The
14th of April was another stellar day for a park clean up.... I
apologize.
I
have put in my request already for good weather for next year’s event and am
waiting to hear back about it.
For
the less-stout hearted; it was a good day to stay home. For the 60 happy
volunteers who braved the elements; nothing could have been finer. Except the
weather, of course.
As
always, the stalwarts were in attendance and spirits weren’t dampened by the
cold rain.
My many thanks to all who supported and all who attended. I would be at the park
by myself and I would be happy and contented. To be there in the midst of such
good friends and neighbours puts a smile on my face every time. Thank you
all.
Set
up was completed in a shower of ice pellets and the weather only got better
from there. Mostly a cold rain that had a couple of short, welcomed breaks
throughout the day.
Tim Horton's
kindly supplied hot chocolate and timbits to stave off the morning cold and
hunger.
The
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s estimation of total weight
collected was 642 lbs or??? kg. A conservative Conservation estimate I feel.
Thank you to their team for crunching the numbers. TRCA also brought a shelter
and apples and cookies!!
Panago
Pizza supplied some of the finest outdoor lunch at 12:30pm and for all those
who sampled, there were great comments about the flavour!
The
crew from Home Depot were able to come down and lend a hand. In their bright
orange shirts.
The
Martingrove Collegiate Institute group were instrumental in skimming the
catchment basin and removing a great deal of debris before it made it into the
Lake.
As always the Friends of Sam Smith Park and
Citizens Concerned for the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront were of great
help.
Thank
you to Parks and Recreation Toronto for their continued support and to Solid
Waste Management for the pick-up.
Alan
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