<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Hi everyone,</span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">I hope this email finds you well! I’m forwarding some CCGA conference info for you to share with your networks. Attached is a flyer in PDF and JPG format with all of the session info.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">When you register for the conference, it includes a ticket to the CCGA 10th Anniversary Celebration which will be held on on the evening of Friday, August 19, 2022 at the Garfield Park Conservatory! <u class="">Scholarships are available</u> - please send an email to Mamie Gray at <a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" class="">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a> for more info. </span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Link to CCGA conference web page:</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(9, 79, 209);" class=""><a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference-2022/" class="">http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference-2022/</a></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class="">Register at the </span><a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/ANzUR7SwsIkdxPPyxEWJjQNKE1UUFR5k77g63ReP3j40OatctL3e0NKsATBXKzWWBll96cs" style="text-indent: -9px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">conference</span></a><a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/ANzUR7SwsIkdxPPyxEWJjQNKE1UUFR5k77g63ReP3j40OatctL3e0NKsATBXKzWWBll96cs" style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class=""> hub on Zoom Events</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">We have 3 sessions that will offer Spanish language support:</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8.7px 9px; text-indent: -9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> Wednesday, </span></b><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">March 23 from 6-7pm: <b class="">Aliarse con la naturaleza para cultivar un jardín floreciente</b> – Working with Nature to Build a Thriving Garden, presented by Emilia Arellano, Urban Gardening Education Manager, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance (Presented in Spanish)</span></li></ul><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> Saturday, March 26 from 10-11am: <b class="">Maximizing Winter Production in Community Gardens, presenteed by M</b>ichael Repkin, Executive Director, Urban Habitat Chicago and Alex Barnes, Southern Illinois University (Spanish slides provided)</span></li></ul><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> Wednesday, March 30 from 5pm-6pm<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b class="">Using Community Science to Build Urban Habitat for Monarch </b><b class="">Butterflies presented by </b>Erika Hasle, Conservation Ecologist, Keller Science Action Center & Colleen McVeigh, Urban Conservation Education Specialist, Field Museum <b class="">(Spanish materials provided) </b></span></li></ul></p></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class="">Please check the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoCommunityGardenersAssociation/" style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class="">CCGA Facebook</a><span style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class=""> and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chicommgardeners/" style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class="">Instagram</a><span style="text-indent: -9px; font-size: 14px;" class=""> pages and feel free to share the posts widely!</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">If you know of anyone who would like to become a <b class="">sponsor </b>for the conference or 10th Anniversary celebration, please send an email to </span><a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> and we can provide the sponsorship brochure and info.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">If you have any questions or feedback, please send an email to the communications team.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Have a great weekend everyone!</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Amy</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""></div></body></html>