<div dir="ltr">Mikol,<div><br></div><div>The Communications Team at CCGA is pleased to hear of your corporate volunteer group in honor of Juneteenth 2025 (Thursday, June 19) and we whole-heartedly welcome your participation.  In recent years there have been many community garden celebrations, and there will surely be many this year as well.</div><div><br></div><div>We are working on our website to make it easier for groups or individuals to participate in work days or events, but meanwhile the communications team can assist  you.  Your group of adults will need to wear sunblock, close-toed shoes, long pants, carry water bottles (no plastic, please) and a cap is optional but recommended. </div><div>The Kuumba-tre ahm garden hosts a workday of weeding and gardening activity and your participation is eagerly anticipated.  Gina, the garden steward, is copied on this email to give you details.</div><div><br></div><div>Your willingness to get involved beyond just this special day is appreciated, so the information will be shared with all of our working group chairs and community gardeners at our May 20 coordinating meeting.  This email will be forwarded to our teams in Resources and Distributions and the Advocacy and Outreach team. The community gardens stewarded by them possibly need committed volunteers to work in gardens on the south and west sides of the city on an ongoing basis.</div><div><br></div><div>Please reply if there is any misunderstanding in meeting your request. </div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Communications Team</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM Mikol Tsopnang 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"><div class="msg-8981980959275890560">




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I’m Mikol, the DEI Committee Lead at Mark Anthony Brewing. We’re organizing a corporate volunteer group in honor of Juneteenth 2025 (Thursday, June 19) and are looking for opportunities to support local events or initiatives.</div>
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We’re still finalizing details internally, so our group size isn’t confirmed yet—but we’re hoping to coordinate something meaningful and community-centered for that day.</div>
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Could you let me know if you’re offering any volunteer opportunities that would be a fit for a corporate group? We’d love to learn more about how we can get involved.</div>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Mikol Tsopnang
<b>|</b> she/her<b> |</b> Demand Planning Analyst<br>
Mark Anthony Services Inc. <b>|</b> </span><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Chicago, IL, United States 60606</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
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