In the year since last spring’s AGM, DECA has been busy! 2022 was a year of cautiously joyful returns to our pre-pandemic activities, which we will tell you about here, in advance of our AGM on April 3 at Hirut. Speaking of, have you registered yet? Click here: AGM RSVP
June
On June 11, the Danforth East Yard Sale came back with an impressive 206 households signing up and putting their flag on the map!
8 years of yard sale!
Donations for the Daily Bread Food Bank were accepted at various locations
The yard sale map
So many treasures exchanged hands!
June-October
Over the summer, DECA along with Farmers’ Market Ontario, hosted the East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market. On Thursdays, booths were filled with fresh farm produce, local vendors, and breweries accompanied by live music, rotating community organizations and children’s activities. We welcomed the Kidpreneurs program, which the community enthusiastically supported.
Monthly bike tune-ups with 32 Spokes were back this year.
The kids’ tent was always busy with crafts and fun!
Kidpreneur organizer extraordinaire Clifton Corbin with his portrait artist.
Longtime market vendor Olivia sporting her market merch!
September
In September the Danforth East Arts Fair brought us talented artists, live entertainment, community dance studio performances and more great food.
October
In October, we organized a municipal all-candidates debate and an engaged community filled the venue.
Screengrab from the video of the event (available on DECA’s Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@deca-danfortheastcommunity1531)
November
The first night of November always begins with the Pumpkin Parade! Hundreds of pumpkins lined the path at East Lynn while neighbours chatted and kids enjoyed late-night playground privileges!
Board Member Betty Zou on the superstar cleanup crew
December
Our annual Festival of Lights returned with Shannon Butcher leading a singalong in the park and Community Fridges collecting food donations.
Community Fridge TO
February
Some of our DECA board members and community members walked the Coldest Night and raised funds in support of Kennedy House Youth Shelter.
DECA is run by a dedicated volunteer board. We meet regularly and are excited about what’s to come. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our AGM on April 3!
Your 2022 Board (l-r): Raktim Mitra, Andrea Nichols Egan, Rebecca Green, Betty Zou, Fahreen Ladak, Jenn Macdonald, Jade Woodruffe. Absent: Audrey Kvedaras and Jordan D’Souza
A reminder that our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, Apr 3, 2023 at Hirut Cafe + Restaurant.
Don’t forget to let us know if you are coming to the meeting! RSVP form
One of the key parts of the AGM is the election of the board for the 2023-2024 year. This year we are looking for a few folks to join us
Board Member Eligibility and Term
To be a Board member, individuals must be members of DECA. Board members are elected for one-year terms.
Application Process
If you’re interested in being considered for a position on DECA’s Board, please submit a short blurb about yourself, that articulates your motivation for joining DECA and your ties to the community to info@deca.to by Mar 27, 2023. We we will introduce you at the AGM and members will vote at that time.
We are very excited to announce that this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held in person again at Hirut Cafe and Restaurant at 2050 Danforth on Monday, April 3 at 7pm (doors open at 6:30). A light buffet will be provided.
Please let us know if you can make it by clicking on the link to fill out the form below, where you can also tell us about any accessibility requirements. And if you can’t make it, the form has options for you to submit questions or comments that we can share at the meeting.
A reminder that as this is our AGM, you must be a member to attend. You can get or renew your membership at deca.to
As we near this annual general meeting, we thought it a good time to revisit and share DECA’s mission and guiding principles. From our constitution:
Mission: The Danforth East Community Association (DECA) mission is to build a stronger, more vibrant and walkable community, and to empower residents of our neighbourhood through community involvement.
Guiding Principles:
We are non-partisan;
We are inclusive and respectful of our diverse communities;
We strive to make our community safe for everyone;
We make efforts to participate in planning that affects this community;
We encourage revitalization that values inclusivity, diversity and environmental responsibility
We will be a responsive, credible and representative voice for the community;
We work to protect the natural beauty of the neighbourhood; and,
We will facilitate the dissemination of important information to the community.
As always, we love to hear from you! email us at info@deca.to with any comments or questions.
