LLCC’s United Way campaign is in full swing! Make your gift on the LLCC United Way donation page. PLEASE NOTE: Use this link instead of the QR code on posters and table tents.

Today, we’ll focus on how United Way of Central Illinois focuses on education: helping children prepare for kindergarten, stay on track and graduate with a plan for their future.

Last year, United Way of Central Illinois helped 92% of children in summer programs grow their math skills through grant partners:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Illinois
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois
• Compass for Kids
• Girls Scouts of Central Illinois
• Hope
• Springfield Public Schools
• Springfield Urban League, Inc.
• and, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Watch this video on Camp Kindergarten!

Donate today!

LLCC’s United Way campaign kicks off today with an opportunity for you to help local agencies who help those in need in our community. Make your pledge on the LLCC United Way donation page.

Today, we’ll focus on how United Way of Central Illinois helps people with basic needs: providing emergency food, shelter and provisions when needed most.

Last year, United Way-funded agencies provided over 425,000 meals and 29,000 nights of shelter through grant partners:

• Catholic Charities
• Contact Ministries
• Helping Hands of Springfield, Inc.
• Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery
• Senior Services of Central Illinois
• Sojourn Shelter and Services

Also, wherever you are in life, you never know when a friend, loved one, co-worker, student or even you may need help. Last year, 4,000 people in our community turned to 211 for help. Funded by United Way, 211 is the number to call 24/7 to reach someone to connect you with community resources during your time of need.

Donate today!

If you have any questions about the LLCC United Way campaign, please email lynn.whalen@llcc.edu.

Thank you to all who donated to LLCC’s 2022 United Way campaign! Jeans day stickers are being delivered or sent via interoffice mail to all donors, and donor names have been entered into a United Way drawing for gift cards to local businesses.

We collected more than $15,000 in pledges. These gifts will help agencies who assist those in need in our community.

For anyone who missed the campaign and would like to give, the donation page is still open.

LLCC exists to support the community, and employees are asked to consider a gift to United Way to assist other organizations who help community members. Whether in times of crisis or working for a better life, United Way agencies provide vital services to our students, our neighbors and often ourselves and our families.

Fill out your pledge form today and help families in need. Paper forms are also available today in Cass Gym during the luncheon/keynote presentation and at the Information Desk in A. Lincoln Commons during the ice cream social. Choose convenient payroll deduction or make a one-time gift to charities of your choice or to the United Way Community Fund. Your gift will be joined with others to make a real difference in our communities.

Some of the agencies that benefit from your gift to the United Way Community Fund include Contact Ministries, Helping Hands of Springfield, Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery, Senior Services of Central Illinois, Sojourn Shelter and Services, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, Compass for Kids, Inc., Springfield Urban League, MERCY Communities and American Red Cross.

Sojourn Shelter and Services, Senior Services of Central Illinois, Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, Mercy Communities, Compass for Kids and Contact Ministries are just a few of the programs supported by the United Way Community Fund. LLCC’s United Way campaign is under way through Nov. 4, and you are invited to “be the one” who makes a difference in our community through your donation.

Learn more and donate on the LLCC United Way donation page.

Be the one …

Who lends a helping hand.
Who mentors a child.
Who serves a meal to a family.
Who makes an impact by donating to United Way.

Today LLCC launches its annual United Way Campaign. As President Charlotte Warren wrote in her email last Thursday, the campaign closely aligns with the values of LLCC, working to provide basic needs, education, financial stability and health to every person in our community.

An undesignated gift to United Way will be spread among 26 local social service agencies, with allocations determined by a panel of local individuals. You may also choose to designate your gift to one or more specific charities.

Donate via payroll deduction or make an outright gift. You’ll receive a jeans day sticker and be put in a drawing for gift cards.

Learn more and donate on the LLCC United Way donation page.

The United Way Committee thanks all of the everyday heroes who donated to the LLCC campaign this year. It’s not too late to join them! To donate, please click here.

All donors were put into a random drawing. Here are the winners who will be receiving gift cards: Julie Sutfin, Brenda Elliott, Shelly Smothers, Bertha Sneyd, Kirsten Taylor, Janelle Murphy, Kim Eddings, Dr. Lesley Frederick, Cathy Burke, Christopher Russell, Grace Watkins, Vanessa Avery, Jessie Blackburn, Mary Goldstein, Jeff Eason, Adam Watkins, Tim Ervin, Jamil Steele, Dr. Joel Dykstra and Eleanor Wild.

United Way Committee: Nicole Ralph, Tara Walk, Melissa Franzen, Leanne Roseberry, Lynn Whalen