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All Candidates Need Pie

DECA All-Candidates Debates

Who will work harder for you?  Who will listen to you and give those So and Sos at City what for?  Who will spend your hard-earned money wiser than anyone else?  Who will cut taxes and spend more?  DECA will.  On October 25th, cast your vote for DECA.  Not so much?

Then you might want to decide who you should be voting for at one of DECA’s all-candidate’s meetings.  But before you do that – we could use a few volunteers for each night – just to set up a few tables and chairs and then take them down again – that sort of thing.  Can you help?  Let Sheri know at sherihebdon@gmail.com.  Please?

Ward 31 – October 5th 7-9 p.m. Kimbourne Park United Church at 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. at Coxwell and Danforth

Ward 32 – October 19th 7-9 p.m. Kimbourne Park United Church at 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. at Coxwell and Danforth

You should really come.  Really.  But if you can’t or if you’re just too darn shy to stand up and ask your question, you can e-mail them to ward31debate@gmail.com or ward32debate@gmail.com.

Also – our local city councillors are important to DECA.  They help us to navigate all the rules and regulations at city hall and have been very helpful in all manner of DECA endeavours.  It matters who wins on election day because as a residents’ association we need the strong support of our city councillors.  So here’s my little plea to you to learn about the candidates and get out and vote.  O.k. sermon over.

Swim Instructors

Do you know a high school/college student with their Bronze Medallion or Bronze Cross who is enthusiastic, good with kids and looking for a part-time job?  Let me know.  natasha.granatstein@gmail.com

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All Candidates Meetings – Save The Date

DECA will be hosting two all-candidates meetings in the lead up to the municipal election for wards 31 and 32.

Ward 31 -North of the Danforth – East of Coxwell

October 5th – 7 – 9 p.m. Kimbourne Park United Church at 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. at Coxwell and Danforth

Ward 32 – South of the Danforth – East of Coxwell

October 19th – 7 – 9 p.m. Kimbourne Park United Church at 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. at Coxwell and Danforth

More details to follow.

Tonight

Tonight at the East Lynn Farmers Market – delectable APPLE treats from they yet-to-open Caketown Cafe.

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Thank You

Congratulations to our amazing team of volunteers, led by the unshakable Mary Cowan, on a very successful Danforth East Arts Fair this weekend.  The vendors were happy, the shoppers were happy and  most importantly, a whole bunch of people either came from near and ran into their neighbours while enjoying a beautiful afternoon at the park or they came from far and discovered our amazing little neighbourhood.  A more exhaustive list of thank yous to come.  But let me send out the biggest thank you to you – for coming out – and making is a success.  See you there next year – same time – same place.

DECA All Candidates Debate

We’re in the midst of pulling together a few all candidates debates for the municipal election.  We’re still confirming the final details so watch this space for more information.  In the meantime, the Beach Metro News and Community Centre 55 are hosting a debate for Ward 32 (south of the Danforth) at the St. John’s Norway Church at at Woodbine and Kingston Rd. from 7 – 9:30 on September 23rd.  Questions can be sent in advance to editor@beachmetro.com.

Also, we thought you’d like to know that as a ward 32 candidate in the upcoming municipal election, Mary-Margaret McMahon has resigned her seat on the DECA executive.

Save The Date

DECA’s 2nd annual Community Cocktail Party is tentatively scheduled for Monday, November 15th at Melanie’s Bistro.  Last year’s party was rockin’.  No kidding.  Apparently we (o.k. with Melanie’s superb help) know how to throw a party.

Graphic Designer Wanted

Are you a graphic designer who can volunteer a wee bit of time to DECA to design a little poster?  Let me know at natasha.granatstein@gmail.com

Thanks.

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Danforth East Arts Fair

It’s this weekend.  10 – 5 Saturday and Sunday at East Lynn Park. Go there.  Support DECA.  Support the artists.  Enjoy your fabulous neighbourhood.

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Grey Skies Are Gonna Clear Up…

So put on a happy face and get yourself over to the market tonight.  This week the bounty is plentiful. At 4:30 p.m. be in the park to see the Dragonz Martial Arts demonstration.  Also stop by the DECA tent to talk to the good people from the Shoelace Collective – a group of neighbours who are looking at issues of poverty in our community and ways to help.  Also, Senior Link will be there selling crafts.

Don’t worry, the rain will stop and it will be just ducky.

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Danforth East Arts Fair – Little Ra’s

The Danforth East Arts Fair is this weekend!  Yes, this weekend.  I know you don’t want to think about Christmas, but you will be so happy if you bring along your list and do some of your shopping right here while you’re still without your winter coat. While you’re there, check out Little Ra’s for the little ones in your life.

Many a parent has dreamed of kids’ clothing that’s well-priced, but still tough enough to withstand disintegrating popsicles, tempting mud puddles and, that most formidable foe of all children’s clothing, growing kids. So, too, did mother of two Heather Tormey. A lifelong sewer, she spotted a void in the kids’ clothing market, and started her line Little Ra’s after her daughter was born.

Her aim? To make stylish, logo-free duds that aren’t worn by every kid on the playground. Tormey, a loyal Danforth East-er, uses non-traditional fabrics while staying kid friendly.

Her designs can be worn in different ways as kids grow — a long dress becomes a shorter dress becomes a shirt, for example. (A friend’s 18-month-old and Tormey’s three-year-old recently wore the same dress); many are reversible for maximum style (and spill) mileage. Her kids serve as informal quality control — the clothes get “laundered and run through the park to death,” Tormey says.

Little Ra’s, which sells to buyers across North America on Etsy, creates primarily girls’ clothing, but is expanding into boys’ wear, including star-emblazoned capes and tees for budding superheroes and casual pants. (The name, for those not up on their mythology, comes from a being with a different kind of superpower — Ra, the Egyptian god of the sun — and invokes children’s sun-like place in her family).

Look for some of Little Ra’s fall offerings at the Danforth East Arts Fair, including a tweedy plaid cotton coat with an exuberant, fuschia printed lining, cozy, dark-hued pinafores and her perennially popular kimono-style wrap top. Then head for the swing sets: “Little Ra’s,” says Tormey, is for kids “who like to play in dirt, and look good doing it.”

Check out Tormey’s clothing at her Etsy store; her wares, which range in price from $20 to $30, will be for sale at the Danforth East Arts Fair in East Lynn Park on Sept. 18 & 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.deca-arts.ca