<div dir="ltr">Hi Britt,<div>Thank you for forwarding me this job opening. I am a former high school teacher and I live in East Garfield Park. I'm pretty connected with the community gardens around here, including "<i>What's Growing On?</i>"-- an urban farm run by my neighbors, Dantrell and Kelly Larson, who used to work with The Chicago Botanic Gardens in the job training program. I have a significant amount of experience working with youth and I am familiar with the Farm on Ogden, North Lawndale Christian Health Center, and The Gardeneers. </div><div><br></div><div>'ll submit my application shortly and my resume is attached for your reference. </div><div><br></div><div>In gratitude,</div><div>Larissa</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM Brittany Calendo <<a href="mailto:brittanycalendo@gmail.com">brittanycalendo@gmail.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 dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Windy City Harvest is accepting applications for summer internship with our Youth Farm program! This is a hands-on opportunity to gain experience in urban agriculture, food systems, and community-based work with a leading program at the Chicago Botanic Garden's urban agriculture farms in North Lawndale and Washington Park. </div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Learn more and apply here:</div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=21ef98a3-d325-4110-a85a-7729320b6f80&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=587574&lang=en_US" title="https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=21ef98a3-d325-4110-a85a-7729320b6f80&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=587574&lang=en_US" id="m_4344577369229644958gmail-LPlnk319019" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=21ef98a3-d325-4110-a85a-7729320b6f80&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=587574&lang=en_US</a></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><b>Internship Highlights</b></div><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:15px"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b>Hands-On Urban Agriculture Experience</b>: Interns work alongside high school students on sustainable farms in Chicago's North Lawndale and Washington Park communities, engaging in activities like planting, weeding, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.</div></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b>Youth Mentorship and Leadership</b>: Interns assist in training 16 to 19 high school students in organic farming techniques, facilitate team-building exercises, and lead weekly hands-on lessons for small crews, fostering leadership and communication skills.</div></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b>Community Engagement</b>: The role includes acting as a resource for program information for project partners, community members, and Chicago Botanic Garden staff, as well as assisting with tours and supporting additional program and operational needs.</div></li></ul><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inh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