Serving the Curran Hall Community since 1957
Join us for this year’s Spring/Easter Craft, Bake Sale, and Tea Room (with Kids’ Easter Egg Hunt!): Saturday, April 1st, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Note, the kids’ Easter Egg Hunt begins outside the community centre at 11:00 a.m.!
Join us for the 2023 Earth Hour Potluck Dessert: March 25, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Bring a flashlight or battery-powered lamp (no candles/flames, folks!) and of course your favourite dessert to share. Play board games, have a mug of cocoa, chat with a neighbour as we enjoy an evening of “lights out”.
Join us on March 6th, 7-9pm, for this year’s Spring Garden Talk with Sheridan Nurseries. Come with questions and queries for Dorothy, our Sheridan Nurseries expert in all things gardening.
When the COVID virus hit our city and elsewhere with such impact causing so much sickness, fear and death and seclusion as people stayed home from work and school and kept away from socializing, it put the health care people and industry under terrible pressure, and also did so much damage to the many services that connect us with others. It did not take long before people were drawing hearts, the international symbol of love and caring, and putting them in their windows to show their support for others.
Seeing all these handmade hearts in people’s windows gave Jeff Moss an idea to put his resources to work. He was a small business entrepreneur, whose company supplied neon lights for the film and entertainment industry and his business was rather quiet during the lockdown. So he set up a production team to build these plug-in neon LED coloured hearts which fit in windows and their sales supported healthcare as well as several other good causes. These hearts made in our area of Ontario are produced in a variety of colours and a portion of each heart sold supports a certain organization. The colour of each heart — red, cyan, green, orange, white, pink, and magenta, rainbow, represents the organization it supports.
Many home windows in different Toronto neighbourhoods, especially around the Michael Garron Hospital in East York and Leslieville and Riverdale are glowing with these coloured hearts and their message is spreading. You might see one in downtown properties and elsewhere now too.
The message that shines in the windows is a simple one: that we are thinking about you and wish all people nothing but love and hope for brighter days ahead. It is a glowing symbol with thanks to our healthcare heroes, workers, friends and neighbours and those who are struggling in this new changed world.
I had seen and admired them in windows around our families’ homes in east Toronto and was so pleased when one appeared as our Christmas gift from one of our children’s family.
To read more about about Our Glowing Hearts or to order one for yourself, the website is ourglowinghearts.ca
When a hate crime occurs, it not only affects the individual, but their families, the victim’s community and society at large. These crimes can make an individual feel confused as to when and what to report, isolated and/or cause fear of retaliation. 43 Division and the Toronto Police Service want to ensure all members of the community are empowered to report the occurrence of a hate-motivated crime to the police. The significance of November 16, the release date of this video, is that it is the International Day for Tolerance – In 1964 United Nations introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, or national origin. This day is significant in building awareness and encourage equality and diversity across the world and that everyone has a right to their expression, religion and their conscience without fear of bias or ridicule.
This year’s Annual Police Auxiliary Toy Drive is ongoing for another few days. Donations of unwrapped and brand new toys are welcome until December 16th, 12:00pm! See the flyer below for details about items needed and drop-off locations.
