<div dir="auto">Hello all, Dates/Times are good for me. Mamie</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM Amy Olson 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 style="line-break:after-white-space">Hi Natalia!<div><br></div><div>It was nice to “meet” you at the meeting yesterday evening. So sorry again for my lateness in setting up the zoom link! I take care of my mom in Michigan and had taken an early morning train back to Chicago. I took a power nap in the afternoon and totally slept through my alarm! I know our April meeting will be a better hybrid setup with Sarah managing it :)</div><div><br></div><div>I can be available any of the windows of time you’ve suggested. Sarah, how about you?</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to speaking soon!</div><div></div></div><div style="line-break:after-white-space"><div>Amy <br id="m_-1788275630359128905lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 17, 2025, at 3:37 PM, Natalia S <<a href="mailto:natalia.szklar@gmail.com" target="_blank">natalia.szklar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Amy and Sarah,</div><div><br></div>Thank you for the meeting info! I'll plan to be there virtually.<div><br></div><div>I'd love to meet on Zoom sometime. Below are times I'm free to chat:</div><div>Wednesday (3/19), 12PM, 4PM-8PM</div><div>Thursday (3/20), 12PM, 6PM-8PM</div><div>Friday (3/21), 12PM, 4PM-6PM</div><div>Saturday (3/22), 9AM-1PM</div><div>Monday (3/24), 4PM-8PM</div><div><br></div><div>Let me know what date works best for you. Looking forward to learning more!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Natalia</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" target="_blank">akeo@me.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>Hi Natalia!<div><br></div><div>Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering! We absolutely have a need for help with communications.</div><div><br></div><div>As Sarah mentioned, you’re most welcome to attend our meeting tomorrow evening to get a feel for what the monthly meetings are all about. We have a pretty full agenda, so it would be hard to talk specifically about volunteering with our team.</div><div><br></div><div>I’d love to set up a zoom so we could talk more about your interests and can fill you in on what the communications team is all about and answer questions. I worked at Shedd Aquarium for many years as a designer and am also so interested in hearing about your work with aquatic invasive species!</div><div><br></div><div>If you’d like, please send a few windows of time you could meet and perhaps some of the other team members would also like to join.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again,</div><div>Amy</div><div><br></div><div>On behalf of the CCGA Communications team</div><div><br></div><div>…..</div><div><br></div><div><div>amy olson (she/her)</div><div>designer + grower</div><div><a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" target="_blank">akeo@me.com</a></div><div>312.925.2148</div></div><div><div><div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 17, 2025, at 3:07 PM, Batka, Sarah Christine via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">HI Natalia. That’s great thanks! We have a meeting coming up tomorrow night if you’re available and would like to join us:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The <b>March 18 2025 meeting</b> from 6 – 7 pm.<br><br> You may join us<b> in person</b> at the Richard M. Daley Branch, Chicago Public Library, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/733+N+Kedzie+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60612?entry=gmail&source=g">733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612</a> <br><br><b>or on Zoom</b> at<br><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09</a><br>Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687<br>Passcode: CCGA<br>Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br>Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687<br>Passcode: 412128<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sarah Batka<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">U of I Extension, Serving <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cook+County+8753+S+Greenwood+%23100,+Chicago,+IL+60619?entry=gmail&source=g">Cook County</a><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cook+County+8753+S+Greenwood+%23100,+Chicago,+IL+60619?entry=gmail&source=g">8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619</a><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">w. 217-300-8636<br><u><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">sbatka@illinois.edu</span></a><br><br></span></u><span><u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span> </span>Communications <<a href="mailto:communications-bounces@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">communications-bounces@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>><span> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span> </span></b>Natalia S via Communications<br><b>Sent:</b><span> </span>Monday, March 17, 2025 2:00 PM<br><b>To:</b><span> </span><a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>[Communications] Volunteer Interest<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hello,<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">I'm writing to express my interest in volunteering with CCGA. I noticed that you're looking for volunteers to help maintain the website, manage socials, and support other communication methods. I would love to learn how I can get involved, both virtually and in-person.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">For background, I currently live in North Center and work as an Aquatic Invasive Species Educator at Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant. I have a lot of experience managing websites and listservs, organizing events and webinars, and creating graphics for events. I also have some fieldwork experience and would be happy to assist with any community projects that need volunteers.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Please let me know how/if I can get invovled with CCGA. Thanks for your time!<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Best,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Natalia Szklaruk (she/her)<u></u><u></u></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">--<span> </span></span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">Communications mailing list</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><a href="mailto:Communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">Communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div>
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