Mayfest Announcement #2

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Hello!
My name is Donald Prong.
I am the Executive Director for the Ontario Association of the Deaf (OAD).
Look at the beautiful snow; it is nice and chilly.
How many more seasons until spring arrives?
*counts his fingers*...ONE!
One more season! Wow!
Today is February 1st, and soon it will be spring!
What will happen then?
Pah! The event, Mayfest, is coming back again!
When? Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13.
There will be more information to share about Mayfest soon.
For now, I would like to talk about a recent video shared by our OAD Staff, Trisha Small, with the Mayfest flyer.
We received a few messages asking why Mayfest is not at the Mattamy Centre this year.
and wondering why it is at the Exhibition this year.
The Mattamy Centre is full this year with bookings, and we could not reserve a spot.
So we decided to go back to the Exhibition as it is available.
We used to host Mayfest at the Exhibition for a couple of years.
Many people did not like it because the food was lousy.
This year will be different because we will have few food trucks available.
We will have different options for people to choose.
Hopefully, that will improve the food situation.
Another issue was related to walking from the streetcar. That is still a challenge.
However, it's easier for the vendors to unload/load their vehicles in the morning/evening.
It's easy to access. We'll not need to use the elevator and more accessible parking.
It will be a smoother set-up and less time-consuming.
We'll not have set-up the day before; we'll start at 6 AM on Friday.
We'll share more information about the set-up with booth registrants soon.
Also, the parking is more accessible and close by.
The GO Transit is close by and is easy to get to.
Having Mayfest at the Exhibition is not permanent.
We'll look for a different place for next year.
After three years of hiatus from the COVID-19 impact, we need to have Mayfest again.
Now it is returning, and I am excited!
I hope to see you all there!!
Cheers!

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