<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Hi!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Like most people, my family has spent a LOT of time at home over the
last several months (and will continue to for the foreseeable future). To stay
busy, my husband and I decided to make some home improvements we’ve been
putting off, and we decided to focus our efforts on water conservation
measures. I didn’t know a whole lot about the actions we could take before we
started this undertaking, so I naturally did a lot of research - and I learned
a lot!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Since water conservation is an important topic on </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org">chicagocommunitygardens.org</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">, here are some pieces of information I
think you’ll find helpful (I certainly did):</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://kayplumbing.com/plumbing-blog/water-conservation-why-saving-water-is-important/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Water
Conservation: Why Saving Water is Important</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Simple-Dollar/2012/0904/How-conserving-water-affects-your-wallet-5-ways" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">How
conserving water affects your wallet: 5 ways</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.hydropoint.com/blog/water-energy-conservation/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">How Water
Conservation Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gas</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://basq.livelarq.com/sustainability/32-ways-to-conserve-water-at-home/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">32 Ways
to Conserve Water at Home</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.thespruce.com/water-saving-devices-install-yourself-4096495" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">10
Water-Saving Devices You Can Install Yourself</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://blog.constellation.com/2017/06/23/best-low-flow-shower-heads/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">How to
Choose a Low-flow Shower Head</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.mortgagecalculator.org/helpful-advice/energy-efficient-mortgages.php" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Homeowner's Guide To Energy Efficient Mortgages</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.plushbeds.com/blogs/green-sleep/13-ways-to-implement-water-conservation-in-your-garden" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">13 Ways to Implement Water Conservation in Your Garden</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.rockethomes.com/blog/homeowner-tips/xeriscape" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">What Is Xeriscaping?</span></a></span></p>

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somewhere on your site (a resources page, maybe?) so your readers have even
more inspiration for adopting water-friendly practices into their lives!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Additionally, our last big project will be tackling
our landscaping, so it’s something I’ve been focusing my research on lately. If
I wrote you a (free) original article on how to improve your yard’s water
conservation abilities, would you consider sharing it on your site?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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