>Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 15:41:42 -0500 >From: Anton Kuerti, who is a member of Science for Peace > >Dear Friends - > >I am sending this Email to some of my Toronto friends and acquaintances who >I assume may from time to time shop at the St. Lawrence Market. > >I want to make sure that you know about the Toronto Dollar, because that >is a wonderful way to make your shopping serve an important >charitable-social cause without costing you an extra penny. > >Just inside the market, main floor, to the right, is the Toronto Dollar >booth (open Thurs., Fri., Sat.); before you shop, exchange your Canadian >money for Toronto Dollars. Almost every merchant in the South market >accepts them at par, and without grumbling. 10% of the dollars that you >buy go to charitable causes to help alleviate poverty, create jobs and help >Toronto's economy prosper. The merchants can trade in their Toronto >dollars for 90 cents on the dollar. There are many places in the world >where local currencies similar to this have helped the local situation. >The person behind the Toronto Dollar is the celebrated (rightfully) author, >Joy Kogawa, who has put up the seed money to get it started herself. You >will often find her at the Toronto Dollar booth in person! > >There will also be a big Toronto Dollar party on Thursday (April 8); >unfortunately, I shall be in Australia and therefore attending would be a >little inconvenient. I paste further information about the party and the >Toronto Dollar below. > >Best regards, Anton >============================================================================ > >GIANT TORONTO DOLLAR PARTY > >For the first time ever, the merchants of the St. Lawrence Market, (Front >and Jarvis) are hosting a soiree. The event in celebration of community >groups takes place Thursday, April 8, 1999, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. at the south >market. > >There will be free food and entertainment which includes Isshin Taiko >drumming, the Darbazi choir, Hot Five Jazzmakers, Njacko from the >Cameroons, Johannes Linstead, Latin guitar, Classic Folk trio, E.T. the >mime and others. A silent auction benefiting numerous community >organizations will be held, as well as a draw for the next Toronto Dollar >grants. > >The Toronto Dollar is a tool for citizens to bring economic benefits back >to the community without the cost of making donations. It is also a tool >for identifying and supporting community minded businesses. > >Attendance at the party is by invitation, widely available through >participating Toronto Dollar businesses and organizations. The invitation >signed turns it into a free raffle ticket for prizes. > >For free invitations: >Toronto's First Post Office, 260 Adelaide St. East, 865 1833 >St. Lawrence Market office, 392 7120 >The Toronto Dollar booth and participating merchants at the St. Lawrence >Market. >Frida Craft Store, 39 Front Street East, 366 3169 > >For further information, 416 361 0466 or 416 214 9547 >www.torontodollar.net > >Community money for the community minded. > >The Toronto Dollar is legal currency created by Toronto Dollar Community >Projects Inc., a non-profit organization. When we use Toronto Dollars, we >direct a portion - 10 percent - of the value of our spending to improve the >social and economic health of the communities that make up Toronto. > >How does the Toronto Dollar work? > >… People exchange Canadian Dollars for Toronto Dollars at par. > >… They then use Toronto Dollars (as they would Canadian Dollars) in >transactions with participating businesses and organization. > >… For each Canadian Dollar exchanged, 90 percent of the value is put into a >reserve fund administered by Toronto's First Post Office. This fund backs >the Toronto Dollar and is available to participating businesses that need >to redeem excess Toronto Dollars for 90 cents on the Canadian dollar. > >… The other 10 percent of the value of a Toronto Dollar transaction is put >aside for community projects. > > >The success of the Toronto Dollar project depends on broad acceptance -- >and use -- of Toronto Dollars by individuals, businesses and other >organizations. Community-minded people want to spend Toronto Dollars >because they spread economic benefits within their community. So local >businesses clearly have an incentive to accept Toronto Dollars and >participate in the project. > >Advertising for Toronto Dollar home-based businesses and goods and services >is available in The St. Lawrence Community Bulletin 416 368 3071, and The >Toronto Voice 416 927 0150. > >Where to get Toronto Dollars >… Toronto's First Post Office, 260 Adelaide Street East, 416 865 1833. >… The Flatiron Building, 49 Wellington Street East. Ground floor. >… Frida Craft Stores, 39 Front Street East. >… The Toronto Dollar Information Booth, St Lawrence Market. (Saturdays) >… Participating community service organizations and businesses. > >Contact with Toronto Dollar Inc. >… Toronto Dollar web-site: http://www.torontodollar.net >… E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >… Phone (416) 361-0466 >… Fax (416) 361-1123 > >The Toronto Dollar Project is a Work in Progress >"Only by restoring the broken connections can we be healed. Connection is > >Anton Kuerti >416-962-6288 - fax:960-6166 >Visit Anton Kuerti's web-site at http://www.jwentworth.com/kuerti/index.htm >
