<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="">Hi Lorraine and all - here’s a draft response to Sarah. I think we could create a sign up form for her and let her people set up the actual arrangement for volunteering. But then we should really consider developing a tool for connecting volunteers to gardens. It would be so useful!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">…..</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hi Sarah,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for reaching out to CCGA about volunteering in community gardens!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We don’t normally organize specific community garden volunteer days, but can connect you to gardens that need volunteers - I am sure there are quite a few that would appreciate the help! Then, you could coordinate directly with the garden managers about the specifics (time, group size, length of time, etc) We do have a need for volunteers from time to time when we hold plant distributions, and can pass your info along to that team if you’d like, but to get in the dirt and play, you’ll want to be in the gardens!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We have been talking about making a tool that allows volunteer groups to connect to gardens via our website or an app, it seems it would be very useful.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m thinking for now, we could send an email to our subscribers (1,775), and also post this on social media (2,800 followers) to get the word out. Then we could create a brief interest form and share the responses with you. You can think about any parameters we should include, like location, dates, days of the week, time spent, etc.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">To answer your questions, I envision that some gardens would be able to accommodate drop-in volunteers, and many would schedule visits, especially if there are groups. I think each garden is a little different as far as the group size right now. Larger gardens can accommodate larger groups safely. As far as time spent or monthly hours, each garden is a little different! </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m happy to talk more about this idea with you, and thanks again for reaching out to us!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class="">Amy </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">CCGA Communications team</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">amy olson (she/her)</div><div class="">designer + grower</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" class="">akeo@me.com</a></div><div class="">312.925.2148</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 8, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Sarah Nowicki (RAPP) via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi there,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">My name is Sarah Nowicki, and I’m the Administrative Coordinator / Office Manager for RAPP Chicago—so nice to virtually meet you!<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Now that things are starting to get a bit back to normal, our team is looking into community gardens where we could volunteer as a group. Are you currently accepting volunteer groups, and are there any restrictions or procedures in place for that?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">A few additional questions:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Can you drop-in any time or do you need to schedule visits?<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Is there a group minimum or maximum number of participants?<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Is there a required length of time per visit, or a required number of monthly hours?<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Any other important info?<o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks so much!<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sarah<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.9pt;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Sarah Nowicki </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">(She/Her)</span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Administrative Coordinator<br class="">Office Manager</span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 14.7pt;" class=""><span id="cid:image002.png@01D75C57.6A6EDEC0"><image002.png></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">225 N. 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