<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">So sorry for forgetting the forward. This is what I get for trying to check email on my phone, while I’m at work. <br><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Kathy Ortt <br><b>Date:</b> January 21, 2021 at 12:21:50 PM EST<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello to the Earth Day Committee!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I h</span>ope all is well! It is always about this time of year we start preliminary meetings for Earth Day. <span style="color:black">Earth Day is Thursday, April 22<sup>nd,</sup> so </span>we would usually have it that Saturday, April 24<sup>th</sup>. Biden is trying to get 100 MN people vaccinated in 90 days and that puts us to about that time period (if all goes as planned)…that being said, that only accounts for 1/3 of the US population and it will still be recommended to wear masks. With that framework in mind, I am touching base to see what we should do or not do this year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Do we…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Have the event but have a more socially distanced set up? Less activities but more tables dedicated to an activity so we may have 3 tables for just on<span style="color:#1F497D">e</span> activity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Postpone until fall?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Reimagine the event to more outdoor activities instead of our normal close interactive ones. Ie - a) Have a guided birding walk (Kroger Wetlands? Or elsewhere) ; b) have a guided nature walk (Vocational School) c) take things to the recycling Center Day? Have events that don’t require everyone to be in the same place at the same time? Get kids and families out and about? D) provide activity packets for kids to take and do at home? We could still have organizations participate by providing a craft package or coloring page etc? <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">4) Cancel until 2022. This number was obstinate on indenting<span style="color:black">! I was somewhat reluctant to even type it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:black">I’m brainstorming on Item 3 as you can tell </span>but trying to think outside the box or in this case, the armory lawn <span style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span> Something to pass around to everyone for input.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph">Kathy<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></body></html>