Congratulations to Ava Austin of Virden and Megan Jamison of Taylorville who were selected to represent LLCC on the Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team! Community colleges in Illinois select two students yearly for the prestigious honor. Honorees were recognized at a banquet last week, sponsored by the Illinois Community College System.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Phi Theta Kappa Parking Spot Raffle. A total of $245.22 was raised.
The winning ticket was drawn at the April 28 Phi Theta Kappa Chapter meeting by Don Ecklund, professor emeritus of sociology. Don has been volunteering as a co-advisor for Phi Theta Kappa for the last eight years, and he created the Parking Spot Raffle fundraiser when he was the PTK advisor over 25 years ago!
The winner of the parking spot is Brenda Protz, professor of communication.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is holding its first “Parking Spot Raffle” in over two years! The lucky winner will be able to park in the Phi Theta Kappa parking spot located near the southeast corner of Menard Hall for the remainder of 2022. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5, and are on sale yet today, April 27, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. You can pay with cash or check (made out to LLCC). The winning ticket will be announced at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 28. If you have any questions, please contact Claire Gordon, Phi Theta Kappa coordinator.
Parking spot rafflePhi Theta Kappa Honor Society is holding its first “Parking Spot Raffle” in over two years! The lucky winner will be able to park in the Phi Theta Kappa parking spot located near the southeast corner of Menard Hall for the remainder of 2022. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5, and will be on sale today, April 26, and tomorrow, April 27, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. You can pay with cash or check (made out to LLCC). The winning ticket will be announced at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 28. If you have any questions, please contact Claire Gordon, Phi Theta Kappa coordinator.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is seeking donations for Charity: Water. Charity: Water is an organization that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. To learn more about this wonderful organization, go to charitywater.org. We ask that you donate online at charitywater.org/donate and then email a screenshot or photo of your donation receipt to ptk@llcc.edu by April 29, 2022. If you have any questions, contact Claire Gordon, Phi Theta Kappa coordinator.
Over the past several weeks, LLCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society collected 245 items for the LLCC Food Pantry and raised over $1,700 as part of their Operation Full Belly project. The project’s goal was to restock the pantry with food and hygiene items, as well as educate students on the services available to them. PTK collaborated with LLCC Student Life and TRIO Student Support Services and assembled Thanksgiving-themed meal bags full of shelf-stable side dishes. Thirteen bags were prepared and delivered to students, with an additional seven students receiving grocery gift cards to purchase meals of their choosing.
We are so proud to share this outstanding display of generosity and teamwork! Students who would like to learn more about the LLCC Food Pantry can contact Student Life at 217-786-2241 or StudentLife@llcc.edu.
Photos: Anne Armbruster, director of TRIO student support services, loads bags of food into a van to be delivered to LLCC students. PTK officers Daniel Kloppe, Lindsay Auxier, Sara Waller, Emily Reynolds and Ava Austin with donations collected for the LLCC Pantry.
LLCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will promote organ donations today in conjunction with the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office “Life Goes On” program.
Beginning at 10 a.m. in A. Lincoln Commons, individuals may sign up for the Organ/Tissue Donor Registry. A program will begin at 5:30 p.m. featuring speakers Damarius Blanks, regional coordinator of Life Goes On, along with an organ donor family, a living organ donor and organ recipient. Registry sign-up will be available throughout the day until the end of the program, which will also include recognition for established organ donors.
LLCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will promote organ donations Monday, Nov. 15 in conjunction with the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office “Life Goes On” program.
Beginning at 10 a.m. in A. Lincoln Commons, individuals may sign up for the Organ/Tissue Donor Registry. A program will begin at 5:30 p.m. featuring speakers Damarius Blanks, regional coordinator of Life Goes On, along with an organ donor family, a living organ donor and organ recipient. Registry sign-up will be available throughout the day until the end of the program, which will also include recognition for established organ donors.
Claire Gordon, Ph.D., professor of communication, spoke on WTAX radio Nov. 11 about the Phi Theta Kappa “Life Goes On” organ donor event being held Monday in A. Lincoln Commons.
Also, yesterday’s Veterans Day Ceremony was covered by WICS/WRSP and The Lamp.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will be collecting donations for the LLCC Food Pantry from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in A. Lincoln Commons. Below are items that are most needed, but all donations are welcome. Monetary donations will also be collected.
Non-Food Item Donations
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow in A. Lincoln Commons, will be collecting donations for the LLCC Food Pantry. Below are items that are most needed, but all donations are welcome! Monetary donations will also be collected. Please consider making a donation to this very worthy cause.
Non-Food Item Donations
Please note that all donations should be in their original packaging listing the used by, sell-by or best if used by date as this will assist us in ensuring we comply with USDA guidelines. Any donations that do not constitute as ready-to-eat (such as gift cards) will still be accepted. Those items will be provided to students who indicate a need at home as well. Any items not utilized by our students will be donated to the Central Illinois Food Bank. All questions can be directed to the Student Engagement Coordinator Kyle Roughan at kyle.roughan@llcc.edu or by calling 217-785-2315.
Thank you so much for your contributions and generosity!