SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, May 9th from 6-9 p.m. come and join your EPX neighbors at Rita’s Water-Ice on East Passyunk Avenue! Invite everyone you know because the more water-ice, and other goodies, we eat the more EPX gets as a donation from Rita’s!!! We are promised a beautiful evening of spring weather and lots of fun as the entire ‘hood (plus our family and friends) descends on Rita’s. Show your EPX Spirit by bringing a crowd and remember there are plenty of fat-free and sugar free options as well.  Who knows you might even spy a familiar EPX Co-Chair scooping your favorite treat!!!

6th Annual Philly Spring Clean-up is here! We need all the volunteer support we can get to help spring clean the neighborhood. The event is taking place April 13 from 9:00 AM to 2:00. We will meet at the EPX Center at 1729 11th St. Our focus will be on the 9th Street corridor from Snyder to Tasker. We will also do a quick clean-up at Neumann Goretti before we head to 9th. Recycling bins will be available for all volunteers. You can register here.

The nice folks from the UnitedHealthcare Community Plan are sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt:

Multicultural Community Center
1900 S BROAD STREET
1-877-289-1917
March 30th, 2013
1 PM-4 PM

Refreshment, prizes and most of all decorating the Easter eggs!

EPX will host, at the request of Councilman Squilla, an AVI (Actual Value Initiative) presentation on Tuesday, March 26th at 7:00.pm. in the auditorium of Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School.

The list of presenters includes Councilmen Squilla and Kenney, as well as representatives from the Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT) and the Office of Property Assessment (OPA)!

Make-a-Wish Fundraiser at the Fountain
Tuesday, March 20, 11am
The Singing Fountain at East Passyunk Avenue & Tasker Street

Alphabet Academy is hosting a “Bunny Hop” with the Easter Bunny to raise funds to send Gabe to Disney. Gabe is only 5 years old and has Cerebral Palsy. In addition to helping this little boy achieve his dream, your child will learn an invaluable lesson about how wonderful it feels to play a role in helping others in need. Advance donations are being accepted at all Alphabet Academy locations, more info on their Facebook page.

Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 23
South Philadelphia Older Adult Center
EPA & Dickinson Street
**New Location!!**

Join fellow East Passyunk Crossing friends and neighbors as we attend the EPABID’s annual Easter Egg Hunt!

The East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District invites you to bring your kids to the Avenue for a FREE Easter Egg Hunt! They’ll have bags to decorate to use to hunt for Zitner’s Fine Confections and candy filled eggs + the Easter Bunny will be hopping around. Times are staggered by age group: 11am – ages 4 and under, 12 noon – ages 5 to 7, 1pm – ages 8 to 10. Select restaurants will offer kid-friendly brunch that day and lots of kid-oriented shops will have special Easter sales.

For more info and directions, please go to visiteastpassyunk.com

Waiting for the right opportunity to try one of the hot new restaurants in the neighborhood? Maybe you’re looking for an excuse to go back to an old favorite. Either way, East Passyunk Restaurant Week is the perfect way to get out there and enjoy one of the best parts of living in EPX…the food!!

Between Sunday, February 24 and Saturday, March 2nd enjoy a 3-course prix fixe lunch and/or dinner at 21 award-winning restaurants for either $15, $25 or $35.

For a list of participating restaurants and menus visit:

eastpassyunkrestaurantweek.com