<div dir="ltr">Christy,<div><br></div><div>We note that your article may well be very interesting, but there is a concern that our community gardeners will confuse a non profit, Save <b>The</b> Bees, which has a mission, statement with your organization, Save <b>Our</b> Bees, which merely uses articles gleaned from publications such as The Economist, the EPA, National Geographic, and gardening magazines. Can we assume your article does the same?</div><div><br></div><div>Save THE Bees, was founded in 2020 by beekeepers, researchers, scientists, and supporters with a goal of raising awareness on the current pollinator situation. We prefer to allow our community gardeners to choose information from a science-based non-profit with clearly stated intentions.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your request, but we will deny it at this time.</div><div>Communications team</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM Christy Erickson via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org">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">Hi there,<br>
<br>
As an amateur beekeeper and backyard gardener, I’ve learned a lot<br>
about bees in recent years and have followed news about their<br>
shrinking populations closely.<br>
<br>
Of course, bees play an essential role in ensuring we all have fresh<br>
fruits and veggies to eat, but unfortunately, I think we sometimes<br>
overlook how much we rely on them.<br>
<br>
Will you help me spread the word about the importance of bees and what<br>
we can do to help them by posting my unique, research-driven article?<br>
In addition to providing info on the role bees play in our food<br>
production, it will offer tips and advice on what individuals can do<br>
to protect bees in their own backyards.<br>
<br>
My article is free, but if you decide to post it, I ask that you<br>
please consider making a donation to the North American Pollinator<br>
Protection Campaign (<a href="https://pollinator.org/donate" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pollinator.org/donate</a>). It’s my way to<br>
raise money to help save the bees.<br>
<br>
Hope to hear from you soon!<br>
<br>
Thank you!<br>
Christy Erickson of SavingOurBees.org<br>
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P.S. If the above suggestion isn't quite what you're looking for but<br>
you're interested in featuring an article on your site, just let me<br>
know by replying with "Send a new topic."<br>
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