​

  

Instagram

: @eastfallscommcouncil

Facebook at

   https://www.facebook.com/EastFallsCC 

Message us at either. 

  See lots of links and pics included!

​

LIHEAP Benefits: On 3/26 at the Roxborough YMCA, the Energy Coordinating Agency and State Representative Tarik Khan are hosting an event to help members of our community sign up for LIHEAP benefits.
Sign-ups are preferred for this event:
Mobile Energy Center LIHEAP EVENT  Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 3 PM to 7 PM – Fill out form
Or Call the office at 215-482-8726 to sign up.
SEE FLYER BELOW.

Mutt Madness is on March 21!
Stop by Roxborough Pocket Park (11 AM–2 PM) for a pet-friendly community event featuring local rescues, pet businesses, food, drinks, and more.
Come learn about the PA dog licensing requirements from Philly ACCT and how to get your dog registered here in Philadelphia. 
Hosted by Roxborough Development Corp. & Office of State Representative Tarik Khan. SEE FLYER BELOW..

FROM EAST FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY:  EAST FALLS AND OUR RIVER!
In this 250th anniversary year of the United States, Philadelphia will celebrate its history throughout our neighborhoods. The East Falls Historical Society invites you to a free three-part series recalling the many ways by which East Falls has connected to the Schuylkill since we were the “Falls Village” in the 1700s. 
Our Early History
   April 8, 2026, 7:00 PM,
  Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Road, Philadelphia
      What and where were the Falls of Schuylkill? Learn about the “Schuylkill Pool,” fishing, canals, and the
      inventive Josiah White.
A Potpourri of River Scenes
   April 22, 2026, 7:00 PM, via ZOOM
   A variety of topics and photos—Inns and hotels; steamboats; Gustine Lake; The Falls Bridge.
The Schuylkill Navy and the Rowing Champions of East Falls
    May 13, 2026, 7:00 PM. Castle Ringstetten (the Undine Barge Club), 4347 Kelly Drive
     (note: this is the tentative location – save the date and check our website for details)    
All programs will be free. The Zoom link for Program 2 will be posted two days prior to the event on the East Falls Historical Society website (eastfallshistoricalsociety.org) and will be emailed to our EFHS members. Further details will follow concerning Program 3.
Questions? eastfallshistory@gmail.com

​

Friends of Mifflin School
We are officially one month away from Mifflin Madness! Sat. April 11@ 10-2pm

Enjoy a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, teachers vs. students game, carnival games, local vendors, tasty food, and lively student performances. It's not just a competition - it's a community event!

Friends of Mifflin warmly invites you to join us in supporting students at Thomas Mifflin School! Your support will play a pivotal role in achieving our goals of installing inclusive playground equipment, awarding teacher grants, funding student activities, and creating an outdoor classroom. Your generous support will positively impact over 300 families!  BE AN ICON and SPONSOR MIFFLIN MADNESS or JOIN OUR TEAM!  Please save the date. See you there!
 https://www.friendsofmifflin.org/mifflinmadness

Mifflin School Egg Hunt!! From the parent group for the pre-k program at the Mifflin school: We will be holding an Egg Hunt at McMichael park on April 4 this year (rain date of April 18th) Eventbrite here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../east-falls-community-egg...
We want to make this an affordable event, so the tickets are donation only/pay what you wish, with a suggested fee of $10 per child. We will have Thundermug there as a vendor for coffee and pastries, and several activity tables.

East Falls Sports Association Soccer - Spring 2026
Ages 3-12, open to all
efsasports.com [1]
Sundays @ McDevitt Rec fields
April 12th - June 14th (off Memorial Day weekend)
9am-10:30am (ages 3-6 for U4 and U6)
9am-11am (ages 7-12 for U8 and U12)
$70/child, $120 family max
Shin guards required. Cleats optional.
100% volunteer led. Indicate your interest when you register.

East Falls Community Garden has several spots open for anyone interested in joining a gardening group serving EF and RAH neighborhoods. We have individual plots supplemented by communal pots so you’re sure to get a good allotment of fresh veggies if you grow with us!
We offer plots for rent at $30 for the year and a nice community which meets once a month for gatherings and to help caretake the land that it’s on so it presents well to the neighborhood.
We certainly need help with that to if anyone want to just lend some pro landscaping ideas. It’s cleaned up pretty well at the moment, ready for anything. We are planting a bunch of baby trees this spring! We are also working on a colorful mural there, if anyone wants to help with it this year and fill it with painted flora and fauna. Individuals and community groups welcome!
Let me know!!! Message Kim Alsbrooks on Facebook with your interest or email eastfallsgarden@gmail.com 

​

FOR IMMEDIATE FOOD ASSISTANCE or TO DONATE PLEASE SEE PIC BELOW and go to  https://www.sharefoodprogram.org/ for more info.

 

East Falls Community Fridge

-  is open to all who need food and those who would like to donate. It is located at the entrance to Vault & Vine Shop 3507 Midvale Ave. Dry pantry is on the right and the refrigerator is on the left. See guidelines at https://eastfallscommunityfridge.wordpress.com/ and FacebookPage: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eastfallscommunityfridge/ 
Instagram: @eastfallscommunityfridge 

McMichael Park -  Thanks to all who donated for the LOVELIGHTS fundraiser last month. The lights in the trees looked beautiful! See page 5 of the East Falls NOW for a full list of dedications. Love Your Park Spring Sat. is May 16. Volunteer opportunities and upcoming events: https://www.mcmichaelpark.org/ See Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfMcmichaelPark 

​

The Fallser Club -At 3721 Midvale Ave. The club has lots of great music events coming! visit them at https://thefallserclub.com/ or Facebook: https://www.face book.com/TheFallserClub 

​

The Farmers Market - Market Hours are Saturdays at 11a-1pm outdoors under the bridge at 4100 Ridge Ave. SEE List of vendors page 7 of EF NOW newspaper. Click here for more: https://www.eastfallsfarmersmarket.com/ 

​

Falls of the Schuylkill Library – Check monthly events calendar pages 2 and 8 or visit the website at: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/locations/falls-of-schuylkill-library Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FLPFallsofSchuylkill Or follow them on
Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fallsfreelibrary?  Library inquiries: EsteppJ@freelibrary.org

Friends of the Falls of Schuylkill Library -The Friends are a volunteer organization of community members promoting the needs and values of the Library and to raising funds and encouraging gifts for its support. 
Friends website at https://www.eastfallslibraryfriends.org/ or email
friendsofthefalls@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/eastfallslibraryfriends 
Follow on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/fallsfriends/

​

East Falls Flea Market is back! EF Community Council along with Friends of McMichael Park will be hosting this event in the park on June 13th. We need your help.. to volunteer or be a Vendor please email events@eastfallscommunity.org

​

East Falls Town Watch - Contact is eastfallstownwatch@gmail.com See page 10 of EF NOW newspaper. Monthly Mtg is Thurs.3/12 at 7pm at 3540 Indian Queen Ln. Carfax Bldg. Parking in rear. All are welcome! 
-The 'Litter Crew Ahead' Cleanup crew works every third Sat. to cleanup areas in our town from 10am-12pm. Meet Sat. 3/21 at 10am at Roberts and Henry Aves.                                       -Local 39th Police District Capt. Town Hall Mtg.- Wed. 3/25at 6pm at 2201 W. Hunting Park Ave. Phila.  

​

East Falls Historical Society - EFHS ‘East Falls and the River’ program to begin in April.  See: www.eastfallshistoricalsociety.org Contact at: eastfallshistory@gmail.com 

​

Old Academy Players - is our local theater! Located at 3544 Indian Queen Ln. Tickets on sale now for Tiny Beautiful Things  , March 20th, 21st, 22nd Visit https://oldacademyplayers.org/ for tickets and upcoming shows. Follow on Instagram @oldacademyplayers  

                                                                                                   

East Falls Development Corp. - Check out https://discovereastfalls.org/east-falls-in-the-news/ EFDC is a not-for-profit entity dedicated to community-based economic development for the benefit of East Falls. To receive the newsletter full of info. contact Michelle at: michelle.feldman@eastfallspa.com 
Visit them at: https://discovereastfalls.org/  and on Instagram at @discovereastfalls Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/EFDCorp

SEE EAST FALLS BUSINESS DIRECTORY HERE: https://discovereastfalls.org/businesses/

East Falls River Landing - https://discovereastfalls.org/east-falls-river-landing/ The East Falls River Landing is a public, outdoors recreation space for non-motorized boating, fishing, birding, and more.

​

East Falls Community Garden - at corner of Ridge Ave. and Scott Ln. Contact eastfallsgarden@gmail.com to rent a spot! Follow Instagram @eastfallscommunitygarden

East Falls Tree Tenders - THANK YOU for planting 21 new trees in EF this past Fall! You can join the East Falls Tree Tenders (EFTT) in restoring our tree canopy and applying for FREE street trees. If you would like a free street tree (or two) planted in front of your home please contact rplucci@comcast.net text 215-806-2219 or Ed Ruback at edruback@gmail.com You may also apply directly at treephilly.org or https://phsonline.org/programs/tree-programs

​

Friends of Mifflin School - website: https://www.friendsofmifflin.org/ 
See newsletter and meeting minutes on their website. Career Day on Fri. March 27 and they need Volunteers!
Also, there are many job openings at Mifflin..

-To participate in career day, please fill out this form.
-To apply for any of our open vacancies, please apply on the district website https://jobs.philasd.org/#schoolsupport and more, and follow up with an email to Principal McConnell at amcconnell@philasd.org
-To volunteer with the Read With Me program, See Eastfallsvillage.org - Volunteer Info – Help Children to Read or email kadimenna@aol.com.

'Take a tour Thursday' - Are you a prospective family member interested in sending your child to Mifflin? Take a tour on the second Thurs.of each month at 9:30am. Please reach out to Mr. Cadley at wcadley@philasd.org  Donations to the school are always accepted at: https://www.friendsofmifflin.org/donate-fom
Thomas Mifflin School   ~  Principal Allison McConnell School Inquiries: amcconnell@philasd.org

 

East Falls Village - a program of the EFCC, a volunteer driven organization to enhance the lives of residents as they grow older. See the calendar of events at www.eastfallsvillage.org To register for events email: info@eastfallsvillage.org                   New to the Village?  Want to meet others?  Or just want to catch up with old Village friends?  Join us for coffee, casual conversation, pastry.  And bring a friend who might be interested in joining. Look for us there, maybe with a small "East Falls Village" sign on the table. Please register - online or at 267-444-4507 (voice, or text, M-F, 9-6) - so we know to look for you, and can send you an update if plans change.

Also join us for: 3/20 at 2pm The Geology of Iceland - The Land of Fire and Ice at Falls Library Meeting Room

 

Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) - To volunteer click on the Events tab at https://fow.org/ Or contact Marisa Miller at miller@fow.org Also follow them on Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/FOWissahickon

Laurel Hill Cemetery-  Bookmark their full calendar here for upcoming events, including tours, movies and music See https://laurelhillphl.com/events/

​

East Falls Mamas!  - join Facebook group athttps://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CChcsd4bX/

East Falls Parents/Guardians Network - join Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17Fywc7vK2/ 

East Falls Dad's Night out - contact Arik Davidson on Facebook for details

East Falls Neighbors - join Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EbTufpf8D/

                       

East Falls Flyers- Running club meets on Mondays 6:30p at MLK Drive and the East Falls Bridge. Follow on Instagram: @eastfallsflyers

                                         

East Falls Stitch Club- meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5ish-7 at Vault and Vine on Midvale Ave. See facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14UeqLKpiSs/

‘Buy Nothing East Falls’ - Did you know we have a great Facebook page where you can give away free items and get some things you may need for free?! See: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AzVpLvehc/ and please follow the rules there.                         East Falls Yard Sale page - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1JZwkvv3K4/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BUenB3pFP/

Rox/Falls Cookbook club- join on Facebook or contact Autumn Zellers at azellers623@gmail.com website: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PGoS2hZab/

Friends of Inn Yard Park - Join their Facebook group at -https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1A2Ym5VmdJ/  

​

Friends of the Birds; East Falls Neighborhood Birds -visit on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FBjmozC8T/ Folks of East Falls can share their sightings of neighborhood birds. We can discuss ways to make the neighbor of East Falls, Philadelphia, more bird-friendly (e.g., habitat). 

​

The Philadelphia Police Department is going door-to-door today to share important information on preventing auto theft in your neighborhood. Criminals are using easily obtainable key fob programming devices to access a vehicle’s computer and create new key fobs for the vehicle, allowing them to silently and swiftly steal your car.  The peak theft hours are between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. Criminals are becoming more sophisticated, and we want to make sure residents have the tools and knowledge to stay protected.

Please remember to:

·         Lock your vehicles 
·         Never leave your car running unattended
·         Use theft deterrents such as a Steering Wheel Lock, Car Alarm, Kill switch
·         Never leave your key fob by the front door unless stored in a faraday bag
·         Park in well-lit or visible areas when possible
·         Check with your dealership for vehicle anti-theft updates
·         Report suspicious activity immediately

Please take a moment and watch this 5-minute auto theft prevention video with Lt Brian Geer of Major Crimes Auto Squad Investigations. https://youtu.be/3A2UugtCR5I

​

Help from Mayor Parker's Office - We recently had a representative from the Mayor's office attend our meeting who was very helpful in many ways.  Rennie Parker asked that we contact him for help we need with concerns in our community. They offer many neighborhood service. Rennie can be reached at 215-821-5398 or email: rennie.parker@phila.gov 

​

East Falls Now Newspaper- Have you wondered how a newspaper is published? Would you like to help? Are you receiving it? Please contact: info@eastfallsnow.com  
-WE NEED ADS to keep paper delivery going!  To advertise your business please contact ads@eastfallsnow.com  Thank you to the advertisers and to those EFCC volunteers who make our paper happen each month!

​

ZONING- For updates please see the East Falls Now newspaper pages 1 and 4 and Zoning at https://www.eastfallscommunity.org/currentzoning for all updates.
**There are also zoning meetings held by zoom that residents can attend. Please do!

​​

East Falls Community Council Volunteer Executive Committee - We are looking to add Members at Large to our Council Board. To be considered you must attend our monthly meetings on the second Monday of every month. Contact any board member for info at the mtg or email us & learn about us at https://www.eastfallscommunity.org/aboutefcc
  Membership - WE NEED YOU!.. Membership is only $10 a year. Join online at: https://www.eastfallscommunity.org/memberships or pay for membership at the monthly mtg. Please share with a neighbor :)

        ***PLEASE support out local Businesses in East Falls!
                ***In the event of SNOW please clear your front sidewalk
                  *** DOG Walkers. Please pickup after your dog and do not leave it in others' trash cans. Let's all be courteous neighbors.  Thank you! 

​

​

​

​