From mtoy.usa at gmail.com Thu May 1 23:53:09 2025 From: mtoy.usa at gmail.com (M Toy) Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 23:53:09 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] invitation to table at Chicago Public Library's Green Expo In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Kat, I'm sorry for the delayed response. CCGA would be happy to participate and be happy to have a table to present information about community gardening and provide some seed giveaways. Please let me know if you have more information to share. We are happy to do a presentation and/or host a table at the Green Expo. Sincerely, May May Toy Chicago Community Gardeners Association The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in message only. Do not share any part of this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur again. On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 10:22?AM Kat Mielecki via Advocacy-outreach < advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm with the Chicago Public Library, and we're planning a Green Expo on > June 25th to kick off our adult summer learning program. This summer's > theme is "green"/sustainability/gardening, and the expo is a tabling event > that will feature local organizations and training programs along with > other rooms for volunteer opportunities. We'd love to have someone from > Chicago Community Gardeners Association to share information on training or > job programs. > > The Expo will be at the Harold Washington Library Center (400 S State St) > from 3-6pm on Weds, June 25th and is open to the general public. 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URL: From westlawnconservationclub at gmail.com Tue May 6 15:35:14 2025 From: westlawnconservationclub at gmail.com (Adolfo Castrejon) Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 15:35:14 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] =?utf-8?q?West_Lawn_Park_=F0=9F=8C=B3_Planti?= =?utf-8?q?ng_THIS_SATURDAY_+_=F0=9F=8C=8E_Day_Clean_Up_Recap_=26_F?= =?utf-8?q?RIDAY_BIRD_WALK_=F0=9F=A6=A2?= Message-ID: ***SEGUIDO EN ESPANOL*** Good afternoon Neighbors and Environmental Stewards! *I hope the month of May is going well for you*, I hope you can take the time to go outside and enjoy the bird migration season! Especially at Marquette Park where 50+ species of birds were observed recently and baby goslings are starting to appear! In anticipation of Saturday's Tree Planting Day I'm hosting a bird walk starting at Marquette Park Field House, 6743 S. Kedzie, from 5.30 PM to 7 PM. I have enough binoculars to accommodate 15-20 people, but you can still see birds up close without binoculars. If you'd like to join please RSVP HERE . *Earth Day Recap: We organized* and picked up over 22 bags of trash and over 300 lbs of garbage waste. Thank you so much to all of those who came out! Many expressed that they'd like to do this regularly especially during the summer months! *Saturday May 10th: We have* our Mother's Day Tree Planting Event with Openlands, this is our 3rd Tree Planting Grant with Openlands. We are on track to plant over 100 native trees in West Lawn in our first two years as an organization! This is remarkable considering we are a grassroots neighborhood org! Volunteers still needed ! *NOTE FOR NEIGHBORS: please join us* at West Lawn Park, you are free to help plant your own tree, but try to have at least one family member present while we plant to receive further care instructions! *I will do my best to meet with everyone* but if you have immediate concerns or questions please contact me the day of each event at 773.474.6110 Thanks and looking forward to a successful planting! -Adolfo *********************************************************************************** ?Buenas tardes, vecinos y defensores del medio ambiente! *Espero que tengan un buen mes de mayo!* Espero que puedan tomarse el tiempo para salir y disfrutar de la temporada de migraci?n de aves. ?Especialmente en Marquette Park, donde recientemente se observaron m?s de 50 especies de aves y est?n empezando a aparecer cr?as de ganso! *En previsi?n del D?a de Plantaci?n de ?rboles del s?bado, estoy organizando* una caminata de observaci?n de aves que comenzar? en Marquette Park Field House, 6743 S. Kedzie, de 5:30 p. m. a 7:00 p. m. Tengo suficientes binoculares para acomodar a 15-20 personas; a?n pueden ver aves de cerca sin binoculares. Si desean unirse, por favor, confirmen su asistencia AQU?. Resumen del D?a de la Tierra: Organizamos y recogimos m?s de 22 bolsas de basura y m?s de 300 libras de desechos. ?Muchas gracias a todos los que vinieron! Muchos comentaron que les gustar?a hacerlo con regularidad, especialmente durante los meses de verano. S?bado 10 de mayo: Celebramos nuestro evento de plantaci?n de ?rboles con Openlands por el D?a de las Madres. Esta es nuestra tercera subvenci?n para la plantaci?n de ?rboles con Openlands. ?Vamos camino a plantar m?s de 100 ?rboles nativos en West Lawn en nuestros primeros dos a?os como organizaci?n! ?Esto es extraordinario considerando que somos una organizaci?n vecinal de base! ?A?n necesitamos voluntarios! *NOTA PARA LOS VECINOS*: Por favor, acomp??ennos al parque West Lawn. 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The DePaulia is the independent student newspaper of DePaul University which is published and distributed to DePaul campuses Mondays throughout the school year and run year-round at depauliaonline.com Ms Gebhardt is putting together a multimedia story regarding the upcoming garden season and the edible community gardens in Chicago. She would love to pay a visit to gardens or connect with local gardeners who might be able to share their experiences with growing food in community gardens and why gardeners choose to plant much of their own food. Communications will help coordinate this *initially*, so if you are interested, please contact Amy, Mamie or myself, and let us know of your interest and possible best times to meet with Ms Gebhardt or open your garden to her and we'll pass it on. More details to follow. Lorraine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lxkells at gmail.com Fri May 9 14:22:34 2025 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 14:22:34 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] [Education] Aspen Ideas: Climate Collaboration In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Christen, My apologies for not getting to your email in a more timely manner. We are an all volunteer organization and the season for growing cool season crops has kept us outside in our gardens. It will go on the agenda for our upcoming meeting. We have a coordinating committee meeting coming up May 20 at which all attending working group chairs and members will discuss whether we will participate and in what manner. We may have additional questions for you. Best, Lorraine Kells Communications Team Co-chair, CCGA Education Committee On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 1:31?PM Christen Cromer via Education < education at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I am gently following up to see if there might be ways we can collaborate. > > Christen > ------------------------------ > *From:* Christen Cromer > *Sent:* Sunday, April 20, 2025 11:25 AM > *To:* education at chicagocommunitygardens.org < > education at chicagocommunitygardens.org> > *Subject:* Aspen Ideas: Climate Collaboration > > Hi Folks, > > My name is Christen Cromer. I am a senior associate at the Aspen > Institute, and one of the people in charge of production for Aspen Ideas: > Climate . Aspen > Ideas Climate is an event taking place from July 20th to July 22nd. It > gathers thinkers, leaders, and doers together to discuss solutions for the > climate crisis. > > Looking at your website, I was curious on understanding what ways your > organization might be interested in partnering with our event to facilitate > or actionalize climate solutions. I'm envisioning something like a seed > bomb workshop activation or something similar that many hands might be > helpful to shepherd. Any thoughts? > > Christen > -- > Education mailing list > Education at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/education_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christen.cromer at aspeninstitute.org Fri May 9 14:27:44 2025 From: christen.cromer at aspeninstitute.org (Christen Cromer) Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 19:27:44 +0000 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] [Education] Aspen Ideas: Climate Collaboration In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: No apologies necessary. There are bigger fish to fry in the world. Thankful you responded when you did. That timeline works on our side. Let us know what thoughts, questions or actions come to mind when you can! Blessings, Christen ________________________________ From: Lorraine Kells Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 12:22 PM To: Christen Cromer Cc: education at chicagocommunitygardens.org ; advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org ; JW Glass via Communications Subject: Re: [Education] Aspen Ideas: Climate Collaboration You don't often get email from lxkells at gmail.com. Learn why this is important Christen, My apologies for not getting to your email in a more timely manner. We are an all volunteer organization and the season for growing cool season crops has kept us outside in our gardens. It will go on the agenda for our upcoming meeting. We have a coordinating committee meeting coming up May 20 at which all attending working group chairs and members will discuss whether we will participate and in what manner. We may have additional questions for you. Best, Lorraine Kells Communications Team Co-chair, CCGA Education Committee On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 1:31?PM Christen Cromer via Education > wrote: Hello, I am gently following up to see if there might be ways we can collaborate. Christen ________________________________ From: Christen Cromer > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2025 11:25 AM To: education at chicagocommunitygardens.org > Subject: Aspen Ideas: Climate Collaboration Hi Folks, My name is Christen Cromer. I am a senior associate at the Aspen Institute, and one of the people in charge of production for Aspen Ideas: Climate. Aspen Ideas Climate is an event taking place from July 20th to July 22nd. It gathers thinkers, leaders, and doers together to discuss solutions for the climate crisis. 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URL: From lxkells at gmail.com Sat May 10 19:43:30 2025 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 19:43:30 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Fwd: [Education] Question from a doctoral student at Northwestern researching Chicago community gardens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: May, Amy, Anyone interested in contacting Andrew? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Andrew Leith via Education Date: Sat, May 10, 2025, 2:50?PM Subject: [Education] Question from a doctoral student at Northwestern researching Chicago community gardens To: , < communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>, < education at chicagocommunitygardens.org> To whom this may concern at the Chicago Community Gardeners' Association, My name is Andrew Leith. I am a 4th year doctoral candidate in anthropology at Northwestern University. My background is in historical archaeology. I am researching heavy metal soil toxicity in urban landscapes and more specifically the historic sources of this toxicity and how community gardeners are grappling with this legacy in their efforts to create healthier neighborhood environments. I have been working with Rosalyn Owens at Bronzeville Neighborhood Farm since 2023. Hilary Mac Austin from Hello Howard neighborhood farm suggested that I reach out to you. I would love to introduce myself, to learn more about Chicago Community Gardeners' Association, and to see if you might have suggestions for partnering community garden organizations that may be interested in discussing my research and possibly participating as sites where I map and measure the gardens, investigate historical neighborhood maps, take soil samples, and discuss remediation / garden health efforts over the years. Thank you for your time. I appreciate your consideration and would be delighted to chat more if you are interested. 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The DePaulia is the independent student newspaper of DePaul > University which is published and distributed to DePaul campuses Mondays > throughout the school year and run year-round at depauliaonline.com > > Ms Gebhardt is putting together a multimedia story regarding the upcoming > garden season and the edible community gardens in Chicago. > > She would love to pay a visit to gardens or connect with local gardeners > who might be able to share their experiences with growing food in community > gardens and why gardeners choose to plant much of their own food. Communications > will help coordinate this *initially*, so if you are interested, please > contact Amy, Mamie or myself, and let us know of your interest and possible > best times to meet with Ms Gebhardt or open your garden to her and we'll > pass it on. More details to follow. > > Lorraine > -- > Advocacy-outreach mailing list > Advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy-outreach_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lxkells at gmail.com Sun May 18 18:37:22 2025 From: lxkells at gmail.com (Lorraine Kells) Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 18:37:22 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] From CCGA - Coordinating Meeting Reminder - Next Tuesday April 16 at 6PM Message-ID: Hello All, This is a reminder that the next CCGA coordinating meeting is NEXT TUESDAY May 20 at 6pm. This is our normal monthly meeting for MAY. This will be a *virtual Zoom* meeting and the link is below. The in- person meeting will be at Richard M. Daley branch in West Humboldt, 733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 in the Meeting Room. Parking is available. You can participate via your computer or just call in to the phone number. 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Samantha Levan, Aspire Chicago, working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities looking for community involvement opportunities for different groups of individuals ? Lina Gebhardt, production assistant at NewsNation and the Multimedia Editor at The DePaulia, the independent student newspaper of DePaul University wants to interview gardeners and visit community gardens for a multimedia story. ? update on Memorial for Julie Samuels from ad hoc committee with link to donate http://weblink.donorperfect.com/juliebench ? update on Survey for Chicago Urban Ag Ordinance, access survey https://bit.ly/ChicagoUrbanAgSurvey ? update of Green Teacher Gathering, Academy for Global Citizenship, 10am-3pm with CCGA table (provided), need volunteers, hourly or more if possible. ?story planning: story list and articles for website; ? any other topics/projects to discuss? *6:30pm **- 3. *Committee Reports ? Resources ? Advocacy & Outreach ? 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This will be an hybrid in-person & Zoom meeting at: Chicago Public Library: West Humboldt/Richard M Daley Branch 733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 (https://www.chipublib.org/locations/24/ ). We are using a meeting room at the Library. The meeting will start at 6pm sharp. NOTE: This will be a hybrid meeting in that the normal CCGA Zoom room will be available for those that cannot attend in-person and that link is below.. A draft agenda is attached and posted on the CCGA website. If you have any specific agenda items to add or suggest then email that note to: communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org. 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They had already volunteered at Maxwell Street last year, and that garden included in this forward as well, so even if you can't provide a work day on Saturday, July 12, giving them your garden name and contact information for future opportunities would be much appreciated. Please reply all so that we are communicating interest and not duplicating emails. Happy gardening Warmest Regards, Lorraine ---------- Forwarded message -------- From: Bryniarski, Chloe via Communications Date: Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:28?AM Subject: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray To: communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org Hello! I hope you are well! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our corporate volunteer Friends and Family Day is set for Saturday, July 12th this year, and we are super excited to see if there are any opportunities for us to volunteer again! We understand you partner with community gardens around the city and are hoping to leverage your relationships to find the perfect fit. A little bit about us: we are a law firm that hosts a Friends and Family Day every year, and last year, we had an amazing time volunteering at Maxwell St. Community Garden. It was such a huge hit! Our group is a wonderful mix of ages and abilities, and we got involved in activities like weeding, trimming bushes, and pruning hedges. The kids had a blast too, with around 20 children (ages 2-14) participating in fun activities. Last year, our group consisted of about 75 enthusiastic volunteers. We are hoping to start our volunteering around 10am or 10:30am and wrap up around 12pm. After that, we plan to enjoy a delightful lunch at a nearby restaurant. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. We are eagerly looking forward to connecting with you and making this year's event just as fantastic! Thank you so much! Chloe Bryniarski Events and Marketing Specialist ROPES & GRAY LLP T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor Chicago, IL 60606 Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com www.ropesgray.com pronouns: she/her/hers This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without further distribution and reply to the sender that you have received the message in error. -- Communications mailing list Communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org From hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com Tue May 27 13:32:37 2025 From: hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com (Hermitage Street Community garden) Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 13:32:37 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Fwd: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello ALL, Please add HERMITAGE COMMUNITY GARDEN to the list. We are very eager to engage a volunteer group and welcome the opportunity! In Community Service, Cordia Pugh Founder& Director Hermitage Community Garden 5643-55 S Hermitage st Chicago, IL 60636 Tel: (773) 480-9188 hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com FACEBOOK: Hermitage Community Garden On Tue, May 27, 2025, 1:25?PM Lorraine Kells via Advocacy-outreach < advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I have been remiss in contacting this group and forwarding their > request to all of you until today. They have explained well what their > group is and how they operate. They had already volunteered at > Maxwell Street last year, and that garden included in this forward as > well, so even if you can't provide a work day on Saturday, July 12, > giving them your garden name and contact information for future > opportunities would be much appreciated. Please reply all so that we > are communicating interest and not duplicating emails. Happy gardening > > Warmest Regards, > Lorraine > > > ---------- Forwarded message -------- > From: Bryniarski, Chloe via Communications > > Date: Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:28?AM > Subject: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray > To: communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > > > Hello! > > I hope you are well! > > We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our corporate volunteer > Friends and Family Day is set for Saturday, July 12th this year, and > we are super excited to see if there are any opportunities for us to > volunteer again! We understand you partner with community gardens > around the city and are hoping to leverage your relationships to find > the perfect fit. > > A little bit about us: we are a law firm that hosts a Friends and > Family Day every year, and last year, we had an amazing time > volunteering at Maxwell St. Community Garden. It was such a huge hit! > Our group is a wonderful mix of ages and abilities, and we got > involved in activities like weeding, trimming bushes, and pruning > hedges. The kids had a blast too, with around 20 children (ages 2-14) > participating in fun activities. Last year, our group consisted of > about 75 enthusiastic volunteers. > > We are hoping to start our volunteering around 10am or 10:30am and > wrap up around 12pm. After that, we plan to enjoy a delightful lunch > at a nearby restaurant. > > Please let us know if you have any additional questions. We are > eagerly looking forward to connecting with you and making this year's > event just as fantastic! > > Thank you so much! > > > > > Chloe Bryniarski > Events and Marketing Specialist > ROPES & GRAY LLP > T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 > 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor > Chicago, IL 60606 > Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com > www.ropesgray.com > pronouns: she/her/hers > > This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without > further distribution and reply to the sender that you have received > the message in error. > > > > -- > Communications mailing list > Communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org > > -- > Advocacy-outreach mailing list > Advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy-outreach_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkwyatt1 at gmail.com Tue May 27 13:38:53 2025 From: mkwyatt1 at gmail.com (Marsha Wyatt) Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 13:38:53 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greetings CCGA friends and Chloe ! The team at Ropes & Gray is amazing - from those on Chloe's event planning team to the attorneys, support staff, family and children who attended ! Everyone on the Maxwell Team had a great time, too, and so much was accomplished!! I encourage you to give this consideration and ask them to come and meet you and visit your gardens. Happy to provide some tips on how to make the day go more smoothly as it is a big group and pre-planning for their visit certainly paid off when it came to making the day go smoothly. Warm regards, Marsha On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 1:24?PM Lorraine Kells wrote: > Hello, > > I have been remiss in contacting this group and forwarding their > request to all of you until today. They have explained well what their > group is and how they operate. They had already volunteered at > Maxwell Street last year, and that garden included in this forward as > well, so even if you can't provide a work day on Saturday, July 12, > giving them your garden name and contact information for future > opportunities would be much appreciated. Please reply all so that we > are communicating interest and not duplicating emails. Happy gardening > > Warmest Regards, > Lorraine > > > ---------- Forwarded message -------- > From: Bryniarski, Chloe via Communications > > Date: Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:28?AM > Subject: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray > To: communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > > > Hello! > > I hope you are well! > > We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our corporate volunteer > Friends and Family Day is set for Saturday, July 12th this year, and > we are super excited to see if there are any opportunities for us to > volunteer again! We understand you partner with community gardens > around the city and are hoping to leverage your relationships to find > the perfect fit. > > A little bit about us: we are a law firm that hosts a Friends and > Family Day every year, and last year, we had an amazing time > volunteering at Maxwell St. Community Garden. It was such a huge hit! > Our group is a wonderful mix of ages and abilities, and we got > involved in activities like weeding, trimming bushes, and pruning > hedges. The kids had a blast too, with around 20 children (ages 2-14) > participating in fun activities. Last year, our group consisted of > about 75 enthusiastic volunteers. > > We are hoping to start our volunteering around 10am or 10:30am and > wrap up around 12pm. After that, we plan to enjoy a delightful lunch > at a nearby restaurant. > > Please let us know if you have any additional questions. We are > eagerly looking forward to connecting with you and making this year's > event just as fantastic! > > Thank you so much! > > > > > Chloe Bryniarski > Events and Marketing Specialist > ROPES & GRAY LLP > T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 > 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor > Chicago, IL 60606 > Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com > www.ropesgray.com > pronouns: she/her/hers > > This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without > further distribution and reply to the sender that you have received > the message in error. > > > > -- > Communications mailing list > Communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From angela at gpcommunitycouncil.org Tue May 27 14:23:26 2025 From: angela at gpcommunitycouncil.org (Angela Taylor) Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 14:23:26 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for sharing. We would love to host a workday. We here at the Fulton street flower and vegetable garden have a standard work day on the first Saturday of the month. We are flexible for the third and fifth Saturdays as well as more weekdays. On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 1:24?PM Lorraine Kells wrote: > Hello, > > I have been remiss in contacting this group and forwarding their > request to all of you until today. They have explained well what their > group is and how they operate. They had already volunteered at > Maxwell Street last year, and that garden included in this forward as > well, so even if you can't provide a work day on Saturday, July 12, > giving them your garden name and contact information for future > opportunities would be much appreciated. Please reply all so that we > are communicating interest and not duplicating emails. Happy gardening > > Warmest Regards, > Lorraine > > > ---------- Forwarded message -------- > From: Bryniarski, Chloe via Communications > > Date: Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:28?AM > Subject: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray > To: communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > > > Hello! > > I hope you are well! > > We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our corporate volunteer > Friends and Family Day is set for Saturday, July 12th this year, and > we are super excited to see if there are any opportunities for us to > volunteer again! We understand you partner with community gardens > around the city and are hoping to leverage your relationships to find > the perfect fit. > > A little bit about us: we are a law firm that hosts a Friends and > Family Day every year, and last year, we had an amazing time > volunteering at Maxwell St. Community Garden. It was such a huge hit! > Our group is a wonderful mix of ages and abilities, and we got > involved in activities like weeding, trimming bushes, and pruning > hedges. The kids had a blast too, with around 20 children (ages 2-14) > participating in fun activities. Last year, our group consisted of > about 75 enthusiastic volunteers. > > We are hoping to start our volunteering around 10am or 10:30am and > wrap up around 12pm. After that, we plan to enjoy a delightful lunch > at a nearby restaurant. > > Please let us know if you have any additional questions. We are > eagerly looking forward to connecting with you and making this year's > event just as fantastic! > > Thank you so much! > > > > > Chloe Bryniarski > Events and Marketing Specialist > ROPES & GRAY LLP > T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 > 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor > Chicago, IL 60606 > Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com > www.ropesgray.com > pronouns: she/her/hers > > This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without > further distribution and reply to the sender that you have received > the message in error. > > > > -- > Communications mailing list > Communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org > -- Angela Taylor Wellness Coordinator Garfield Park Community Council 4215 W Washington Blvd Chicago, Il 60624 773-948-8989 ext. 110 773-851-3162 cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com Wed May 28 09:57:41 2025 From: Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com (Bryniarski, Chloe) Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 14:57:41 +0000 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Fwd: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3f6e4f9b793c4a62bb09b586124500bf@ropesgray.com> Thanks so much, Cordia! We are specifically looking at Saturday, July 12th from 10 ? 12pm. Do you have availability for our group? Thank you! Chloe Bryniarski Events and Marketing Specialist ROPES & GRAY LLP T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor Chicago, IL 60606 Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com www.ropesgray.com pronouns: she/her/hers This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without further distribution and reply to the sender that you have received the message in error. From: Hermitage Street Community garden Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 1:33 PM To: Lorraine Kells Cc: advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org; Marsha Wyatt ; ? CCGA / Resources committee email ; Angela Taylor ; Bryniarski, Chloe ; kuumba treahm Subject: Re: [Advocacy-outreach] Fwd: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray Hello ALL, Please add HERMITAGE COMMUNITY GARDEN to the list. We are very eager to engage a volunteer group and welcome the opportunity! In Community Service, Cordia Pugh Founder& Director Hermitage Community Garden 5643-55 S Hermitage st Chicago, IL 60636 Tel: (773) 480-9188 hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com FACEBOOK: Hermitage Community Garden On Tue, May 27, 2025, 1:25?PM Lorraine Kells via Advocacy-outreach > wrote: Hello, I have been remiss in contacting this group and forwarding their request to all of you until today. They have explained well what their group is and how they operate. They had already volunteered at Maxwell Street last year, and that garden included in this forward as well, so even if you can't provide a work day on Saturday, July 12, giving them your garden name and contact information for future opportunities would be much appreciated. Please reply all so that we are communicating interest and not duplicating emails. Happy gardening Warmest Regards, Lorraine ---------- Forwarded message -------- From: Bryniarski, Chloe via Communications > Date: Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:28?AM Subject: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray To: communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > Hello! I hope you are well! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our corporate volunteer Friends and Family Day is set for Saturday, July 12th this year, and we are super excited to see if there are any opportunities for us to volunteer again! We understand you partner with community gardens around the city and are hoping to leverage your relationships to find the perfect fit. A little bit about us: we are a law firm that hosts a Friends and Family Day every year, and last year, we had an amazing time volunteering at Maxwell St. Community Garden. It was such a huge hit! Our group is a wonderful mix of ages and abilities, and we got involved in activities like weeding, trimming bushes, and pruning hedges. The kids had a blast too, with around 20 children (ages 2-14) participating in fun activities. Last year, our group consisted of about 75 enthusiastic volunteers. We are hoping to start our volunteering around 10am or 10:30am and wrap up around 12pm. After that, we plan to enjoy a delightful lunch at a nearby restaurant. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. We are eagerly looking forward to connecting with you and making this year's event just as fantastic! Thank you so much! Chloe Bryniarski Events and Marketing Specialist ROPES & GRAY LLP T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor Chicago, IL 60606 Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com www.ropesgray.com pronouns: she/her/hers This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without further distribution and reply to the sender that you have received the message in error. -- Communications mailing list Communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org -- Advocacy-outreach mailing list Advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy-outreach_chicagocommunitygardens.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com Wed May 28 10:13:33 2025 From: hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com (Hermitage Street Community garden) Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 10:13:33 -0500 Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Fwd: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray In-Reply-To: <3f6e4f9b793c4a62bb09b586124500bf@ropesgray.com> References: <3f6e4f9b793c4a62bb09b586124500bf@ropesgray.com> Message-ID: Hello Chloe, Cirdia Pugh here, Hermitage Community Garden. Yes, we are available and would LOVE the opportunity to host your group! We are a green garden campus in the heart of Englewood and serve the low-income residents with gardening, education work-shops and summer camp space for a 9 week youth program. Your volunteering would be a HUGE BLESSING to help us keep the campus clean & green! Please be in touch to discuss the particulars. In Community Service, Cordia Pugh Founder & Director Hermitage Community Garden 5643-55 S Hermitage st Chicago, IL 60636 Tel: (773) 480-9188 hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com SOCIAL MEDIA @ Facebook Hermitage Community Garden On Wed, May 28, 2025, 9:58?AM Bryniarski, Chloe < Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com> wrote: > Thanks so much, Cordia! We are specifically looking at Saturday, July 12th > from 10 ? 12pm. Do you have availability for our group? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Chloe Bryniarski > Events and Marketing Specialist > ROPES & GRAY LLP > T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 > 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor > Chicago, IL 60606 > Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com > www.ropesgray.com > pronouns: she/her/hers > > This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. If > you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without further > distribution and reply to the sender that you have received the message in > error. > > > > *From:* Hermitage Street Community garden < > hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 27, 2025 1:33 PM > *To:* Lorraine Kells > *Cc:* advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org; Marsha Wyatt < > mkwyatt1 at gmail.com>; ? CCGA / Resources committee email < > resources at chicagocommunitygardens.org>; Angela Taylor < > angela at gpcommunitycouncil.org>; Bryniarski, Chloe < > Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com>; kuumba treahm > *Subject:* Re: [Advocacy-outreach] Fwd: [Communications] Corporate > Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray > > > > Hello ALL, > > > > Please add HERMITAGE COMMUNITY GARDEN to the list. We are very eager to > engage a volunteer group and welcome the opportunity! > > > > In Community Service, > > > > Cordia Pugh > > Founder& Director > > Hermitage Community Garden > > 5643-55 S Hermitage st > > Chicago, IL 60636 > > Tel: (773) 480-9188 > > hermitagestreetcommunitygarden at gmail.com > > > > FACEBOOK: Hermitage Community Garden > > > > > > On Tue, May 27, 2025, 1:25?PM Lorraine Kells via Advocacy-outreach < > advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have been remiss in contacting this group and forwarding their > request to all of you until today. They have explained well what their > group is and how they operate. They had already volunteered at > Maxwell Street last year, and that garden included in this forward as > well, so even if you can't provide a work day on Saturday, July 12, > giving them your garden name and contact information for future > opportunities would be much appreciated. Please reply all so that we > are communicating interest and not duplicating emails. Happy gardening > > Warmest Regards, > Lorraine > > > ---------- Forwarded message -------- > From: Bryniarski, Chloe via Communications > > Date: Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:28?AM > Subject: [Communications] Corporate Volunteer Day - Ropes & Gray > To: communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > > > Hello! > > I hope you are well! > > We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our corporate volunteer > Friends and Family Day is set for Saturday, July 12th this year, and > we are super excited to see if there are any opportunities for us to > volunteer again! We understand you partner with community gardens > around the city and are hoping to leverage your relationships to find > the perfect fit. > > A little bit about us: we are a law firm that hosts a Friends and > Family Day every year, and last year, we had an amazing time > volunteering at Maxwell St. Community Garden. It was such a huge hit! > Our group is a wonderful mix of ages and abilities, and we got > involved in activities like weeding, trimming bushes, and pruning > hedges. The kids had a blast too, with around 20 children (ages 2-14) > participating in fun activities. Last year, our group consisted of > about 75 enthusiastic volunteers. > > We are hoping to start our volunteering around 10am or 10:30am and > wrap up around 12pm. After that, we plan to enjoy a delightful lunch > at a nearby restaurant. > > Please let us know if you have any additional questions. We are > eagerly looking forward to connecting with you and making this year's > event just as fantastic! > > Thank you so much! > > > > > Chloe Bryniarski > Events and Marketing Specialist > ROPES & GRAY LLP > T +1 312 845 1233 | M +1 312 246 0757 > 191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor > Chicago, IL 60606 > Chloe.Bryniarski at ropesgray.com > www.ropesgray.com > pronouns: she/her/hers > > This message (including attachments) is privileged and confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it without > further distribution and reply to the sender that you have received > the message in error. > > > > -- > Communications mailing list > Communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org > > > -- > Advocacy-outreach mailing list > Advocacy-outreach at chicagocommunitygardens.org > > http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy-outreach_chicagocommunitygardens.org > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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