[Communications] Working Group Name Change

[Lorraine Kells]

Marsha,

Gotcha Marsha, I did not mean to make anyone defensive. You are just one of
a group of people, and I understand the demands on your time.  If one or
two others started writing just a few sentences for the working group
description, your input could be made easier in both time and effort.  I
still hope the Membership Committee can dive into this; .

Lorraine

On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 12:22 PM Marsha Wyatt <mkwyatt1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Juie and I have had several discussions and I am working on a draft.
>
> Unfortunately work is extremely busy and I am tied to the fire hydrant at
> Maxwell every day after work except 2 as we still don't have the custodial
> cap removed OR the permit. It's on "me" to make sure there is water to
> refill the storage tanks and to water the community beds until we get the
> permit and I can allow others to hook up with the fire department.
>
> High season for Maxwell is an  understatement.
>
> We also have a fund raiser on June 16th and a memorial dedication in July
> or early August.
>
> I'm doing the best I can do.
>
> Marsha
>
> On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> A request went to JW May 6 and May 10 requesting a name change on the
>> CCGA website for the working groups.  The request was to have Membership
>> changed to Outreach and Advocacy and to have Resources changes to Resources
>> and Distribution
>>
>> As of today there is no change to the website.  Anyone know how to do
>> this?
>>
>> The description of Outreach and Advocacy needs to be rewritten.  I
>> believe JW did reach out to Julie about this, but I've seen no email or
>> texts or change.
>>
>> Although it is high gardening season and we are not meeting, CCGA has new
>> subscribers almost daily.  I send a welcome email to each new subscriber
>> and many of them follow up with a request to join the forum.  As a
>> subscriber we already know the new subscriber started out on our website.
>> We have a responsibility to keep the website active and update it.  So JW,
>> Julie, folks please find a bit of your time to work on a few critical
>> pieces of our website.
>> As you can see from the copied text from CCGA website, it is not up to
>> date.
>>
>> MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
>>
>> Some of the Membership Committee’s
>> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/membership/> work items include:
>> host CCGA open governance quarterly meetings, help maintain calendar,
>> engage existing gardeners in CCGA activities, facilitate individual
>> gardener referrals to gardens, organize and act as conduit for special
>> ad-hoc volunteer efforts, help recruit and prepare CCGA volunteers for CCGA
>> special events, help develop annual budget, initiate modest funding to
>> support 5 year budget, oversee grant submittal and charitable giving, etc…;
>> RESOURCES COMMITTEE
>>
>> The Resource Committee
>> <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/resources-committee/> helps maintain
>> resources to be shared by all gardens throughout Chicago, *sponsors
>> plant distributions*, special gardening tools & supplies, manage
>> greenhouse resources & activities, etc…;
>>
>> Please, let's keep CCGA a vibrant and vital resource through our website
>> in these few months that we are not meeting.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Lorraine
>>
>
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