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</style><a name="element_629826" id="element_629826"></a><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"><tr><td><table style="background: transparent; border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" id="content_5" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; font-family: Arial;line-height:18px;font-size:12px;color:#333333"><!-- embedded video image start --><table align="right" width="288"><tr><td width="18"> </td><td><img class="" border="0" src="https://illinois.edu/emailer/files/132667/processed_629826.png?p=0615T124208" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td style="height:6px;line-height:6px;font-size:6px;" height="6"> </td></tr></table><!-- embedded video image end --><p>Garden Walk, June 17, will be my last day as Horticulture Program Coordinator for the University of Illinois Extension serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion Counties.</p>
<p>The decision to resign was not easy. However, I am blessed with the opportunity to raise my child, Arden Gene Heap. As the email is titled, this isn't a farewell, but a see you soon! I hope to see many of you at garden centers, the Idea Garden and everywhere in between! </p>
<p>I will miss interacting with you, Master Gardener volunteers. I may be biased, but you are the best group of Master Gardener volunteers in Illinois. I am constantly awed by your experience and enthusiasm! </p>
<p>I cannot begin to describe my appreciation for being employed by the University of Illinois Extension for 4 years. To say my job has been life changing is an understatement. Because of this job, I proudly claim that I am a gardener and understand the thrill of smelling churned soil, the peace of strolling through a nursery, and the sheer joy of seeing a plant thrive in its new home (likewise I also feel the utter devastation of seeing it perish). For this, I have only you, Master Gardeners, to thank. Without you, the gardening world would not have been revealed to me in such a pure light. I give you my sincerest thanks and I hope I can spread this love to Arden.</p>
<p>Ginger Boas, County Director hopes to open my position and fill it before the end of the year. Also, our unit will have a new Horticulture Extension Educator by the end of the year (most likely sooner). In the meantime, my duties will be spread amongst the Extension staff.</p>
<p>If you’re not already aware, our office is short-staffed currently. We have many unfilled positions, so please be timely with your requests and patient with responses. Here’s who you can contact with questions and needs:</p>
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<li>General Master Gardener programming questions: Trent Hawker, <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:tkhawke2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">tkhawke2@illinois.edu</span></a></li>
<li>Master Gardener email announcements/Master Naturalist questions: Maddy Kangas, <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:mkangas2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">mkangas2@illinois.edu</span></a></li>
<li>Marketing needs: Melissa Kuhl, <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:msteine3@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">msteine3@illinois.edu</span></a></li>
<li>For all other concerns, contact County Directory Ginger Boas, <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:gboas@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">gboas@illinois.edu</span></a></li>
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<p>Thanks again for all your love, support and encouragement over the years and for spreading the joy to little Arden. </p>
<p>With warmest thoughts,</p>
<p>Ava</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>
<p>217-333-7672 | carmien2@illinois.edu</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><!--CONTENT_ENDS--> </td></tr></table></td><td align="left" style="padding:0;width:5%;" width="5%"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3" style="padding:0;line-height:24px;height:24px;font-size:24px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#83130E" style="background:#83130E;padding:0;line-height:8px;" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr id="footer-wrapper"><td align="left" bgcolor="#83130E" style="background:#83130E;padding:0;width:35px;"> </td><td align="center" id="footer" bgcolor="#83130E" border="0" style="width:679px;text-align:center;background-color:#83130E;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;padding:0;"><address><span style="font-size: 8pt;">University of Illinois | U.S. Department of Agriculture | Local Extension Councils Cooperating</span></address><address><span style="font-size: 8pt;">University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.</span></address></td><td align="left" bgcolor="#83130E" style="background:#83130E;padding:0;width:35px;"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#83130E" style="background:#83130E;padding:0;line-height:8px;" colspan="3"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0;"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:0;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><img alt="" src="https://illinois.edu/emailer/opened.gif?emailId=132667&emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org" /></body></html>