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4:00 PM April 30, 2021
Children from Ash Class at Brookfield School celebrate Earth Day by joining Heath Hands to litter pick and learn about the wildlife on the Heath. Pictured Maya, Jemimah, and Georgia (aged 10)
- Credit: Polly Hancock
To celebrate Earth Day, pupils from Brookfield Primary joined Heath Hands on Hampstead Heath, and helped to set an example to visitors by litter-picking.
Children at Brookfield were involved in activities and learning about wildlife on the Heath.
Paula Harvey, who leads on forest school-type activities at Brookfield, said: Children loved going to the Heath last Thursday and really enjoyed the activities prepared by Heath Hands.
Social worker finds riches in serving others ‘from womb to tomb’
Kathy Nelson, director of St. Mary’s Residence in Philadelphia, said her 45-year career with archdiocesan Catholic Social Services has brought her rewards and satisfaction by the “hundredfold.” (Photo courtesy of Catholic Social Services)
By Gina Christian • Posted January 5, 2021
After 45 years as a social worker, Kathy Nelson says she’s seen her share of “miracles.”
“There are such stories,” said Nelson, director of St. Mary’s Residence, an archdiocesan independent living complex in Philadelphia for low-income senior women. “You can see the joy in people when the little things just connect for them.”