[Communications] AMFM Seeds Event June 1

[Lorraine Kells]

Hello and thank you for your invitation.  We are a network of gardenerss
organized by a few working committees, so let us get back to you once we've
pooled what resources we'd have to share.

Regards,
Lorraine Kells
C0-chair Education Committee
Chicago Community Gardeners Association

On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 4:00 PM AMFM via Communications <
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

> Hi Chicago Community Gardens Association,
>
> We wanted to invite you and your community garden or organization to
> participate in our *Seeds *event on June 1st at Austin Town Hall from
> 12-4pm as a part of our Feast Festival Season with the Chicago Park
> District's Night out in the Parks program.
>
> This will be our second year hosting Feast, and we utilize arts and
> culture to cultivate community and bring awareness to a large issue facing
> many people in this city, while also giving local emerging artists a
> platform to support a cause and share their work on a larger stage in the
> city they live, thrive and create in. The event is free and open to the
> public and centered around addressing issues of food equity and hunger in
> the city's food deserts through arts and culture. Our *Seeds *event is
> centered around highlighting local community gardens, markets,
> organizations and initiatives that support this cause. We want people to
> know where they can get healthy and fresh food, or resources when they are
> in need.
>
> In 2018, through a series of festival pop ups over the course of the
> summer, we held a food drive, a city wide community potluck, and had our
> feast finale at Douglas Park with amazing local talent and even a fashion
> show. We received a lot of positive press from The Chicago Tribune, Red
> Eye, The Chicago Reader and more.
>
> This year we hope to continue this mission seasonally to continue the
> conversation year round, because as you know, hunger is year round. We
> would love to partner with you and invite your organization to have a table
> and offer resources or a food market at our *Seeds *event on June 1 this
> year free of charge. We have attached our deck with more information about
> us and the event series as a whole. We hope to hear from you soon!
>
> Best,
> Ciera
> *ciera mckissick*
> AMFM Founder     http:// <http://amfm.life/>amfm.life
>
>
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