[Communications] Volunteer

[Lorraine Kells]

Erik,


Yes,  We thought we had a great theme last year,  “Connections through
Gardening: Plants, People and the Environment.” So as you say, it's a year
for it, so we're using that theme this year!

Lorraine


On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 1:09 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:

> Andrea,
>
> We have come up with two community gardens in the 60630 zip code that
> you may be interested in joining or contacting to see if there is a
> volunteer opportunity. Both community gardens are supported by
> Neighbor-Space, so we suggest you check out their website, or email them at
> info at neighbor-space.org
>
> The gardens are SRB Community Spirit Garden, 4935 N Central Ave, Chicago,
> IL, 60630 and  Dunning Community Garden at 4235 N Neenah Ave, Chicago, IL
> 60634  You might even try a walk-by the gardens to see if they are what you
> have in mind, or if there is a sign to indicate how else you might contact
> them.
>
> As for other volunteer opportunities, those are in the making.  There are
> a number of school gardens that have not had sufficient volunteer help at
> the schools since they've been operating remotely.  We're looking at an
> "adopt a school garden" volunteer group for spring 2021.  So keep an eye
> out and watch CCGA FB and our website for updates.
>
> Thanks for your interest,
> Lorraine Kells, Co-chair, CCGA Education Committee
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 1:32 PM Andrea Disanti via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Amy,
>> Thank you for getting back to me! I live on the Northwest side of Chicago
>> 60630 zip code.  Are there any opportunities near here? What are my option?
>>
>> Andrea
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 12:36 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Andrea,
>>>
>>> Thanks for contacting CCGA!
>>>
>>> Where in Chicago are you interested in gardening? We can definitely
>>> suggest some community gardens by location. At the moment, there aren’t
>>> many group volunteer days, but that will change once winter  passes! Some
>>> gardens have greenhouses and may have volunteer opportunities over the
>>> winter.
>>>
>>> If you’re interested in joining a CCGA working group, please let us
>>> know! We can always use help with our communications, education,
>>> membership/outreach, resources and finance committees.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to hearing from you,
>>> Amy Olson
>>> akeo at me.com
>>>
>>> On behalf of the CCGA Communications Team
>>>
>>> On Dec 24, 2020, at 5:37 PM, Andrea Disanti via Communications <
>>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello. I was wondering if there are any volunteer opportunities for
>>> community gardening.
>>>
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