<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi everyone,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The RFP info below has been posted to the CCGA Facebook and Instagram accounts. Please share it if you can.</div><div class="">Here’s the posted content as an email along with a graphic.</div><div class="">(I’m working on a conference logo):</div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><b class="">Become a presenter at the CCG</b><b class="">A 9th Annual Spring Conference (Virtual)</b><div class="">As we welcome a new year, we're happy to announce the <b class="">Chicago Community Gardeners Association's 9th Annual Spring Conference</b> will be held virtually again this spring. But there's a twist! This year, the conference will be presented as a <b class="">series of live virtual sessions from March 16-30, 2022.</b> <br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The theme of this year’s conference is<b class=""> Chicago Community Gardens: Our Challenge to Build and Thrive</b>. Over the last two years, community gardens and farms have risen to the challenges we've faced and have had a profound impact on the health and well-being of our neighborhoods. Gardens have flourished and have continued to serve as vital resources in our communities for good nutrition, physical activity, social connections, and environmental stewardship. How is community gardening evolving in Chicago? What have we learned and how do we ensure thriving community gardens for Chicago’s future? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Bring your challenges; share your visions and solutions!</b> If you have a presentation idea, we'd love to hear from you. We seek presentations that provide engaging and informative content for both seasoned and new gardeners, inspiring and supporting their love of gardening. Beyond this, presentations should challenge gardeners to cultivate sustainable relationships and practices with plants, soil, and people that contribute to the well-being of their gardens, communities and the environment.</div><br class=""><b class="">Download the Request for Proposals via this link:</b><br class=""><a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CCGA-2022-Conference-RFP.pdf" class="">http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CCGA-2022-Conference-RFP.pdf</a><div class=""><br class="">The deadline for submission is <b class="">Tuesday, February 1, 2022 by 5pm</b>. If you have any questions, contact Lorraine (email in RFP). You can also visit the CCGA website for the latest info at <a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org" class="">chicagocommunitygardens.org</a></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="52AB6CE6-9033-4004-86F1-5514C4B4F2ED" src="cid:E438007E-F6ED-46C1-ACC1-931DB8199F3A@hsd1.il.comcast.net" class=""></div></body></html>