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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Lorraine,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you very much for the information, I appreciate it and will be sure to submit the event on your website calendar once we secure a presenter on this topic.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Myriea Amaya
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<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"> Lorraine Kells <lxkells@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Myriea Amaya <Myriea.Amaya@mhplan.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> € CCGA / Education committee email <Education@chicagocommunitygardens.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Education] Virtual Community Event - Chicago Community Gardeners Educational Gardening Workshop Request<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chicago Community Gardeners Association is a network of community gardeners including school and church gardens. Our organization's leadership is composed of working
groups that meet regularly to support community gardens through education and networking events as well as providing material resources. CCGA helps to find solutions to common challenges such as leadership transitions, access to water and land, and community
organizing. The Education committee is one of those working groups offering workshops that are informative and educational. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our subscribers are already actively engaged in seeding, planting, and harvesting their own food.. We don't see any opportunity for Meridian Health insurance to
participate with us . You are welcome to submit your event on our website calendar at </span><a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/events/">http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/events/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lorraine Kells, Co-chair, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 2:12 PM Myriea Amaya via Education <<a href="mailto:education@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">education@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">I hope this email finds you well, I’m a Community Relations Coordinator for MeridianHealth, one of the Medicaid managed care plans for beneficiaries of
the Illinois HealthChoice program. Our community relations department works to develop relationships with organizations to build community coalitions and promote health awareness and managed care in the communities that we serve.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I’m reaching out to learn more about the Education Committee through CCGA and the work that you do for the community. Currently, I’m working on a virtual event that will allow community
members to learn various topics on health and wellness including urban gardening . We’d like to provide a short 15 minute demo on how they can grow their own produce at home to help them live healthier lives. I’d appreciate the opportunity to share more information
about this event in the case you may have an organization in your network that would be interested in participating.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">Event name:
</span></b><span style="color:black">MeridianHealth & Boys and Girls Club One present: Keep It Up! A Virtual Healthy Living and Wellness Event – Chicago
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</span></b><span style="color:black">Saturday - August 22, 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">11:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.<b> </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I look forward to hearing from you, thank you in advance for your time!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Myriea M. Amaya<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Community Relations Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Meridian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 500<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Various IL 60606<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mhplan.com" target="_blank">http://www.mhplan.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>p. 312-705-2900 x21315<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>c. 312-508-2864<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Myriea M. Amaya<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Community Relations Coordinator<br>
Meridian<br>
300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 500<br>
Various IL 60606<br>
<a href="http://www.mhplan.com" target="_blank">www.mhplan.com</a><br>
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p. 312-705-2900 x21315<br>
c. 312-508-2864<o:p></o:p></p>
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