Conscious Cass' Annual Cookie & Clothing Swap
🍪 General Description
Join us for this community building event, not only featuring a cookie exchange and clothing swap, but also a mending station and upcycling area to prep for holiday gift giving!
Attendees are asked to bring about two dozen servings of plant-based baked goods, preferably a homemade cookie or square, but store bought is also acceptable. Sourcing ingredients through low-waste means, such as by bringing your own containers to Bulk Barn (they offer a discount for doing so on Sundays), is also encouraged.
For the clothing swap, attendees are asked to bring seasonal clothing, shoes and accessories. Leftover items will be donated to New Circles. Since we will also having a mending station, you're welcome to bring items that need minor repairs by hand sewing.
In the gift giving prep area, attendees will be able to upcycle old holiday cards into gifts tags as well as decorate/pick up bags, paper, tissue and ribbons we hope you can use for gift giving this holiday season. If you've already started shopping for gifts, feel free to bring them to pack and label for under the tree!
Attendees are also welcome to bring any fabric scraps you might have lying around or gift giving extras you might have like bags, ribbons, tags, etc.
📍 Location
The Centre for Social Innovation, located on Spadina just north of Queen St W, is a wonderful co-working space and community hub focused on social impact, perfect for hosting events like this one. Details about what floor the event is taking place on will be sent upon registration.
☕ Food & Drink
There will undoubtedly be lots of cookies available to eat and take home, so you're encouraged to bring your treats in a reusable container that you can then take leftovers home in. Some beverages will be available such as coffee, tea and/or plant-based hot chocolate.
🤝 Community Building
The event hosts will facilitate an ice-breaker activity to ensure attendees have an opportunity to get to know one another.
🎟️ Ticket Price
Tickets are pay what you can (or free). Those who pay at least $10 will be entered into a draw for a door prize of sustainable goodies valued at $50. Ticket fees are used to cover the venue cost and beverage supplies.
🌍 About Your Hosts
This event is a collaborative effort by Conscious Cass, Laura Coulter-Low and Marycarla Quintazzi Studio as a way to encourage circularity and community building, as well as share valuable skills.
Conscious Cass is on a mission to build community around sustainable living in Toronto, mainly through events, workshops, and content creation. Follow her on Instagram or TikTok @conscious.cass and check out her website consciouscass.ca to learn more about how to live sustainably in Toronto.
Laura Coulter-Low is a slow fashion advocate fighting fascism, one mend at a time, and offers mending services to keep your favourite garments in rotation. Find her on Instagram @reindarnation.
Marycarla Quintazzi is focused on empowering and building communities through learning and is a workshop facilitator of Smartphone Photography, Coffee Lovers Brewing Lab and Mending: Stitch & Patch. Keep up with everything she’s got going on @marycarlaquintazzi.studio on Instagram.