From lxkells at gmail.com Sat Jan 4 17:55:50 2025 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2025 17:55:50 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Draft of Meeting Minutes for Dec 17 Message-ID: Hey Happy New Year, Included in this email is the draft of the coordinating meeting minutes. To facilitate motions to accept please read these in advance of our January meeting. They are also attached. CCGA Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes Draft December 17, 2024 - 6pm on Zoom Attending: JW Glass, Amy Olson, Marsha Wyatt, Barb Dennis, Mamie Gray, and Lorraine Kells. The meeting had issues logging in with zoom and stated late; this was also the reason there was no November meeting. The meeting was called to order 6:33pm Motion to accept October minutes made by Barb, seconded by Marsha. *Project/Event Updates * Amy reported that the AUA x CCGA working to create a City of Chicago Growers Ordinance has completed a short Preliminary Survey. Over the next few years, AUA in collaboration with partners throughout Chicago (CCGA), will be focusing efforts on co-creating an urban agriculture plan to align with the food future that growers need to thrive. In the sections of the survey respondents will please provide insight into where we should focus and why. A final copy will be sent to all community gardeners, including school and church gardens as well we non-aligned growers throughout the city. Communications will not be sending an end of the year Newsletter, but an email greeting which may include the year?s accomplishes, workshops, and distributions. A Winter Newsletter in 2025 is proposed. A quarterly update is also proposed with dates for submission. Please send stories. We will mention the loss of Julie Samuels but no article will be included until the ad hoc committee has completed their work. *Resources and Distributions* CCGA Resources Committee had a good holiday distribution Dec 7, with 40+ community gardens participating. Each received a beautiful bouquet of decorative material, lots of evergreens, and ornamental branches. Coffee grounds, coffee chaff and burlap were also available. Many thanks to donors The Contained Garden, Green with Ivy, and Nature's Perspective for their generosity! NeighborSpace and CCGA teamed up for a free tulip distribution. *Education Committee* No Report *Advocacy and* Outreach No Report *Finance Committee* No Report *Communications Committee * JW reported that there are problems with the CCGA email list which must be resolved with the vendor so that everyone can be informed of our coordinating meetings. We need another link to Zoom other than via stewardship. JW will look into it with NeighborSpace. 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Highlighting how gardens and garden clubs can serve as hubs for community engagement, education, and environmental stewardship." I was wondering if there was someone from your organization who might be interested in being a panelist? The session would be approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. I think there is a lot of overlap between GCI and CCGA and it could be a very....fruitful event. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like further information. Thanks, Megan Lawrence -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.wesley.glass at gmail.com Sun Jan 12 10:55:45 2025 From: james.wesley.glass at gmail.com (JW Glass) Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:55:45 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Garden Clubs of Illinois 2025 Convention In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Megan, Sorry for the late response to your inquiry. We indeed could contribute to your theme and would have several folks to draw upon. Our January meeting is coming up on the 21st. I?ll make sure we all review and someone will get back to you for sure. Our monthly meetings are open and on Zoom so you would be welcome to join and make your announcement as well. JW Glass CCGA Communications Team Volunteer On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 8:09?AM Megan Lawrence via Advocacy-outreach < advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > Hello, > My name is Megan Lawrence and I am organizing the Garden Clubs of IL's > 2025 Convention, taking place on April 27-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle. > Sunday afternoon of our event we are hosting a panel discussion on our > convention theme "Rooted in Community: Connecting Through Gardens. > Highlighting how gardens and garden clubs can serve as hubs for community engagement, > education, and environmental stewardship." > > I was wondering if there was someone from your organization who might be > interested in being a panelist? The session would be approximately 1 to > 1.5 hours. I think there is a lot of overlap between GCI and CCGA and it > could be a very....fruitful event. > > Please let me know if you have any questions or would like further > information. > > Thanks, > Megan Lawrence > > > -- > Advocacy-outreach mailing list > Advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy-outreach_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -- JW Glass Chicago, Illinois 312.498.3889 | james.wesley.glass at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.wesley.glass at gmail.com Fri Jan 17 07:32:14 2025 From: james.wesley.glass at gmail.com (JW Glass) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 07:32:14 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] From CCGA - Meeting Reminder - NEXT Tuesday January 21 at 6pm Message-ID: Hello All, This is a reminder that the next CCGA coordinating meeting is NEXT TUESDAY January 21 at 6pm. This is our normal monthly meeting for January. The draft meeting minutes from the December 2024 meeting are attached to this email and posted on the CCGA website. This will be a virtual Zoom meeting and the link is below. You can participate via your computer or just call in to the phone number. The meeting will start at 6pm sharp. A draft agenda is attached. 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ccga_coord_mtg_notes_12_17_24.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 67551 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text 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 Passcode: 412128 -- 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_12_17_24 (1).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 67551 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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JW ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Megan Lawrence via Advocacy-outreach < advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org> Date: Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 8:09?AM Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Garden Clubs of Illinois 2025 Convention To: Hello, My name is Megan Lawrence and I am organizing the Garden Clubs of IL's 2025 Convention, taking place on April 27-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle. Sunday afternoon of our event we are hosting a panel discussion on our convention theme "Rooted in Community: Connecting Through Gardens. Highlighting how gardens and garden clubs can serve as hubs for community engagement, education, and environmental stewardship." I was wondering if there was someone from your organization who might be interested in being a panelist? The session would be approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. I think there is a lot of overlap between GCI and CCGA and it could be a very....fruitful event. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like further information. Thanks, Megan Lawrence -- Advocacy-outreach mailing list Advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy-outreach_chicagocommunitygardens.org -- JW Glass Chicago, Illinois 312.498.3889 | james.wesley.glass at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lxkells at gmail.com Wed Jan 29 09:53:21 2025 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:53:21 -0600 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] [Communications] Fwd: Garden Clubs of Illinois 2025 Convention In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, There are many garden clubs out in the suburbs for home gardeners to find commonality, information, perhaps even resources. They privide members with flower design, civic beautification, garden walks, etc. Check out their website. CCGA is a network of citywide community gardeners. So we are committed to growing food, not ornamentals, or hosting flower shows. Lisle is quite a drive and April is a busy time for CCGA folks gearing up for the season. All those dried stalks need to be cleared, shrubs need pruning, rats eliminated. Finally, a few of us don't drive at all, so the lack of response is just what it is. Lorraine On Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 8:32?AM JW Glass via Communications < communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > See the email below from Megan Lawrence, it went to the Advocacy mailing > list and no one has responded to my knowledge. It was a request to have > someone from CCGA sit on a panel. We have a lot of synergy with this group > and the theme of their meeting is what we do. I told her someone would > respond. Although I brought this up at the January meeting no one discussed > it. > > Can someone from Advocacy or Education consider responding? Surely one of > us can represent CCGA. Their event is on April 27-28. > > JW > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Megan Lawrence via Advocacy-outreach < > advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org> > Date: Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 8:09?AM > Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Garden Clubs of Illinois 2025 Convention > To: > > > Hello, > My name is Megan Lawrence and I am organizing the Garden Clubs of IL's > 2025 Convention, taking place on April 27-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle. > Sunday afternoon of our event we are hosting a panel discussion on our > convention theme "Rooted in Community: Connecting Through Gardens. > Highlighting how gardens and garden clubs can serve as hubs for community engagement, > education, and environmental stewardship." > > I was wondering if there was someone from your organization who might be > interested in being a panelist? The session would be approximately 1 to > 1.5 hours. 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