<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_lyg2tpgn0" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><div><b><i>OKRA supports community composting! </i></b> If you live in central Oklahoma, here is an opportunity for you to join a community food scrap program.  Please vote to help Fertile Ground select the best possible collection sites.  You need to <font color="#cc0000"><b>vote TODAY</b></font>, because the poll ends Friday, July 12th.<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="padding:0px;margin:0px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(244,244,244)"><table role="article" aria-label="FOOD ISN’T TRASH! Food Scrap Drop-Off Sites Coming to Central Oklahoma" lang="en-US" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-table" style="font-size:16px;width:1148.86px;padding:0px;border-top:44px solid rgb(244,244,244);border-bottom:44px solid rgb(244,244,244);margin:0px auto;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F4F4F4" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-cell" style="font-size:1em"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="594" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-email"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-email-wrapper"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-footer"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-footer-cell"><div id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362footer-footer-section-stacked-top-0"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#F4F4F4" style="background-color:rgb(244,244,244)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding:33px 66px 44px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="594" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-email"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-email-wrapper"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-header"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-header-cell"><div id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362header-header-section-stacked-top-0"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="transparent"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" style="padding:24px 66px 0px"><a href="https://mgcp02.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fertilegroundok.coop%2F%3Fss_source%3Dsscampaigns%26ss_campaign_id%3D668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b%26ss_email_id%3D668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2%26ss_campaign_name%3DFOOD%2BISN%25E2%2580%2599T%2BTRASH%2521%2BFood%2BScrap%2BDrop-Off%2BSites%2BComing%2Bto%2BCentral%2BOklahoma%26ss_campaign_sent_date%3D2024-07-10T15%253A39%253A42Z&w=5a8efb0d0abd04959bedd345&c=b_668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b&l=en-US&s=nF0vAgljl3Hi1NF9M9uxT9Mfu_4%3D" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(59,148,68)"><img src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a8efb0d0abd04959bedd345/1558130635586-S9KQHPG1B0C1JRZKSJJ1/fertilegroundADDITIONS_FG+Cooperative.png" height="54" alt="Fertile Ground" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="font-size: 0.750188em; display: block; border: 0px; line-height: 0; font-family: "DejaVu Sans Condensed", "Liberation Sans", "Nimbus Sans L", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto; max-height: 54px; max-width: 100%; width: auto;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-body"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" width="100%" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-body-cell"><div id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362spacer-spacer-section-0"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="transparent"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" height="22" style="height:22px"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="m_638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dok.coop</a>.<br><br>Forward this email to spread the word about this FREE pilot program! Cast your vote at <a href="https://mgcp02.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fertilegroundok.coop%2Fvote-for-drop-off-sites%3Fss_source%3Dsscampaigns%26ss_campaign_id%3D668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b%26ss_email_id%3D668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2%26ss_campaign_name%3DFOOD%2BISN%25E2%2580%2599T%2BTRASH%2521%2BFood%2BScrap%2BDrop-Off%2BSites%2BComing%2Bto%2BCentral%2BOklahoma%26ss_campaign_sent_date%3D2024-07-10T15%253A39%253A42Z&w=5a8efb0d0abd04959bedd345&c=b_668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b&l=en-US&s=6Hwtbou6_1ak1SGsFvKWBg9ybWc%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(59,148,68)">https://www.fertilegroundok.coop/vote-for-drop-off-sites</a></p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:1rem 0px 0px;font-family:"DejaVu Sans Condensed","Liberation Sans","Nimbus Sans L","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.01em"><em>Examples of acceptable locations: Local retail stores, community centers, community gardens, parks, etc.</em></p><div style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0px 0px 1.25em;height:1.618em;font-family:"DejaVu Sans Condensed","Liberation Sans","Nimbus Sans L","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.01em"><br></div><div style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0px;font-family:"DejaVu Sans Condensed","Liberation Sans","Nimbus Sans L","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.01em">Your Friends,<br>Fertile Ground Team</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362button-button-section-4"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="transparent" style="width:594px"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" style="padding:22px"><a href="https://mgcp02.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fertilegroundok.coop%2Fvote-for-drop-off-sites%3Fss_source%3Dsscampaigns%26ss_campaign_id%3D668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b%26ss_email_id%3D668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2%26ss_campaign_name%3DFOOD%2BISN%25E2%2580%2599T%2BTRASH%2521%2BFood%2BScrap%2BDrop-Off%2BSites%2BComing%2Bto%2BCentral%2BOklahoma%26ss_campaign_sent_date%3D2024-07-10T15%253A39%253A42Z&w=5a8efb0d0abd04959bedd345&c=b_668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b&l=en-US&s=6Hwtbou6_1ak1SGsFvKWBg9ybWc%3D" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(59,148,68);display:inline-block;line-height:11px;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none;width:auto;background-color:rgb(60,150,67);border:1px solid rgb(60,150,67);border-radius:5.5px;padding:16px 0px"><i style="letter-spacing:29.92px"> </i><span style="line-height:inherit;margin:0px;font-family:"DejaVu Sans Condensed","Liberation Sans","Nimbus Sans L","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline-block;font-size:11px;min-width:1px"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;letter-spacing:0.1em">VOTE NOW!</span></span><i style="letter-spacing:29.92px"> </i></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362spacer-spacer-section-5"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="transparent"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" height="22" style="height:22px"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-footer"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362newsletter-section-footer-cell"><div id="m_6382481468782743004m_-2351585021034962568m_-267893901313722362footer-footer-section-stacked-top-0"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#F4F4F4" style="background-color:rgb(244,244,244)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding:33px 66px 44px"><a href="https://mgcp02.engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fertilegroundok.coop%2F%3Fss_source%3Dsscampaigns%26ss_campaign_id%3D668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b%26ss_email_id%3D668eab10ae18950a0c7453d2%26ss_campaign_name%3DFOOD%2BISN%25E2%2580%2599T%2BTRASH%2521%2BFood%2BScrap%2BDrop-Off%2BSites%2BComing%2Bto%2BCentral%2BOklahoma%26ss_campaign_sent_date%3D2024-07-10T15%253A39%253A42Z&w=5a8efb0d0abd04959bedd345&c=b_668ea8da86ca29101b1a342b&l=en-US&s=nF0vAgljl3Hi1NF9M9uxT9Mfu_4%3D" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(59,148,68)"><img src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a8efb0d0abd04959bedd345/1558130635586-S9KQHPG1B0C1JRZKSJJ1/fertilegroundADDITIONS_FG+Cooperative.png" height="49" alt="Fertile Ground" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="font-size: 0.750188em; border: 0px; line-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