Community Events for April 2020.

ADULT DAY PROGRAM at Storefront Humber, 2445 Lake Shore Blvd. W.,Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. is a supervised program for those who are frail, cognitively impaired or physically disable. Call 416-259-4207. There is also a hot lunch program from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING the Long Branch Baptist Church, at 3381 Lake Shore Blvd. W., offers a free clothing outlet from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. for those in need of clothing for themselves or their families. You can also donate gently used clothes that others can use. Contact 416-251-1525.
APRIL 4 JAPANESE PAPER PLACE WORKSHOP: 3D Washi with Cybele Young. Come try something new in the community. Tickets required. Workshop takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 14 Sousa Mendes St. Contact 416-538-9669 or visit www.japanesepaperplace.com
MARCH 15 FELLOWSHIP LUNCH AT LONG BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. that is open for all in the community at the 105-year-old church at 3381 Lake Shore Blvd. W. The free lunches take place on the third Sunday of each month. For more info call 416 251 1525.
MONDAY NIGHTS LAKESHORE OUT OF THE COLD ministry that provides a hot meal and emergency overnight shelter to people who are homeless or hungry. Takes place every Monday at 6 p.m. until April. Volunteers prepare dinner plus bag lunch. To volunteer contact Cara at 416-255-5224.
FEBRUARY 21 FREE COMMUNITY MONTHLY HOT DINNER for pay what-you-can home-cooked meal, with live music and fellowship at St. Margaret’s Church, New Toronto,156 Sixth St., from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers and sponsors needed. For more information call 416-259-2659.
APRIL 19 FOR 16th ANNUAL COLONEL SAM SMITH PARK CLEANUP from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and join Watershed Champion Alan Roy, for the annual Col. Sam, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, litter cleanup to help get rid of plastic bags, bottles, cans and other refuse along the trail. Event goes rain or shine and dress appropriately. Meet on the path, south of the cul de sac. Contact 416-661-6600 ext, 5575. Subject to cancellation due to COVID-19.
APRIL 26 SPRING LITTER CLEANUP AT MARIE CURTIS PARK for all ages takes place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Marie Curtis Park, 2 Forty Second Street. Join the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority and Friends of Marie Curtis Park for a nature hike and litter cleanup. Meet in the large parking lot near the lake on the west side of the creek. Subject to cancellation due to COVID-19.
MARCH 28 ONTARIO POPS ORCHESTRA CONCERT nixed and rest of season cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation. Programs will be incorporated in the upcoming season. Please visit our website www.ontariopops.com for further information or questions.
APRIL 30 HISTORY WALKING TOUR OF COL. SAM SMITH PARK, at 29 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, traces the history of the traditional lands of the Ojibwe Anishinabe, which was home of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital before it became the Humber College Lakeshore Campus. Tour runs from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. meet outside K Cottage. Subject to cancellation due to COVID-19.
MAY 5 LANDSCAPING FOR BIRDS FROM 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Small Arms Inspection Building, 1352 Lake Shore Rd. E., with expert Melissa Creasey to discover the most common and unique birds in your area. Learn how to attract them to your yard and how to keep them safe. For more information call 647-646-9695. Subject to cancellation due to COVID-19.
MAY 9 SPRING LITTER CLEANUP AT HUMBER BAY PARK from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Humber Bay Park, 2225 Lake Shore Blvd. W., with Friends of Humber Bay Park and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to clean up plastic bags, bottles and other items from the trail and shoreline. Goes rain or shine and dress appropriately. Subject to cancellation due to COVID-19.
MAY 23 SPRING BIRD FESTIVAL at Colonel Samuel Smith Park at Kipling Ave. and Lake Shore Blvd. W., and register to receive free trees to plant on private property. All is welcome to come out and enjoy the outdoors.
HAVEN ON THE QUEENSWAY HAS SHUT MOST of its programs and services due to COVID 19 but will continue to serve its food bank users by appointment and pick-up at their 1533 The Queensway office. Call 416-640-2005 to make arrangements to access the Haven food bank, First Care or other services still open.
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE’S DRINKING, Al-Anon is a mutual support group for those whose lives are affected by someone’s drinking. Meetings are free and anonymous. Long Branch Al-Anon Group meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at LAMP, 185 Fifth St. Also Kingsway Al-Anon Group meets every Monday at 8 p.m. at St. Georges on the Hill Church, 4600 Dundas St. W.
CHILDREN’s BOOK CENTRE FOR FREE new and slightly used kids books available to parents, guardians and children to develop and encourage your child’s learning and reading abilities. Books, food bank and other services available at Haven on the Queensway, 1533 The Queensway. Contact 416-640-2005.