[Communications] Newsletter and website stuff

[Amy Olson]

Hi Lorraine and all!

I’m so excited for the conference, the workshops sound amazing.

I’ve set up a draft email in Mail Chimp. I have to do something for a few hours and then will try to complete a draft and send a test this evening.

Here’s the story list along with a few thoughts/questions:
Quote needed - something about our conference theme of connecting.
Short Happy New Year message
Resources Houseplant Distribution
Registration is Open for the 8th Annual Conference (with link to web page)
Conference highlights with list of workshops.
Survey for Howard Rosing panel workshop - should we set up a separate survey? What are the questions? 
Conference call for exhibitors, sponsors and volunteers
Photos for slideshow
Pests - Jumping worms and European Pepper Moths? This moth alert was sent by Mamie on Nov. 18.
Next CCGA coordinating meeting

Let me know what you think, thanks!
Amy


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>> On Feb 2, 2020, at 7:01 PM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com <mailto:lxkells at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Amy, JW
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>> I've sent a shared file in drive with the time block of conference presentations. 
>> I think it's best to go with title and description for website registration. Presenter photos and bios can go up as separate post, "Meet the Presenters."
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>> "Sometimes the Questions are More Important than the Answers"
>> Howard Rosing, the moderator for the panel on health and wellbeing has asked 
>> us to informally survey gardeners to determine what questions they might have for an expert panel of the sort I am asking him to moderate.  We believe this will help him structure the panel so the panelists have time to present and the gardeners have time to question.  
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>> Jumping worm warning.
>> This very short video says it all. Creepy so don't watch before eating.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrGnUFDXuyQ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrGnUFDXuyQ>  
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>> Still to come but not much of a write-up; just an announcement.
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>> CCGA Resources received a giant pothos plant and has propagated it and others for community gardeners.  Pothos is one of the plants NASA deems an indoor air cleaner.  There will be a house plant distribution Saturday, Feb. 22.  Follow CCGA on Facebook for more information. 
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>> Photos can be provided 
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>> That's it for now.
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