Our Kingston Galloway / Orton Park

The Bridging Project started this spring in the community. Part of the project is a mural that is currently being painted on the Lawrence Avenue bridge. Youth artists are working with lead artist, Rob Matejka to create the mural. Stop and chat with the artists as you are passing by. If you want to pick up a paintbrush and be part of the painting process, volunteers are welcome. Volunteers are needed Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1 – 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 – 4:30 p.m. To learn more about volunteering, call Karin at 416-698-7995.

Mural painting - week one

Come out to the R.O.S.E. Garden Celebration on August 18 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the East Scarborough Storefront, 4040 Lawrence Ave. E. For more information, see the flyer here: Garden Celebrayion Flyer-2010

Click the following link to read about community member Russell Woods, who has been giving his time to the community garden this summer. Thanks for all of your hard work Russell! Russell

Check out East Scarborough food initiatives: http://www.toronto.ca/foodconnections/video.htm

 FREE Dance Workshops for young people of all ages and skill abilities (ages 13 – 22). Explore movement, music, choreography and performance with dancer/choreographer Kevin Ormsby. Workshops start August 17 and run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 – 4 p.m. at the East Scarborough Storefront, 4040 Lawrence Ave. E. Pre-registration is necessary. Call Ben Lopes at 416.698.7322. See flyer: Like to Dance Poster OL

Can you help us??

Pepsi has decided to give away a heap of cash, and Storefront has been selected as one of only 300 projects from across the country to participate in the contest!

Storefront’s Community Design Initiative is a building project engaging youth to design an 8,000 square foot building in one of Canada’s most marginalized neighborhoods.  The students, ranging from the ages of 9-21,  have just finished 6 months of design education and now as we have a design, we’re embarking on a $4 million capital campaign to see this project realized.  The Pepsi refresh money will be used to build the new commercial-grade kitchen which will enable more cooking and nutrition programs to run as well as construct and upgrade the computer resource area – both areas that community groups and individuals use on a daily basis.

You can help us by giving us your vote.  Sign up once and after that, all you need to do is click on our project.

You can vote every day until August 31st.  We need ALL OF YOU to pledge to visit: http://www.refresheverything.ca/communitydesigninitiative   every day for the next two months and just do a quick click. Make it your homepage. Pass it along. Put it on Facebook.  Tweet about it.  We need all the votes we can get!

Evergreen recently interviewed the Storefront’s Dip Habib about green initiatives in Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park. Check out the interview by clicking on this link.

Click this link to read the APCOL newsletter: APCOLnewsletter21

On April 29, a Community Speak was held at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church to discuss improving the Lawrence Avenue East bridge. As usual. the Community Speak was lively, and residents generated lots of great ieas. To see the summary, click here: Lawrence Bridge-Summary 2010

Do you have something to say about your community? The KGO Nap Communications Committee wants you to get involved in this exciting community initiative . We are seeking: writers, designers, translators, photographers and members for our editorial board. For more info, call: 647.347.1693.