<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 Christina and all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Christina, I’ll add the Avondale Gardening Network to the neighborhood gardening network list on the website right now. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for reaching out and providing all of your wonderful links!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class="">Amy</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">on behalf of the CCGA communications team<br class=""><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 19, 2022, at 12:01 PM, Mamie Gray via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Hello Christina! My apologies for not following up on your inquiry about AGA’s inclusion as a “neighborhood gardening network.” I will share your request with the Communications Team for an answer. Thank you for your patience. Take care, Mamie</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 8:31 AM AGA Chicago <<a href="mailto:avondalegardeners@gmail.com" class="">avondalegardeners@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">Good morning Mamie. I am writing to follow up with you about how the Avondale Gardening Alliance (AGA) can become a recognized CCGA "neighborhood gardening network." <div class="">Would you take a look at the below email and let me know if we qualify or what we would need to do to qualify?</div><div class="">Thanks for your help. I know this is a busy time!</div><div class="">Christina Schleich</div><div class="">Lead Organizer</div><div class="">Avondale Gardening Alliance</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 7:21 AM AGA Chicago <<a href="mailto:avondalegardeners@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">avondalegardeners@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">My last name is Schleich</div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 1:33 PM Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto" class="">Hello Christina! What is your last name? Mamie</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 8:43 AM AGA Chicago <<a href="mailto:avondalegardeners@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">avondalegardeners@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">Good morning Mamie!<div class="">I am emailing for two reasons.</div><div class="">First, I am confirming plant distribution pick up for the AGA Mindful Living Garden (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/3323+N+Drake?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank" class="">3323 N Drake</a>) for Saturday.</div><div class="">Second, I am wondering what the Avondale Gardening Alliance should do to qualify to be listed in the "neighborhood garden networks" portion of the CCGA website.</div><div class="">We are a very active, hyper-local gardening community. Our on-line community is very positive and is 1800 neighbors strong. Here is our website: <a href="https://avondalegardeningalliance.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" class="">https://avondalegardeningalliance.wordpress.com/</a></div><div class="">Here is our AGA facebook page:</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AvondaleGardeningAlliance" target="_blank" class="">https://www.facebook.com/AvondaleGardeningAlliance</a><br class=""></div><div class="">Here is our Facebook group. Please feel free to join and experience the positive neighbor network we are developing:</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/465372823855356" target="_blank" class="">https://www.facebook.com/groups/465372823855356</a><br class=""></div><div class="">Here is a WBEZ interview that is a good introduction to AGA:</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/avondale-gardening-alliance-garden-and-agriculture-fair/0e5a5227-0104-4458-8441-fcc58c78cefc" target="_blank" class="">https://www.wbez.org/stories/avondale-gardening-alliance-garden-and-agriculture-fair/0e5a5227-0104-4458-8441-fcc58c78cefc</a><br class=""></div><div class="">I would be really happy to chat with you about the AGA and how we are engaging our community and removing barriers to urban agriculture.</div><div class="">Let me know how we can become a CCGA recognized "neighborhood garden network."</div><div class="">THANKS!</div><div class="">Christina</div><div class="">Lead Organizer</div><div class="">Avondale Gardening Alliance</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div>
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