<div dir="auto">Sounds good! Thanks!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Natalia</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 12:41 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">Hi Natalia!<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>Since there are a few of us, I’ll put together a short agenda and send it to all on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a wonderful weekend, all!</div><div>Amy<br id="m_-8825704398298244113lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 21, 2025, at 12:28 PM, Natalia S <<a href="mailto:natalia.szklar@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">natalia.szklar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="auto"><div>I'll change the time to 4-5pm then! Will send the zoom invite Monday morning.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Have a great weekend!<br><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks,</div><div dir="auto">Natalia</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 8:32 AM Batka, Sarah Christine <<a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">sbatka@illinois.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cook+County+%0D%0A+8753+S+Greenwood+%23100,+Chicago,+IL+60619?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
</a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ok with me but I would need to hop off at 5:30 tho, for a class.
<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah Batka<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">U of I Extension, Serving <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cook+County+%0D%0A+8753+S+Greenwood+%23100,+Chicago,+IL+60619?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Cook County</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cook+County+%0D%0A+8753+S+Greenwood+%23100,+Chicago,+IL+60619?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">w. 217-300-8636<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563c1"><a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">sbatka@illinois.edu</span></a><br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 20, 2025 7:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>>; Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">akeo@me.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>; Batka, Sarah Christine <<a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">sbatka@illinois.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Communications] Volunteer Interest<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for letting me join Tuesday's meeting! No worries about the late start, I completely understand. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">If Monday (3/24) works for Sarah, I'll send you all a Zoom link for Monday @ 5-6PM.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks again and looking forward to talking soon!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Natalia<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 12:36<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello all, Dates/Times are good for me. Mamie<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Natalia!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">I can be available any of the windows of time you’ve suggested. Sarah, how about you?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to speaking soon!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Amy <u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">natalia.szklar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Amy and Sarah,<u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for the meeting info! I'll plan to be there virtually.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">I'd love to meet on Zoom sometime. Below are times I'm free to chat:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday (3/19), 12PM, 4PM-8PM<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Thursday (3/20), 12PM, 6PM-8PM<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Friday (3/21), 12PM, 4PM-6PM<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Saturday (3/22), 9AM-1PM<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Monday (3/24), 4PM-8PM<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Let me know what date works best for you. Looking forward to learning more!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Natalia<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">akeo@me.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Natalia!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering! We absolutely have a need for help with communications.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks again,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the CCGA Communications team<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">amy olson (she/her)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">designer + grower<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">akeo@me.com</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">312.925.2148<u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">HI Natalia. That’s great thanks! We have a meeting coming up tomorrow night if you’re available and would like to join us:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <b>March 18 2025 meeting</b> from 6 – 7 pm.<br>
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You may join us<b> in person</b> at the Richard M. Daley Branch, Chicago Public Library,
<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$" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612</a> <br>
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<b>or on Zoom</b> at<br>
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:#467886">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09</span></a><br>
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687<br>
Passcode: CCGA<br>
Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br>
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687<br>
Passcode: 412128</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</a><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator</span><u></u><u></u></p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cook+County+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+8753%0D%0A+S+Greenwood+%23100,+Chicago,+IL+60619?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
</a></div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/Cook+County+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+8753%0D%0A+S+Greenwood+%23100,+Chicago,+IL+60619?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
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<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/Cook*County*8753*S*Greenwood**A23100,*Chicago,*IL*60619?entry=gmail&source=g__;KysrKyslKysr!!DZ3fjg!9oRpV0esg-ZZ0zbYAIyIf0HtlZ0UqMbUSYN8XCcC3XAydXfTOROMxHyVKcbxtR112UAxqLUW_scjST19N6qP7AchVA$" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
Cook County</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<u><span style="color:#0563c1"><a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">sbatka@illinois.edu</span></a></span></u></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Communications <<a href="mailto:communications-bounces@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:#467886">communications-bounces@chicagocommunitygardens.org</span></a>> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Natalia S via Communications<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2025 2:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:#467886">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</span></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Communications] Volunteer Interest</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know how/if I can get invovled with CCGA. Thanks for your time!<u></u><u></u></p>
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