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Illinois Valley Community College seeks $321,000 to finish ag education center · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Illinois Valley Community College seeks $ 321, 000 to finish Ag Education Center.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Shaw Local News Network. This article is being
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Valley Community College is launching a public fundraising push
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  Speaker 1: for a new agricultural education center on its Oglesby campus,
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  Speaker 1: aiming to raise $ 2. 5 million by spring 2027. The college
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  Speaker 1: has already secured $ 2. 179 million through private donations and public grants,
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  Speaker 1: leaving roughly $ 321, 000 to reach its goal, according to the
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  Speaker 1: IVCC Foundation. The Dr. Alfred E. Wisgowski Agricultural Education Center
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  Speaker 1: will be a 10,250-square-foot building designed to let students apply
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  Speaker 1: classroom learning directly on the college's 153-acre farm. The facility
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  Speaker 1: is expected to open in spring 2027. Agriculture has always
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  Speaker 1: been an essential part of the Illinois Valley, and this
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  Speaker 1: project represents an investment not only in our students, but
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  Speaker 1: in the future of our entire community, IVCC President Tracy
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  Speaker 1: Morris said. The college is seeking donations of any size.
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  Speaker 1: Gifts of $ 500 or more will be recognized on a
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  Speaker 1: donor wall inside the building. Two large naming opportunities remain available,
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  Speaker 1: though the college did not specify their cost. The project
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  Speaker 1: has received public grants to help cover construction costs, in
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  Speaker 1: addition to private donations. Tracy Beattie, executive director of the
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  Speaker 1: IVCC Foundation, said the campaign is about workforce development in
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  Speaker 1: a region where agriculture remains central to the economy. A
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  Speaker 1: gift to the Ag Forward campaign is an investment in
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  Speaker 1: the next generation of agricultural leaders, innovators, business owners, and
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  Speaker 1: workforce professionals, Beattie said. For information or to donate, contact
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  Speaker 1: the IVCCC Foundation at 815-224-0550, tracybeattie at ivcc.edu, or visit ivcc.edu
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  Speaker 1: slash foundation slash agiforward.