<html><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="content-type"></head><body style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0px"><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">Dear Members at Chicago Community Gardener's Association,</span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c5" style="font-size:10pt">I’m Megan, the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at </span><span class="c5 c14" style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt"><a class="c9" href="http://growinghomeinc.org/" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit">Growing Home, Inc</a></span><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">, a non-profit urban farm in Englewood that uses urban agriculture as a vehicle for job training, food access and community impact.</span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">On Thursday, August 27, we are hosting a Virtual Cookoff Fundraiser to help us support the work we do in our community. We’re trying to spread the word as far as possible in the Chicago area and would love your help.</span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">Attached is a press release as well as our graphic for the event. If you can help by promoting this event on your news platform, want more information or have advice on someone we should contact - please let me know.</span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">Thank you for your consideration and for the work you do in our Chicago community. Hope you and your team are safe and well.</span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">Take care,</span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c1" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">Megan</span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c4" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c4" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c4" 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style="color:#434343;font-size:10pt">Farm and Training Center Administrative Office</span><span class="c10 c5" style="color:#434343;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Arial";font-style:italic;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c2" style="color:#434343;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">5814 S Wood St. 825 W 69th St, Floor 2 </span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c2" style="color:#434343;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">Chicago, IL 60636 Chicago, IL 60621</span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c2" style="color:#434343;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">(773) 434-7144 (773) 549-1336</span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c2" style="color:#434343;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c5 c8" style="color:#434343;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt">g</span><span class="c8 c5" style="color:#434343;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt"><a class="c9" href="http://growinghomeinc.org/" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit">rowinghomeinc.org</a></span><span class="c12 c5" style="color:#434343;font-size:10pt"> | </span><span class="c8 c5" style="color:#434343;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt"><a class="c9" href="https://youtu.be/-GCO-KKuaF8" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit">How are we growing this summer?</a></span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c4" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c0" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;height:11pt"><span class="c4" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal"></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c4" style="color:#000000;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";font-style:normal">Att: </span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c14" style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline"><a class="c9" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10EW7ZHX4-kZ8iZAkDJJR6FbBCux-spgPZmXMVEgLvlA/edit?usp=sharing" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit">Growing Home Virtual Fundraiser Press Release</a></span></p><p class="c3" style="margin:0;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left"><span class="c14" style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline"><a class="c9" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EM0mjDvG467z0bFm5kaOpx7_r-vEF9pH/view?usp=sharing" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit">Growing Home Virtual Fundraiser Event Graphic</a></span></p></body></html>