Thanks to generous donations to the Foundation’s LEAGUE campaign, $10,000 was awarded last year for a variety of grants that are now “working” in programs at LLCC. View the list of benefactors: LEAGUE grant dollars 3-17

Attention faculty and staff!  There is still time to enter the Decorate Your Office Door Contest for LEAGUE. Grab your co-workers and join in the fun. The department or center with the most votes will be declared the winner and will win a jeans day in May. Decorating should be completed by noon on Monday, March 27. Read contest guidelines here: 2nd Door Decorating Announcement

LEAGUE is an acronym for Leaders Establishing Annual Gifts Underwriting Education and is the annual opportunity for LLCC faculty and staff to make charitable donations back to the college.  Funds raised go directly to support LLCC students through scholarships, grants and other Foundation funds.  No LEAGUE dollars are used for operating expenses for the LLCC Foundation.

Nearly half of all LLCC faculty and staff donate to the LLCC Foundation. Besides the great work you do every day, LLCC faculty and staff truly support their own.  Join us for the kickoff celebration of this year’s LEAGUE campaign on Professional Development Day, Tuesday, March 28 at 11:30 am in the Student Union.

Why give?

Most people say a personal connection is the main reason for charitable giving and because they feel it’s the right thing to do.  And what better investment than our students?  You’re truly making their lives better with the gift of education.

Are you up for a little fun and creative competition with your fellow faculty and staff members?  Do you enjoy a friendly game now and then? Join the LEAGUE Committee for a little fun and excitement in anticipation of this year’s annual faculty and staff giving campaign known as LEAGUE with the the LEAGUE Door Decorating Contest! The department with the most votes will be declared the winner and will win a jeans day in May. See the guidelines for more details: LEAGUE Door Decorating Contest Guidelines with Photos

Applications for LEAGUE grants are due in the LLCC Foundation Tuesday, January 31, at 5 p.m. Grant guidelines, the application and budget worksheet are available here or on the Foundation website. Approximately $10,000 will be awarded at the LEAGUE kickoff luncheon on Tuesday, March 28.

Faculty and staff make these grants possible through their generous giving to the annual faculty and staff campaign each spring. Thank you!

If you have any questions, please contact the Foundation at 786-2785. Again, the application deadline is Tuesday, January 31 at 5 p.m.

Now through January 31, the LLCC Foundation is accepting applications for LEAGUE grants. Faculty and staff make these grants possible through their generous giving to the annual faculty and staff campaign each spring known as LEAGUE.

The Foundation will award approximately $10,000 as a direct result of the success of the annual faculty and staff campaign.  Grant guidelines, application and budget worksheet are available here, or may be obtained at:  www.llccfoundation.org/educational-support.

Donations to the LEAGUE campaign support LLCC students through the LEAGUE grant program, scholarships, and other funds, including the “Pay It Forward” fund which helps students with emergent needs.  Each year approximately 40-percent of LLCC faculty and staff support the Foundation through this campaign.  Our thanks to our generous LLCC faculty and staff for contributing nearly $54,000 to the 2016 LEAGUE campaign!

Again, the application deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.  Awards will be announced at the LEAGUE kickoff on March 28.  Please contact the Foundation at 6-2785 for more information.

Contribute to the LEAGUE Campaign using payroll deduction by this Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m. to be entered into a drawing for lots of great prizes including $25 gas cards, car wash gift certificates, a basket from Food Fantasies and $150 cash donated by members of the LLCC Cabinet.  Just complete the LEAGUE enrollment form and return to the Foundation.

Thanks to the nearly 150 people who have donated more than $47,000 so far. Funds from LEAGUE campaign go directly to support LLCC students through scholarships, grants and more.  As a donor, you choose what you would like your gift to support.  The LLCC Foundation realizes you have choices in philanthropic support and given the ever increasing demands on individual and family budgets, please know how grateful we are that you’ve chosen the students of LLCC to be the recipients of your generous donations.

Congratulations to Tera Spellbrink, the winner of $235 from the LEAGUE 50/50 drawing, and to Leanne Roseberry, who won the portable gas grill and IL State Fair Pork Package.

Thanks to all who purchased tickets in support of the LEAGUE Campaign, which benefits our programs and students like Tess Tyler, who is from a family of six and the first of her siblings to attend college. Her parents can’t afford to assist her financially and she receives no financial aid from grants. With the help of a Foundation scholarship, Tess will graduate from LLCC this May with a 4.0 GPA and pursue her dream of becoming an English teacher.

If you would like to make a donation to the LEAGUE Campaign to help students like Tess, please complete the LEAGUE enrollment form and return to the Foundation office.  Make your donation by April 29 using payroll deduction and you will be eligible to win $150 in cash.

For more information call the Foundation at 786-2785.

Congratulations to Becky Croteau, Professor of Biology, winner of the first $150 cash prize for making a donation to the LEAGUE Campaign.  Winners of Subway coupon cards are:  Trudy Stutzman, Michelle Burger, Peggy Goetsch and Nathanael Herbert.

The annual faculty and staff giving campaign is off to a great start with more than $43,000 in donations and pledges so far!  If you haven’t made your contribution yet, there is still time.  And there is still time to win $150 in cash – donated by LLCC Cabinet Members – if you make a pledge using payroll deduction by April 29.

Don’t forget to purchase 50/50 raffle tickets for another chance to win cash totaling $200 to date or a grill package valued at $300.  Tickets are $1 each, $5 for 6, or $10 for 18 and will be available through today until 5 pm in the Foundation.

Thanks to all who support the LEAGUE Campaign.  Funds go directly to support LLCC students through scholarships, grants and more.  For more information, call the Foundation at 786-2785.