The Friends of the Wissahickon will host a Community Forum on Sustainability in the Wissahickon Watershed with Dr. Priscilla Sands on October 23 at Valley Green Inn. The lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Dr. Priscilla Sands will discuss Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's sustainability efforts within the Wissahickon watershed. Dr. Sands  received her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and has lived and worked almost her entire life in the Philadelphia area.

For 15 years she served as Head of Springside School and is currently President of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.  A dedicated philanthropist, she supports Boys Latin Charter School, Southern Poverty Law Center, Susan B. Komen for the Cure, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Valley Green Inn is located on Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Valley Park. Register for this event by contacting FOW Outreach Coordinator Sarah Marley at marley@fow.org or 215-247-0414 ext. 109. Spaces are limited.

10/8/2012