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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the following volunteer help requests. If interested, email the listed contact.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The City of Urbana is hosting another rain barrel and compost bin sale on May 6 from 9am to noon at the parking lot North of the City Building on Vine St. Pre-order is mocked up at
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.RainBarrelFundraising.com_Urbana&d=DwMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=v7icz0p4N69Z-9cJHN9s6AoJo67KQbcYruo-uWgUgZ8&m=9HJRgRhdpqHizfZKhJ7UigySYSwLqvqnNAsI80Qwxr0&s=zjKQlG_zHxuzN3DBn0q-vzhah8rTjotQgUUjcON-lKg&e=">
www.RainBarrelFundraising.com/Urbana</a>. They would love to have an Extension table set up at the event with some public education on water conservation and composting. If you are interested in volunteering to staff an educational table that Saturday, please
email Maddy Kangas at <a href="mailto:mkangas2@illinois.edu">mkangas2@illinois.edu</a>. All materials will be provided.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">A second-grade teacher at Leal Elementary is looking for a couple of Master Gardeners or Master Naturalists to help at their Annual Science Night. The event is on Friday, April 28th
from about 6:30-8:00pm. It is generally very well attended. Last year they helped us to make seed tape for vegetable gardens. This year however, we were given native prairie plant seeds, and milkweed seeds. The volunteers would help students and families plant
some pollinator/native seeds. This could be done in peat pots with soil, or they could even make "seed bombs". We can provide most or all of the materials, we just need the knowledge and volunteers to get the seeds used effectively. Education about the importance
of native plants and pollinator plants would be great too. If interested, please contact Jodi Miller directly at
<a href="mailto:Jmiller@usd116.org">Jmiller@usd116.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy spring!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maddy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
Madeline Kangas<br>
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#222222;background:white">University of Illinois Extension<br>
Unit 13 Champaign County<br>
801 N. Country Fair Drive, Suite D<br>
Champaign, IL 61821<br>
<a href="tel:(217)%20333-7672" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">(217)333-7672</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#222222"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><a href="mailto:mkangas2@illinois.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">mkangas2@illinois.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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