<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-shopify-section-product-template" class="gmail-shopify-section" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-ProductSection" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-product-single__description gmail-rte" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:30px 0px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><h2 style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;margin:45px 0px 30px;line-height:1.4"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font size="4">Join Next Door Dinners on February 6th!</font></span></h2><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tickets here:</span><br><div><font color="#9900ff"><a href="https://shopstarfarmchicago.com/collections/events/products/copy-of-next-door-dinners-october-11-star-farm-chicago">https://shopstarfarmchicago.com/collections/events/products/copy-of-next-door-dinners-october-11-star-farm-chicago</a> </font></div></div><img src="cid:ii_ls4y948h0" alt="IMG_7544.jpg" width="301" height="452"><br><br><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">· Location: Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave, Chicago, IL 60657</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">· Date: February 6, 2024</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">· Time: Doors at 6:30pm, Dinner at 7pm</span></p></font></span></div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Next Door Dinners is a community dinner project with a pay-what-you-can model! We serve a three-course dinner that sells out around 50 people. The dinners source from Chicago urban farmers, retailers, and makers and pops up at venues all around the city. All profits go to various organizations supporting Chicago residents</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>What is pay-what-you-can? </b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The price for a ticket to “break-even” for dinner and venue costs is about $15 a person. All profits beyond that point are donated.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Last month, some gave $5 and some gave $75. When buying your ticket, please consider your socioeconomic status, inherent wealth, and access to fresh food, and give whatever you are comfortable with.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Where does the money go? </span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">This month we will be donating profits to El Arbol. </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box">El Arbol started as a collective of community members working to support recently arrived migrants staying at the police station in Logan Square</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">.</span> We are now in the process of opening a free store in our neighborhood that will allow our new neighbors and other folks in the community to receive things like clothes, household goods, and much more. With thousands of new arrivals transitioning to shelters and permanent housing, our goal is to create a space where we can take in donations and distribute them to anyone in need as directly and efficiently as possible.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The donations from this dinner will help fill holes in our inventory for essential items for families, help acquire materials for the operation of the store such as shelving and hardware, and promote other programs such as meals and community programming for store visitors.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><font size="4"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">~This month's menu~</span></b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Starter:</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Fresh bread + cheesy herby olive oil dip (v and gf optional)</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Simple beet salad (v)</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Main:</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Creamy Gnocchi soup w/ local winter vegetables (v and gf optional)</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dessert:</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Caramel Apple Cookies w/ frosting</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Drinks:</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">BYOB</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"> <br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><i>Info: Follow us on Instagram for all updates: @nextdoordinners </i></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><i>Website: <a href="https://linktr.ee/NextDoorDinners">https://linktr.ee/NextDoorDinners</a> </i></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 15px"><i>Contact information: <a href="mailto:carlyherron23@gmail.com">carlyherron23@gmail.com</a>, (319) 651-6011</i></p><font face="Helvetica, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><span class="gmail-marka2z1dzsld" style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></i></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box"><div dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box"></div></div></div></div></div><div id="gmail-shopify-section-product-recommendations" class="gmail-shopify-section" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Arial"><b>Carly Herron</b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial">Good Food Accelerator | Program Manager </span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><font face="Arial">Next Door Dinners | Founder + Director</font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Arial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carly-herron-bb5206158/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Arial">p: (319) 651-6011</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Arial">e: <a href="mailto:carlyherron23@gmail.com" target="_blank">carlyherron23@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div></div>

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