Juneteenth Fact of the Day

The Journey of JuneteenthJuneteenth fact: Most freed-people did not stay with their former owners. They left the state in droves to find family members or more welcoming accommodations in other states. This became known as “the scatter.” Read more at Mental Floss.

Make plans to celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day at LLCC on June 19, 2024, with the second annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. Each day before the celebration, the LLCC Juneteenth Committee will share a fact about this historic day.

“History Cooks” at Lincoln Home

LLCC Community Education is again partnering with the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau this summer to present “History Cooks,” a series of free cooking and baking demonstrations of dishes based on iconic Springfield restaurants and foods.

The programs at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site begin tomorrow at noon. View the “History Cooks” lineup. Attendees will receive a souvenir recipe card so they can re-create the dishes at home.

Walk on Wednesday

Join today’s walk by meeting in front of Cass Gym by 12:30 pm. Feel free to use the sign up sheet to let other’s know you will be walking with the group.  * In the event of rain, walkers can meet inTennis shoes while walking. A. Lincoln Commons.

Last day to pay on a Blanket Purchase Order

Friendly reminder that anyone wishing to pay for an item on a blanket purchase order must have all paperwork complete and submitted to accounts payable on June 6 by 5 p.m.

Any payments received after this will need to be on a confirmed/received form, as blankets will be closed.

Please review and ensure that you have enough money in your budget to cover the expenses before you submit the paperwork to accounts payable. If you need to do a budget transfer, please submit to Sandy Niemann.

If you have open blankets that are no longer needed, please contact purchasing to have them closed. Otherwise, all blankets will automatically be closed after the June 6 deadline.

Thank you!
Sarah Goodman, director, business & accounting