Honor the Lenape thru learning & stewardship.

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November 2021

Dear Friends:

A decade of Milestones. Thank for celebrating ten years of accomplishments with us! If you missed the party, you can read about and meet our heroes via video here. Be inspired.

Municipal Partnership

I am pleased to report that in August, Cheltenham Township approved an additional $20,000 to provide $40,000 in municipal dues for our partnership for our last fiscal year. We appreciate this support, as well as the effort of so many residents to let the Commissioners know that TTF is a valued, critical environmental partner. We look forward to providing key stormwater education, stewardship, and restoration assistance and resources to all of our municipalities. Our Board of Directors will be undertaking a review of the level of municipal dues, needs, and benefits provided.

It's a Good Match!

Lots of employers will match your donations to TTF. This significantly increases the impact of your dollars -- it is totally awesome! And very easy. Check it out here. Don't we all love a good match? Humming....

Matchmaker, Matchmaker,

Make me a match, Find me a find, catch me a catch

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Look through your book, And make me a perfect match!

Hope to see you soon,

Julie

Native American Heritage Month

TTF honors November as Native American Heritage Month, and to recognize the Lenape as the original and enduring stewards of the TTF watershed.

The origins of our watershed creek names come from the Lenape.

Wingohocking (meaning “crooked water” and “favorite land for planting”) Creek, which joins the Frankford Creek, comes from a name trade between the Lenape people and James Logan (he was important in the foundation of the precursor to the University of Pennsylvania). Wingohocking was called Chief Logan at a certain time.

“Tawacawonick” which means “wilderness”, “uninhabited land” or “forest,” is the origin of the name “Tacony”. The word “tekene” also means these, and includes “woods”. Tacony was also previously known as “Taconick”.

Learn more about the

Leni-Lenape here.