[Communications] Newsletter and website stuff

Thu Feb 6 08:30:22 CST 2020

Could an invitation for being an exhibitor/vendor be included?  I attached
the one I will be sending out soon to past E/ V,s   but it would be
interesting to see who else would like to participate.  Would something
like this be ok?   If so,is there another return address that could be used
.instead of mine(:=(?

"This year’s CCGA conference will be held in the very fine Whitney Young
High School 211 S.  Laflin St, in Chicago. If you would like,  you might be
able to  host an exhibit table on the "Bridge" in the school  and share
your valuable knowledge, resources and skills with many of Chicago’s
Community Gardeners that day!  You can  request an application from   ???
jsamuels1966 at gmail.com ???   and return  it as soon as possible.  There is
limited space for tables ."

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 12:12 AM Amy Olson via Communications <
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

> Thanks Lorraine!
>
> I’ll tighten up the draft and send a test in the morning. Then we will be
> ready to go once registration is ready.
>
> Do you have a source for the quote  “plant dreams, pull weeds, and grow a
> happy life”?
>
> We can include the jumping worms for sure.
>
> Amy
>
>
>
> On Feb 5, 2020, at 9:33 PM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Amy,
>
> Here's a lead into a quote and new year message.
>
> Many spent the early weeks of the new year reflecting on the year past,
> but we are gardeners; we are plant people. We more often look forward than
> back. We’ve already torn one page off a calendar and are eager to tear the
> pages until we can garden again to “plant dreams, pull weeds, and grow a
> happy life,”
>
> and then lead into conference theme
>
> Connection with plants and the environment has been an integral part of
> human culture. We make connections between things by finding some form of
> commonality among them and with us. This simple process starts at an early
> age in life, even without conscious thought. Connection encompasses
> feelings of belonging that give us a sense of place, of identification,
> being drawn to something.  This year’s theme “Connections through
> Gardening: Plants, People and the Environment,” aims to explore and
> celebrate the interconnectedness of our shared garden work and to foster
> relationships and conversations that shape and support best practices for
> sustainable living and growing in Chicago. As we read through the proposals
> submitted, our presenters wrote workshops that read our intention back to
> us in their own words, and we saw our theme emerging in many ways, and we
> know you will find connection in our human and plant communities as deeply
> as they did.
>
>
> Amy,
>
> Howard Rosing, the moderator for the panel on health is interested in
> fitting into our conference and is seeking out how he might structure the
> panel. He asked if we would informally survey gardeners to determine what
> of the sort questions they might have for an expert panel. So we are not
> asking questions; we want people who get the newsletter to reply to me
> with the questions they might ask the panelists.  I thought I worded it
> that way, no?
>
> Erik said we should start sending him photos write away.  As soon as this
> newsletter goes out and registration is up, I will reach out to gardeners.
> It takes a personal outreach, believe me. I did it last year.
>
> The jumping worms are more critical if there isn't room for both. Again
> maybe March is better or even after the conference to make it more urgent
> in gardeners' minds.
>
> Lorraine
>
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 7:16 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 2, 2020, at 7:01 PM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Amy, JW
>>>
>>> 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."
>>>
>>> *"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.
>>>
>>> *Jumping worm warning.*
>>> This very short video says it all. Creepy so don't watch before eating.
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrGnUFDXuyQ
>>>
>>> Still to come but not much of a write-up; just an announcement.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Photos can be provided
>>>
>>> That's it for now.
>>>
>>>
>>
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