From mkwyatt1 at gmail.com Thu Feb 8 14:46:45 2024 From: mkwyatt1 at gmail.com (Marsha Wyatt) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 14:46:45 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] RESERVATIONS NOW OPEN - February 24th Game Night Fundraiser for Maxwell Garden Message-ID: Greetings Friends, Community and Garden Partners Register now to join in community for a fundraising dinner and game night at Pompei on *Saturday February 24th* to benefit the new hardscaping project at Maxwell Garden. There will be $ 1 ($3) and $5 ($15) tables of Left-Right-Center, Bingo, Pictionary and Karoake. Use this link to register: https://forms.gle/qHcUS6hP4nEVyycL8 Dinner will be $50 per person, with a $5 donation requested for each of the activities - Bingo, Pictionary and Karoake' *PLEASE Share this information and flyer with friends and POST on your social network platforms -- Pompei can accommodate a.crowd and the more the merrier !!!* *Dinner Reservations Due: Saturday February 17th* This is going to be such a fun evening ! Marsha Wyatt President/Maxwell Street Community Garden 630-210-1589 PS - the menu is "friendly" for guests who may be vegetarian or vegan [image: image.png] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 684773 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mkwyatt1 at gmail.com Fri Feb 16 11:44:15 2024 From: mkwyatt1 at gmail.com (Marsha Wyatt) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:44:15 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] REGISTRATION STILL OPEN - February 24th Game Night Fundraiser for Maxwell Garden In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greetings Friends and Community Partners, Register now for a fundraising dinner and an exciting game night at Pompei *Saturday February 24th* to benefit the new hardscaping project at Maxwell Garden. Dinner is $50 per person, with donations requested for each of the activities. See details on the flyer below!! *RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!* Use this link to register: https://forms.gle/qHcUS6hP4nEVyycL8 *PLEASE Share this information and flyer with friends and POST on your social network platforms -- Pompei can accommodate a.crowd and the more the merrier !!!* *NOTE: *The menu is "friendly" for guests who may be vegetarian or vegan This is going to be such a fun evening ! Marsha Wyatt President/Maxwell Street Community Garden 630-210-1589 [image: image.png] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 440733 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2-13-V3 Registration.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1337502 bytes Desc: not available URL: From lxkells at gmail.com Fri Feb 16 12:53:55 2024 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:53:55 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Coordinating Meeting Minutes for January Message-ID: Hello all, It's easier for all to have the minutes sent just before the meeting so everyone is more likely to read them before Tues. Feb 20. Please see below and also attached. I hope everyone will try their best to be at this meeting, there's lots of good news and information to share. It may be our last zoom until the fall. Remember we have to have some meetings again in person. CCGA Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes January 16, 2024 - 6pm on Zoom Attending: JW Glass, Barb Dennis, Gina Jamison, Mamie Gray, Melissa Petty, Kathy Figel, and Lorraine Kells. Guest Elizabeth Berkeley of Chicago Grows Food** Motion to accept November minutes with necessary corrections for the website made by JW, Seconded by Gina. Meeting called to order 6:10pm Project/Event Updates are now given at the top of the meeting as per draft agenda sent 10/15 RE: LVMH grant to update website, Mamie is working on identifying potential interns. JW Screen shared an email CCGA received from Lucy Contreras, the Illinois Community Advocate for GreenLatinos in Chicago. Green Latinos is a national network of Latino/a/e environmental and conservation champions fighting against climate change and environmental degradation that intensifies systemic social, health, and economic injustices in our communities. They are launching a grant to help community-based organizations create parks, gardens, and outdoor community hubs. The initiative targets Chicago, and through this initiative, GreenLatinos aims to advance urban greening planning, advocacy, and implementation. They are looking for local leaders to join our Chicago Community Advisory Board. Everyone expressed interest, and Kathy volunteered to contact Lucy. Gina pointed out that we need to begin with contact with the group get the nuts and bolts to create a narrative and ask for a graphic, then post of FB and our website, and put something in our Winter Newsletter to send out to all CCGA. Kathy will get back to JW. Gina brought up the topic of a conference in 2024. Mamie stated we may want to review the HDYGG project before making suggestions for an event in 2024. Discussion followed briefly whether a hybrid or in person events is preferable, or even a mini conference in the fall. JW spoke to the preferable in-person networking, energy, and lively connection that we want in an event. Kathy Figel chimed in with a strong endorsement for a fall event in Oct or Nov. when gardeners would be finished or nearly done with most of the work of their gardens. Melissa made the motion: CCGA will place a date on the calendar for a potential event in October or November of 2024. Gina seconded. This means some ad-hoc group should be created before the February meeting and possibly begin discussion. There is a continued call for the next newsletter, possible Winter Newsletter?please send topics/articles. JW stated we have the intent to get a Newsletter out in Feb. There were no other topics/projects to discuss Committee Reports Resources and Distribution Barb mentioned a GoFundMe donation to Resources. Lorraine interrupted to point out, unless dedicated to a committee, donations go to CCGA general fund. Barb spoke of Resources and Distributions activity Jan 3 when 20,000 bulbs were made available at the SW corner of Douglas Blvd and Central Park, Love Blooms Here Plaza. The bulbs were available in crates over two days. All the bulbs were taken, but the hope was expressed that this could be done earlier in the season next time. Open to all, Resources and Distribution will host an event at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., in the community room. Carolina Ara will give tips and a demo on how to grow salad spouts indoors. Eve Venable will demonstrate how to grow gourds to make luffas. >From 1-3 pm, must RSVP by Feb. 2. There will also be a give away of house plants. The event is limited to 40 people, and there is an option to tour the Conservatory afterward. Advocacy & Outreach ? No Report Education ? No Report Communications ? JW described some technical work that needs to be done to adjust the map. Pointing out that you won?t get a garden name until you click on the map. Mamie and JW will get together. JW is looking for story ideas, and photos from the CEGA awards + copy. Finance ? Angela was not available. A reminder, the next meeting is February 20 ma 7:03 Motion to Adjourn made by JW; seconded by Kathy ***Elizabeth attended the meeting although on mute and not using video. 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The *draft meeting minutes *from the January meeting are attached to this email. We are working on an agenda and if you have any specific agenda items to add or suggest then email that note to communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org. As an additional reminder, the 5 CCGA mailing lists are: resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org education at chicagocommunitygardens.org advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org finance at chicagocommunitygardens.org JW Glass Communications Team Volunteer CCGA Zoom Room https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09 Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode: CCGA Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode: 412128 -- JW Glass Chicago, Illinois 312.498.3889 | james.wesley.glass at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lorraine On Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 12:15?AM Marsha Wyatt via Education < education at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > Greetings CCGA friends, > > Maxwell Street Garden is planning a Seed Starting ZOOM Workshop Saturday > March 2 at 11 am Central Time. > Garden Zeal in Atlanta will be presenting. > > To achieve Optimum Audiences, Maxwell wants to utilize the CCGA ZOOM > Room to facilitate this. > We want to promote/ advertise the workshop to ALL CGA friends in addition > to gardeners at El Paseo, Taylor Street Farms, AUA, JustRoots and > NeighborSpace. > > PLEASE CONFIRM ASAP that none of the working groups will need to utilize > this space between 11 am and pm that day > > Thank you everyone for your help in setting up this program for all of our > collective constituents. > > Marsha > > -- > Education mailing list > Education at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/education_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As an additional reminder, the 5 CCGA mailing lists are: resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org education at chicagocommunitygardens.org advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org finance at chicagocommunitygardens.org JW Glass Communications Team Volunteer CCGA Zoom Room https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09 Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 Passcode: CCGA Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687 -- JW Glass Chicago, Illinois 312.498.3889 | james.wesley.glass at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ccga_coord_mtg_notes_1_16_2024.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 67700 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I will send this out and try to get done with our pantry in time to sign on. Blessings, Gwen. *Rev. Gwen Sampson * II Vice President and Chief Operating Officer *All Things Through Christ Outreach Ministries, Inc (ATTCOM)* 6600 South Hermitage Avenue Chicago, IL 60636 Bus: (708) 654-7826 Cell: (708) 227-7009 www.attcomcharities.org On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 9:44?PM Marsha Wyatt wrote: > Hello Garden Partners, > > Please promote this to respective Instagram, Facebook and Websites and to > your gardening community. > CCGA and NeighborSpace will be doing the same. > > This event is open to all Chicago Gardening friends and associates. The > presenter is a dear friend of over 40 years and an amazing gardener. The > gardens she and her husband created at their former home were HUGE compared > to an average "home garden". She;s started everything from seed for > years and had yields that I can only dream about, even here with a shorter > mid-west growing season. > > CCGA is allowing use of their ZOOM Room for this presentation - Log-In > access details will be emailed to those who register. > > Share the info and Register NOW! > > Warm regards, > Marsha Wyatt > Maxwell Street Community Garden > > [image: image.png] > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 701972 bytes Desc: not available URL: From lxkells at gmail.com Thu Feb 29 13:41:27 2024 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:41:27 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Fwd: [Communications] {AUA} Looking for Free Hay In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you have a solution please respond otherwise delete. Thanks ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Belly Millan via Communications < communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> Date: Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 1:38?PM Subject: [Communications] {AUA} Looking for Free Hay To: Hello All, I am looking for cheap or free hay for a project I am starting up! Does any one in the Chicagoland area know where I can access hay for cheap? Please let me know! Lots of love, Belly Millan (They/them) bellycakessss at gmail.com -- For more urban agriculture news, information and opportunities, visit AUA at http://auachicago.org/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Advocates for Urban Agriculture" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to advocates-for-urban-agriculture+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. 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