Play It Forward

Dear Smith Friends,

Thank you for helping Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse meet its fundraising goals! Every dollar helps to provide more opportunities for Philly's kids to explore their environments and exercise their imaginations through playful learning opportunities. Since 1899 Smith has stood as a beacon for the joy and benefits of play. In the city of Philadelphia today, a safe space for kids to be kids is more important than ever. Please support the Play It Forward fundraiser so that more children can grow up to be healthy and creative adults.  

Thank you!

Smith Playground 

Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse was built with a bequest from Richard and Sarah Smith, and was dedicated to the memory of their adult son, Stanfield. Talk about 'paying it forward'! Smith's beautiful, 16,000-square-foot Playhouse was designed solely as a play space for children by one of Philadelphia's most prominent late 19th-century architects, James H. Windrim. The Playground is situated on its original historic landscape of 6.5 acres of open fields, wooded terrain, and sloped hills, and is home to the century-old Ann Newman Giant Wooden Slide, a treasured play experience for generations of Philadelphia's children, as well as other unique pieces of play equipment.

Values

Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse Board and Staff believe in:

• Creating joyful and meaningful interactions through play
• The value of inclusiveness and access to play for all
• Advocating for play as a practice that should be found everywhere
• Play as a way to nurture hearts, minds, and bodies
• Connection with nature as a means to cultivate love and stewardship of the natural world.

Mission

The mission of Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse is to provide and promote opportunities for unstructured free play for children.

Your donation supports all of the above!