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Don’t Say Goodbye, Just Say So Long

You might have heard that DECA’s very own Mary-Margaret McMahon has left the DECA executive table.  Perhaps the salary she received as DECA’s resident eco-guru, local food nut, tree tender and all around eager beaver volunteer just wasn’t enough ($0).  She’s off to City Hall, and no doubt we’ll still be seeing her plenty, but she’s officially ‘left the DECA building’ and she wanted to send along a little note to all of you.

How great it is to have had the opportunity to help transform a neighbourhood with a dynamite grassroots group!
How wonderful it is to have so many people believing in you and supporting you!
How lucky I am to live with all of you in our quaint and cozy neighbourhood!
THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.
I am very excited about working together to continue making our pocket, our ward, and our city the best they can be!
Sincerely,
Mary-Margaret
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Guess Whose Running For City Council?

I suppose it had to happen eventually.

You get a bunch of community-minded people together and sooner or later one of them is going to try and play in the big leagues.

Mary-Margaret McMahon has been on the DECA executive since we were half a dozen people sitting around a dining room table.  She’s been instrumental in almost everything that DECA has become – from the farmers’ market to the countless environmental initiatives, from DECA Bikes to re-skilling workshops and so much more.  At least half of what you read on this blog comes straight from Mary-Margaret because she’s either organizing it or knows someone who is.

DECA is not a political organization.  It’s in our charter.  So you won’t see us endorsing one candidate over another in October’s municipal election. However, because she’s such an integral part of DECA, I thought you should know that Mary-Margaret is running in Ward 32 (south of the Danforth).  Her campaign launch party is Tuesday, May 18th at the Balmy Beech Club (1 Beech Ave – doors open at 7:30 – remarks at 8 p.m.)  RSVP to lauriesmith1025@gmail.com