tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51722341621568048412024-03-17T02:16:03.701-07:00Really Really Free Market Campbell ParkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-5396886974889083822020-09-20T11:35:00.016-07:002020-09-20T13:45:38.502-07:00SECONDHAND SUNDAY (SEPT. 27): Put your stuff on the curb and find out what others what put out on their curbs!<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">Since it is still not safe to hold a crowded market in one place, we are joining City-supported Secondhand Sunday and inviting all of you to be part of it by putting your stuff </span><span style="color: mediumblue;">on your own curb</span> next <span style="color: blue;">Sunday, September 27th, 9 am-5pm!</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="http://www.secondhandsunday.ca/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1320" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIs-58-sbJ7eBsBOH6je04wBIqaZBdDf6ZacPcm9obcFJ74e9Rv2rucIUHizhoptwK88TrrTAYp5-6EUrkTVAu4LLDKYQ-QhKRJZohZz1CqD9-SJ-_u0kD3nY0MBahP_PD3e38aA4Tc0/w171-h140/SecondhandSunday.jpg" width="171" /></a></span></div><p></p><h4><em><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: mediumblue; font-size: large;"><strong>WHAT IS Secondhand Sunday?</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;">Secondhand Sunday (SHS) is a community reuse day held the last Sunday of April and September. It’s your chance to get rid of unwanted, reusable items laying around your home.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: green;">Simply leave them on your property next to the sidewalk or curb for your neighbours to take for free.</span><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, get in on the action and <u>hunt for what you may need</u> (on others' sidewalks). </span></span></span></em></h4><div><em><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: green;"><br /></span></span></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: green;">The September Secondhand Sunda</span>y <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/solid-waste-management-services/policy,-planning-and-support/waste-management-planning/secondhand-sunday.html" href="https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/solid-waste-management-services/policy,-planning-and-support/waste-management-planning/secondhand-sunday.html" target="_blank">has been approved</a> <span style="color: green;">by Toronto Public Health.</span></span></span></em></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRcD5J55q4vCI4UF3ERMy224E4hzmQk5regE4E2aSa_xjCYoUSh8ImSNp1spr-4Dp0CvH5BVOyr8it_CvmduNPVVySM-bqzQ60anT6ez4IKYYvLFHAcj4cBTFwcUTNLeQn88cyGy5oPQ/s260/howtofindout.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="260" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRcD5J55q4vCI4UF3ERMy224E4hzmQk5regE4E2aSa_xjCYoUSh8ImSNp1spr-4Dp0CvH5BVOyr8it_CvmduNPVVySM-bqzQ60anT6ez4IKYYvLFHAcj4cBTFwcUTNLeQn88cyGy5oPQ/w212-h184/howtofindout.png" width="212" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><p></p><h4><strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: trebuchet;">If you want to participate and also find out about other participants in your area, <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:info@secondhandsunday.ca" href="mailto:info@secondhandsunday.ca" target="_blank">email </a>Secondhand Sunday. That will give you an opportunity to connect with the others via facebook as well. You will be sent that information. </span></strong></h4><div><strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: trebuchet;">And here are printable <a data-cke-saved-href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/22409dd63fc414a89d030de439ef673e?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/22409dd63fc414a89d030de439ef673e?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" target="_blank">POSTERS</a><a data-cke-saved-href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/dd2c47f501b14c5efb5f2297b88aa2db?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/dd2c47f501b14c5efb5f2297b88aa2db?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1"> </a>and <a data-cke-saved-href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/22409dd63fc414a89d030de439ef673e?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/22409dd63fc414a89d030de439ef673e?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" target="_blank">POSTCARDS</a> you can use to advertise it on your block and encourage your neighbours to join.</span></strong></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: trebuchet;"><strong>Find here also a helpful list of additional </strong><strong><a data-cke-saved-href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/11268d8680b585edbf4835dd5cb07dcf?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" href="http://nebula.wsimg.com/11268d8680b585edbf4835dd5cb07dcf?AccessKeyId=24FE51BB8EB322B377A7&disposition=0&alloworigin=1" target="_blank">INSTRUCTIONS</a> <br /></strong><strong>provided by Secondhand Sunday (e.g., what to put out, what to do at end of day).</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: 23px;"><em>Everything you want to know about Secondhand Sunday--FAQs, contacts, what to do if you live in a multi-residential building, volunteer opportunities, and more--can be found on <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.secondhandsunday.ca/home.html" href="http://www.secondhandsunday.ca/home.html" target="_blank">Secondhand Sunday's </a></em></span><strong><span style="font-size: 23px;"><em><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.secondhandsunday.ca/home.html" href="http://www.secondhandsunday.ca/home.html" target="_blank">website</a>. </em></span></strong></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><u><i>See you September 27th: <b>everywhere </b>in Toronto!</i></u></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><br /></h4>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-29731950976682305992020-08-14T09:39:00.002-07:002020-08-14T09:40:23.775-07:00This Saturday Aug. 15 & Sunday Aug. 16 : Really Really Free Market @Home Edition! NOT at Campbell Park<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateHeader" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td align="center" data-template-container="" id="templateBody" style="background-image: none; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><h1 style="color: #202020; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">This Saturday & Sunday:<br />Really Really Free Market @Home Edition! </h1><h1 style="color: #202020; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><u>NOT</u> at Campbell Park. </h1><h1 style="color: #202020; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">(also, read on: a different kind of market)</h1><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 273px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7b123e85b574a50a05904e374/images/85c3e28a-accb-424b-9003-104ea452e175.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none;" width="225" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 273px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7b123e85b574a50a05904e374/images/b8a576f1-2315-4fd2-b421-cc02fea722ea.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">In the spirit of community, sharing, and reducing waste, some of our market attendees have agreed to have <strong>mini-free markets </strong>on their front lawns on Saturday.</p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Their addresses are listed below, but will updated in the given lin For privacy concerns, some of them have not included a specific house number.</p> <p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Please Join In: </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">=》By going for a walk and possibly picking up a few new-to-you treasures! </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">=》OR by joining in and placing items you are ready to part with out on your curb/yard/driveway for others! <strong>If you decide to join, please send us your address</strong> (by street or by number) before Saturday, to <strong>rrfmarket@gmail.com</strong> and we will add you to the list. Tell your neighbour's too. Perhaps they will join as well- the more the merrier! </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">We will make available a poster available online for you print so as to make yourself known to passers-by.</p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">If not, just visit the listed places and enjoy some FREE shopping this weekend. (Do NOT take anything to these places. It is not a swap event.)</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><h3 style="color: #202020; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><u><span style="background-color: yellow;">IMPORTANT</span></u><span style="background-color: yellow;">:</span></strong></span></h3><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>YOU MAY <u><span style="background-color: yellow;">NOT</span></u><span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span>TAKE YOUR STUFF TO ANY OF THESE MINI-MARKETS. YOU MAY ONLY GIVE AWAY STUFF AT YOUR OWN PLACE.</strong></p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">ALL COVID-19 PROTOCOLS APPLY. DO NOT GO IF YOU ARE SICK. MAINTAIN 2m PHYSICAL DISTANCE FROM OTHERS.</p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> </p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">ALL MARKET PROTOCOLS APPLY. TAKE TURNS LOOKING LOOKING AT STUFF AND TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED.<br /><br />REMEMBER TO CLEAR YOUR LEFTOVERS FROM YOUR DISPLAY AREA BY <strong>5 PM</strong> IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY BYLAWS.</p><p style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><b>CHECK UPDATED LIST BEFORE YOU GO OUT SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, at: </b><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">https://bit.ly/2PQuXXE</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><i><br /></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><i><br /></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><i>CURRENT LIST (as of August 12)</i></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #f44336;"><strong>RRFM @Home Edition</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #f44336;"><strong>August 15 & 16, 2020</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #f44336;"><strong> Saturday & Sunday</strong></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>SATURDAY:</strong><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Hemford Crescent and Duncairn Road</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">(nearest major intersection -- Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East) </p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">9 am to end of day</p> <p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">50 Edgecombe avenue</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">(Avenue road and lawrence- south of lawrence, west of avenue road on west side) </p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">10 am to 2 pm</p> <p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Laurel Ave between Bloor St and Burnhamthorpe Rd, Etobicoke</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">(Nearest major intersection Blood and East Mall)</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">10 am to end of day</p> <p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">150 Hampton Ave </p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">(100 m south of Danforth Ave, near Chester station)</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">11 am to end of day</p> <p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">138 Albany Avenue</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">(Nearest major intersection Bathurst and Bloor)</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">9:30 am to end of day</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marian Engel park, which is between Shaw and Christie, and Davenport and Dupont</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(south of Davenport, north of Dupont)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0f131bb2-7fff-29cf-ee1b-7a92c1f0dbc1"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10:00 am to 3:00 pm</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>SUNDAY:</strong><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Keele Street between Bloor and Glenlake</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">(Nearest major intersection Bloor and Keele)</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">10 am to end of day</p> <p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">150 Hampton Ave </p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">(100 m south of Danforth Ave, near Chester station)</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">12 noon to 4 pm</p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img height="240" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7b123e85b574a50a05904e374/images/23e9248e-4fea-45ff-88d3-d64b3d83d1e2.jpg" width="320" /></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-55596716599854553762020-07-10T08:14:00.001-07:002020-07-10T08:14:42.383-07:00Re-Use Your Glass Jars Hi everyone!<br />
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I hope everyone has been safe and well during these times. There's been a LOT going on in the world during the past couple of months, and while we should all be talking some time to continue to educate ourselves about global and national issues, we also must find a balance and practice some self-care (so that we can continue to show up and learn!)<br />
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I'm coming to you today with a light-hearted DIY post. For me, I've found that moving my hands and crafting has been really beneficial for my overall wellbeing, and I find it very soothing! At times, I get discouraged because I don't think that much of what I'm creating is particularly "beautiful" but I don't want to let that stop me from merely <i>trying</i>.<br />
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When the pandemic hit and my work closed and school went online, I flew to where my partner lives to bunker up with them. This has been great, buuuut I has less than a day to pack and I didn't think I would be living somewhere other than my apartment for 4+ months. I, inevitably, did not pack as many things as I would've liked to have. And it is truly just little things that I didn't think to bring, but would be nice to have, so I've been trying to be inventive about making them instead of buying them while I'm up here!<br />
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Recently, I've really been wanting a spot to put my makeup brushes that isn't my make up bag. So I decided to re-use a jar that we would've recycled anyway! You can really for this DIY for anything that you want to put in a jar, whether it be cotton balls, coins, or even just decor! Here's how I did it.<br />
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<b>Step one: </b>Remove any labels the jar has. If your jar is sticky to the touch, soak it in a bowl of vinegar for ~30 minutes, and then scrub at it with a scrubbie (the one you use to wash dishes) under warm water. Repeat if necessary.<br />
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<b>Step two: </b>Gather your supplies!<br />
You will need: 4 acrylic paint colors that you think work well together, your clean jar, paint brushes or q tips, and some paper towel/water, and a palette<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I went with these four colours, but any four that you like will do!</span> </div>
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<b>Step three:</b> For this pattern, we are going to be doing dots, around dots, around dots (this will make sense in a minute). So decide on your sequence of colours. I decided to go from darkest to lightest, so blue-purple-pink-white, but I also think any combination would look really nice!<br />
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<b>Step four: </b>start dotting! I want my first (blue) dot to be the biggest, and my outside (white) dots to be the smallest, so I went for a combination of q-tips and small paintbrushes to achieve this. Having a really light touch while doing the small dots really helped, but sometimes they were still kind of big! Don't be discouraged if that happens - it'll still look beautiful!<br />
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<b>Step 5: </b>Repeat all over the jar!<br />
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<b>Step 6:</b> Once you're happy with how your jar looks, let dry overnight and place your items in it the next morning!<br />
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I added my makeup brushes once the paint was dry. I also added a fun blue stripe going around the jar! </div>
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I think that adding a base coat of colour under the dots would be really fun and make the dots pop even more, but I like the way mine looks too! </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-74663832446885510182020-05-12T07:21:00.001-07:002020-05-12T07:21:35.841-07:00Spring Cleaning During A Pandemic (Tips!) <div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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Hello Market-Goers!<br />
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Most of the organizations that accept second-hand items are closed right now - including our Really Really Free Market. Some organizations, such as Diabetes Canada, are even begging people to stop leaving items at their donation bins, as they will ultimately end up in the garbage since they can't be collected at this time.</div>
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If you are able to store your stuff for when donations can be accepted again, that's the best thing to do! </div>
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If you really really can't keep and store y<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">our items, then you can post things for free online. Many people are struggling with layoffs and might really need what you have. We would only recommend doing this if you can arrange contactless porch pick-ups. It would also be good to advise recipients to handle things with care: wash/sanitize hands after pick-up and wash/sanitize items before use.</span></div>
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✹ <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbunz.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0yBrxtS-4DHS1mWueukX_-BewJwfBkdHUNVVj6mi3Yf1nWWb-1mD6hEfg&h=AT1PSB5syoTMLmjAY1hqo6X1oJ3xcxlbxPUiuMaXUhP2XnEhtFBF4KU7vuQCORpBUlUbDhgHYthtxbMNg-VJ-iP9wozrDSziBAbdlWgj7K8Qmp4VduAWwJPl459oux1hdHrZ2NlP7CbxPnbLrczuIIaiqWY0mef8QNcHKQpJZpk-f3DoAL6zmNBLs7hVH-THyA9xGy5ldMkqXIlKSmLrxCZhS_uM-ZdxGJCBkAM5Xo77zsZkDiAMGIKCmTEDidtcJBa2GHJK6Y1bl-lkFwXqS8b7WKX2n1FNBWhPWgQvzWNORZ9W9SMmkFW-BxNc2gYY2GR_x0al8aZW0TE7MKZtL8gyIbHzZcb9Dvq7oogjGNqhMWAkxT48nX__JcS4hbi6280_d2NXS63olKTzfcskxSLI6U8WCtnmhsavGF9RIQ4F-sRXatxLu03cBUCRKNMDlwD9363Am7awdWMo_Ksjp08bemAarefEeJoGCtRrpnKDdZUSdU7snnsJsOQWGK9e2ozBBktRLiUihcqMXxC-mI1DN7T1cR7hDOFqFB9F3PqkFzJY0UMUCiBidL5pUNuCO9nt7mx48cMQ_XMDwk2-sXkWiSSf0qFtPp06Cq3P0CN5E3ItV4tuZ5axvIe6xHHJ0Vywbcg" href="http://bunz.com/?fbclid=IwAR0yBrxtS-4DHS1mWueukX_-BewJwfBkdHUNVVj6mi3Yf1nWWb-1mD6hEfg" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">bunz.com</a><br />
✹ PALZ groups on Facebook (search "PALZ" to find various groups)<br />
✹ <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffreecycle.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2Thbz-QpfBprjEkh7qCx-CPRfJSHGivJdc-XlswHw1d2zlORdHbf4dNq4&h=AT3dYbh51qsDIdC3uzyy4bcJcS3Fe6qwimCqYKtxg2o8sqxApg_emLcF-1BaXF0Ga-mpWprmGdLAdFynzG_KwZH1aRVvMFXLQfCIsW_iIqXfLt2jVy3BwOjHuf6JefVRmLaxDYaWo-BR0wZMjbfPeXjqQROZB7YXeghNajHqGolaknoyP93sv1SYLERfHBu5R2ievToj3HGzqwgD5SoJ9P_ACwiuhp6aaLPFa_u2Zt5NPPIpJTfjnAHPR86uQBee8QdqXGCqHjVklwTg3S_aOxiuIuNQ88KRBXUZ0fhYWH9Y2DV2qND9v_XJ6f4K-whuc_vM-2Ah0DZSKeTdaeT2mupsLaZjIt2zzRETxBGeRXtcJ_HuVrBjop0MIaxM4UQ6VGOp_PzFZXNEmBovEOqUlDDEtL2tGbr80vV__cvuTo5HnPT04xx90q0-j2CyLL3UFMB-fdYOykdAEsuHxnGYitWbWgu0LjsLX4Q5_ERzcByPQ5Tv2ya6VC4CDUEw-GS55vycIYKxA3S2PO2tJSgkHKGv1NJQlNUf_IZSEm18NWhsFVCLBhLnjpeXfKWACH49rSFuqXVoOpDFlffgStfZdfa6QKBfUqJ-Zf1DtEL-1r_MsCCcrg0S3aVSAhIVGOxFabRj1LI" href="http://freecycle.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Thbz-QpfBprjEkh7qCx-CPRfJSHGivJdc-XlswHw1d2zlORdHbf4dNq4" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">freecycle.org</a><br />
✹ Kijiji.ca<br />
✹ <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcraigslist.org%2F&h=AT0eiotBnWNKv-v3SuTlrd2vGIryQSahZqGEgo4QKC9ELVSpzdpBeFqT-RaJSlVZj2ociU41B924vmQEXpLlIQgqXlSo8JrylYFS6xlKEUhIvULSz9hNKRZfpI2wMn1dXjd7YSKfl_j9CqhKbEJvpTE7xlYjYVfsy1q6XXQM25XgUhJMvbX4A92euW9-oaJlSOZrX6fRy5EOZHuxxgqxcuLM70-PyrUA4ymC4uqqkdAapQ5yy-l384ighTYAmZC6sCDveLR9QaNCZASonWxj9R0uubEcAwNVQYwRLSBF02G8WH6dsG22aiiPsrxFJm5tFLKJz4JLqTTfalsvFBYkMzJHHAjtHwHiZHS7IOec3PV8xwr0Leg61FWJc1Sec3tDumAdo3JRshhAJPtcySP2nuFzE8k6kIGpqEqmRnrzPPkzhqZcDWDrJrEz-trtalW4vPFMkw6f0J9bJMzn6u6gMvTMVhuyuvG8SBXxr5jdKf14BIcIJW27Z8wL-i0qdSfi9_4pyL7ICFwVv6DT2B6NdKKOAct-8L2r_8w03HloqTrcTwolzvKfOCUpT4MSa1xrZ7ZU_InQDfw_xp7QWBiqy4xG-4FN2Wk-LeMJ11Z-uzDNVwyEA1Cq33C70-7lEhxuv7SY0co" href="http://craigslist.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">craigslist.org</a><br />
✹ <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrashnothing.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1PIkazkoIZC6K0ny95_6sGtFmwewl8sQZN8LsxemDOK0mRTJXN3h76s0o&h=AT1v9yFej0SDpW_a7f2LqK0GNV0zU28LCX0gxy556Fj9eOann0FtzPkzuBnnyr48_Van8YWbCe6L2rKemtIZP11MFsqLPe9cZaWmW5TmCt49Ttk-QIKXIyk8yod4hL_bw7kK4saP4LN5qoaNzqNSU-BCiE_3LsDaRJ_VJsP0I7JgLPTJTKnFMzuIVxT2ZkGVMahlqiUVqGQf0Xp3kVcBHqhD_2Q8IT7j3P5bzj5uiSU0DhlOlLX_05e245L3wapIChn_QCnubw7lSGPIJ2sDahKSc-SxCjFCY8x4RW0mx_kvW7U8xOf34shTkKoO0fP7BwJR1PTi2kaRfO44q8EJ53FAQ5F0EErXRU0Hwv4g1CcbAcBIJYYpEiZPwHlK__uHhbS3M2z7MwxywI6oM6x8M009AM7ngI-sfawxVBxmjwZs5TZJOp4hhFr9iMLEin7wr3mJOezKeLdtzGgWt6oFiZWBIUw1n82F8Z23j_FTx6Bc7aUa3P-9GzhJFZ4wNAxNvXHU7livmm1aLAo7SDsB9imeAs7ftFZZc5iSmVPuFBQDE3RmVH1DR1PfzMxAN3rS1mOoHhmC7yYTUh383HHoY-VqWJEDxjWfqvJEjRBKIGfGys5tytSIEvatv7jTcTA9flRtuoI" href="https://trashnothing.com/?fbclid=IwAR1PIkazkoIZC6K0ny95_6sGtFmwewl8sQZN8LsxemDOK0mRTJXN3h76s0o" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">trashnothing.com</a><br />
✹ Use Facebook’s search bar to look up the name of your neighbourhood, a local Buy/Sell/Trade group might show up<br />
✹ Putting items on your front lawn, if the weather doesn't call for rain, with a "free" sign for those that live on a busy street.</div>
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<b>Tip:</b> When posting items to give away online, be sure to include:<br />
1) Photo(s)<br />
2) A description with the condition of the item<br />
3) The closest intersection to the pick-up location<br />
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We hope everyone is staying healthy, safe and is well during these times.<br />
Love, The RRFM Team </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-43623234541363471292020-04-18T12:54:00.001-07:002020-04-18T12:54:07.345-07:00Update + What To Do During QuarantineHello folks!<br />
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I hope all is well for you during these uncertain times.<br />
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As you (may) already know, the RRFM is CLOSED until further notice. It is of course sad - but necessary as physical distancing is the safest thing we can do for ourselves and for each other. We miss you all dearly and look forward to seeing your bright and smiling faces when it is safe for us to re-open the RRFM market!<br />
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I have been in quarantine for a little over a month now. It started off pretty fun, I got to spend my time catching up on everything I couldn't do before. Finally watching that netflix show thats been on 'My List' for months, chatting with friends (over the phone) I hadn't seen in a while, and finishing up my school work. But . . . by the third week I hit a wall! I was SO! BORED! I had more spare time on my hand than I was used to, which definitely seems to be the general consensus amongst a lot of us. With all of this spare time, I didn't really know what to do. And then I got to thinking about all the cool items I picked up at the market over the past year and got busy. So here are my top three activities (right now) when that self-isolation boredom hits you hard:<br />
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You know, <b>that </b>stack. The stack that you keep telling yourself you'll get too when you just have a little bit more free time. Well, nows that time! I know I have picked up SO many book from the market over the past few months that I told myself I would get too one day. Today is that day!<br />
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I know they say not to judge a book by its cover, but my recommendation to you is to pick which one to start with based on the cover. You likely picked it up because the description piqued your interest - so no need to read it again! Just choose at whim and get to reading.<br />
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Learning a new form of art can be really intimidating, whether its painting, sewing, drawing, knitting, collaging, etc. All can be really hard to start, but once you do you'll find your groove!<br />
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I've been learning how to cross stitch over the past few months which has been hard but rewarding. There are tons of free templates online so I just try to find one that matches the colors I currently have and get to sewing. My current supplies did not come from the market, but I've definitely seen cross stitch rings and tons of thread there before - so if you were the lucky one that picked up any crafting items, now is a great time to pick it up!<br />
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Have you found a new kitchen gadget at the market recently that you've wanted to test out? What about a new plate, bowl or pan? Nows a great time for it! I know I've been watching a lot of Hell's Kitchen recently, and have been inspired to try to plate my food a little nicer. It's such a fun way to show off those beautiful plates or bowls you've picked out form the market! Pans are also a veeeeery versatile item - I've made everything from pitas to falafel to stovetop pizza on one. Don't be shy to get creative with whatever kitchen item you've picked up and really think out of the box.<br />
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How have you been staying busy? Let me know in the comments below. :)<br />
-Nicole<br />
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Given that it is not possible to consistently maintain the recommended "social distance" of 2 metres between us at at our monthly markets, and also given that most items at the market are handled by multiple people who will be hard pressed to wash their hands every 10 minutes,<b> we are cancelling the April 4th Really Really Free Market at Campbell Park.</b></div>
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Wash your hands, try not to touch your face, elbow "handshake" (remember how we did it during SARS?), and self-isolate if you've travelled abroad. Those precautions should also help protect us from most seasonal colds and flus. Take care of each other, and see you as soon as possible! </div>
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This month I wanted to share a fun DIY project I did with artsy-mirrors I found at the market in the fall time. They had such a fun shape that I had to grab them! Unfortunately, I don’t have any before pictures of the mirrors. I scoured my phone to see if I had taken any without any luck. Nonetheless, here is the after:<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I found them, they were a stark white color with some scuff marks. My room already has a lot of white décor, so I knew immediately that if I grabbed them I would be painting them a different color. The shape reminded me of a sun with sun rays so I debated painting it a fun mix of yellow/orange. Ultimately, I went with this burgundy color so that it would match my bed sheets and really tie my room together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On a warm Sunday, I headed to the Wal-Mart near my house to get my supplies: sand paper, paint, and paint brushes. When I got home, I made sure to lay down some newspaper so I would contain the mess I was about to create. First, I buffed the mirrors wood frame with the sand paper to get rid of any bumps. This ensures a smoother finish. Then I took some green works all purposes cleaning spray and blotted it. This helped remove anything that came off while I sanded it and got rid of some of the scuff marks. I also took the time to Windex the mirror bit. I let this dry for 30 minutes or so and then I got to the fun part: painting!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wal-Mart didn’t have the exact colour I was looking for so I actually purchased two different colours and mixed them together. I got Apple Barrel’s Bright Red and Barn Red colour, and mixed 3 parts Barn Red with 1 part Bright Red to get my desired colour. After applying the first coat I let it sit for about an hour to dry up, and then applied the second coat!<o:p></o:p></div>
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If I could do it again, I would definitely recommend purchasing painters tape and taping up the mirror portion so as not to get any paint on the mirror. If this DOES happen, I found that wiping it up immediately with a bit of wet paper towel did the trick to get it off. As well, you’ll be able to get a better, more even coat around the inside edge. Picture below, you can see it’s a bit uneven! But, I like to think it adds to the charm. <o:p></o:p></div>
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All in all, this was a super fun project and I love the way it looks in my bedroom! Have you done any DIY projects with items you’ve found at the market? Let us know in the comments!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-77257698162227567802020-03-04T10:01:00.003-08:002020-03-04T10:01:52.326-08:00Hi everyone!<br />
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Just a reminder that the next RRFM is coming up in a couple days - March 7th!<br />
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Don't forget to bring a reusable bag for all your found goodies. Saturday morning is looking to be sunny, but cold so don't forget to bundle up!<br />
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See you there,<br />
Nicole<br />
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My name is Nicole and I’m the newest addition to the
wonderful team of volunteers that helps run this market. I’m very excited to be
a part of this and get to know all of you that make the market so special!</div>
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A bit about me: I study Food and Nutrition at Ryerson, so of
course I’m always cooking and baking. I haven’t had a functional oven for the
last two years, but my apartment recently go an upgrade so I have been making
so many fun dishes. From lasagne, to eggplant parmesan, to carrot cake loaf,
the possibilities feel endless. I truly didn’t know how much good food I was
missing out on (or, maybe, I just didn’t want to think about it.) I like to be
active so in the summer months you can catch me hiking almost every single
weekend and as many weeknights as I can, and in the winter I like to keep
things inside so I do a lot of yoga. Buuuut I did get a pair of hockey skates
as a present recently so you just might catch me doing laps before and after
the market at Campbell Park rink.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I heard about the RRFM through a former-roommate but still
very good friend of mine. She was new to the city and so was actively exploring
what it had to offer more than I was, and stumbled upon it online! She thought
“cool! I love free stuff” and went to it. When I came home later that night, I
opened up the freezer to grab some pierogies and there was a baseball cap in
there. After some laughing, she explained that she had gotten it from a market
and it was a method she read about online to kill any germs or bacteria it
might be harbouring. This seemed questionable (fact-check this before you rely
on this method!!) but she went on to tell me all about the market and the cool
things she found there! I went next month, found some great items and loved it.
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If YOU are interested in coming – the next market will be on
March 7<sup>th</sup>! It’s always the first Saturday of every month, but just
in case you forget, I’ll be putting out a reminder here on the blog a couple of
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Now that summer has come to a bitter end, the cold nights marked clearly with crisp autumn air and school season starting with a hectic rush, the Really Really Free Market continues to do good.<br />
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I brought my little dog Leo with me, and discussed the items some of the market goers found as they were looking about the space.<br />
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My observation brought me to a young boy who found a slinky; the joy on his face upon discovering this relic of a toy, brought a smile to my face. What joy in the world of kinaesthetic discovery!<br />
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Another joyous occasion as a father and his daughters filled their bags. The girls told me about the numerous <b><i>stuffies</i></b> they found.<br />
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I asked about their favourite find, which instinctually I knew was the giant monkey stuffed animal, so large its face could be seen through the white plastic bag. When she pointed at the bag and said <b>this one</b> I asked if it was in fact the giant monkey, they both nodded, subtly saying it was a joint favouritism.<br />
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My whole being was filled with joy for this young couple, knowing that someone who didn’t need that book in their life anymore had donated it and they had miraculously found it.<br />
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If you enjoyed this piece you'll love checking out my personal blog and instagram page for more inspirational writing.<br />
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One young market go-er found this beautiful necklace! You truly never know what you will find!</div>
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One Market goer found this really cool hat! She loved it after trying it on!</div>
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This really RAD sweater found by another market goer stars Santa and a Unicorn! It even has fur all around the hood! Super cozy!</div>
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The children's clothing section has plenty to look at, including a beautiful black and floral patterned skirt! </div>
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And of course, my favorite find at the Market! Though, this find, was just for pets and scratches, not to take home.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed looking through the photos, if you didn't find anything in the photos that sparked interest, I hope you found inspiration to come take a look at the next Market! Every market is different and you truly never know what you will find!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times";">Ever wonder if a place exists where no money is exchanged, capitalism is removed and everything being sold is free? Well, the Really Really Free Market Campbell Park has this exact event! It occurs on the first Saturday of each month and they take donations throughout the day. Those donations then get organized into categories and placed on tables. “Customers” are then able to fill their bags with anything they see and like until an Ikea sized bag is full. This sounds amazing, and it is! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times";">If you’re curious as to whether the market is as crazy as BestBuy on Boxing Day, you can be assured that there is some competition for the nicer items. That being said, the dedicated and hardworking volunteers would appreciate it if everyone waited their turn and chose carefully what items to take. We urge the market goers to choose a grateful mindset over a greedy one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times";">The first time I went, I had no idea what to expect. It’s not glamorous or aesthetically pleasing as most capitalist stores are. The event takes place inside of a community building and is quite tight when filled with people, donations, and volunteers. Though the market utilizes the space inside and outside of the building in order to showcase all the donated goods. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times";">With the start of Spring, I urge everyone to do some gratitude thinking and ask themselves if all of the items in their closet, bathroom, and house in general bring joy and spark happiness. The Really Really Free Market is a wonderful place to bring your donations if you aren’t interested in a store gaining profit off your items that are no longer of use to you. It is absolutely wonderful to know that someone will find a dress you haven’t worn in two years and it will spark so much joy for them! Or that coat of yours will keep someone warm during the rest of the winter season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times";">If you’re interested in donating to the Market, the next one is happening <b>April 6th, 2019 </b>at Campbell Park! Donations are accepted from 9am to 3pm. Be sure to check out the market, as you never know what you will find. As the saying goes, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The posts can be about stuff found at the market, about your experiences, interviews with visitors, unusual finds, how the market works, or tips for frugal living and waste reduction. The only requirement is updating the market dates once a month and putting up announcements for changes in the market when necessary.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">by Anthony McCanny</span><br />
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One quiet afternoon, one among many spent with my laptop open and my mind on the problems that our world faces, I read an <a href="https://crimethinc.com/2007/10/27/the-really-really-free-market-instituting-the-gift-economy">article</a> at Crimethinc about a little town in the United States whose local group of community-minded and free-thinking citizens had put on a market where everything was free. I was blown away, inspired by the struggle they had had to get the market off the ground and defend it from town officials, and how much fun it all seemed, but most of all I was inspired by what an excellent way it was to exercise the more beautiful bits of the human spirit. I believe that people innately love to give to each other, but in a world where there never feels like there’s enough (time, money, attention, stuff), we’re all too scared to. The Really Really Free Market created a safe space for people to give and receive with no money changing hands. And maybe if we practiced those skills, we could start giving and receiving more in our lives and making the world a little brighter as we did it. <br />
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But there wasn’t a Really Really Free Market in the town that I lived in and my initial enthusiasm for starting one faded away as life and all of its fascinating events swept me away into a move to the big city. It was a couple months later, in Toronto, that I was trying to explain to a neighbour that I wanted to garden for her and wanted nothing in exchange, that I believed in creating something called a ‘gift economy’ and her memory was tweaked. <br />
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“Oh,” she said, “like that market that happens at Campbell Park where people give things away. It’s called the Free Market or…”<br />
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“The Really Really Free Market?!” I gasped, my eyes opening wide. <br />
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“That’s it,” she said, surprised, a bit taken back.<br />
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I babbled something at her, but I don’t think that I could properly explain to her how excited I was that I had by accident found my own personal Holy Grail. And I didn’t even have to start it. <br />
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I wrote an impassioned email to rrfmarket@gmail.com, full of starry-eyed idealism about what the Market could be and how I had to be involved and two weeks later I was trekking down Lansdowne Avenue towards my first shift as a volunteer at the market with my folding shopping cart hopping and rattling behind me.<br />
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My heart climbed a little higher in my chest as I saw the “Really Really Free Market” banner draped over the fence along Campbell Avenue. In the winter months, the Market happens in the community area/storage space/skating-rink-change-room at the park. Outside the big glass windows, lines of free shoes (“Really free, everything’s free,” I had to remind myself.) greeted me. Through the window I could see that the Market was bustling inside. With the air of an 8-year-old stepping through the gates of Disneyland for the first time, I stopped my cart outside and stepped through the doors. <br />
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I introduced myself, found my name on the list and was immediately whisked off by Suzan, the force behind the Market, to learn how it all works. I was pointed to the tables, each destined for different sorts of gifts: kitchen stuff here, food beside it, housewares over there, health and beauty against the far wall. As a volunteer, it was my duty to keep some sort of order in the Market, things on their proper tables and laid out so that everyone can see them. But there’s not too much standing on ceremony at the market, nothing needs to be just so. The volunteers know the Market has a life of its own: so many things are coming in throughout the day and so many things leaving so fast and the occasional item is misplaced as people move through the market, so a strict order isn’t expected. You do as much as you can, knowing that each fold and tidy will help the right person find the right gift, but accepting that there’s a certain happy chaos to the whole event and that above all, your job is never done. That… is kind of the fun part. <br />
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The energy of the Market, from start to finish is radiant. It comes from all the people inside, volunteers desperately trying to organize tables, and hang clothes while visitors bustle through the market and donators keep showing up at the door. Even in a rare quiet moment, when the space is mostly empty, the mystery of the tables and all their treasures draw you in, they have a magnetism of their own. It always feels like on the next table, or the next hanger, you will find the perfect thing. And, I think, more often than you’d suspect, you’re right.<br />
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The energy of it all had me swept away in a second. My first task was folding a sprawling mess of upholstery fabric that was threatening to take over not just its own table but the ones beside it too. In a moment I had dived under the table to the other side where there was a little bit of free floor space to wrangle the monster. I had dusty knees and a slightly bruised back from a misestimation of the height of the table when I emerged back on the market side of the tables. But I was smiling. That’s just the crazy sort of thing that the Market makes you do. <br />
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In fact, the Market is so bewitching that it was almost twenty minutes later that I remembered I had left my cart just sitting outside by the free shoes, for anyone in need of a cart to take home. That’s a real danger when you enter a world where everything’s free. Leave something unattended for long enough and it could inadvertently become a gift. Luckily, my cart was still there and after stowing it somewhere out of the way I was back into the market where I’d meet my ultimate challenge…<br />
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The clothing rack. <br />
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I had been started on the tables of housewares, books and toys for a reason. They’re the training ground. But the clothing rack, with its constant flow of clothes that need hangers, is the major leagues. Clothes are one of the most gifted items at the Market, and not surprisingly: in our culture we just have so many. A whole wall of the market is dedicated just to a series clothing racks and even then children’s clothes, bathing suits, socks and other stowaways overflow onto one of the tables nearby. <br />
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I spent at least an hour, maybe two, doing nothing but hanging clothes, hunting down more empty hangers, and then hanging more. It could be a frustrating job, especially as you see the clothes that you’ve just hung being taken down by grateful hunters all around you. In fact, as a clothes-hanging volunteer you can sometimes become the most popular girl at the dance. You are the source of all that is new and exciting! So as you hang, people have an eye on you and the new items that you’re bringing to the rack. Your work is undone right before your eyes as the beautiful t-shirt, the sequinned dress, the really cozy sweater is dehangered moments after you’ve just wrestled it into place. <br />
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It could be a frustrating job. But it’s not. It wasn’t for me. Once you understand who the people at the Market are, it’s anything but frustrating. The people who are taking your clothing off the rack are those of us with low or no income, who need the gifts the Market has to offer; they are the people trying to save a buck or two on their family’s clothing budget so they can use it somewhere else; they are the hipsters and the counter-culturals delighted to deck themselves out in a new used outfit; they are the creatives and the recyclers, looking to repurpose and find the perfect materials to breath new life into; they are the woman I met who was looking for t-shirts to take to the group home that her brother runs. How can I do anything but smile as they take the clothes they need from the rack?<br />
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It’s funny how the moment that you put on a volunteer badge you instantly become an expert on everything. As I was asked my first couple questions I just wanted to say, “I have no idea! I have literally been here less time than you have!” But I didn’t, and helped every way I could. It was actually a question that I was asked near the end of my time at the market that I found most interesting.<br />
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“Where does all this come from?” a woman asked, gesturing at all the items, so many that I was racing just to hang them all. <br />
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I was wondering the same thing, but I told her what I knew. “They’re all gifts. People bring it in as they come by to visit."<br />
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“I know,” she said, “but where does all the stuff come from to start with? At the beginning of the market?”<br />
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It was a good question. There was so much there, never a shortage, how did the organizers know the plenty would come? And what if it didn’t?<br />
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I gave her the theory that I’d worked out so far. “I’m not sure, but the Market has storage space. We might keep things from the end of the last market to put out at the beginning of the next one-”<br />
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Thankfully, I was interrupted by a more experienced volunteer. “No, we don’t hold anything after the market, everything gets donated after it’s over. Every item here was given today. Before the market opens people come by and drop stuff off. There’s always enough.”<br />
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As I heard that, the story of the miracle of the loaves and fishes came to mind. I grew up Catholic and it was one of my favourite stories in Sunday School. For those who don’t know: Jesus is talking to a large crowd of people who have followed him out to the middle of nowhere. It’s getting late and Jesus’ followers are getting antsy because they’re about to have a big, hungry crowd on their hands and there’s nothing to eat. They want to send the crowd away but Jesus is like, ‘No that’s ridiculous, I brought food with me, bring them that.’ And the followers bring out the two fishes and five loaves of barley bread that they’d brought with them. And even though they think Jesus is crazy they start splitting it up and sharing the food.<br />
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At the end of the meal they pass baskets around to collect the leftovers, and incredibly there are seven baskets of bread and fish that come back and everyone is well fed. It’s impossible! <br />
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I guess the point of that story is supposed to be that Jesus created a miracle, but somewhere along the way I got another story inside my head. I’d always thought that the miracle was somewhat metaphorical, that it was a miracle of generosity. When Jesus stepped forward and gave everything he had away, it inspired other people to give what they had too, and throughout the crowd everyone who had food squirrelled away brought it out and shared it around. And when people gave freely, there was so much plenty that there were literal baskets of leftovers! <br />
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On the first Saturday of every month another miracle happens. We all say that we’re going to give our things freely and it brings such generosity that every time, without a plan, and without a fallback, a market springs up out of nowhere, literally overflowing with beautiful, wonderful and useful things. No one goes wanting, and afterwards, there are baskets of leftovers.<br />
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If you want to be part of the next miracle, it’s coming on Saturday, April 7th, same time (10am-4pm) same place (Campbell Park. We’ll probably be inside unless it gets really warm, really fast.) We’d love to see you there. And I’ll be volunteering for my second time, so I’ll basically be an old pro. Come ask me any question you can think of, I’ll be ready!<br />
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<i>My name’s Anthony and I’ll be taking over the blog for the next little while. I am very excited to get to write things for you every month. If you have any questions, anything you’d like me to write about, or anything you’d like to submit to see up on the blog, email rrfmarket@gmail.com and it will find its way to me. Or track me down at the market. I’m the really tall one with glasses, wild hair and one long braid dangling off the left side of my head. You can’t miss me!</i><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-40013122203982374332018-02-06T15:42:00.001-08:002018-02-06T15:42:41.176-08:00What kinds of things can you find at the market?The list is endless. But here are some random things from past markets:<br />
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I cannot believe it! December 2017 is fast approaching and next thing we know, we see little snowflakes falling from the sky. I do not know about you but sometimes I get winter blues. The sight of muddy slush, wet boots, layers and layers of jacket and yellow snow make me feel despondent, that I would have to endure these for the next three months or so.</div>
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What I would probably miss the most in autumn is the mosaic of leaves and the invigorating touch of the autumn wind on my face. I will also miss the times when the REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET hosts their monthly market outside and the weather is beautiful. It is amazing to see many marketgoers come out and search for the needed materials for FREE. Seriously, the materials there at the market are really FREE! Usually, I take something but this time, I did not because I already took A LOT of FREE items. </div>
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The market is held at 225 Campbell Avenue at Campbell Avenue Park from 10 am to 4 pm in a very diverse, quiet and welcoming neighbourhood. It's really worth the travel from Scarborough, where I live, to there because it is kind of bucolic, a little away from the main intersections of Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West.</div>
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I miss the autumn fashion when people just wear light boots and a light sweater instead of layers and layers of jackets and heavy boots that they drag on the ground, thus making this annoying noise. At the market, many marketgoers are searching for FREE autumn coats and autumn accessories. Sadly, this will end soon as jackets will replace them. On the bright side, those jackets will be FREE so make sure to check them out if you need one!<div>
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Autumn is my favourite season because it makes me nostalgic about school, my first day in Canada many years ago and the exquisite mixture of red, orange and yellow that keep many Torontonians in a sunny disposition. I guess I would just have to endure the ravaging impact of the snowstorm and the pain when I slip on the ice. Anyways, I'll hope to see you at the December market which I wish is still outdoor and has no slush and weet boots in sight!<br /><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-75969348273974833092017-07-12T21:12:00.002-07:002017-07-12T21:12:38.174-07:00My First Free Market Experience by Bernard Ordiz<b>WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2017</b><br />
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Who in the world DOES NOT like free stuff? No offence but I would probably reckon that only a crazy person of the highest order would be frank enough to confess they hate free stuff. Or they are very likely a compulsive liar. You choose. As I am neither crazy nor a compulsive liar, I assure you, I decided to go to the "absolutely magnanimous and sophisticated" <i>Really Really Free Market </i>at <b>225 Campbell Ave., Toronto, ON M6P 3V5</b>. Save the address, y'all! You will need it for future free markets.<br />
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It was July 1st, 2017, Canada Day, when the <i>Really Really Free Market </i>took place. That day was my first time volunteering there as well as exploring the Campbell Park. I hastily rushed inside the little storage-looking place where the market happened because regrettably, it was raining on Canada Day. It was not an auspicious day for the market. There inside, I saw this zany and unreserved woman wearing a headband with two miniatures of the Canadian flag hanging at the top. I introduced myself and found out that this woman was none other than Suzan. </div>
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<br /> Suzan was welcoming and she introduced me to the other volunteers who were just as enthusiastic as her. She was also convivial: I remember her asking me of how I pronounce my name as she figured some people are irked of wrong name pronunciations. Then, she proceeded to delineate how the <i>Really Really Free Market </i>works. It is just like a thrift store where a plethora of gently used items are taken whereas the collector will either choose to swap an item with his belonging or he can choose not to swap it at all. I was the latter because I absolutely forgot to bring a bag and initially had no intentions of fishing for any items. However, Suzan handed me a bag. At first, I hesitated but determined that I should probably look for some clothes and room decorations.<div>
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I rummaged through the magazines and DVDs but found none of the magazine topics nor film titles interested me. I mean, do you expect a sixteen-year-old boy to pick up a cooking magazine with a beaming Paula Deen on the cover? However, I found a much interesting book: a travel guide to New York. Before you think of something mocking or condescending, my family almost got lost in New York so this must be a handy guide. Nonetheless, that was the only book that interested me. If I brought my parents along, Mom could have picked up a romantic novel by Danielle Steel while Dad would have picked up the Sin City movie. Just jesting, I actually picked the movie. </div>
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<br /> Of course, who the heck would forget to pick out some clothes? I indubitably did not because I selected a blue NHL shirt with the New York Rangers logo at the front and Callahan at the back. Too much for supporting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Across the racks of clothing, I spotted a painting of a scenery. Though it looks a little amateurish with plastered paint, I thought it was really simple and could be a good decoration in my room. All I need is a nail and hammer to hang the painting. Besides the painting was a candle holder but instead of just a traditional holder, it depicted three carved figures creating a circle together by holding each others' hands. Positioned in the middle, of course, is where the candle is supposedly placed. I grabbed it and put in my grocery bag where I told Suzan that that was all I wanted for now and that I would be departing. She thanked me for coming as I peered outside to discover heavy rain.</div>
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<br /><br />Overall, I really recommend the place not only for people who may not afford lavishly but for those who simply want to collect items. In fact, I saw a whole bunch of music CDs and I saw a millennial man who selected a <i>The Romantics</i> CD which I reckon was probably added to his music collection. Best of all, it is free. You do not need to swap anything nor are you inspected after finally selecting your items. For the market and the items are free, you will not regret keeping something you do not like because you did not pay for it. It was an absolute success and I had the great pleasure to have my first <i>Really Really Free Market </i>experience with affable volunteers. Until then, I shall see them and you, fellow collectors, at the next market.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-79043676416458937502017-02-20T10:19:00.000-08:002017-02-20T10:22:13.926-08:00<span style="font-size: large;">Dear community Members,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our last market was very good, I hope you all had fun like we did, we can't wait to have our next Market.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are looking for more Organising and Market Volunteers. Our Market volunteers help us during the market like setting up, finishing up and helping around during the market and you can pick your shifts and if you want to stay for the whole day then that's awesome. With our Organising volunteers, they help us with organising the market for eg. social media, transportation, answering queries related to market etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are promoting an impartial draw for our new volunteers, "<u><strong><span style="color: blue;">2 Cineplex Adult Admit Ones, good for general admission at any Cineplex </span></strong></u><span style="color: blue;"><u><strong><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-color: #f5f6f5; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; box-sizing: border-box;">theatre</span><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-color: #f5f6f5; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; box-sizing: border-box;"> in Canada. Also valid for scene points towards free movies, </span><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-color: #f5f6f5; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; box-sizing: border-box;">food</span></strong></u><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-color: #f5f6f5; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; box-sizing: border-box;"><u><strong> and drinks."</strong></u> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So come on board. Everyone in a market group is very friendly and accepting. We all would love to have you on our team.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can email us at </span><a href="mailto:rrfmarket@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: large;">rrfmarket@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We're happy to say that the Really Really Free Market is on track to open this coming Saturday February 4, 2017 at Campbell Park!</span></span><br />
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<u style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">FREE LEGAL ADVICE ON FEB 4:</u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For our past Market goers, you may remember our Mr. A Daramola, who is a licensed paralegal, and has been so kind to lend his services over the years. We are delighted to announce his return this coming Saturday! If you're interested in his advice, please take the following points into consideration:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Free legal advice by legal professional, 11am-4pm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No appointment necessary</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Must bring documents if there are any</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Check with info desk to put your name on list</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Anyone in crisis will be given priority</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Consultation will take place in the same space as the Market</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">RRFM will be held inside <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Campbell Park Community Centre on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>225 Campbell Ave</b>, North of Wallace Ave and South of Antler St.
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sharing the space with hockey equipment, Campbell Park Community Centre is limited in space, so <b>limit your time to 1 hour</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You DON'T have to bring anything to participate in our Market - it's completely FREE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you do bring items to share, <b>bring them before 3pm</b> and make sure it's <b>in clean & working condition (but please no big items)</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During the Market (10am-3pm), the limit is <b>1 large sized IKEA bag per person, </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 bags for families of 3 or more people
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The <b>jewellery limit is 2 per person
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After 3pm, you can take as much as you can</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We hope to see you at our next RRFM!</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172234162156804841.post-57567556682200935102016-12-02T07:26:00.002-08:002016-12-02T07:26:53.215-08:00Limit on visit times due to smaller market size<div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="color: black;"><b>The next three </b><b>months</b>, our usual indoor space will be split between the market and hockey players/equipment, so <b>our space will be smaller</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Some of you might remember how crowded it was at the last market! To avoid that happening again, we will ask you to <u><b>limit each visit to an hour,</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with some exceptions as below.</u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Since our average visitor only stays 15-20 minutes, an hour is more than sufficient time to fill your bag to the limit. (See limits below.) If after an hour it becomes quiet and you have not filled your bag yet, you're welcome to stay a little longer. Or you could leave when it is crowded and return later (nice coffee places in the area). <b><u>We discourage anyone from staying at the market more than a couple of hours in total.</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">As always, <b><u>at <span class="m_-1238793863587794030gmail-aBn"><span class="m_-1238793863587794030gmail-aQJ">3 o'clock</span></span></u></b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u style="font-weight: bold;">limits are off!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></u>After 3 pm<b> y</b>ou can take as much as you wish, extending your stay up to a <b>total of 3 hours!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Before 3 pm limits are: </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">One large shopping bag (or half shopping cart) per person;</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Two large shopping bags (or one shopping cart) per family<b>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>We rely on your goodwill. </b>We also want to enjoy yourselves, so we're not counting minutes or anything. If at any time, we find it crowded and breaking fire safety regulations (and the market code of respect that allows *everyone* a chance to enjoy the goodies at the market) a volunteer will make an announcement, asking for those who have been at the market for about an hour (or the longest, if the market has not been open for an hour) to leave and return later if they wish. </span></div>
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