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<p style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">To quote a volunteer who recently emailed me regarding the parking situation that we have been affronted with: "this just frosted my cookies." Let me assure you that Sandy, Ginger (County Director) and I are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>appalled and affronted. </span></p>
<p style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">University Parking has been approached, as have Arboretum staff to see what our options are. You will be notified if a consensus is reached.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">In the meantime, while volunteering at the Idea Garden please drop the chain link fence and park on the lawn north of the Idea Garden. Please be mindful and do not park on the lawn after a rain. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">I want to take a moment to acknowledge your frustration, hurt and the feeling of being disrespected and underappreciated. Your volunteerism and generosity has not been overlooked by the Extension office. We greatly appreciate your service, time and commitment. I will also go so far as to say the community appreciates your work. Here are some quotes from the Idea Garden visitor logbook posted in the gazebo: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">Monica, 11/25, Middlebury, VT – “Thanks for all your efforts. I love visiting here.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">Rachel, 2/16, Massachusetts – “What a great concept! Inspiring.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">Norma, 4/13, Edmund, OK– “Oklahoma County Master Gardener! Great job ya’ll!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">Amir, 5/21, Egypt – “I love this place and I wish to come here again next year.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">Thanks for all you do!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;">Ava</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p><em>Program Coordinator, Horticulture</em></p>
<p>University of Illinois Extension, Unit 13</p>
<p>Champaign County</p>
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