<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;">Below is the final statement - I added a line about those who paid and also more gratitude to sponsors and exhibitors. We will post this on Facebook, on the website and send an email to our subscribers.</span><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;">Julie, if you need help writing something for the exhibitors specifically, let me know!</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;">Have a relaxing evening, everyone - eat lots of garlic!</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;">Amy</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" class="">…..</font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;">In light of the changing situation 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 class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><font color="#5856d6" class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><br class=""></font><span class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;">The CCGA 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, exhibitors and vendors who have always been there for us. Please stay tuned as we reimagine the conference and make plans for a future event. We will contact those who prepaid their registrations. 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 class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><font color="#00afcd" face="AvenirNext-Regular" class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: AvenirNext-Regular; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><span class="">Be well everyone! In solidarity - CCGA</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>