This past weekend 5 Blocks Out made it’s first public appearance at none other than… the Roncesvalles Polish  Street Festival.

Good times on Roncesvalles Ave

(In case you were wondering, you don’t have to be Polish to participate. In fact, the Polish contingent may have been in the minority. Polish food and music, however, were there in abundance. Hooray!)

The event was a great success. We are inspired by all the wonderful people we met, both from Roncesvalles and many other parts of town. Thank you to all those who stopped by our booth to talk to us. We will be sending those of you that were interested an invitation to join 5 Blocks Out in the next few days.

We did a raffle, and we’d like to announce the winners here:

1st Prize — $100 to spend at any local Roncesvalles business or charity — goes to: Kalyna Bo

2nd Prize — a limited edition Roncesvalles T-shirt — goes to: Nicole Ysabet

3rd Prize — a subscription to Spacing Magazine — goes to: Anthony Mohamed

Congratulations to our winners!

And a big thank you to our volunteers!  We couldn’t have done it without you.