Dusk Dances at Withrow Park July 30-August 4

Dusk Dances begins at Withrow Park tomorrow night (July 30th) until August 4th.  Come out to the park to support great performances and a wonderful community gathering.   More info at http://duskdances.ca/en/season2013_Withrow.php

Withrow Park is a Great Place- Vote For Our Park Online!

Withrow Park has been nominated as a "Great Place in Canada".  Check out this neat competition and vote for Withrow Park as the great place!  You can vote by clicking on this link http://www.cip-icu.ca/greatplaces/en/place.asp?id=6122.

Our Latest Newsletter

 

You can read our latest newsletter by clicking http://eepurl.com/CtqTv .  The newsletter has information about another campfire, Dusk Dances, Shakespeare in the Ruff, the market and more. 

 

And don't forget that Saturday is Chalk Full of Fun Day....

 

 

 

Saturday, July 20th will be CHALK FULL OF FUN!

Bring your sidewalk chalk and make pathway drawings of what you love about Withrow Park (or what you would love to see at Withrow). 

Chalk and ideas available at the Farmers' Market from 9:30 am.

We can't wait to see your chalk masterpieces!

A Great Summer Celebration Campfire

We started the summer with a fun campfire in the park.  We roasted marshmallows, made Smores, and read campfire stories.

 

 

We raised enough money to have another campfire...so now it is time to get planning again.  In the mean time, mark Saturday, September 14th in your calendar for the Stone Soup campfire to be held with the Farmers' Market (during market hours).

 

Also, if you are interested in having a campfire at our campfire site please note that a permit is required.  Permit information can be found at http://www.toronto.ca/parks/permits/general-information/rates.htm but is basically as set out below:

Barbeques/Fire Pit Permit Rentals

For fire pit permits, contact (416) 392 -8188

Number of People	Rate
Designated Fire Pit Permit: 0 - 25 people	$23.74
Designated Fire Pit Permit: 26 people and up	$77.83
Undesignated Fire Pit Permit	$77.83

Insurance for Fire Pits and Outdoor Ovens

Number of People	Cost of Insurance
1 to 25	$27
26 to 100	$54

* Fire must be out by 10 pm

And yes, we believe that the cost of having community campfires at Withrow Park is still too expensive (about $130.00) but we are working on moving that issue forward.

We are going to Celebrate Summer (and the End of the School Year) with a campfire!

Join us on Thursday, June 27th from 7:30 to 9:30 pm for a campfire at Withrow Park. 

Don't miss this opportunity to check out our newly refurbished campfire pit, chat with your friends and neighbours, and enjoy an evening in the park.

Unfortunately, the cost of campfire permits & insurance remains prohibitive (about $140 in total for each campfire) so the Friends is unable to organize many campfires without financial assistance.  Let us know if you would like to sponsor a campfire.  We would welcome your support.

 

All About Withrow Trees

Join us on June 8th to help mulch our new trees (10 am) and for a tree tour (11:30 am). Learn how you can adopt a tree and help maintain the park's tree canopy. If you ever enjoyed a moment in the shade beneath a tree this event is for you!

Meet at the Field House (the building with the brightly painted columns).

Go to the Friends of Withrow Park Facebook page to see the posting for this event and get up to date details!