<div dir="auto">Thank you Amy, </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I will definitely reach out.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Gina</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 13:57 Amy Olson via Education <<a href="mailto:education@chicagocommunitygardens.org">education@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>I just talked with Ernita and have some more info about her event! I told her I would share these details with all of you, and then those who are interested in hosting her event can reach out to her directly.</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li><b>Area of the city:</b> Near Loop, West Loop, South Loop, up to Lincoln Park, south to Hyde Park, or can be further west, north, or south if close to public transportation and has parking</li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><b>Time:</b> Saturday, May 31. She’s thinking about 10am-Noon, could be flexible.</li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><b>Attendees:</b> Could be about 20 people, maybe more if gardeners and community members are also invited.</li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><b>Description:</b> This is a fundraiser for the Illinois chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Ernita’s mom has Alzheimer’s and has been an avid gardener. She envisions that attendees will plant seedlings/bulbs they will provide as a donation to the garden. After planting, there will be light refreshments and small bites. She’d like a DJ and jazz music, and they’ll have a photographer. We also talked about sharing this event on our social media to amplify one another’s work and the message that gardening is beneficial for many areas of health.</li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li><b>Contact:</b> Ernita Cooper, tel. 312-925-0366, email <a href="mailto:ernita@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ernita@hotmail.com</a></li></ul><div><br></div><div>Please reach out to Ernita if you’re interested and let me know you need my help!</div><div>Amy</div><div></div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 25, 2025, at 12:49 PM, Amy Olson via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Hi Lorraine - I think we could get more information that could be helpful. I'll reply to Ernita and ask her about the specifics, like what area of the city she is interested in having her event and share that with everyone. - Amy<br id="m_-5901062689662356216lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 25, 2025, at 12:40 PM, Lorraine Kells via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br>This sounds like something one of our community gardens would like to host. If anyone would like to respond to this, please reply all. Thank you.<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Ernita Cooper via Communications</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM<br>Subject: [Communications] Search for Location for Garden Planting Event, Late-Spring 2025<br>To: <a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a> <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div>
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My name is Ernita Cooper and I am a member of Illinois Women Conquer ALZ (IWCA), the women's committee of the Illinois Chapter of Alzheimer's Association. I am co-chairing a garden planting event to benefit the organization and am looking for a community garden
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The proposed date for the event is Saturday, May 31, 2025. We hope to hold the event at a community garden that is close to public transportation and parking. Any suggestions or guidance you provide would be greatly appreciated. I hope to receive a reply from
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Ernita Cooper<br>
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