Category Archives: Foundation

11.09.23

LLCC Giving Day Ambassadors needed

LLCC Giving Day. November 15, 2023Do you want to help support our students? Help us spread the word about Lincoln Land Community College’s Giving Day by sharing email messages, text and social media posts. Tuesday, Nov. 15 is LLCC Giving Day. The purpose is to impact and transform student lives through giving.

As a Giving Day Ambassador, you will be given email messages and texts to share with your network to help spread the word about LLCC Giving Day. Giving Day Ambassadors receive a flex emoji reusable sticker. Share a selfie with your sticker for further impact.

For more information or to sign up as a Giving Day Ambassador, please contact Barb Eades at 217-786-2255 or Barbara.Eades@llcc.edu.

selfie photo of Diane Wilson holding cup with "I Gave" emoji sticker selfie photo of Michelle Burger holding cup with "I Gave" emoji sticker

11.07.23

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. 

11.06.23

Scholarship donors receive honey from LLCC West Lake Nature Grove

The LLCC Foundation would like to give a special thanks to David Cox, professor of biology and LLCC West Lake Nature Grove extraordinaire, for sharing his time and talents with our scholarship donors! Professor Cox bottled over 200 honey bears to provide a gift from “home” to our donors near and far. The honey bears were included in the gift packages and represent a hive of activity and growth for our LLCC campus, students and community. Thank you!

Dave Cox holding "honey bear"donor gift bags with popcorn, honey and other treats

11.03.23

Foundation 2023 Scholarship Donor Appreciation Reception held Oct. 30

Group of 2023 scholarship recipientsKyla Kruse playing pianoEarlier this week the LLCC Foundation hosted the 2023 Scholarship Donor Appreciation Reception in the Student Union with over 150 attendees. This is our favorite event that brings together our LLCC Foundation scholarship donors and their scholarship recipients! We had  a wonderful night of fellowship, amazing speakers, music by our very own Kyla Kruse and delicious food.

Three Honors Program volunteersThis night would not have been possible without the help and support of so many wonderful LLCC staff members: LLCC Facilities Services, Police, Information Technology, Grounds and Mechanical Maintenance, OTA Program, Public Relations & Marketing and Student Life. And we even had a trio of fabulous LLCC Honors Program members: Alexa Maher, Laynee Eisenbarth and Zach McCullough.

Thank you all for helping to make the event and evening a great success!
– LLCC Foundation

11.03.23

In the news

Karen Sanders, vice president, advancement, and executive director, LLCC Foundation, was interviewed yesterday on WSMI about LLCC Giving Day coming up on Nov. 15

11.01.23

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. 

10.27.23

LLCC Giving Day Ambassadors needed

LLCC Giving Day. November 15, 2023LLCC’s annual Giving Day is Tuesday, Nov. 15. The purpose is to impact and transform student lives through giving. Everyone is invited to participate in Giving Day, including:

  • Alumni and students
  • Faculty, staff and retirees
  • Foundation Board and Board of Trustees members
  • Friends of the LLCC

The LLCC Foundation is looking for Giving Day Ambassadors to help spread the word about the event. Giving Day Ambassadors will be given messages to share through email, social media and texts. Ambassadors will also receive LLCC Foundation swag in appreciation for their help.

For more information or to sign up as a Giving Day Ambassador, please contact Barb Eades at 217-786-2255 or email Barbara.Eades@llcc.edu.

10.20.23

Around the World Gourmet Dinner Kit Pickup Event, Friday, Nov. 3

Around the World LLCC Foundation Dinner Kit Pickup. Hosted by LLCC Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts Program. Lincoln Land Community College Foundation.The LLCC Foundation in partnership with LLCC’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program is offering a five-course gourmet dinner kit pickup on Friday, Nov.3. The menu features dishes prepared by culinary students which can be finished and served with a little preparation at home.

Gourmet dinner kits with drink pairings are $150, and each kit serves two people. View the menu and order your gourmet dinner kits today at https://llccfoundation.org/around-the-world. Kits must be pre-purchased and can be picked up from 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. This fundraiser benefits our students and programs while providing a hands-on experience for culinary students.

10.18.23

LLCC announces $500,000+ gift from Roland Machinery Co. of Springfield

Members of the Roland Machinery Co. family pose with LLCC officials and diesel technologies students.

Diesel tech lab and classroom named in honor of Roland family

LLCC announced a major gift from Roland Machinery Co. of Springfield to LLCC’s new diesel technologies program yesterday. The college has named the diesel technologies lab and classroom in honor of the Roland family.

Dr. Charlotte Warren speaking“We are here to celebrate the incredible support of a local company and our continuing partnership that will impact the future of our local workforce,” said Dr. Charlotte Warren, president of LLCC. “Roland Machinery Company has been with us from the beginning, as we explored the idea of offering a diesel technologies program, assisting in developing the curriculum and providing support that ensured our program would succeed.

“I’m happy to announce that Roland has, and will continue to provide, over the next five years, more than $500,000 in equipment, scholarships and support for our diesel technologies program. To the Roland Family: the impact of your support will resonate throughout our first class and many to come, as they train to enter this high-demand career field. Our local employers will benefit by hiring trained and work-ready graduates.”

Matt Roland, president of Roland Machinery Co., commented, “We are proud to be a partner with LLCC in the creation of this new diesel technologies program. The highly trained young adults that graduate from this program will have great opportunities in the construction, agriculture and on-road truck industries.”

“Today, there are over 75,000 open diesel technician positions across the country, 400 of them right here in central Illinois,” said Dan Smith, vice president/general manager, product support at Roland. He told the first class of LLCC diesel technologies students, “What you will learn here, both personally and professionally, will serve you very well for whatever life brings you.”

Erin Barrick speakingTwenty students make up the inaugural class in the LLCC diesel tech program. “I am proud to be a diesel tech student here at LLCC’s Workforce Institute, and I am so appreciative to have support from local businesses like Roland,” said Erin Barrick, who will become a fourth-generation owner of her family’s trucking company. “I appreciate this opportunity to thank Roland for supporting the diesel program and providing such great resources to help us with our education and our futures.”

The dedication plaque outside the diesel technologies lab in the LLCC Workforce Careers Center reads: “In recognition of Roland Machinery Company, who provides services to the heavy equipment construction industry. Roland Machinery is committed to providing the Midwest construction industry with highly skilled diesel technicians for years to come. As a family owned Springfi­eld company since 1958, Roland Machinery’s generous support of the community continues at Lincoln Land Community College. This Diesel Technologies Lab and Classroom honor the Roland Family, who are dedicated to strengthening the LLCC Diesel Program, providing new opportunities to those in the diesel industry, and supporting LLCC students.”

10.12.23

Around the World Gourmet Dinner Kit Pickup Event, Friday, Nov. 3

Around the World LLCC Foundation Dinner Kit Pickup. Hosted by LLCC Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts Program. Lincoln Land Community College Foundation.The LLCC Foundation in partnership with LLCC’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program is offering a five-course gourmet dinner kit pickup on Friday, Nov.3. The menu features dishes prepared by culinary students which can be finished and served with a little preparation at home.

Gourmet dinner kits with drink pairings are $150, and each kit serves two people. View the menu and order your gourmet dinner kits today at https://llccfoundation.org/around-the-world. Kits must be pre-purchased and can be picked up from 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. This fundraiser benefits our students and programs while providing a hands-on experience for culinary students.