 16 from 9-1 p.m. (NEWS FLASH-THE SCHEDULED ROCKIN' MALAAKAS CONCERT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY OF ONE OF THE BAND MEMBERS.) (NEWS FLASH #2 -SHARON ABBOTT, WHOSE CONCERT WAS CANCELLED LAST WEEK BY RAIN CALLED AND OFFERED TO DO THE CONCERT SO WE ARE NOW ON FOR THURSDAY NIGHT, 7-9 p.m. -different performer.) But right now I'm more excited about describing a project I'm involved in with a wonderful little progressive elmentary school in West Philadelphia and invite you to an event this Friday July 15.
The Jubilee School, a small, independent, elementary, progressive school in West Philadelphia, 
and the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in Chestnut Hill, have had a relationship since the mid 1990’s that included church members teaching at and serving on the Board of the Jubilee School and the church using Outreach money to help support this wonderful school. Recently, we are consciously shifting our relationship to be more of a 
partnership.
and the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in Chestnut Hill, have had a relationship since the mid 1990’s that included church members teaching at and serving on the Board of the Jubilee School and the church using Outreach money to help support this wonderful school. Recently, we are consciously shifting our relationship to be more of a partnership. This winter a we all worked together to plan, build,and work a raised bed garden situated along the edge of the children’s playground. We all got soaking wet filling the beds with dirt, compost, and peat moss and planting seeds before spring break. We also all enjoyed monitoring the growth and eating the fruits of the gardens that gave us spinach, lettuce, carrots, radishes, and peas. We’ve planted sunflowers and potatoes and hope they will flourish without much care during the summer vacation.
Now it is the turn of the kids to teach us a few things. Jubilee School has been extensively studying American History 
and looking particularly at African American history and in particular the civil rights movement. They discovered some amazing and mostly unknown history and have documented it in two DVD’s and a soon to be finished website offering a child’s eye view of history.
Please join us in “Getting Schooled” on Friday, July 15 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin’s Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.. This will be a festive occasion, definitely open to the public, starting out with a hot dog dinner at 6:30 followed by presentations by current and past Jubilee students. Popcorn provided. Questions, contact the Church at 215-247-7466 or call Greg Williams at 215-680-0143 or wacmbook@aol.com
Hope you'll consider joining us on Friday night.
Greg and Cynthia
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