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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Dreams in Action

Jun 072010

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On Friday, June 18th, starting at around 5:30pm, the ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington, IL, will be transformed into a magical place where you will learn that dreams really do come true!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Dreams in Action is the theme for this year’s fundraising dinner and award celebration. You’ll hear stories of how the people we serve have overcome seeming insurmountable obstacles to enable them to live the lives they dreamed of. Our mission to promote safe and stable families, neighborhoods and communities is truly realized in these stories – the award winners have all worked hard, stayed focused on their goals, and maybe there was just a little pinch of fairy dust involved!

Of course, these success stories are just a part of the celebrations! For the first time, we will be providing a full night of entertainment! Looking for somewhere to dance on Friday night? We have you covered! Not one, but two local bands will be entertaining the dining crowd. Touch of Soul will kick off the evening, and we’ll close out with a three-hour set by Soft Spoken.

You really don’t want to miss this!

Please look for more details on the event page!

Save the Date!

Events, Fundraisers

Apr 132010

It’s almost time for our annual fundraising dinner!

On Friday, June 18th, you can enjoy a wonderful dinner at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington. As you dine, you will be entertained by the ever-popular Touch of Soul. Following the presentation of the Dreamweaver Awards, please feel free to extend your visit with us as we treat you to the local talent of Soft Spoken.

The Midsummer Night’s Dream themed event celebrates “dreams in action” – the journeys that our award winners have taken to get them to a place where they are gaining control, they are self-reliant, and they are safe.

Watch for more details coming very soon!

Play 3 on 3 for Victims of DV!

Fundraisers

Mar 312010

On Sunday April 11, F.L.A.M.E., Phi Sigma Pi, Red Tassel/Mortar Board, and Sigma Sigma Sigma will host a 3 on 3 basketball tournament to benefit the Neville House in Bloomington.

Here are the details these organizations have posted about this event!

The cost to participate is $5 a person, $15 for the team.
There are 3 brackets, men’s, women’s and coed.
There will be prizes from local businesses for the winners of each bracket, as well as trophies for first place, and medals for second.

You might be wondering what the Neville House is.
The Neville House is a shelter for victims of Domestic Violence in Bloomington, IL.
It runs 24 hours a day and never turns anyone away. It provides counseling for women and children, as well as housing.
They have an on staff clinician to help kids and women with issues surrounding divorce.
They have 13 beds and 4 cribs, but they don’t turn anyone away and have worked out a deal with a local hotel to handle overflow, which costs about $55 a night for a family of 4.
Because of the economic down turn, there has been a decrease in funding and a huge increase in need for Neville House services.

Print this registration form and bring it to the tournament that day, or drop it off in the Student Involvement Center in an envelope for Phi Sigma Pi’s mailbox: http://www.isupsp.org/events.html
Registration will start at 12 that day, and the tournament at one. If you register early you will be one of the first teams playing.

T shirts will be available for purchase the day of the event. As soon as the logo has been designed, pictures will be up.

Please come out and help support this great cause!
Any questions or concerns, contact trlittl@ilstu.edu

Photo credit: Michele Eve

The Uptown Downtown Scavenger Hunt

Events, Fundraisers

Nov 112009

The competition is over for this year, please look for the 2010 Uptown Downtown Scavenger Hunt in the Fall.

Congratulations to 2009 Uptown Downtown Scavenger Hunt winners:
The Inner Circle!

Do you think you know Bloomington and Normal?

How familiar are you with the buildings and sites that surround you?

Do you know where this photo was taken?

If you were given a series of 100 photographs, and two weeks to locate them all, we think you would learn a lot more about the Twin Cities than you think you may already know!

Are you up for the challenge?

Here’s how it works. First, you will need to get together a group of friends. Five is ideal.

Register your team with Mid Central Community Action, Inc. and pay the entry fee of $100 (that’s just $20 per person for a team of 5!)

Very ornate, but do you know where it is?

Your team will receive a spiral bound book with 100 photographs of various sites, buildings, landmarks and signs in Bloomington and Normal. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to identify as many of those photographs as possible.

The winning team will receive a grand prize of $500, and be crowned the Uptown Downtown Scavenger Hunt Champions of 2009!

Will you accept the challenge?

FY2009 by the numbers …

7,324 households received energy assistance
4,036 domestic violence Hotline calls received
2,085 households received information and/or referrals
1,092 adults and children received CDV services
1,074 senior citizens assisted in Livingston County
1,035 adults and children received individual or group counseling through CDV
233 households received crisis assistance
268 women and children sheltered from domestic violence
191 families received housing counseling
116 households received support through the Home Weatherization Assistance Program
106 individuals enrolled in Home Buyer Education
81 new home owners received downpayment assistance
49 individuals received transitional housing
32 individuals received permanent supportive housing
19 individuals participated in the Second Chance Renters program
10 individuals held Individual Development Accounts
6 students graduated from Heartland Community College Business Essentials program

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Deb White with Judy Valente and Judge Reynard

Mark & Theresa Kotte & Jason Chambers with mystery guests

John & Angela Frazier chatting with Mark Kotte

The Kottes selling raffle tickets to Gwen Husek

The violinst provided a beautiful soundtrack to the evening

Carol Reitan taking a guess at the identification of the mystery guests

Tim Johnson, taking questions from the audience

Vikki Baptiste, Samantha Nickson, John Burrill, Angela Frazier

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