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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">Dear Chicago Community Gardeners Association, </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">I hope this finds you well.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">My name is Lauren Adejumo
and I work as the Lead Learning Designer with The Academy Group. The Academy Group is a local non-profit working with young people from Chicago’s most resilient communities, grades 4 through post-college employment. Our program centers on helping students
become leaders of tomorrows economy and communities, and provides year-round business, social justice, advising, and academic programming. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">I’m reaching out in hopes that we might connect to discuss how we might partner with you all around our 5<sup>th</sup> grade summer social justice course: Food Access and
Equity. We are aware of your work within the community and would love to find ways to integrate some of your expertise. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">At present, we anticipate having approximately fifty 5<sup>th</sup> grade students in the in-person summer program, which will run at Canter Middle School from July 5<sup>th</sup> through
July 29<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">If you’d be interested in connecting with our students, please let me know a few times that you’re available to speak. Thank you in advance for helping our young social justice
change agents to have this powerful experience!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black">Thanks so much!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#0B1539">Lauren Adejumo</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#0B1539">Lead Learning Designer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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