May Fair is TOMORROW May 9! And invitation to SHCA Board Meeting, Tuesday May 12th

[Monica Calkins]

Dear Neighbors,

We are SO excited that the 68th Annual SHCA May Fair is finally here! Tomorrow, Saturday May 9th, 12-6PM, Clark Park, 43rd & Chester. We plan to work around any passing showers, and hope that you will too - please come by the Park to experience this annual neighborhood tradition! May Fair is SHCA's only fundraiser - YOUR participation helps US support our neighborhood organizations and events!

Last night our committee and board met for our annual "Wrap It Up Party" to assemble the raffle baskets which I believe, thanks to the immense generosity of our neighborhood businesses, are our best yet! Come by the Spruce Hill booth near 43rd & Chester to take your chance ($1/ticket, 6 for $5) at winning any of our many themed baskets, or the exceptionally well stocked Dining Out Basket ($5/ticket), or try to outbid your neighbors on our Silent Auction basket. For a sneak peek at the baskets, check out our Instagram feed @ sprucehillca

Visit our website https://www.sprucehillca.org/committees/may-fair/ to find the musical line-up and details on all the many amazing table vendors, food trucks and raffle donors! 

We can't thank enough our generous Gold Sponsors - Senator Anthony Hardy Williams, West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative - and Bronze Sponsors - Friends of Barry Grossbach, Representative Rick Krajewski, and West Philly Massage. 

As the May Fair dust settles, we hope you will join the SHCA May Board Meeting, Tuesday May 12th, 7:30 PM in person at the Spruce Hill Center, 257 S 45th St, or on zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81093672091?pwd=NfbcSLHEhI2So0xnwmF27tPLpsXJeN.1

The agenda is below.

Hope to see you at the Fair!!!

Monica

President, SHCA

Co-Chair, May Fair

Welcome and Introductions (Gideon Simpson)

Minutes – Review and approve (April)

Committee Updates

●      Executive Committee (Gideon Simpson)

●      May Fair Debrief (Committee)

●      Historical Preservation Committee (Jenine Sanzari)

●      Zoning (Julie Bush/Craig Santoro)

●      Safe Streets & Commercial Corridors (Eric Santoro)

●      Operations (Tony West)

●      Spruce Up Committee (Laura Line)

●      Crosstown Coalition (Vicki McGarvey)

●      Education (Becca Geller-Puchalsky)

●      All Other Business

 Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 9th, 2026

[Monica Calkins]

Dear Neighbors,

Re-sending the information about tonight’s board meeting (scroll to the end), in case it was overlooked in the May Fair excitement :) Many thanks to all who came out on Saturday - hope you enjoyed the Fair!

My best,

Monica