Star-studded cast delivers fetch LEAGUE video

Review by Barbara Eades, LLCC Foundation

Featuring a star-studded cast of LLCC faculty and staff, the LEAGUE video will have you rolling in the aisles … or rolling your eyes anyway.

The first half of the video is downright hilarious, but then it takes a turn focusing on a more serious note as the true meaning of the LEAGUE campaign is revealed. Spoiler alert: LEAGUE is an acronym for Leaders Establishing Gifts Annual Underwriting Education and is actually a campaign for the benefit of our students and programs. We see cameos from Dr. Warren, Stacey Olson, Dean Butzow and others who help us navigate through the twists and turns of making a donation.

Do yourself a favor during this time of social distancing, and check out the LEAGUE 90s video. It’s three and half minutes of pure entertainment! We give it five stars!

Note: It’s not too late to make your contribution or pledge to the LEAGUE campaign. To date, approximately 100 faculty and staff have pledged nearly $40,000 to help our students. Contact the LLCC Foundation at llccfoundation@llcc.edu or call 786-2797.

Do you remember the 90s? Did you have a favorite TV show, band or movie? Watch the new LEAGUE video as LEAGUE committee members reminisce about their favorite memories of the 1990s.

LEAGUE, which is an acronym for Leaders Establishing Annual Gifts Underwriting Education, is the annual faculty and staff giving campaign. Donations benefit our students in the form of scholarships, various program funds, the Pay It Forward fund and LEAGUE grants which provide classroom materials, equipment and other enhancements. As a donor, you decide where you direct your contribution!

It’s not too late to make your contribution or pledge. Contact the LLCC Foundation at llccfoundation@llcc.edu or call 786-2797. Payroll deductions begin July 15. Anyone making a donation will be placed into a drawing for two $150 cash prizes donated by members of the LLCC Cabinet. Booyah!

Test your knowledge of LEAGUE 90s trivia. Everyone who guesses will be entered into a drawing for a prize. You don’t have to answer correctly to win! Watch for questions and submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu.

The answer to the previous LEAGUE 90s trivia question hairstyles popular in the 1990s was a.) Curtained hair – which featured a center part.

Today’s LEAGUE 90s trivia question:

Which artist had the most number one hit songs during the 90s?
a. Madonna
b. Janet Jackson
c. Whitney Houston
d. Mariah Carey

Submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu for a chance to win. Congratulations to the previous winner Bert Sneyd.

If you have not made your donation to LEAGUE, there is still time. Ask for a form when submitting your answer to the LLCC Foundation. Donations benefit our students and programs. If you make a donation to the LEAGUE campaign by June 30, your name will be entered into a drawing for two $150 cash prizes made available thanks to the LLCC Cabinet.

Test your knowledge of LEAGUE 90s trivia and you will be entered into a drawing for a prize! Watch for questions, and submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu to win.

The answer to the previous LEAGUE 90s Trivia Question about what game used milk cap discs made of cardboard and slammers was d.) Pogs.

Congratulations to previous winners: Melissa Franzen and Claire Gordon.

Today’s LEAGUE 90s trivia question:

Which of these hair styles was popular in the 1990s?
a. Curtained hair
b. Mop-top
c. Quiff
d. Mohawk

Submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu for a chance to win.

If you have not made your donation to LEAGUE there is still time. Ask for a form when submitting your answer to the LLCC Foundation. Donations benefit our students and programs. If you make a donation to the LEAGUE campaign by June 30, your name will be entered into a drawing for two $150 cash prizes made available thanks to the LLCC Cabinet.

The LEAGUE Committee had some fun in store for the kickoff of this year’s annual faculty and staff giving campaign. Test your knowledge of 90s trivia, and you will be entered into a drawing for a prize! Watch for questions, and submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu to win.

Congratulations to the winner of the first LEAGUE 90s trivia question, Nichole Coffey!

The answer to the LEAGUE 90s Trivia Question from Thursday about which hockey icon announced his retirement in 1999 was Wayne Gretzky. Wayne was in Edmonton, Alberta for most of his career.

Today’s LEAGUE 90s trivia question:

Popularized during the early 1990s, what game used milk cap discs made of cardboard and slammers?
a. Push Pops
b. Clackers
c. Discman
d. Pogs

Submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu for a chance to win.

If you have not made your donation to LEAGUE there is still time. Ask for a form when submitting your answer to the LLCC Foundation. Donations benefit our students and programs. If you make a donation to the LEAGUE campaign by June 30, your name will be entered into a drawing for two $150 cash prizes made available thanks to the LLCC Cabinet.

The LEAGUE Committee had some fun in store for the kickoff of this year’s annual faculty and staff giving campaign with a 90s theme. Test your knowledge of 90s trivia, and you will be entered into a drawing for a prize! Watch for questions and submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu to win.

Yesterday’s LEAGUE 90s Trivia Question:

Tonka, a toy company known for building trucks, created which doll during the nineties?
a. Polly Pocket
b. Care Bears
c. Cupcake Dolls
d. Cabbage Patch Dolls

The answer is (c.) Cupcake Dolls. The dolls were designed to resemble Southern Belles. Thanks to all those who submitted answers. A name will be drawn to win a LEAGUE prize.

Today’s LEAGUE 90s Trivia Question:

Which hockey icon announced his retirement in 1999?
a. Bobby Orr
b. Wayne Gretzky
c. Bobby Clark
d. Guy Lafleur

Submit your answer before Friday by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu for a chance to win.

If you have not made your donation to LEAGUE, there is still time. Ask for a form when submitting your answer to the LLCC Foundation. Donations benefit our students and programs. If you make a donation to the LEAGUE campaign by June 30, your name will be entered into a drawing for two $150 cash prizes made available thanks to the LLCC Cabinet.

The LEAGUE Committee had some fun in store for the kickoff of this year’s annual faculty and staff giving campaign with a 90s theme. Test your knowledge of 90s trivia, and you will be entered into a drawing for a prize! Watch for questions, and submit your answer by email to llccfoundation@llcc.edu to win.

First LEAGUE 90s Trivia Question:

Tonka, a toy company known for building trucks, created which doll during the 90s?
a. Polly Pocket
b. Care Bears
c. Cupcake Dolls
d. Cabbage Patch Dolls

If you have not made your donation to LEAGUE, there is still time! Ask for a form when submitting your answer to the LLCC Foundation. Donations benefit our students and programs. If you make a donation to the LEAGUE campaign by June 30, your name will be entered into a drawing for two $150 cash prizes made available thanks to the LLCC Cabinet.

Do you remember the 90s when Vanilla Ice and New Kids on the Block ruled the airwaves, Friends and Seinfeld were Da Bomb, and your new crush was all that and a bag of chips? This year’s 90s theme for the annual faculty and staff giving campaign, known as LEAGUE, was intended to bring some fun and nostalgia to events associated with the campaign. But even though faculty and staff weren’t able to join together for the kickoff, they still continue to support students by donating.

“When faculty, staff and students are allowed back on campus, we intend to bring a little joy back for our LLCC family,” says Karen Sanders, executive director of the LLCC Foundation. “We enjoy incorporating some fun and camaraderie into the faculty and staff giving campaign. But in all seriousness, it helps raise necessary funds for the benefit of students like Jason.”

Jason who dropped out of school in the 10th grade gained fame and fortune as a musician, but at the height of his career he experienced a debilitating back injury and was forced to come up with an alternate plan to support himself and his 12-year-old son. As a single father, enrolling in college in his mid-30s was not easy, but receiving a scholarship meant less time spent looking for income for car repairs, rent and food, and more time concentrated on his studies.

Donations to the LEAGUE campaign are used for scholarships, grants for projects and programs and for the college’s greatest needs. Every dollar donated is a dollar benefiting LLCC students.

The following logo branded incentive items are available based on the amount of the donation:

$2 per pay – Coaster
$7 per pay – T-shirt
$10 per pay – Umbrella
$20 or more per pay – All items

There will also be a drawing for two $150 cash prizes for anyone who makes a donation to the LEAGUE campaign. To make your annual gift, please contact the Foundation at LLCCFoundation@llcc.edu or by phone at 786-2785 for a LEAGUE form to complete.

The LEAGUE Grant Review Committee, one of the committees of the LLCC Foundation Board of Directors, met to review LEAGUE grant applications and award funding. More than $10,000 was awarded for the following:

• Accessibility Services – For the purchase of five ExamReader Pens which allow students to read course content independently without human test readers
• Health Professions, Radiography – For purchase of a television display monitor and required components to enhance viewing of radiographic images
• Natural and Agricultural Sciences – Lymph node models for Anatomy and Physiology
• Health Professions, Respiratory Therapy – MegaCode Kid Manikin for pediatric simulations

These grants are made possible by donations to the LEAGUE Campaign. It’s not too late to contribute. Please log in to Office 365, complete the 2020 enrollment form and return to the LLCC Foundation office. If you make a contribution, you will be entered into the drawing for a $150 cash prize, donated by members of the LLCC Cabinet.

Thank you to all faculty and staff who have worked so hard to help our students continue their educational journey by means of alternative learning methods on our now virtual campus. Many people have asked if there is anything more they can do to help support our students during this unprecedented difficult time.

Please support our local businesses when you can. Our community partners including our alums need our support now and in the days to come to help get through this crisis so they can keep their doors open or re-open when the day comes. If however you are making purchases on Amazon, please use the AmazonSmile website and designate the LLCC Foundation to receive a portion of eligible purchases for the benefit of our students. Since we partnered with AmazonSmile, the LLCC Foundation has received nearly $2,000 thanks to your purchases. Please go to www.AmazonSmile.com to sign up for free.

Another means of support for our students is the Pay It Forward Fund, for student emergency assistance. Just last month, more than $5,700 was donated by donors, alumni, retirees, faculty and staff for the Pay It Forward Fund during our first ever Day of Giving. In the days ahead, this fund will be ever more important as our students face many obstacles and challenges related to the pandemic. Donations can be made anytime to the Pay It Forward Fund on-line at www.llccfoundation.org/donate.

Last week would have been the kickoff to our annual faculty and staff giving campaign known as LEAGUE. The LEAGUE Committee had great plans to relive the 90s during a luncheon celebration — but plans change. We are grateful to the faculty and staff who have already made their annual contributions to LEAGUE. Thank you! We hope that when we all return to campus we will be able to gather and participate in some fun activities. Until then, you can still make your annual donation to the LEAGUE Campaign by completing the 2020 Enrollment Form and forwarding it to the Foundation at LLCCFoundation@llcc.edu. As always the Foundation’s mission is to provide support for the benefit of our students and programs. Please feel free to contact me at 217-786-2784 or by email at Karen.Sanders@llcc.edu.

– Karen Sanders, executive director, LLCC Foundation