<div dir="auto">JW, <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please be sure this is on the agenda tonight and available to anyone as a screen share or forward.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Last minute, but important.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks,</div><div dir="auto">Lorraine</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 11:29 AM Lucy Contreras via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><span id="m_1544949761796643905m_-1077837471052751047m_4835044388546478059m_-8739655240304326900m_-5590534816470182435m_-734410876027923790m_-3946580973818867421gmail-docs-internal-guid-ead414de-7fff-8e51-65fa-ab07c695ea11" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>My name is Lucy Contreras; I am a Chicago native/resident and the Illinois Community Advocate for GreenLatinos.</b> GreenLatinos is a national network of Latino/a/e environmental and conservation champions fighting against climate change and environmental degradation that intensifies systemic social, health, and economic injustices in our communities. For the foreseeable future, my role will be primarily focused on launching the GreenLatinos Urban Greening Initiative in the Chicago area.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>The GreenLatinos Urban Greening Initiative’s goal is to provide funding for green spaces in Latino/a/e communities</b>. We are launching a grant to help community-based organizations create parks, gardens, and outdoor community hubs. The initiative targets three cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, and Albuquerque. Through this initiative, GreenLatinos aims to advance urban greening planning, advocacy, and implementation. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>To ensure our grant prioritizes equity and community representation, we are looking for local leaders to join our Chicago Community Advisory Board.</b> The board will provide input on our grant process, evaluate grant applications, and offer guidance on selecting projects that align with the community's vision. Compensation <i>will</i> be provided to advisory board members. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I am reaching out to Community Gardeners Association because I believe that your organization has played a critical role in tackling the environmental injustices facing Latino/a/e communities in Chicago and we would like to see how we can involve you in this important initiative. I would love to set up a meeting with you in the upcoming week to discuss the project in greater detail and explore what/if any form of involvement would be best suited for your organization. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Please let me know if you would be interested in having this conversation and what times would work best for you this or next week.</b> Our goal is to have our advisory board complete by the end of the month and to open up the grant application process by the end of February.</span></p></font></span><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you in advance for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best,</font></div></div><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"></font></font></div><font color="#888888" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">--<span> </span></span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://hihello.me/p/224789c9-f41d-4464-b942-81f1ebf11ccd?referer=email_signature" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display:inline-block" target="_blank"><img alt="This is Lucy Contreras's card. Their email is lucycontreras@greenlatinos.org." src="https://cdn.hihello.me/cards/224789c9-f41d-4464-b942-81f1ebf11ccd/signature_qrcode.png?generated=1704921883163" width="360" style="display:inline-block;min-height:100px"></a></div></div></font></div></div>
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