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Great Annual Cabbagetown Fundraiser to Benefit the Riverdale Farm.

Richard Silver — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:29:42 +0000

Riverdale Farm 2010 Calendar Is Back By Popular Demand!

Produced by the Riverdale Farm Advisory Council, the Riverdale Farm 2010 Calendar features fabulous photographs of the Farm’s buildings, gardens and animals throughout the year and includes not-to-be-missed dates of events in the community.

The Council is very grateful to all the local merchants who kindly sponsored the calendar and to all the visitors to the Farm who allowed us to use their photos. Joel Rotstein and Associates Inc. volunteered their great design and layout services and added some extra colour and whimsy this year.

Calendars are NOW on sale for only $10 at the Riverdale Farm Shop and the Meeting House, the Riverdale Farm Farmers’ Market every Tuesday from 3 – 7 p.m. until October and also at the Cabbagetown BIA Office, 237 Carlton Street. Look for the calendar on sale at various locations during the Cabbagetown Festival on September 12 and 13. This is a great gift or souvenir for your friends, family, neighbours, guests and hosts. All proceeds from this fundraising activity will be used to enhance the Farm.

Week Four: Cabbagetown Parliament Street Cleanup

Richard Silver — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:42:43 +0000

Looks like the City Workers Strike is continuing….We will need your hands, brooms and dustpans this Sunday July 26th, at 10 AM at the Jetfuel Cafe’. Last week had a great turnout and we hope to increase the turnout so that we can keep it to a one hour project. If you cannot make it, please make sure that you help get the message out.

Look forward to seeing you all and thanks again to “Johnny Jetfuel” and his participation.

Cabbagetown Cleanup Continues Sunday, July 19th, 2009 at 10 AM at the Jet Fuel Cafe’

Richard Silver — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:05:48 +0000

Thanks for your help over the past few weeks. Parliament Street is looking good and it is a great feeling to be out there with your neighbors on Community projects. This weekend Kathy Goulding will be meeting you at the JetFuel Cafe’ on Sunday at 10 AM. I am travelling to Vancouver to meet my recently born great-nephew but will be back for the following weekend.

I have been asked if we were Scab: My thought is that when citizens take responsibility for the streets that they walk on everyday, how can that make us scabs? If we were 3rd parties getting paid by the City that would make us Scab…however these are our streets and we walk on them everyday.

Even when the Strike ends maybe we will take responsibility when we see someone littering the street. Until then, we will be meeting Sundays at 10 AM at the Jet Fuel Cafe’ on Parliament Street. Nice to see our MPP George Smitherman taking to the streets as well!! Now run for Mayor, George!!

Cabbagetown Alert: Sunday Clean Up of Parliament Street!

Richard Silver — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:11 +0000

Come one, come all…

But bring a broom, dustpan and gloves. Meet at the Jet Fuel Cafe’ on Parliament Street at 10 AM on Sunday morning, July 12th, 2009!!

20 great souls came out last weekend and volunteered to help clean up Parliament Street and we were able to get a few blocks done. Please join us and spread the word so that we can expand the clean up. We promise not to keep you more than one hour but it makes a big difference and is time you can be proud of spending!

One of the attendees wrote: “we felt pretty good after Sunday’s cleanup. Thx for organizing this. We donated to John’s dumping fund and Jan and I will be at the next one, too.”

It was great seeing the group of us working together and some new friendships were made as well. Please Join Us!!

The garbage collected was taken by Johnny Jetfuel in his truck to a private dump in biodegradeable bags that I supply.