<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default">Hi Lorraine,</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Thank you so much for the prompt response and connecting me with your gardners! I am in the beginning stages of this project so I am basically looking for a starting point. I have been in touch with Open Lands and had a productive meeting with them. I'm also looking for some local partners to provide guidance/direction on how to get it all started. So, I appreciate any support you can provide!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default">Bill</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 9:22 AM Lorraine Kells <<a href="mailto:lxkells@gmail.com">lxkells@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></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">Hello Bill,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">CCGA Resources Team does grow from seed in two greenhouses, one of which is in a Chicago Public School.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have put your best resources, our gardeners into this thread. Some work in school greenhouses, others grow in the two I referred to above.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This email is in response to say we'll definitely be continuing this conversation, and hopefully you'll hear from others soon.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">Lorraine Kells, Co-chair</div><div dir="auto">CCGA Education Committee</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 6, 2023, 8:38 AM Yeh, Bill via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br></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"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default">Hello,</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I am the principal of Goudy Technology Academy, a PreK-8th grade elementary school in Chicago Public Schools. We are located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. I am in the beginning stages of a project to install and run a greenhouse at my school. So, I am reaching out to various organizations to get ideas/guidance and I came across your organization. Not sure if this is something your organization would have the capacity to support and if not, perhaps you can help point me in the right direction? Thank you in advance for your attention to this!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Best, </div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="502" style="width:376.35pt">
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