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Gledhill Breakfast Club fundraiser – September 13 8-9am

Thanks to Karen Ingham, Breakfast Program Co-ordinator at Gledhill Public School, for passing on this invitation to the Gledhill Breakfast Club fundraiser, Thursday September 13 from 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Research shows that children that eat a healthy breakfast have higher achievement scores, lower rates of absenteeism and increased concentration in the classroom.

At Gledhill Public School, we strive to provide that five days a week with a variety of healthy, delicious food. One of our fundraising goals is to improve our Breakfast facilitieswith the goal of creating a proper kitchen. We would be pleased if you could attend our fundraiser to show your support for this crucial initiative. Every child is welcome and encouraged to be part of the breakfast experience. When you see the enthusiasm of the students and parent volunteers, I am sure you will understand the importance of what we are doing.

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Click here to contact Karen for more info.

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Countdown to this weekend’s Arts Fair

The countdown is on for the 4th annual Danforth East Arts Fair, which you no doubt know by now will be held in East Lynn Park this weekend! Not only will more than 50 artists be showcasing their wares, but a crack team of craftmaking experts is offering your children the chance to make some of their own — for free, all weekend long.

Whether your kids are interested in jewellery, clay or something in between, the fine folks from the Silly Goose Kids, LucSculpture and Mrs. Darling’s have got you covered. And if they’re the kind of kids who like to make noise (and who doesn’t?), we’ll also be hosting a children’s noisemaker parade on Sunday afternoon to hand out awards to our participating artists.The full schedule appears below. Look for the bright red tents near the path!
The Danforth East Arts Fair runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 15 & 16 in East Lynn Park. The fair will feature more than 50 artists, musical performances, children’s crafts, light food fare and much more. Check out www.deca-arts.ca for more information, or like us on Facebook for exciting contests this week!
Saturday
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: craft hosted by Silly Goose Kids
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: repurposed toy animals, collection jars and animal butt magnets with Mrs. Darling’s.
3:30 – 5 p.m.: lovebird necklaces and braided hex nut bracelets with Mrs. Darling’s.

Sunday
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: clay table for kids courtesy LucSculpture School and Studio
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: book page flowers, garland and hair pins with Mrs. Darling’s.
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.: noisemakers and awards parade led by Mrs. Darling’s.
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Monarch Park Tree Tour today @ 6pm

Tonight at 6:00 p.m. Amanda Gomm, Manager, Volunteer & Community Engagement, LEAF, and Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth, will lead a guided tree tour through the Monarch Park neighbourhood in Toronto’s east end. Tour participants will explore this section of the tree canopy and learn about initiatives by local community members. Stresses faced by Toronto’s trees and benefits of a healthy urban forest will also be discussed.

Meet at Monarch Park, 115 Felstead Ave. (At the corner of Gillard Ave.)

To learn more about Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth or the urban forest follow Councillor Fletcher (@PaulaFletcher30) and LEAF (@LEAF) on twitter.

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Zoo crafts and Bees

At the market this week:

  • Mrs. Darling will be back with crafts – rain or shine.  This week she has some fancy clothes pin zoo animals lined up.
  • The friendly riders from 32 Spokes will be back again providing bike tune ups.
  • Cathy’s  Crawly Composters will be back with her worms, organic mung beans and sprout grower available for purchases.

Bees Universe

You can’t miss Bees Universe.  John has been a staple at the market since it began five years ago. Yes, he sells honey.  Raw honey, cream honey, honey with blueberries, honey with cinnamon, honey in a stick.  But their bees also  help to produce many health and beauty products, like bee pollen, propolis, skin cream, chapstick, and beeswax candles.  This year they have added eggs to the mix.  You can find quale, duck and goose eggs among their selection.

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Danforth East Arts Fair – Bix Bakery’s artisanal ice cream

In our series of profiles leading up the Danforth East Arts Fair, Arts Fair volunteer, Mary C. provides a mouth-watering preview of food vendor, Bix Bakery. 
You wouldn’t want to put Christy Conte’s art on a pedestal or hang it on a wall. Not that it isn’t beautiful. But it would melt.
Conte sells delectable coconut milk ice cream and sundaes out of a cooler. Think exotic — blueberry basil, pear lemongrass, maple roasted banana and dark chocolate with candied bacon. And it’s all dairy-free.

A few years ago, after Conte was diagnosed as gluten and lactose intolerant, she left her high-powered corporate job and embarked on a career working with food. After apprenticing at St. John’s Bakery, she opened Bix Bakery, and is working out of the Hollywood Foods kitchen on Ossington Ave. She’s been selling her frozen wares across the city this summer — handing out tastes on Ossington and popping up at the Toronto Underground Market and Apple Tree Market. Now she’s headed our way.
 
Conte will be joining the Danforth East Arts Fair for the first time on Sept. 15 & 16. Her artisanal ice cream is three bucks per cup — or four bucks for three sundae toppings. We’re talking praline sauce, seasonal fruit, ginger cookie crumble or candied bacon. That’s a treat worth sharing, don’t you think?
For more artists’ profiles, contests, and up-to-the-minute Arts Fair info, click here to “like” us on Facebook!