Archive for June 2019
New Women’s Organization Will Provide Building Trade Training
Printed with permission of WGLT By Katie Seelinger & Charlie Schlenker At the end of summer, Bloomington-Normal is expected to see a new nonprofit organization arrive in town. With the help of the Home Depot Foundation, Illinois State University Professor of Social Work and Heartland Community College Board Member Mary Campbell is launching Dreams Are…
Read MoreNewly Minted Curators Spotlight Teen Art
Reprinted with permission of WGLT By Laura Kennedy An artist. A teacher. An illustrator. Those were the three paths to an art career that Kendra Paitz heard about when she was growing up. Now that she’s the director and chief curator of the University Galleries in Normal, Paitz decided to show area young people all…
Read MoreNurturing Fathers: Fledgling McLean County Fatherhood Coalition Helps Men With Their Vital Role
Reprinted with Permission from The Pantagraph By Paul Swiech, Pantagraph Health Editor; Photo by David Proeber BLOOMINGTON — Tylin Davis learned what it meant to be a father when his fiancee had a medical complication following the birth of their daughter and was rushed to emergency surgery. “I prayed to God, ‘please don’t take my…
Read MoreIPCF Seeks Philanthropist Nominees
For Immediate Release BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2019 Philanthropist(s) of the Year. An individual, couple or family will be honored at the Community Foundation’s Celebrating Local Philanthropy Luncheon at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Normal on Nov. 14, 2019. Nominees must reside in McLean, DeWitt,…
Read MoreWest Market Street Council Tries To Water a Food Desert
Reprinted with permission of WGLT By Charlie Schlenker Ending the food desert that stretches from the west Bloomington Walmart to the Main Street Kroger is a priority for the West Market Street Council. Project Coordinator Laurie Bell said they have met with Mayor Tari Renner and Bloomington’s Economic Development Department about the plaza at Howard…
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