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This is about building stronger bonds—between people, neighborhoods, and the small businesses that hold us together. We’ll start with the story of how this movement/loyalty program began, then open a Sharing Circle to reflect, connect, and co-create around the setbacks of a startup and how that affects the various layers of community.

Join us at Design Gym, where everyone is a designer!

is about cultivating belonging, not transactions. Panbo can help you shop + dine locally, discover new hidden gems, attend unique events, and engage with different organizations, all while earning rewards and perks for supporting your community. Being loyal means being intentional—our everyday actions can make a big difference for the city we live, and Panbo helps us keep track of how we can take care of it and by extension, each other

, designer, project manager, and founder/head coach of Design Gym, demystifying design to designers of all ages and levels through tools, activities, workshops, experiences, and providing expertise to increase access and representation in the design industry. Erike uses (her twenty years) of training and experience in architecture to design and develop initiatives, public programs, and experiences for clients and the design curious.

 ) series of hands-on workshops for all ages that are design-curious, enthusiasts, converted + professionals to learn about design foundation principles in the disciplines of architecture, fashion, graphic + textile design to name a few. Design Gym makes design accessible through tools, activities, projects + experiences because everyone can be a designer. Flex your creativity with us!

 All ages, any youth 14 and under should be accompanied by a grown up

] Ranging from curious, enthusiast, converted + professional

 is located in the Norris Square neighborhood in North Philadelphia/Olde Kensington area of Philadelphia.

Find us on the directory "Design Gym Studio #101" and we'll buzz you in. Upon entering: There is a zero-step entrance into the building with steps and chair lift to bring you to our floor. Upon reaching our floor it ramps down to our studio.

Design Dialogue: Community Battle Pass