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Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois’ is offering something new at the upcoming Cheeseburger in Paradise fundraising event.
This year an online auction will be open to the public starting at 7 a.m.Wednesday, May 26 and will end at 8 p.m. Friday, June 4.
Breann Titus, CAPCIL Director of Agency Development, said the auction helps many programs the agency facilitates.
“Items have been donated from various businesses and organizations in Logan, Mason, Dewitt, Menard, and Fulton Counties. Participants will have opportunities to bid on several gift cards, weekend getaways, overnight stays, gift baskets, and more. All proceeds go to support CAPCIL’s mission and includes programs such as Meals on Wheels, Head Start, Food Pantry Cooperative, Senior Transportation and several more poverty fighting initiatives,” wrote Titus in a statement.
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Central Illinois Veterans Commission
The Central Illinois Veterans Commission seeks support to match $30,000 pledged by two anonymous donors who want to help Central Illinois veterans.
Any sized gift made to the CIVC - from $5 to $5,000 or more, will be matched up to a total of $30,000. Funds raised will support the CIVC’s efforts to construct “tiny houses” in Lincoln, IL designed to provide transitional and/or permanent housing to homeless veterans.
If the matching challenge is successful, $60,000 will be available to construct the first two proposed tiny houses on the corner of 6th and College Streets in Lincoln. The CIVC tiny house initiative is modeled after the Veterans Community Project located in St. Louis [https://tinyurl.com/yydnfsz2], which features a mix of single-occupancy, 240-square foot and 320-square foot, fully furnished homes.
Staff report
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois
Lincoln, IL - Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois’ (CAPCIL) annual fundraiser Cheeseburger in Paradise, will be held on June 5th, 2021 at the Lincoln Banquet Center in Lincoln, IL.
This year’s event will look a little different due to COVID guidelines and restrictions but will include options for in-person, carry out and virtual participation. Currently, table sponsorships to attend the in-person event are sold out, however carry out meal tickets are available for purchase through May 20th.
Two carry out meal ticket options are available:
Pineapple Ticket includes carry out meal and chance to win an exclusive raffle item that is being sold for $15