http://www.preservepennhurst.com Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance RSS Feed http://www.preservepennhurst.com/images/rsschan_pmpa.gif http://www.preservepennhurst.com PM&PA welcomes you to reading of this powerful play inspired by the stories of parents faced with the painful choice of institutionalizing their children at places like Pennhurst http://www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities/news/topstories/201302/fierceLove201301.shtml Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:05:00 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.159 April 5, 2013 Millersville University Conference on formation of statewide coalition honoring persons with disabilities. Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:53:00 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.158 Our next Board Meeting will be held on October 20th, 2012 in Havertown, Pennsylvania Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:12:00 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.149 Our next Board Meeting will be held on August 25, 2012 in Havertown, Pennsylvania Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:18:00 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.130 Click on the link for a look back at 2011. Please consider the PM&PA in your year-end giving plans! Donate via Paypal on this site of via check to 61 Cassatt Ave., Berwyn,PA 19312. http://www.preservepennhurst.org/Uploads/PPHUploads/PdfUpload/PMPA%20End%20of%20Year%20Letterv2.pdf Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:43:00 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.90 Our next Board Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011. The meeting will take place at the Center for Outcome Analysis located at 426B Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083. The meeting will begin at 11:00AM. These meetings are open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:26:00 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.58 Includes support letters from The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Pennsylvania, Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, Chester County Historic Preservation Network, John Milner Architects http://www.preservepennhurst.org/Uploads/PPHUploads/PdfUpload/a.pdf Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:39:00 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.53 Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) will host a screening of Pennhurst: The Road to Civil Rights for People with Disabilities. Produced by Amy Laura Cahn. April 11, 2011, at 5:30 p.m United Way Building, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia http://www.pilcop.org/upcoming.html Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:27:38 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.42 The PM&PA was awarded a $50,000 design services grant through the American Institute of Architects' Community Design Collaborative. Thanks to the kind cooperation of property owner Richard Chakejian, the grant was used to conduct a conceptual design/feasibility study to examine what could very well may be the most groundbreaking adaptive re-use in Pennsylvania history. http://www.preservepennhurst.com/default.aspx?pg=45 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:10:19 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.31 The PM&PA worked in conjunction with Heath Hofmeister of Electric Machine Productions to create a video that culminates the historic significance of the Pennhurst campus with the need for appropriate preservation and rememberance. Please take a moment to watch this video. http://www.preservepennhurst.org/default.aspx?pg=167 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:21:20 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.30 Our September meeting will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Victory Bank - 548 N. Lewis Rd., Limerick, PA 19468. The meeting will begin at 3:00PM Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:17:53 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.27 Over the past months, the Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance (“PMPA”) has been asked to present an official position regarding the advertized “Institute of Terror” planned by Mr. Randy Bates to take place on the Pennhurst State School grounds in October 2010. PMPA is dedicated to the proposition that the triumphant yet tragic story embodied on this International Site of Conscience must be preserved to inform and inspire future generations. http://www.preservepennhurst.org/default.aspx?pg=142 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:19:49 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.26 The next Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance meeting will be held June 24, 2010 @ 2:00pm at Victory Bank 548 North Lewis Road, Limerick, PA http://www.preservepennhurst.org/default.aspx?pg=12 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:23:12 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.25 A bill sponsored by Senator Richard J. Codey which would establish a task force to develop a preservation plan for the main building at the original Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris County was unanimously approved by the Senate State Government Committee. http://www.njsendems.com/release.asp?rid=3373 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:50:28 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.24 Our next PM&PA monthly meeting will be at 3:00pm on June 27, 2010 at Victory Bank, 548 North Lewis Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania 19468. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:00:46 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.23 In March, members of the design team for the ongoing Re-Use Design Feasibility Study being organized by the Community Design Collaborative and sponsored by the PM&PA and the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia walked thru the Pennhurst campus to assess the condition of the buildings. Despite decades of neglect, the team determined that the buildings were in overall good condition, and were good candidates for preservation. http://www.preservepennhurst.com/default.aspx?pg=104 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:10:05 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.22 The next Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance meeting will be on April 17, 2010 @ 3:00pm Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:30:06 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.21 Check out the new interactive timeline of Pennhurst history! http://www.preservepennhurst.com/default.aspx?pg=93 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:18:23 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.20 Pennhurst's Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony will be held on April 10, 2010. Register now as space is limited! http://www.preservepennhurst.com/default.aspx?pg=92 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:47:44 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.19 The Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia has listed Pennhurst among its Most Endangered Properties for 2009. The Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia has partnered with the PM&PA in obtaining a grant through the Community Design Collaborative to study re-use of the Pennhurst campus. http://www.preservationalliance.com/advocacy/supportingdocs/EndangeredNewsWin10.pdf Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:04:55 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.18 The PM&PA now has a group on Facebook. Please join today and spread the word! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=254190462333&ref=search&sid=100000577651532.2524606266..1 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:41:54 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.17 The next Preservation and Alliance Meeting will be held on January 9th, 2010 @ 3:00pm at Victory Bank 548 North Lewis Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania 19468 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:15:52 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.15 The next Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance meeting is open to the public and will be on December 5th, 2009 at 3:00pm Victory Bank, 548 North Lewis Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania 19468 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:17:15 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.14 Presentation runs 7-9pm at the Grace Assembly of God, Rt. 23 & W. Bridge St. Spring City, PA. http://www.preservepennhurst.com/Uploads/PPHUploads/PdfUpload/Open_House09.pdf Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:33:45 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.13 Read the Pennhurst Re-Usability Design Study http://www.elpeecho.com/tank/REUSESTUDYINFODOCUMENT-FINAL.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:08:51 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.7 We are pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadephia, the PM&PA has been awarded a design services grant through the American Institute of Architect's Community Design Collaborative (see http://cdesignc.org/). With the cooperation of the property owner, the grant will be used to conduct a design charette to examine the possibilities for what, if undertaken, could very well be the most groundbreaking adaptive re-use in Pennsylvania history! http://www.preservepennhurst.com/default.aspx?pg=45 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:28:44 GMT preservepennhurst.rss.6