<div><p style="font-size:50px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">👍</p><p style="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0">Natalia reacted via <a style="color:unset;text-decoration:underline" href="https://www.google.com/gmail/about/?utm_source=gmail-in-product&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=emojireactionemail#app">Gmail</a></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 4:23 PM Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com">akeo@me.com</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">I’d like to suggest that we keep the original time of 5-6pm and that way Sarah can be there for the first half! - A<div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 21, 2025, at 3:19 PM, Batka, Sarah Christine <<a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sbatka@illinois.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;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-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks Natalia for your flexibility and understanding.<br><br>For the 3/24 meet n greet, I think we’ve misinterpreted my availability. I personally committed  to 5 – 5:30 on Mon 3/24, but please don’t schedule around me. I’ll accept whatever the communications team decides and I’ll attend as my sched allows. Our standing CCGA Zoom link is<span> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09</span></a><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Passcode: CCGA  - (3 .21.25 PLEASE NOTE SARAH has not had success using this Passcode but the zoom link itself works. )</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dial in number:   312 626 6799 US (Chicago)</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Passcode: 412128 ( this passcode has worked for SB as of 3/25)</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;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-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-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-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-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:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><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><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><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-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span> </span>Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">akeo@me.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span> </span>Friday, March 21, 2025 12:41 PM<br><b>To:</b><span> </span>Natalia S <<a href="mailto:natalia.szklar@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">natalia.szklar@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span> </span>Batka, Sarah Christine <<a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sbatka@illinois.edu</a>>; Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>Re: CCGA Volunteer Interest<u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hi Natalia!<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">That sounds good. We can use the CCGA Zoom Room if you’d like. It’s the same link we used for the meeting on Tuesday.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Since there are a few of us, I’ll put together a short agenda and send it to all on Monday.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Have a wonderful weekend, all!<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Amy<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br><br><u></u><u></u></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On Mar 21, 2025, at 12:28<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM, Natalia S <<a href="mailto:natalia.szklar@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">natalia.szklar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">I'll change the time to 4-5pm then! Will send the zoom invite Monday morning.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Have a great weekend!<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Natalia<u></u><u></u></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 8:32<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>AM Batka, Sarah Christine <<a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sbatka@illinois.edu</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><blockquote style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Ok with me but I would need to hop off at 5:30 tho, for a class.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sarah Batka</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">U of I Extension, Serving<span> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/Cook*County**A0D*0A*8753*S*Greenwood**A23100,*Chicago,*IL*60619?entry=gmail&source=g__;KyslJSsrKyslKysr!!DZ3fjg!8MqNUXMajF4-TCcAD0GqNZkh-rrSnkd4M67MCAU_YN4mfMvjzEfHYHhlg1Ln0bKLKmUzl9xbxw$" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cook County</a></span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/Cook*County**A0D*0A*8753*S*Greenwood**A23100,*Chicago,*IL*60619?entry=gmail&source=g__;KyslJSsrKyslKysr!!DZ3fjg!8MqNUXMajF4-TCcAD0GqNZkh-rrSnkd4M67MCAU_YN4mfMvjzEfHYHhlg1Ln0bKLKmUzl9xbxw$" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619</a></span><u></u><u></u></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 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:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">sbatka@illinois.edu</span></a></span></u></span><u></u><u></u></p><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></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-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span> </span>Natalia S <<a href="mailto:natalia.szklar@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">natalia.szklar@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span> </span>Thursday, March 20, 2025 7:28 PM<br><b>To:</b><span> </span>Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>>; Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">akeo@me.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span> </span><a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>; Batka, Sarah Christine <<a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sbatka@illinois.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>Re: [Communications] Volunteer Interest</span><u></u><u></u></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks for letting me join Tuesday's meeting! No worries about the late start, I completely understand. <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">If Monday (3/24) works for Sarah, I'll send you all a Zoom link for Monday @ 5-6PM.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks again and looking forward to talking soon!<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Best,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Natalia<u></u><u></u></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 12:36<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>AM Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><blockquote style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hello all, Dates/Times are good for me. Mamie<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 4:51<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM Amy Olson via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><blockquote style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hi Natalia!<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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 :)<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">I can be available any of the windows of time you’ve suggested. Sarah, how about you?<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Looking forward to speaking soon!<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Amy <u></u><u></u></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On Mar 17, 2025, at 3:37<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM, Natalia S <<a href="mailto:natalia.szklar@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">natalia.szklar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hi Amy and Sarah,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thank you for the meeting info! I'll plan to be there virtually.<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">I'd love to meet on Zoom sometime. Below are times I'm free to chat:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Wednesday (3/19), 12PM, 4PM-8PM<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thursday (3/20), 12PM, 6PM-8PM<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Friday (3/21), 12PM, 4PM-6PM<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Saturday (3/22), 9AM-1PM<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Monday (3/24), 4PM-8PM<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Let me know what date works best for you. Looking forward to learning more!<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Best,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Natalia<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 2:21<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">akeo@me.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><blockquote style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hi Natalia!<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering! We absolutely have a need for help with communications.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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!<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks again,<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Amy<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On behalf of the CCGA Communications team<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">…..<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">amy olson (she/her)<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">designer + grower<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">akeo@me.com</a><u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">312.925.2148<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">On Mar 17, 2025, at 3:07<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM, Batka, Sarah Christine via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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,<span> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/733*N*Kedzie*Ave,*Chicago,*IL*60612?entry=gmail&source=g__;KysrKysr!!DZ3fjg!9oRpV0esg-ZZ0zbYAIyIf0HtlZ0UqMbUSYN8XCcC3XAydXfTOROMxHyVKcbxtR112UAxqLUW_scjST19N6pqrMD_hQ$" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612</a> <br><br><b>or on Zoom</b> at<br><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09</span></a><br>Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687<br>Passcode: CCGA<br>Dial in number:   312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br>Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687<br>Passcode: 412128<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sarah Batka</span><u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator</span><u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">U of I Extension, Serving<span> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/Cook*County*8753*S*Greenwood**A23100,*Chicago,*IL*60619?entry=gmail&source=g__;KysrKyslKysr!!DZ3fjg!9oRpV0esg-ZZ0zbYAIyIf0HtlZ0UqMbUSYN8XCcC3XAydXfTOROMxHyVKcbxtR112UAxqLUW_scjST19N6qP7AchVA$" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cook County</a></span><u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/Cook*County*8753*S*Greenwood**A23100,*Chicago,*IL*60619?entry=gmail&source=g__;KysrKyslKysr!!DZ3fjg!9oRpV0esg-ZZ0zbYAIyIf0HtlZ0UqMbUSYN8XCcC3XAydXfTOROMxHyVKcbxtR112UAxqLUW_scjST19N6qP7AchVA$" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619</a></span><u></u><u></u></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 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:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:rgb(5,9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