Invitation to Friends Hospital New Health Center Zoning Meeting Tues 6/4/2024 10am City Hall

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Invitation to Friends Hospital New Health Center Zoning Meeting Tues 6/4/2024 10am City Hall


Northeast Philadelphia Chinese Association NEPCA
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Jun 1, 2024

Dear Community,

I would like to update you with the petition to support Friends Hospital new Health Center: 

Summary signature counts as of 4/20/2024
393 Signed this online petition at Change.org
546 Signed paper version petition co-hosted by 18 community partners.
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     939 Subtotal signatures from petitions;
    400 Subtotal from PUP assisting people sending postcards
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             1339 Total signatures

These 18 community partners had hosted petition-signing activities to support the two new health centers (listed in the order of participation):
Philadelphia Unemployment Project (PUP)
NEP Chinese Associations (NEPCA) volunteers, families and friends;
Ben City Supermarket (Northeast) and Southeast Asian Communities live near Adam Ave and Roosevelt Blvd, and in zip codes 19120, and 19124;
Chinese Community Homecare, 6401 Castor Ave., 19149;
Double Care Senior Center, 2910 Cottman Ave, Phila., PA 19149；
Coco Dance Sister Troup (Mayfair) ;
The Philadelphia Chinese Women Dance Sister Troop (Mayfair);
New World Vision Center II, 813 Adams Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124;
Greater Philadelphia Lianjiang Association (Mayfair);
Chau Salon 4911 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19141;
Feast of Justice; 6434 Castor Ave, 19149;
Kai Yuan Buddhist Temple, 1815 Cottman Ave, 19111;
Buddhist Light Temple 147 W. Wyoming Ave., 19140;
Kingdom Life Community Church (KLCC), 6325 Frankford Ave., 19135;
Phat Bao Buddhist Temple, 6427 Large St, Philadelphia, PA 19149;
Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association (OCCCDA)
Take Back Your Neighborhood (TBNY), Oxford Circle

The petitions signatures along with other community peer efforts made a major impact to the decision to go forward with the Health Center at the Friends Hospital. The Philadelphia City Council is about to reach a final zoning review for the two health Centers. Once approved, then the Health Department can go ahead building the two health Centers. This important meeting will be at the town hall on Tuesday, 6/4/2024, City Hall, Room 400 at 10AM.

If you care about the new health center, please come out and advocate alongside our peers on this important item for the community.

I hope to see you at this important milestone meeting!

Sincerely yours,
Mingchu Pearl Huynh
Petition organizer
Founder | President | Project director
Philadelphia Chinese Association (NEPCA)
Mailing Address: 6331 Shelbourne St., Philadelphia, PA 19111
Phone: work: 215-839-6108; Cell: 267-423-3323
Email: Pearl.huynh@gmail.com

Ps:

QA "Friends Health Center Response to Comments Document…" https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qyuAjSj7ZnD7jRhQ0aD8wWybglWWAMeN/view?usp=sharing

YouTube video that captures the testimonies of 7 community members in the two health centers' community meetings on 2/27/2024 and 4/2/2024 in the lower Northeast,
URL: https://youtu.be/o4hvDxprM08?si=-c6M1Hz1e4ai49-N

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