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The DECA Yard Sale has over 100 sales on the map right now and we have 10 (and counting) people signed up for our multi-seller sale at Kimbourne Park United Church. It’s not too late to sign up — go to www.DECA.to/yardsale

If you (or maybe a teenager you know) has any time on Saturday, we could really use a hand at Kimbourne to help with the sale and the clothing/small appliance collection. You can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FAEAB28A4FA7-danforth

Here are the shifts we are looking to fill:

730-830 am: set up tables, help sellers set up

1130-230: Set up tables to receive donations; vet and sort donations as they come in (lunch included)

200-430 Help sellers take down tables, vet and sort items for donation

Let us know if you have any questions! Email info@deca.to

A big thank you to all those that came out to Hirut for our volunteer orientation dinner on Monday night. We had a good turnout, an amazing meal, and some truly great conversations.

Market time!

This Thursday, June 1 is the first farmers’ market of the season. We are in East Lynn Park from 3 til 7, rain or shine. Here’s what’s happening:

Community Booth

In our weekly community booth, 32 Spokes will be on hand to do light tuneups on your bikes.

Kids’ Activities

As mentioned in an earlier post, we will be painting wooden fairy doors with the author of the Princess Lily series  , starting at 4pm.

Glitter tattoos, sponsored by Karina Sadu at Homelife Realty, will also be happening in the kids’ tent!

Rotating vendors

In addition to our usual slate of amazing vendors (see the list here) we are welcoming Queensdale Flowers and Bata Maple Syrup to the market this week! Queensdale Flowers will have local, sustainably grown cut flower products: fresh bouquets, everlasting (dried) bouquets, wreaths, pins. Bata Maple Syrup will have maple syrup and grass-fed beef from their farm just east of Toronto. And our first brewery of the season will be Left Field.

See you at the market!

Pssst… will we see you at the Volunteer Orientation Dinner tonight? All info is at www.DECA.to

It’s the first Thursday in June this week, and as many neighbours know, this means the beginning of market season in East Lynn Park! We will be there with seasonal fruits and veggies, prepared foods, baked goods and beer every Thursday, 3-7pm, until October 12.

Our first week will have a little more magic than usual in the kids’ tent as kids will get to paint their own fairy doors with the author of the Princess Lily series, Sarah Bankuti. You can find more about Princess Lily at their insta @theprincesslilyseries — they write and publish inclusive children’s books and donate them to hospitals worldwide! Note that this activity will run 4-6pm.

We will also be doing glitter tattoos for kids in the kids tent (thanks to the generosity of Karina Sadu at Homelife Realty), and 32 Spokes will be on hand for bike tuneups!

You can check out DECA.to/market for more info on this year’s booths and vendors.

See you at the market!

If you haven’t already, get yourself signed up for a nice meal and a chat with DECA members to find out more about volunteering in our community!

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/XNVbjoRfBvGRqwMd8

A few more reminders, while we have you:

Doors Open Toronto is happening this weekend, including the (very cool) old TTC streetcar garage at Coxwell and Danforth on Saturday and the Mennonite Church on Danforth at Woodbine.

The first East Lynn Farmers Market of the season is Thursday June 1, 3-7

Our #DanforthEast Yard Sale is Saturday, June 10. This year we have a multi-seller sale and a clothing drive added to the festivities!

Lots of great stuff going on over the next couple of weeks, so here’s our mini-calendar to help you keep track of the dates!

May 27-28: Doors Open

Doors Open Toronto happens later this month on May 27-28th. This year they have added two sites in our neighbourhood, the Danforth Garage/TTC Barns at 1627 Danforth Avenue (May 27th only) and the Danforth Mennonite Church at 2174 Danforth Avenue.

May 29: Volunteer Orientation Dinner

Our volunteer orientation dinner will take place at Hirut Ethiopian Restaurant, 2050 Danforth, on Monday, May 29 at 630pm. A light vegetarian buffet will be served.

RSVP so we can let Hirut know our numbers: Volunteer Dinner RSVP

June 1: 1st Day of the East Lynn Farmers’ Market

This year sees the return of popular favourites like Oy’s Joys, Warner’s Orchards and Son-in-Law Produce, with the addition of St John’s Baker, a ginger beer vendor, maple syrup, and a local business pop-up booth featuring the best prepared foods of Danforth East!

Check out www.deca.to/market for a complete list of vendors.

June 3: Camping Workshop at S. Walter Stewart Library

Parks Canada will present “Camping 101” 130-3pm on June 3. See this flier for more details: Camping 101

June 4: Girls & Enby Mural Camp Deadline

Youth between the ages of 14-18 who identify as young women, girls, or enby/non-binary, are invited to apply for Girls & Enby Mural Camp (GEMC) this August! Presented by East End Arts, and led by muralists Monica Wickeler and Bareket Kezwer, GEMC is a FREE summer arts program for youth to explore their passion for street art, and to co-create a mural together with the guidance of two renowned street artists! Deadline to apply to participate is June 4, 2023. To learn more and to apply to this program, please visit here: https://bit.ly/3LMbkwI 

June 10: Yard Sale and Clothing/small appliance drive

Check out deca.to/yardsale for the signup, the live map, and more info!