People...
of all ages,              of all backgrounds    ...calling for better



                                                                    school lunches.
Organized by project/event
Working groups
Board
Turning Point
New Slow Food USA President
Largest Board of Directors
Highest # of Members and Volunteers 
New chapter bylaws
New website

2009 Recap
Pig Roast
Fundraiser!
Time for Lunch
$10K earned
Highlighted local pork producers
6 partner chefs & restaurants
Daley Plaza
Major press coverage & 
       national exposure 
       for child nutrition
1st Eat-In of 300
Thousands of attendees, petitions, and     letters
The Eat-In
Awareness 
& Education
good for them, 

2009
2010
So, great!

you built a website, campaigned for child nutrition, raised money, supported producers...All good.

What's next?
Local Restaurant & 
Farmer Dinners
~$2000 raised to fund
       Terra Madre scholarships
Sustainable Food Awareness
Green City Market demos
Ethnic neighborhood tours
Heritage Apple & Cider tasting: 
       $450 donated to Chicago Rarities 
       Orchard Project  (CROP)
Tomato Festival
Supporting Local &
Artisanal Producers
Chicago Honey Co-op: $700 donated
Kallari Association chocolate: $230 donated
How do we do all of this?
YOU!
Skills-based needs
Photographer
Website help
Social media
Event support
Running events
Representing Slow Food Chicago
What is 
Slow Food Chicago?
All volunteer organization!
Farmers markets
Outreach
(one of the                         chapters in US)
636 members
3,000 supporters
10 board members
REAL Food in Schools
Sitting down for
largest
A world in which all people can eat food that is
good for the people who grow it & 
good for the planet.
C  a  m  p  a  i  g  n
Chapter of
Slow Food USA
INTERNATIONAL movement
Our FOOD should
taste good
not harm the environment or our health
Our GROWERS should
receive fair compensation
be treated with respect
ALL PEOPLE should have access to good, clean, and fair food
(fairness & security in food)
Advocacy & 
Food Justice
- Fundraisers
- Farm to table
- Free & low-cost
- Book Club
- Honey Co-op
- Tomato Fest
VISION:    Better Life - Better Eating
2010 Annual Meeting
NEEDS:  Slow Food Chicago members for planning; site improvement and fund raising.
Grant writing
So many ways to get involved!
*Members         *Volunteers
*Community     *Organizations
Volunteer Coordination
Email help!
Membership Outreach & Welcoming
preSERVE
Coordinate
letter writing
Working with children & schools
Relationship-building
Terra Madre
Planning fundraisers for Terra Madre
Identifying farmers, producers, cooks, educators and students  
Advocacy & Food Justice
Spokesperson
Gardening
Education
Social Media help
Spreading the word
Christine Sathern
Andrea Batson
Bailey Hall
Steven Hunt
Megan Darrow
Daniel Espinoza
Erika Giffin
Sabrina Martindale
Alyssa Meador
thanks to all the Kendall chefs & students
GIANT
movement
2 a : tendency, trend   <detected a movement toward fairer pricing> 
b : a series of organized activities working toward an objective; 
also : an organized effort to promote or attain an end <the civil rights movement>
Chicago Honey Co-op               Red Tail Farm
Fairstream Farms                         Seedling Orchard
Triple S Farms                               Rishi Tea
Goose Island Beer co.
thanks to all the local producers & farmers
AND...
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Membership 
Outreach & 
Welcoming
Gardening workshops?
Pig Roast?
Farm 
dinners?
Sign up for OUTREACH committee 
in partnership with...
Promote local 
   
foods?
Ark of Taste
Events
Movie screenings?
Sign up for Planning Team Meeting in February and Site Work in March

collaborating
NEEDS:
build strong relationships
NEEDS:
ACTION: Develop a sustainable business model that yields a return for the North Lawndale neighborhood by: 
Restoring vacant spaces to gardens
Food education
Youth education
Creation of value added branded products 
preSERVE
GOALS:
GOAL:
Kids Letter writing campaign
Write / Call federal legislators
(then help others do the same!)
ACTION:    Plan Terra Madre fundraisers
                   Identify delegates from Chicago
Help fund projects / Terra Madre

Raise awareness of local & sustainable food
ACTION:
Project-based
Initiatives
GOAL:    Raise money to fund 
                scholarships for delegates
To restore and preserve  
healthy food growing in 
the North Lawndale 
neighborhood
Steady roots...
Partnerships with other organizations


Broadening reach & work in underserved areas


Rallying members and volunteers for projects

Advocacy
Awareness &
Education events
Focus on...
}
Show Federal lawmakers that WE care about school lunch
Donor support

 
NEEDS:    Slow Food Chicago members  
                 & volunteers for planning, events  
                 and fund raising.
INAUGURAL EVENT: Cha Cha Cha in Central Park
Representing Chicago...
Plan, coordinate, 
& execute events
North Lawndale 
Greening Committee
...at Terra Madre
NEEDS:
GOAL:    Grow the movement
The gathering, held every 2 years, 
       unites those that seek global 
       sustainability in food
Dedicated volunteer committee to 
                                               with

board members
volunteers
members
supporters
the movement
International network of farmers, food 
       producers, cooks, activists and academics
inclusivity
GOAL:
IMMEDIATE ACTION 
Letter writing
'Campaign-ers'
Outreach help
New Organizational Structure
Terra Madre
2010
volunteer management
communications
Dawes School Garden
Annual Picnic
Volunteer day