<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-32bbf5be-7fff-30ee-c043-d7166c57bc67"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hi All,</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,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">See the email below from Megan Lawrence, it went to the Advocacy mailing list and no one has responded to my knowledge.  It was a request to have someone from CCGA sit on a panel. We have a lot of synergy with this group and the theme of their meeting is what we do.  I told her someone would respond. Although I brought this up at the January meeting no one discussed it. </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,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Can someone from Advocacy or Education consider responding? Surely one of us can represent CCGA. Their event is on April 27-28.</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,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">JW</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Megan Lawrence via Advocacy-outreach</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org">advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM<br>Subject: [Advocacy-outreach] Garden Clubs of Illinois 2025 Convention<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org">advocacy-outreach@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Hello,<div>My name is Megan Lawrence and I am organizing the Garden Clubs of IL's 2025 Convention, taking place on April 27-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle. Sunday afternoon of our event we are hosting a panel discussion on our convention theme "<span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Rooted</span> in <span>Community</span>: Connecting Through Gardens. Highlighting how gardens and garden clubs can serve as hubs for <span>community</span> engagement, education, and environmental stewardship</span><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">."</span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">I was wondering if there was someone from your organization who might be interested in being a panelist? The session would be approximately 1  to 1.5 hours. I think there is a lot of overlap between GCI and CCGA and it could be a very....fruitful event.</span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Please let me know if you have any questions or would like further information.</span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Thanks,</span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Megan Lawrence</span></div><p align="justify" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify"><br style="color:rgb(76,76,76);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(234,245,234)"></p></div>
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