Faculty and staff, if you or your department is participating in Operation Full Belly, please make sure to have your donation items ready by Tuesday, Nov. 14, 9:45 a.m. outside, behind Sangamon and Menard Halls (weather permitting). Look for the balloons to guide you to the collection point. The LLCC Child Development Center will collect your donations for the food pantry. If you require assistance with getting your donations to this location, please get in touch with LLCC Student Life, and we’ll do our best to help you out. In case of inclement weather, we will be meeting in the Student Union.
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Blood drive Nov. 14
More than 4.5 million people in the U.S. need blood transfusions each year, and one pint of whole blood saves three or more lives.
ImpactLife will be on the LLCC-Springfield campus to make donating blood convenient! Please consider donating on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are required and registration for the blood drive is available online.
As an additional incentive to participate, donors will receive:
- $10 gift card option or 500 bonus points for whole blood donations
- $25 gift card option or 1500 bonus points for double red donations
If you have questions about the process or eligibility, visit www.bloodcenter.org or email Kristin Booher. Thank you for helping to save lives!
28th annual Veterans Day Ceremony tomorrow
LLCC will honor veterans at its 28th annual Veterans Day Ceremony tomorrow, Nov. 10. The ceremony will begin at 12:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons on the LLCC-Springfield campus, and a reception will follow. The public is invited to attend.
Chatham American Legion Post #759 will post the colors. The program also includes Gordon Gates, LLCC Board of Trustees Chair, serving as master of ceremonies; Jonathan Gebhardt, LLCC student and retired Senior Airman, U.S. Airforce, providing remarks; LLCC Student Trustee Rayna Herzog presenting the wreath; Calia Cole singing the national anthem; and Jeremy Peck playing “Taps.”
The Veterans Day Ceremony is sponsored by LLCC Student Life and honors all veterans including LLCC faculty, staff and students who served in the armed forces.
It’s PTK Cheek Week!
Phi Theta Kappa is partnering with Be the Match to connect patients that have blood cancers/diseases to genetically matched donors willing to give life-saving blood stem cells. Donation is safe, free and confidential. The only thing required to join the donor database is a quick (painless!) swab of the cheek. If a match is found at any point throughout the years, the hope is that potential donors will be ready to say “yes!”
Please stop by A. Lincoln Commons between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, Nov. 8, to join the national registry. Members of PTK, along with members of several other student clubs, will be there to assist with registration and to answer questions.
LLCC honors veterans at 28th annual Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 10
LLCC will honor veterans at its 28th annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10. The ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons on the LLCC-Springfield campus, and a reception will follow. The public is invited to attend.
The program also includes Gordon Gates, LLCC Board of Trustees Chair, serving as master of ceremonies; Jonathan Gebhardt, LLCC student and retired Senior Airman, U.S. Airforce, providing remarks; LLCC Student Trustee Rayna Herzog presenting the wreath; Calia Cole singing the national anthem; and Jeremy Peck playing “Taps.”
The Veterans Day Ceremony is sponsored by LLCC Student Life and honors all veterans including LLCC faculty, staff and students who served in the armed forces.
Provide Thanksgiving meals to students by contributing to the Food Pantry
Throughout the year, the LLCC Food Pantry supports students experiencing food insecurity. As we enter a season of many holiday celebrations and traditions, often centered around food, the need becomes even more apparent. The Third Annual “Operation Full Belly” aims to provide students who elect to participate with the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal.
Through Wednesday, Nov. 15, Student Life will accept donations for these Thanksgiving meal boxes. Collection bins will be around campus, including in the Student Life office (lower level of Menard Hall).
To contribute food, please choose from the list of suggested items so that all the boxes will be comparable. Suggested items are:
- Biscuit mix
- Cranberry sauce, canned
- Gravy, jar or packet
- Dessert mix & topping/frosting
- Drink mix, powdered (juice, hot chocolate or cider)
- Macaroni & cheese, boxed
- Marshmallows, mini
- Mashed potatoes, instant
- Stuffing, boxed
- Vegetables, canned (corn or green beans)
- Yams, canned
To contribute monetarily, please visit www.llccfoundation.org/donate and choose “Operation Full Belly” from the Designation drop-down menu. Donations will be used to both shop for items to include in the boxes, as well as to provide students with grocery gift cards to pick up perishable items or something specific to their own traditions. Any donations beyond what is needed for this holiday will be used toward responding to student food concerns at other times.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Student Life staff at studentlife@llcc.edu or 217-786-2241.
It’s PTK Cheek Week!
Phi Theta Kappa is partnering with Be the Match to connect patients that have blood cancers/diseases to genetically matched donors willing to give life-saving blood stem cells. Donation is safe, free and confidential. The only thing required to join the donor database is a quick (painless!) swab of the cheek. If a match is found at any point throughout the years, the hope is that potential donors will be ready to say “yes!”
Please stop by A. Lincoln Commons between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, Nov. 6, or Nov. 8 to join the national registry. Members of PTK, along with members of several other student clubs, will be there to assist with registration and to answer questions.
BSU and PTK collecting coats for kids
The LLCC Black Student Union and Phi Theta Kappa are partnering up with Eastside Pride and Green Family Stores to collect coats for kids in the community.
BSU and PTK members will accept coat donations in A. Lincoln Commons from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Coats can also be dropped off with one of the BSU advisors (Kim Wilson, Lisa Clanton and Brandon Lewis) or PTK advisors (Dr. Gillian Bauer).
Every child should have a warm coat, and you can help!
Student Life open house today, 1-3 p.m.
As a reminder, you are invited to LLCC Student Life’s open house today, Nov. 1, 1-3 p.m.!
Event attendees will have the opportunity to tour the LLCC food pantry and to hear more about the active student clubs and other events on the calendar. Of course, no Student Life sponsored activity would be complete without snacks and, this time, they’ll be fall-themed!
LLCC Student Life promotes the mission of the college by providing quality programs and services that enhance the campus experience through leadership, educational and multicultural programs, and initiatives.
Provide Thanksgiving meals to students by contributing to the Food Pantry
Throughout the year, the LLCC Food Pantry supports students experiencing food insecurity. As we enter a season of many holiday celebrations and traditions, often centered around food, the need becomes even more apparent. The Third Annual “Operation Full Belly” aims to provide students who elect to participate with the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal.
Starting today (Nov. 1) through Wednesday, Nov. 15, Student Life will accept donations for these Thanksgiving meal boxes. Collection bins will be around campus, including in the Student Life office (lower level of Menard Hall).
To contribute food, please choose from the list of suggested items so that all the boxes will be comparable. Suggested items are:
- Biscuit mix
- Cranberry sauce, canned
- Gravy, jar or packet
- Dessert mix & topping/frosting
- Drink mix, powdered (juice, hot chocolate or cider)
- Macaroni & cheese, boxed
- Marshmallows, mini
- Mashed potatoes, instant
- Stuffing, boxed
- Vegetables, canned (corn or green beans)
- Yams, canned
To contribute monetarily, please visit www.llccfoundation.org/donate and choose “Operation Full Belly” from the Designation drop-down menu. Donations will be used to both shop for items to include in the boxes, as well as to provide students with grocery gift cards to pick up perishable items or something specific to their own traditions. Any donations beyond what is needed for this holiday will be used toward responding to student food concerns at other times.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Student Life staff at studentlife@llcc.edu or 217-786-2241.