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Slow Down signs for sale Sunday Oct 19

Thanks to Natasha for sending us this note from neighbour, Cathy:

Hi everyone!

Not sure if you have seen the “slow down kids at play” signs in Leaside…they were designed after the death of a little girl this summer who was struck by a car.

I now have 50 of these signs for our neighbourhood- and hoping with your help to sell them to our neighbours.

I am planning to sell them on Sunday October 19 from 10am – noon.

I am at 35 Glebemount Ave.

Please tell your friends and neighbours to come on by and pick up a sign for $5 (no profit will be made- the sign company is selling them at cost- I covered the taxes:)

Spread the word!

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TODAY – Harvestfest at East Lynn Farmers’ Market

There’s so much activity for everyone today at the East Lynn Farmers’ Market HARVESTFEST!  This will be the second last week of the market so be sure to load up your freezers and cellars!

  • Bouncy Castles
  • Games with Face-To-Face
  • Face Painting
  • Pumpkin Crafts
  • Live Music of Andy Philips and his enchanting steel drum
  • James Funny Hat (4:30 -5:10 p.m.)

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Also, representatives from the PanAm Games will be at the park sharing information on what to expect for the games next summer as well as providing an opportunity for younger sports fans to try their luck at a bouncy version of soccer.  Origin Wellness will be our Wellness booth guest today featuring healthy fall recipes.

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The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7:00 p.m. between June 5 – October 16 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave. Stay up to date by visiting the East Lynn Market Facebook page.

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This week at the Market – free massages and treats!

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Is it wrong to emphasize the massages and treats over the bounty of locally grown and produced fruit, veggies, meat, cheese, bread and wine? No, no it’s not.  The farmers’ products speak for themselves, but with the chill in the air, many of us need a little bit of extra motivation to get ourselves to the park on Thursdays.

Here’s the lowdown on this week’s market:

– MP Matthew Kellway will be visiting and available to chat about Federal issues that are on your mind.

– Fa.Real Custom Tees will be there, and if we’re lucky, they’ll have some of their original design East York t-shirts for sale. (This wonderful local biz is a DECA Pop-Up Shop success story!)

– Alterna Savings Credit Union will be handing out info, reusable bags, cupcakes and cookies (yes, you read that right) – come chat with them about their neighbourhood banking services.

– Origin Wellness

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The popular RMTs of Origin Wellness (Danforth and Moberly) are back! Erin and Yvonne have been settling into the neighbourhood nicely, and continue to enjoy meeting the great people who live here. By offering complimentary chair massage from 3:00pm to 6:30pm, these two ladies want to show you that receiving regular massage therapy treatments is a fantastic way to help maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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At the end of the day, the farmers and vendors are why we go to the market, and us buying stuff is the reason that they continue to come. My list is ready: apple cider, red wine, fancy cheese, and some squash for soup. What are you going to get?

 

Psssst – stay tuned to DECA diaries to hear more about our upcoming October 9th Harvest Festival (taking place at the market). All we’ll say for now is, live music and bouncy castles! Watch this space.

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The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7:00 p.m. between June 5 – October 16 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave. Stay up to date by visiting the East Lynn Market Facebook page.

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Arts Fair Shout-outs & Tips for Meeting Doggy Friends

Who to thank for another stellar Arts Fair

If you didn’t make it out to the Danforth East Arts Fair last weekend, don’t worry, you can catch us at the same spot next year. For those of you who did make it to East Lynn Park, you most certainly ran into one of our phenomenal volunteers. They were running the craft stations, at the DECA booth, photo documenting the weekend, and generally making the park a better place to be for a couple of days. This year’s fair was made possible by our wonderful community sponsors Corinne McCabe at Bosley Real Estate and Jane Davis-Munro at Pegasus Studios, as well as long time sponsor Toronto Hydro.

DECA would like to thank the social media team Shauna Rempel, Imani Thomas and Casey Palmer who have been tweeting, instagramming and facebooking for months. Thank you to Stephen Caissie and Stephen Rabjohn who spent hours photographing the fair for our archives, and to all the wonderful volunteers who helped to set up the park, greet the guests and make East Lynn the place to be: Mary and Maddy Cowan, Rob Symes, Lindsay Martin, Joanne Lindsay, Anita Schretlen, Natasha Granatstein,  Jodi Shanoff, Rebecca Green, Terry Perusse,  Annette Bourque and Naz Rabhar.

The Danforth East Arts Fair takes months to plan. The core volunteer group meet in the back rooms of local businesses and restaurants to review applications, set up marketing strategies, design posters and marketing materials and talk about art in the community. If this is something that interests you, come out an join us at one of our meetings and share a drink with your neighbours (contact deca-arts[at]gmail.com). Thank you to our organizers: Melissa Peretti, Melanie Ramsay, Julie Glick, Fernand Ciraco, Danna McCullough and Shauna Rempel for another great year.

Meeting Dogs 101

If your kids missed Molson, Tinker and Ellie at the doggy meet and greet at Thursday’s Farmers Market, we have the next best thing to one of their slobbery kisses: a helpful handout from the Merril Park Dog Association (MPDA) on how to properly and safely meet a dog.MPDA_4_Steps_To_Meet_A_Dog_2014_FINAL Thanks, MPDA!