<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I really like this message, Amy. It makes all the points in a kind of "light" way so it's more positive than negative. It will make people look "forward' to the coming event and not 'bad" that it's been postponed..</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Julie </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 4:04 PM Amy Olson via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Does everyone support the statement below? I simplified the first line a little. Please reply, thanks! Amy<div><br></div><div><u style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">Idea 1</u><br><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">In light of the growing uncertainty around COVID-19, we are postponing our 8th Annual Conference scheduled for March 21, 2020. We are supporting the guidance of Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health in doing all we can to minimize the impact of this virus on our community. </span><br><font color="#00afcd" face="AvenirNext-Regular"><span><br></span></font><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">Our annual conference has always been a celebration of Spring, a gathering of the beautiful community of gardeners in Chicago. Hugs are always plentiful and ideas flow freely. We are so grateful to those who registered, to the presenters who created an incredible line up of workshops, to our sponsors, and to our exhibitors and vendors. Please stay tuned as we reimagine the conference and make plans for a future event. Even though we won’t be gathering to kick off the gardening season together next Saturday, know that we are all connected by our passion for planting. </span><br><font color="#00afcd" face="AvenirNext-Regular"><span><br></span></font><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">Be well everyone! In solidarity - CCGA</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 12, 2020, at 3:57 PM, Amy Olson via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">I agree Mamie - I’m sure people will send us a message if they want to know about their ‘donation.’ And we can post an update when ready. Amy<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 12, 2020, at 3:49 PM, Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" target="_blank">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div><div dir="auto">Hello Amy! I prefer <u>Idea</u> <u>1</u>. (Reference to those who paid could be made along with other future detailed information posted on the website or newsletter. That will give us more time to explore options and “how to” since we are dealing with the newly GoFundMe.) Mamie</div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 3:18 PM Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" target="_blank">akeo@me.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>Here are a couple of ideas for a statement about the conference being postponed. Please reply with feedback as soon as you can, we’d like to get this out there yet this afternoon if possible. This may not be as concise as other organizations’ statements, but we tried to capture the sentiment that our conference has been a special Spring kick-off for gardeners in the past.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular"><u>Idea 1</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">In light of the rapidly changing situation with the novel coronavirus, we are postponing our 8th Annual Conference scheduled for March 21, 2020. We are supporting the guidance of Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health in doing all we can to minimize the impact of this virus on our community. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">Our annual conference has always been a celebration of Spring, a gathering of the beautiful community of gardeners in Chicago. Hugs are always plentiful and ideas flow freely. We are so grateful to those who registered, to the presenters who created an incredible line up of workshops, to our sponsors, and to our exhibitors and vendors. Please stay tuned as we reimagine the conference and make plans for a future event. Even though we won’t be gathering to kick off the gardening season together next Saturday, know that we are all connected by our passion for planting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">Be well everyone! In solidarity - CCGA</span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular"><u>Idea 2 - mentions people who paid online</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">In light of the rapidly changing situation with the novel coronavirus, we are postponing our 8th Annual Conference scheduled for March 21, 2020. We are supporting the guidance of Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health in doing all we can to minimize the impact of this virus on our community. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">Our annual conference has always been a celebration of Spring, a gathering of the beautiful community of gardeners in Chicago. Hugs are always plentiful and ideas flow freely. We are so grateful to those who registered, to the presenters who created an incredible line up of workshops, to our sponsors, and to our exhibitors and vendors. Please stay tuned as we reimagine the conference and make plans for a future event. We will reach out to those who paid online early next week. Even though we won’t be gathering to kick off the gardening season together next Saturday, know that we are all connected by our passion for planting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:AvenirNext-Regular">Be well everyone! In solidarity - CCGA</span></div></div></blockquote></div></div>
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