Illinois Valley Community College has started its 2024-25 Give Today for Tomorrow fundraising campaign, emphasizing the transformative power of education. Stories from beneficiaries, like a nursing student and a visually impaired woman, highlight the impact of donations. The campaign, aiming to support scholarships and student programs, coincides with Giving Tuesday, fostering a spirit of community giving. The campaign opened on November 26th, a week before Giving Tuesday on December 3rd. View the stories and donate online at www.ivcc.edu/givingtuesday.
“Most who volunteered to tell their stories have received or are receiving scholarships. Some now repay that generosity by establishing scholarships or as donors. Still others who now work at the College are reminded daily of how lives are changed,” said IVCC Foundation Executive Director Tracy Beattie, who became director in Fall 2023. She prefers to characterize the fundraiser by another term: “friend raising.”
“I am so touched by the generosity of staff and faculty! We received donations from new employees and from colleagues who had never given before, which showed such a level of commitment and support of the Foundation and our students,” said Beattie.
The Give Today for Tomorrow campaign continues through spring, when it will wrap up the year-long centennial celebration with a gala on April 12, 2025. Donations by check are also accepted at IVCC Foundation, 815 N. Orlando Smith Rd., Oglesby, IL 61348. Questions can be directed to Beattie at [email protected] or Alumni & Donor Relations Coordinator Susan Monroe at [email protected].
“These are real people who have seen the difference college can make with the help of the community. They are individuals whose lives have been truly changed and now they want to give back, to help as they have been helped. They remind us that anyone can be a donor!” Beattie said.