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Summer's final free movies in Philadelphia

Summer's final free movies in Philadelphia

Aug 12, 2011 (Philadelphia Daily News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- NO USE denying it. Days are shorter. Nights are cooler. School supplies are already on special. You may not want to think about a return to full-day Fridays (let alone anything wool), but a fact's a fact: Summer has past its hump day. And, chances are, your summer-fun to-do list is still far from checked-off.

Luckily, you have a couple weeks left to suck the juice out of August, and we know just how to get it done -- without taking a vacation day or spending a dime. Start tomorrow night, in Rittenhouse Square. Go to 18th Street between Locust and Walnut streets -- and take a seat.

That's where Center City's toniest park plans to block traffic to show "The Sixth Sense" on a big, blown-up screen, free of charge. The fancy restaurants along the strip (Parc, Devon, Rouge) will set out extra tables, so you can enjoy dinner and a movie, alfresco. Or, just bring a picnic blanket and basket, plop down, and watch M. Night's biggest flick from the grass.

Rittenhouse is just one of a handful of free outdoor venues where you can still catch gratis blockbusters before Labor Day. Bonus: Those cool late-summer nights make for much more comfortable viewing.

One of Philly's longest-running under-the-stars movie nights is put on by the nonprofit Schuylkill River Development Corporation, which turns the ground beneath the Walnut Street Bridge (at 25th Street) into an open-air cinema. Six years ago, the first Schuylkill Banks outdoor screenings amounted to "a few neighbors hanging out to watch a movie projected on the side of a white truck," says SRDC communications manager Danielle Gray. Now, they use a giant inflated screen and, adds Gray, "At least a 100 people come out to watch. It doesn't really matter what the movie is. People just come out to have a good time, to enjoy the weather and the river and each other's company.

BNI Miami-Dade Chapters Host Christmas In July Toy Drives For ...

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 11, 2011 - MIAMI – In an effort to continue the holiday spirit throughout the year, several BNI Miami-Dade chapters organized a “Christmas in July” Toy Drive to benefit patients at Miami Children’s Hospital. These toys will help commemorate major milestones in a child’s treatment at Miami Children's Hospital – from going home after a long hospital stay to completing chemotherapy.

The chapters that participated were BNI Miami Beach led by Todd Narson of the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center and Michelle Wolfe of Halo Branded Solutions; BNI Creators led by Bob Arnold of The Victoria Law Group and Dean Neiger of DryEco Green Cleaners; BNI Premier led by Michael Mowatt of Miami Children's Hospital Foundation; and BNI Elite Professionals led by Lyndon Todd of Ocean Collision Center and Tamar Gold of Ultimate Nutrition & Health. In all, BNI collected more than 200 toys valued at more than $2,200.

“Children are hospitalized throughout the year, not just during the holidays,” said Mowatt. “It is our goal to support the patients and their family members whenever they need a smile.”

Miami Children's Hospital is South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital in South Florida that caters exclusively to children. Ten Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) pediatric specialty services are among the best in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report's 2011-12 "America's Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. Miami Children's is the only hospital in Florida with programs listed in all 10 categories in which the publication offers rankings. Miami Children’s Hospital is one of 170 pediatric hospitals in North America affiliated with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®.  

To learn more about how you can support Miami Children's Hospital, visit www.mchf.org, become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ .

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