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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I see that you’ve sent out the meeting reminder. Thx.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am not checking work email on my days off.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">JW showed me for the April meeting but I did not retain it to be able to do it on my own. I think I should just stick with updating the CCGA calendar as that Is what I am most comfortable doing and have the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah Batka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">U of I Extension, Serving Cook County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619<o:p></o:p></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"><span style="color:#0563C1">sbatka@illinois.edu</span></a><br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 17, 2025 11:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> JW Glass via Communications <communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org>; Batka, Sarah <sbatka@illinois.edu>; Amy OLSON <akeo@me.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Meeting Announcement, Meeting Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is the communications team still handling the meeting announcement in a timely manner, if so who is doing this? I understood that JW had passed this on to Sarah? This is a hybrid meeting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Meeting location Daley, Richard M.-West Humboldt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also the meeting agenda needs to be compiled, please see the list<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For the agenda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● Samantha Levan, <span style="color:black"> </span>Aspire Chicago, working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities looking for community involvement opportunities for different groups of individuals<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">●<span style="color:black"> Lina Gebhardt, production assistant at NewsNation and the Multimedia Editor at The DePaulia, the independent student newspaper of DePaul University wants to interview gardeners and visit community gardens for a
multimedia story.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● update on Memorial for Julie Samuels from ad hoc committee with link to donate <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/weblink.donorperfect.com/juliebench__;!!DZ3fjg!7JXj1eU0rxqUXNC7cmrJ-mJ1yWpCOLoCSOcKMpV2V3_8qqDXwBVtexb8y9iG8TFULlfSp_U7v35oLTFl$" target="_blank">http://weblink.donorperfect.com/juliebench</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● update on Survey for Chicago Urban Ag Ordinance, access survey <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/ChicagoUrbanAgSurvey__;!!DZ3fjg!7JXj1eU0rxqUXNC7cmrJ-mJ1yWpCOLoCSOcKMpV2V3_8qqDXwBVtexb8y9iG8TFULlfSp_U7v-cR8a0c$"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://bit.ly/ChicagoUrbanAgSurvey</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">● update of Green Teacher Gathering, Academy for Global Citizenship, <b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">10am-3pm </span></b>with CCGA table (provided),
<b>need volunteers</b>, hourly or more if possible. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">story planning: story list and articles for website;<br>
● any other topics/projects to discuss?<o:p></o:p></p>
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