<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I think if it's not the CCGA that will "build and thrive" which it says now then the word "our" is not correct. It doesn't say that the Gardeners are the ones doing the building and thriving - but that it's the CCGA organization. One way to clear it would be to actually say-<u> "Chicago Community Gardeners Are Challenged to Build and Thrive". </u> (and the CCGA's goal is to make it happen) </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Julie</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 12:30 PM Lorraine Kells via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thank you for the opportunity to explain this. Chicago Community Gardens: Our Challenge to Build and Thrive. There was discussion at the meeting around the wording to point out that CCGA is not offering to build beds or gardens. It does not say that, but we as people in community gardens want to grow by building more beds, yes, by building more gardens, and expanding existing ones. We want to thrive by growing community. The words hold power and hope as concepts in this statement. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Any proposal about clean soil helps our seedlings, our gardens, and all of us thrive. Building compost bins and understanding what soil amendments are and when and how to use them helps our gardens thrive. Anything that removes carbon, say planting trees, or practices that mitigate against climate worsening in the midwest helps community gardens thrive.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This is a small part of what may be a bigger picture for the year ahead in gardening.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I invite everyone to expand on this conversation at our January meeting.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">See you all on zoom.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Lorraine</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 8, 2022, 12:11 PM JW Glass <<a href="mailto:james.wesley.glass@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">james.wesley.glass@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-9069130349089991908m_4950311621972729460m_-4460246358218514874gmail-docs-internal-guid-7885a4f0-7fff-aa00-52be-77aed518df72"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi Lorraine & Education - </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I read the rfp yesterday and then again this morning. I have 2 comments:</span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The format/style and presentation of everything looks great. It is clear to the presenters what is required. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As to the theme, I was having a hard time wrapping my head around it. It is a little unclear to me what constitutes a theme related presentation. Could you give an example? </span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Except for my understanding of the theme, everything is great. When we are ready with the final version let me know what to do as far as site posts or the AUA listserv. I’ll be away from email until late tomorrow afternoon.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">JW</span></p></span><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 1:14 PM Lorraine Kells via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello and Best of the New Year to all CCGA Chairs and their Teams,<div><br></div><div>Attached you will find both the pdf and word files for our 2022 RFP which contains our 2022 theme. You will see under the heading <font face="arial, sans-serif"><font color="#019402" style="font-weight:bold">Conference Theme</font><font color="#000000"><b>, </b>that a concept statement is tied to our proposed theme. This is </font></font>a small look at where we've been and where we're headed, describing our theme to help everyone visualize the future in community gardens.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you to the Education Committee and guests at our recent meeting, Amy Olson, Mamie Gray and Mary Fran Riley. Together we held a robust discussion on both the RFP and the theme. Now it's time to get all of CCGA on board with this new theme and a brighter format for our RFP.<b> </b><i><b>If you welcome this new theme and our better format, let us know in reply that you are on board</b>.</i> We hope to hear from you by 5 pm Friday. By Monday at the latest, this document will go out to our subscriber list of over 1800 with additional sends to lists of nonprofits, past presenters, and partner organizations. <b>Please</b> do not send this document before noon Monday. We want to know first if there are any considerations we may have missed. </div><div><br></div><div>Again, thanks to the Education Team, my co-chair Gina Jamison, thanks to Amy, thanks Mamie and Mary Fran.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Lorraine Kells</div><div>Co-Chair, Education Committee</div></div>
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