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Festival of Lights: Pictures & Thank You!

A HUGE thank you to Angela Matich and her crew of volunteers for putting together Nov. 29th’s wonderful Festival of Lights. Thanks too to the approximately 1000 (!) of you who came out to East Lynn Park to help celebrate the season and light up the park Danforth East-style! The amazing turnout blew our estimates out of the water, so the hundreds of loots bags (courtesty of Art Cave, Kids Fun Town, Oaks & Acorns, Pegasus Studio & Silly Goose Kids–be sure to check out Silly Goose’s author event with Helaine Becker this Sunday at 10:30. Free cider!) went mighty quickly. So did the 300 cups of delicious hot chocolate donated  by Melanie’s Bistro and the yummy treats provided by Celena’s Bakery. Next year we’ll have more supplies on hand so no one goes empty-handed.

Thank you to the Pegasus Studio Dancers, the East End Music Project Choir for entertaining us, and to Show Pro for the sound equipment. The Zero Gravity Circus Fire Artist and LED Hula Hooper lit up the night spectacularly.

A big special thanks to our key sponsors who made this event happen: Sugarmoon (Catch their open house tomorrow, Dec. 10, 11-8pm!) and Corinne McCabe – Bosley Real Estate Broker.

Here are some beautiful shots of the festivities courtesy of local shutterbug Bruce Reeve and DECA’s Sheri Hebdon so you can relive the fun or see what you missed (and mark your calendars for next year!).

Zero Gravity Circus Fire Artist wowing the crowds.
Zero Gravity Circus Fire Artist wowing the crowds.
Pegasus Dancers kick the party off.
Pegasus Dancers kick things off.
Crowds gather to sing along with the East End Music Project.
Crowds gather to sing along with the East End Music Project.
Organizer Angela Matich handing out free treats.
Organizer Angela Matich handing out free treats.
Zero Gravity Circus' LED Hula Hooper lit up the night.
Zero Gravity Circus’ LED Hula Hooper lit up the night.
Fire artistry at its finest.
Fire artistry at its finest.
Hooray for Hula Hoops!
Hooray for Hula Hoops!

 

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Do you have a teenaged author?

 

The Danforth/Coxwell Library Branch is hosting an event to bring out the inner author in our teenagers.  The interactive discussion, featuring author Eve Silver, takes place this coming Tuesday, December 9th from 4:00-5:00 p.m.  See the poster below for all the details.

Focus on Youth ft. Eve Silver 2014

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Festival of Lights | East Lynn Park | Saturday, Nov 29

Please join DECA for our 3rd Annual Festival of Lights at East Lynn Park this Saturday!  A celebration of the festive season, community, and our local businesses.

Play. Shop. Dine. Keep it local this holiday!

DECA Festiv Lights POSTER

Our FREE kids loot bags with donations from some of our amazing local businesses:

Free hot chocolate provided by Melanie’s Bistro
Free yummy treats provided by Celena’s Bakery
Free pizza provided by Danforth Sandwich
More Christmas lights from Canadian Tire
Event sound equipment provided by Show Pro
Poster design – Angela Wagner UmlautDesign.ca 
Big special thanks to our two key sponsors who made this event happen: Sugarmoon and Corinne McCabe – Bosley Real Estate Broker.

Schedule of Events

4:00 pm – Start time
4:15 pm – Pegasus Studio Dancers
4:30 pm – Zero Gravity Circus Fire Artist
4:45 pm – East End Music Project Choir
5:00 pm – Zero Gravity Circus LED Hula Hooper
5:15 pm – Zero Gravity Circus Fire Artist
5:30 pm – East End Music Project Choir – Public Sing Along
5:45 pm – Zero Gravity Circus LED Hula Hooper
6:00 pm – Tree-lighting

Can you volunteer?

DECA needs a few more volunteers for this event to help set up, serve hot chocolate and treats, and help clean up after the event. If you could spare an hour, please sign up by clicking the link: http://vols.pt/KHSKWu

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DECA’s Festival Of Lights – Nov 29 – please share

 

Please join DECA for our 3rd Annual Festival of Lights tree-lighting at East Lynn Park. This festive event will be fun for kids and adults alike!  We are so grateful to our amazing project lead, Angela Matich, has put together an amazing event with her team of volunteers and sponsors. Here are the details:

4:00 pm – Start time

4:15 pm – Pegasus Studio Dancers 

4:30 pm – Zero Gravity Circus Fire Artist

4:45 pm – East End Music Project Choir

5:00 pm – Zero Gravity Circus LED Hula Hooper

5:15 pm – Zero Gravity Circus Fire Artist

5:30 pm – East End Music Project Choir – Public Sing Along

5:45 pm – Zero Gravity Circus LED Hula Hooper

6:00 pm – Tree-lighting

FREE kids loot bags that include wonderful donations from:

Free hot chocolate provided by Melanie’s Bistro. Free yummy treats provided by Celena’s Bakery. Event sound equipment provided by Show Pro.

Big special thanks to our key sponsors who made this event happen: Sugarmoon and Corinne McCabe – Bosley Real Estate Broker.

Last but not least, thanks to Angela Wagner of UmlautDesign.ca for the poster!

DECA Festiv Lights POSTER

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Weekend of Crafts!

Get a jump on that Christmas list with some one-of-a-kind and unique gift at one of these activities:

Holiday in the Hood

Earl Beatty School will be pulling out all the stops this weekend with their annual Holiday in the Hood celebration. The fun and festivities start tomorrow (Friday) at 3pm and continue on Saturday (9am-4pm).  Check out the poster for all the details.

2014 HitH Poster

TEGH Volunteers Craft Sale

The dedicated volunteers of Toronto East General Hospital are holding their Festive Craft sale tomorrow (Friday) at the hospital. Sale includes items knitted by volunteers throughout the year, including scarves, mitts, baby sweaters, afghans, teddy bears and more.  Sale starts at 9am until 3pm and is held in the Mortimer Lobby.  Proceeds from sales are donated back to the hospital in support of patient care.