Archive for July 2018
Women to Women Giving Circle Hosts Informal Lunches in July
The Women to Women Giving Circle held three lunchtime conversations designed to give members and prospective members a fun and meaningful interaction on topics important to the Giving Circle. The lunches were well-attended and the conversations were lively! Here’s a summary: July 9 – Grants Barb Meek, Chair of the Women to Women Grants Committee,…
Read MoreHistory to be Proud of: Lincoln’s Festival Highlights B-N Impact
Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Julia Evelsizer; Photos by Lewis Marien BLOOMINGTON — He had to remove his stovepipe hat, but Abe Lincoln was able to fold himself into the front seat of a 1976 Mini Cooper on Saturday, July 21. Portrayed by Kevin Wood of Oak Park, Lincoln was the guest of…
Read MoreTwo New Officers, Six New Members Elected to IPCF’s Board
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation board of directors has elected two new officers and six new members. Mary Anne Schierman, a member of the IPCF board since 2014 and retired from the McLean County Museum of History, is the Community Foundation’s new secretary and Aaron Hays, a member of the IPCF board…
Read MoreChamber Music Students ‘Communicate Without Words’
Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Lenore Sobota; Photos by David Proeber BLOOMINGTON — Music floated through Illinois Wesleyan University’s Presser Hall as participants at the annual Illinois Chamber Music Festival camp practiced in rooms large and small. It was Tuesday, only the second day of camp, but already the quartets and trios were…
Read MoreMDA Summer Camp Lets Kids Be Kids
Thirteen-year-old Summer of Champaign-Urbana has been attending the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Summer Camp at Timber Pointe Outdoor Center at Lake Bloomington for six years. While at the weeklong camp, “she gets to be a kid,” said her mother Autumn. “She doesn’t have to worry about doctors’ visits or any of those scary medical things,” said…
Read MoreGetting Ready: School Supply Drive Begins for B-N Kids
Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Julia Evelsizer; Photos by David Proeber BLOOMINGTON — The privilege of a new backpack and fresh stash of school supplies comes at a cost — and for some, that cost is too high. Twin City residents can help families with their back-to-school needs by purchasing and donating school…
Read MoreBloomington’s Harmony Park Will Be a Place for Every Kid to Play
Four nonprofits partner to develop inclusive playground Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Maria Negle; Photos by David Proeber BLOOMINGTON — There is a photograph of Diana Hauman’s friend, the late Wayne Orme, as a child that tugs on her heartstrings. In the photograph, Orme is sitting in a dirt lot, “playing with an…
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