The 519 Church Street Community Centre

The 519's March Break Camp

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

What will your children be doing for March Break?

The 519 Church Street Community Centre's March Break Camp runs March 15th to 19th. Arts, sports, crafts, field trips, social justice programs and much more! Our March Break Camp is an opportunity for children to thrive in a supportive, small group setting.Snacks are provided (you will need to send a lunch with your child)

March 15th to 19th
8:30AM to 6:00PM

$75 per child (subsidies available)

SPACE IS LIMITED:
Register by visiting The 519’s Front Desk
or by calling 416.392.6874

The 519's Mosaic Project

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

The 519 Mosaic is an interactive, hands-on community based art project. Community members will participate in the creation of a large-scale mosaic beginning in January 2010. The project is aimed at participants of all ages, and abilities drawn from the diverse communities that call The 519 Community Centre home.

The 519 Mosaic will be led by a leadership team of artists Anna Camilleri and Tristan R. Whiston of Red Dress Productions (RDP), along with three youth apprentices. The leadership team will work with community members at all stages of development from concept to design to implementation: co-facilitating community meetings, working with participants to develop ideas toward the creation of one overall design. The leadership team will also provide mentorship and support to project participants in the form of hands-training on mosaic technique.

The design concepts of 519 Mosaic will emerge from a series of 8 consultations with community members and program participants. During the consultation process community members will share experiences and experiment in visual media including paint, pastel, and collage to tell their story of The 519. Consultations will be held in each of the programs beginning January 25th. In addition, three public consultations will be held on:

Final Consultation:
Thursday, March 4th, 2010

This project locates itself within a tradition of public art that is truly community engaged—not just viewed by community, but also created by community members with the intent of exhibiting the artwork in the public domain. There are many examples of public art in Toronto; however the great majority of those public artworks are privately commissioned. 519 Mosaic will be a public artwork created by community members in a democratic and collaborative community art process where participants are directly engaged at all stages of creation. All participants, community partners, and sponsors will be named in a plaque permanently installed at the site of 519 Mosaic.

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Mosaic Images: SCAPE, mosaic public artwork, 18' x 5', Red Dress Productions, 2007

Good Food Box

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Foodshare buys top quality fresh fruit and vegetables directly from farmers and from the Ontario Food Terminal, and volunteers pack it into green reusable boxes at the Field to Table warehouse. Those boxes are then delivered to The 519 Church Street Community Centre for pick-up. There isn't an easier way to buy local, fresh produce for your home!

The contents of each box vary with each delivery, according to what is in season, what is available locally and what is reasonably-priced. Note that * indicates locally grown

Good Food Box - $17
Family-sized selection of affordable fresh fruit and vegetables, with an emphasis on seasonal produce and one or two "interesting" items each delivery.

Small Good Food Box - $12
A smaller version of the Good Food Box for singles, seniors or small families.

Fruit Box - $12
Just fruit, with an emphasis on what's at its best and in season at the moment.

Large Organic Box - $32
Certified organic produce, mostly local. Very seasonal, lots of root vegetables in the winter. The higher price of this box reflects the higher production costs that come from producing food organically.

Small Organic Box - $22
Smaller version with the same certified organic produce, mostly local, very seasonal.

Wellness Box - $12
A week's worth of servings of fruits and vegetables cut-up and measured for you with love and care. Suitable for seniors and students.

For delivery information, or to place an order, contact Karin Lundberg at The 519's Front Desk. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, debit or credit cards.

For more information about Foodshare's Good Food Box program, visit Foodshare's website by clicking here.

Our communities meet at The 519

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Every year over 31, 000 people visit The 519 to attend meetings, groups and to participate in Centre programs. The diversity of our community is reflected in the day-to-day activities of the Centre.

Click to see who is meeting at The 519 this month.

Salah Bachir awarded Pride Toronto Lifetime Achievement Award

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The 519 has two fabulous reasons to be even more proud this June. At the Annual Pride Gala, Salah Bachir, the 519’s Honorary Patron, will be honoured with the Pride Toronto Lifetime Achievement Award. Matthew Cutler, The 519’s new Coordinator of Resource Development and Communications will receive the Pride Toronto Youth Leadership Award.

Congratulations to both of you, The 519 is proud to have such distinguished members of our community working with us!