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News 2005

posted May 9, 2005, updated September 7, 2005

PIZZA DAYS AT DUFFERIN GROVE PARK

DROP-IN PIZZA DAY SCHEDULE

Sundays 1-3 PM	September
Wednesdays 12-2 PM	September

We provide enough dough, tomato sauce, and cheese for a kid's-sized pizza at a cost of $2.00. You're welcome to bring other toppings from home, and you can forage for herbs and cherry tomatoes from the community garden. We also sell juice boxes and chocolate chip cookies for 50 cents each, and organic, fairly traded coffee for $1.50 a cup. This is a very nice way to meet your neighbour...

BRINGING A BIG GROUP?

From the park staff: The purpose of Dufferin Park's pizza days is to provide a place for kids and adults in the neighbourhood to meet each other, have a good time, and share a healthy and affordable lunch outside in the park.

Generally, we discourage groups of twelve or more from coming to the drop-in pizza day hours, both because it is difficult to plan for and accommodate such numbers of people, and because pizza days were never intended to be a party service.

The staff are willing to accommodate larger groups under certain circumstances, however. If you call a week or two ahead of time, (416.392.0913) we can usually set up early or stay late on a regular pizza day:

Sundays 11:30-1 PM or 3-4 PM

September

There are additional costs with such arrangements, due to the longer staff hours and so on. We charge an additional $36.00 for groups up to forty on top of the individual pizza costs. That means if you make 30 pizzas it will cost you $60 for materials, plus the $36 surcharge for a total of $96.

If the times listed above don't work for your group, we can sometimes make other arrangements, but of course, when staff are scheduled for a specific event (instead of just staying an extra hour or two) costs are higher than those listed above.

POINTS TO REMEMBER...

1. Parks have no walls: You can't throw an exclusive, private party in the park, even if you have booked the oven for an extra hour. If some people see that the pizza oven is in use and want to join in the fun, we think you should include them. It's like making unexpected visitors feel welcome at your house. You can collect money from them for their pizza, since as the host of the party, you are ultimately responsible for the cost of the food. These add-ons don't come along very often, but if someone does want to try out pizza-making, please show them the hospitality of the park.
2. Weather: Since everything happens outside, pizza days will be cancelled in the event of a downpour. This holds true for both the drop-in hours and private bookings. Call ahead if it looks like it might rain -- 416.392.0913.
3. Costs: Pizza days are not a big cash cow for the park. We don't make a lot of money on good days, and often we are lucky if we break even, after the staff are paid and the supplies paid for. You can pay more if you feel like it -- all the money gets put back into making the park a good place.
4. Timing: Because our ovens are used for many things (baking for the Thursday farmers' market, Friday Night Suppers, etc.) we may not be able to work around your schedule. For the same reasons, please do your best to keep your pizza-making within the times stated above. Chances are, you'll have a very good time.

TO FIND OUT MORE OR BOOK A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE OVEN, CALL THE PARK AT 416 392-0913 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR MAYSSAN.

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