[Communications] CCGA volunteers opportunities in your new community in Chicago

[Lorraine Kells]

Hello Asha,

I hope you had a pleasant holiday; it was quite lovely weather for Chicago.

I want to resume our conversation about CCGA and move things forward more
quickly for you.  I'm wondering if you've found a garden in or near Hyde
Park to join. Being a part of CCGA starts in one of the community gardens.
Our website has a map of community gardens that we're continuing to update
with information about each garden, steward's contact, and bed
availability, and more.  Please take a look at it and tell me if you find
it user friendly.  It's what we need our intern to work on.  Please
familiarize yourself with the website so you can direct questions to us,
and you can begin with this email.

https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/community-garden-network/ccga-community-garden-map/

We have a social media presence with our Facebook and Instagram accounts
which is an important part of making connections with community gardeners,
to engage with them, let them know about workshops, distributions of plant
material, and sharing posts with partner organizations. If you haven't
visited our page, it's
https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoCommunityGardenersAssociation/

We love that you have working knowledge of photoshop and mailchimp. Are you
familiar with WordPress which we use for the website? We 're a pretty
simple set up and we look forward to meeting you soon via zoom.

Best,
Lorraine



On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 6:37 PM Asha Coutrier <acoutrie at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Lorraine,
>
> I understood and apologize for the over enthusiasm conveyed in my last
> email.  I am mainly available during the afternoons of Wednesday-Friday
> from 12-4 PM. If that allotted time isn't convenient for the committee, I'm
> sure I can work with a group time that you all propose.
>
> Thank you again for the consideration and I look forward to talking with
> you all soon :)
>
> Best,
>
> Asha Coutrier
> e: acoutrie at gmail.com
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 6:23 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Asha,
>>
>> I hoped you understood the internship is a consideration and not a firm
>> commitment yet. We want to meet with you on zoom and go over a number of
>> things.
>>
>> This is a committee decision. Please understand we are very interested,
>> but will want to meet and talk with you on a zoom call.
>>
>> L
>>
>> What is a good time for you? The rest of the team will try to make
>> something work.
>>
>> Regard,
>> Lorraine
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 4:37 PM Asha Coutrier <acoutrie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Good afternoon Lorraine,
>>>
>>> It's wonderful hearing back from you, and I would love to join the team
>>> as a paid intern! I have a plethora of experience creating newsletters
>>> through MailChimp, designing social media content with both
>>> Canva/Photoshop, and acting as an overall communication liaison on behalf
>>> of my managers in each of my professional positions.
>>>
>>> This would be an awesome opportunity to exercise my creativity while
>>> offering my toolkit to an organization with an amazing mission. I would be
>>> able to start as soon as possible :)
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for this opportunity!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Asha Coutrier
>>> e: acoutrie at gmail.com
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 4:25 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Asha,
>>>>
>>>> We received an email from you last July, the 3rd in fact; however, we
>>>> were on our summer break and did not respond in a timely manner.  Likely we
>>>> missed your short visit to Chicago as well.  We hope to make amends.
>>>>
>>>> You mentioned combining your love of gardening with your professional
>>>> background in August when you'd be moving to Hyde Park.  Here we are in
>>>> August, and we are impressed with your professional background, by the way.
>>>>
>>>> Writing articles and monthly newsletters  is something we would find
>>>> very useful on our Communications Team, if you would consider joining that
>>>> working group as a volunteer, even as a paid intern. The internship would
>>>> be a short term position. The Communications Team is an all volunteer small
>>>> group tasked with  creating and managing all  aspects of CCGA
>>>> communications, including writing and producing this newsletter, the
>>>> CCGA website and social media channels, marketing and technical
>>>> support for workshops, the annual conference, virtual events, fundraising
>>>> campaigns, and anything else that may arise.
>>>>
>>>> We're looking for someone with a zest for the task and a willingness to
>>>> engage people! We’re hoping to expand our team to support our technical
>>>> goals. If you have web support experience, public relations or graphic
>>>> design experience, enjoy photography or videography, like engaging with
>>>> social media, or just like connecting with people, let us hear from you
>>>> Asha.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> CCGA Communications Team
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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