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The Yard Sale is Back and the Map is Live!

Hi neighbours! We are so excited to be back for our 11th Annual Community Yard Sale on Saturday June 14 – the biggest yard sale in the City! Last year we had over 200 sales!
How to participate as a seller at your home: Sign up your home or business on the map for free here:
You can add a brief description of the items you are selling and your sale will show up as a pin on the map! Is your whole street participating? Make sure to register each house!
How to participate as a shopper: Check out the map to plot out your route to shop and note the descriptions so you can make sure you visit the sales with the items that appeal to you! Find a friend and head out for the day!
No yard? No problem! Join us at our 3rd annual Multi-Seller Sale in the yard at Kimbourne Park United Church. Sign up here:  Multi-Seller Signup The site will be listed on the map! Bring your items to the site at Kimbourne United, 200 Wolverleigh, on the day of the sale and have fun!
Don’t forget the @danforthmosaic will be hosting a sidewalk sale for our local businesses on the same day so make sure to visit your local small business after shopping the yard sales!

Hosting a yard sale? Download a sign DECA Yard sale 2025.

Clothing and Small Appliances Drive

As we did last year, DECA will be collecting clothing and small appliances for New Circles and Kennedy House Youth Shelter.  You can drop things off from 1 until 3.

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ICYMI DECA AGM FYI

(a little word puzzle for your inbox this morning!)

A big thank you to Hirut Restaurant for hosting our Annual General Meeting on Monday April 7. We ate from the delicious buffet, heard updates from the board, elected the new board, and heard suggestions from the community for DECA directions. If you have any ideas for DECA initiatives or would like our support in starting your own community-focused projects, please email us at info@deca.to. We will meet as a board this Tuesday and would love to hear from you!

Your new DECA Board Members:

The DECA board at our Annual General Meeting at Hirut. L-R: Raktim Mitra, Gulnigar Baham, Alida Minchella, Andrea Nichols Egan, Rebecca Green, Alex Marsolais, Alisa Metcalfe, Jennifer Scott
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Tonight’s the night! AGM reminders

 

Our AGM is tonight at 6pm at Hirut Restaurant and we really hope you will join us!

Don’t forget to…

  • get or renew your membership to DECA (remember our expanded boundaries: Greenwood to Main, Cosburn to the tracks) — you can also do this at the door!
  • RSVP here  to let us know if you can make it to the AGM and if you have any accessibility needs
  • check out our proposed board for 2025
  • share this invite with a friend in the neighbourhood
  • think about what you might like to suggest to DECA for the year ahead!

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AGM on April 7: membership reminders, proposed board

Since DECA formed in 2007, our focus has been on continuing to build a strong, connected and engaged community. Your support, both through your membership and participation in DECA-sponsored events, has been instrumental to the work that we have been able to accomplish to this point. Your yearly membership and the money we raise at our annual Danforth East Art Fair in September allows us to continue bringing you our weekly Farmers’ Market at East Lynn Park on Thursdays between June and October, the Danforth East Yard Sale in June and our annual Pumpkin Parade and Light up the Danforth East events.

Our AGM is this coming Monday, April 7th at 6pm at Hirut Restaurant and we really hope you will join us!

Your homework:

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Celebrate local! Meet your neighbours at the DECA AGM on April 7

Annual General  Meeting and Board Member Application

Want to get more involved in your community right now? The DECA AGM will be held on Monday, April 7th, 2025 at 6pm at Hirut Restaurant. Please RSVP here  to let us know if you can make it!

If you are interested in becoming a board member this year, this is your reminder that applications are due today (Monday, March 24). Here is the application:

2025-DECA-Board-Member-Application-Final

See our About Us page for our Constitution and our Board Member Nomination Policy.

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The Market is Coming! Join our team this season!

The East Lynn Park Farmers’ market runs every Thursday 3-7, June 5 to October 9. The market is a joint venture between Farmers’ Markets Ontario (in charge of vendors/farmers) and us — the volunteers from the Danforth East Community Association (in charge of kids’ activities, local business/grower popups, community booths, special events like Pride and Bike Day, outreach, social media, and the market volunteer squad that keeps it all running!)

Vendors

Interested in being a vendor at this year’s market?

Click HERE to complete our Vendor Interest Form

Kids’ Activities and Community Booth Signups

We love having local businesses and community organizations incorporated into our local food market!

Click HERE to complete our Community Booth Form if you are a local community-focused organization interested in tabling at the market.

Click HERE to complete our Kids’ Activities Form if you are a local business or organization interested in running a kids’ activity from 4-6:30 on a market day.

Live Music

Every week we have a different musician busking at the market, representing a wide cross-section of musical genres. We pay performers a stipend of $100 and expect you to bring your own amplification. If you are interested in playing at the market, apply here.

Volunteering

We are always looking for volunteers to help with the setup, running, and take-down of the market. Email green@deca.to if you are interested in working with us!

Watch the DECA instagram for weekly updates!