Free jeans day! Free movie rental! M&Ms! These and more are included in the United Way goody bags given to each donor, courtesy of LLCC Student United Way. And, donors’ names go into a drawing for one of five gift baskets, including a “Trader Joe’s Favorites” basket. See all of the baskets on display at the Professional Development Day luncheon Tuesday. You can also fill out your pledge form there if you prefer, or send it to your employee group representative by Nov. 4: Tiffany Andrews, classified; Nicole Ralph, administrative; Greg Walbert, professional; Tara Walk, faculty.

Nicole Ralph, administrative staff representative on the United Way committee, also serves on a panel that determines how United Way campaign funds are distributed. She writes:

As we are all aware, the state budget situation has greatly affected higher education in Illinois.  Another area that has been dramatically affected by the state budget is our social service agency partners who play a vital role in providing immediate basic needs for the most vulnerable members of our local community, many of whom are our students. Donations to United Way go directly to our local community and can go a long way in helping to fill the gaps created by a lack of state funding. As a member of the panel that determines how United Way campaign funds will be distributed, I can attest that our dollars are going to amazing programs with proper fiscal due diligence in place. Any donations for these vital service agencies, great or small, would be helpful and appreciated!  And remember, your donation is tax deductible. You should have received information and the donation form in your interoffice mail.  If you did not receive anything, please let me or your representative know (Tara Walk, Faculty; Greg Walbert, Professional; Tiffany Andrews, Classified). You can also get more information and make your donation on Professional Development Day, Nov. 1.  We will have a table set up in Cass Gym during the luncheon.  Anyone who makes a donation during the campaign period goes into a drawing for one of five gift baskets.  Baskets will be on display at the luncheon.  Each donor will also receive a goody bag prepared and donated by LLCC’s Student United Way!

Thank you for your consideration!

LLCC’s campaign through United Way to give back to our community begins today and runs through Friday, Nov. 4. The college chooses to participate in this campaign to give employees a convenient way to help with the immediate needs of our friends and neighbors, as well as working toward positive change for the future.

What makes gifts to United Way unique? You can designate your gift to one or more qualified 501(c)3 charitable organizations (see www.secaillinois.org for a list), or make an undesignated gift. An undesignated gift funds programs in Central Illinois addressing greatest needs. You don’t have to decide between helping children, seniors or individuals needing a warm meal and a place to stay. An investment in United Way improves our community by wrapping services around families and individuals by investing in programs aligned with Basic Needs, Education, Financial Stability and Health. Dedicated volunteers, with issue area specific expertise, evaluate local programs from United Way Community Partners and make sure your investment is making the greatest impact possible.

See how community volunteers are setting goals with measurable outcomes to help with immediate needs in the community while also impacting the future in this 2016 Campaign Video.

Please return your pledge forms, which were sent to your employee mailbox, to your employee representative by Nov. 4.

Thank you!
Tiffany Andrews, Classified Staff, Human Resources, 6.2860
Nicole Ralph, Administrative Staff, Human Resources, 6.2342
Greg Walbert, Professional Staff, Public Relations & Marketing, 6.2220
Tara Walk, Faculty, Sangamon 1109, 6.4935

The LLCC campaign through United Way raised $14,146 to assist those in need in our communities. Thank you to all donors, including Dave Sykes, professor of physics, who won the faculty gift basket (other gift basket winners were pictured in LincIn Friday.) We also thank LLCC Student United Way, advised by Melissa Franzen, student development professional, who provided swag bags for all donors and assisted with promotion of the campaign.

Tiffany Andrews, Nicole Ralph, Tara Walk, Greg Walbert, Lynn Whalen

These lucky donors to the campaign through United Way won gift baskets donated by members of the United Way committee. Congratulations, and thank you for your donation to help those in need in our community!

Sarah Klebe, human resources assistant, classified staff
Gary Armour, laboratory safety coordinator, professional staff
Dave Sykes, professor of physics, faculty (unavailable for photo)
Lesley Frederick, vice president of student services, administrative staff

Pam Kaiser, executive assistant to the president, won the second chance basket!

Sarah Klebe

Gary Armour

Pam Kaiser

Lesley Frederick

Here’s a look at four of the five gift baskets available in the employee campaign through United Way! Everyone who donates has a chance to win either a basket from their employee group representative, or the second chance basket. Each basket is worth at least $50. Each donor also gets a swag bag of three gifts.

The biggest reason to give is not these prizes, but rather knowing you are helping those in need in our community. Please fill out the pledge form you received via campus mail and return to your group representative listed below. Today is the last day of the campaign, and we hope to hear from you!

Thank you,

Tiffany Andrews, classified staff; Nicole Ralph, administrative staff; Greg Walbert, professional staff; Tara Walk, faculty

Make your gift today and you could win a gift basket! See the United Way gift baskets on display tomorrow at Professional Development Day. All donors to the campaign will have their names put in a drawing for a basket donated by their employee group representative (below). There’s also a second chance basket! All baskets contain three items (remember the campaign theme is “Gimme Three Steps”) and are worth at least $50.

What does this community need? Watch the 2015 United Way video and see how your gift helps those in need in our community.

Tiffany Andrews, classified staff; Nicole Ralph, administrative staff; Tara Walk, faculty; Greg Walbert, professional staff

Each donor to the LLCC campaign through United Way receives a swag bag of three gifts, to go with the campaign theme of “Gimme Three Steps.”

Today we reveal one item in those swag bags: a sticker for a free jeans day! You can wear the sticker and take the jeans day whenever you like (with supervisor OK).

Make your gift or pledge to the campaign today and find out what other items are in the swag bags, which were generously provided by LLCC Student United Way! You’ll also receive a ticket or tickets for the grand prize drawing of gift baskets worth at least $50 each. Most importantly, your gift will help those in need or in distress in our communities.

Tiffany Andrews, classified staff; Nicole Ralph, administrative staff; Greg Walbert, professional staff; Tara Walk, faculty

LLCC student Sundae Johnson recently moved into a new home thanks to Habitat for Humanity, a United Way agency. Your undesignated gift to the LLCC campaign through United Way helps a number of social service agencies, like Habitat, with the greatest need. Or, you can designate your gift to any qualified agency that you support.

The theme this year is “Gimme Three Steps.” Return your pledge form to your employee group representative (below) today. You’ll receive a swag bag with three fun items and be placed in a drawing for gift baskets worth at least $50, containing three items each.

Tiffany Andrews, classified staff; Nicole Ralph, administrative staff; Greg Walbert, professional staff; Tara Walk, faculty

Congratulations to these winners of gift baskets in the Employee Campaign through United Way: Barbara Eades, Darlene Krone, Mark Roehrs and Wendy Howerter. Thank you to all who participated in the campaign, which raised $16,761 to assist community members in need through various social service agencies and charitable organizations.