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Volume 07, Issue 2		August 2007

Wynnefield Residents Association 5301 Overbrook Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 Phone: (215) 878-0571 Fax: (215) 878-0646 www.wynnefield.org The WRA membership campaign for 2007 is now underway. Your membership is very important if we are to continue our many services to meet the needs of all residents. Please stop in at the John C. Anderson Cultural Center, 5301 Overbrook Avenue or call 215-878-0571 for an application.   When donating to United Way please consider donating to WRA # 5174   Inside this issue:       Click subject to jump to page   2    WRA Open Gala Banquet   2    50th Anniversary Banquet   2    Celebration Parade     3    WRA Elects new officers   3    WRA Celebration Picnic   3    Drive for New Rec Center     4    Annual Night-Out   4    Settlement Music School Open House   4    OHS Hall of Fame weekend     5    Historical Committee   5    WCCAC News and Events   5    History Brochure available     6    Curfew Center Considered

WRA 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION After more than a year of planning, on the weekend of May 4, 2007 WRA kicked off the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the organization's founding.   The weekend included a full schedule of activities. On Friday, May 4, the celebration began with a golf tournament at the Bala Golf Club. On Saturday, May 5th, the day began with a parade up 54th Street from Upland Way to Overbrook Avenue, followed by a picnic in nearby Fairmount Park, both of which   were amply supplied with complimentary food supplied by Larry's Steaks take-out on 54th Street. Next, on Sunday, May 6th, the celebration continued with a tour of historic spots in Wynnefield, including the Wynne House, built in 1690, and the Mann School, which was the site of the Home for Destitute Colored Children, built by the Quakers on 1887. Finally, the celebration concluded on Sunday evening with a fabulous dinner-dance banquet at the Hilton Hotel on City Avenue.   Each event was very well attended and all together the anniversary was filled with plenty of history, fond memories and pleasant surprises for the residents of the Wynnefield community. Thanks to the many business sponsors, patrons and friends who supported the events financially, the government and civic agencies who assisted us, and our members who worked so hard to make the celebration such a resounding success.     WRA TO SPEARHEAD DRIVE FOR NEW WYNNEFIELD RECREATION CENTER During his remarks at the Gala Banquet, WRA President Peter Rescorl described a new WRA initiative. During the coming year he vowed that WRA will spearhead a drive to establish a Community Recreation Center   for all of the residents of Wynnefield. A key to the development of a Wynnefield Recreation Center will be funding, which will require City, State, Federal Government, Private Foundation, and   Business participation. WRA will be identifying funding sources, and developing and coordinating the activities of other civic groups, city, state, and (continued see Recreation Center  page 3)