<div dir="auto">Hello all, <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This email came to me via our website. There are a lot of students, some 50 of them possibly, involved in their summer coursework around social justice in  food equity at Canter Middle School at 4959 S Blackstone.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Of course I will respond to this email stating our keen interest with a request for more information as to what they envision for CCGA in the way of educational presentations or garden visits. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you would be interested in a classroom vivid or presentation or your garden would be willing to host a tour with this topic in mind please contact me to keep our response effective. If you have additional questions, please respond.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Lauren Adejumo via Education</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:education@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">education@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 29, 2022, 11:25 AM<br>Subject: [Education] Academy Group Summer Partnership<br>To: <a href="mailto:education@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">education@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a> <<a href="mailto:education@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">education@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a> <<a href="mailto:resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">resources@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">I hope this finds you well.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">My name is Lauren Adejumo
 and I work as the Lead Learning Designer with The Academy Group. The Academy Group is a local non-profit working with young people from Chicago’s most resilient communities, grades 4 through post-college employment. Our program centers on helping students
 become leaders of tomorrows economy and communities, and provides year-round business, social justice, advising, and academic programming. </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">I’m reaching out in hopes that we might connect to discuss how we might partner with you all around our 5^th grade summer social justice course: Food Access and
 Equity. We are aware of your work within the community and would love to find ways to integrate some of your expertise. </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">At present, we anticipate having approximately fifty 5^th grade students in the in-person summer program, which will run at Canter Middle School from July 5^th through
 July 29^th.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">If you’d be interested in connecting with our students, please let me know a few times that you’re available to speak. Thank you in advance for helping our young social justice
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">Thanks so much!</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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