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<DIV>I've briefly scanned over Jim's draft to send to County Contacts....its not at all disimilar to what we've been proposing. However, I suggest we really simplify the email, offer just a handful of suggested topic items or questions for their consideration.</DIV>
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<DIV>The email is a bit too lengthy and people might feel overwhelmed when reading it....not to say all the content isn't important, but I've found that email communication warrants a short and to the point approach because its just too easy to hit "delete". As evidenced by this email, I have the same problem myself and need to really edit things down for simplicity's sake!</DIV>
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<DIV>Another missing component is a place to send local ideas and action items so we can record and organize them together into the "Plan". How do we document everything? I have suggested Wiki....Marnie Glickman has created one but specific to her proposal for the first part of 2011. Can we use it for the larger picture stuff too? <A href="http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/Green_2012" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#810081>http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/Green_2012</FONT></A>.
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<DIV>Do we create our own Wiki, or use something else all together?</DIV>
<DIV>Jenni Woodward has also created a Greens Specific virtual space on her own platform: </DIV>
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<DIV>CAGreens-Test is reached at: www.weblearningtools.org/CAGreens-Test.<BR>CAGreenIDEAS.org will be reachable at either cagreenideas.org or www.cagreenideas.org .</DIV>
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<DIV>I'll create a draft email to the counties as well, and Barry said he was going to do one. Maybe between Jim, Barry, and myself we can create a best approach. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Kendra Gonzales </SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV></div><br>
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