A Joint Letter from the Lake Land College Foundation President & Executive Director

Dear Faithful Supporters,

To reflect on this past year, we are left with so many emotions but the largest being gratitude and pride. The last year was definitely one for the history books in a variety of ways! The Lake Land College Foundation turned 50 last September and the following month, the College Advancement team moved into the brand new Foundation and Alumni Center thanks to the generous support of the Neal Charitable Lead Trust. With plans to celebrate big with an open house amongst other festivities, we pivoted and went virtual along with the rest of the world due to the ongoing pandemic.

We cannot thank you enough for your ongoing support, engagement and patience this past year as we navigated the changes. The one constant has been your support and its incredible impact! Even without being able to have our annual golf classic in 2020, your support remained strong as we still raised more than $25,000. The Foundation was fortunate to finish the year financially solid with raising just shy of $1 million in donations during FY21, and is thrilled to share the Foundation endowment broke the $12 million dollar mark for the first time! The 355-acre Kramer Borgic Farm owned by the Foundation also had its first farm distribution that will assist in an additional $65,000 in scholarships going forward.

Thankfully, 2020-2021 was not an entirely remote year! Alumni were welcomed into One Laker Nation in May with the first-ever campus Graduation Parade where the Alumni Association greeted them with a banner and duck calls!

We are forever grateful for your commitment to make a difference in our students by supporting their educational goals that will affect the rest of their lives. With your continued investments, the college and Foundation will continue to make huge impacts on the lives of those we serve. During FY21, we awarded 491 scholarships totaling more than $483,000 to students. As we come out of the pandemic even stronger than before, we look forward to seeing you on campus and visiting with you in the near future!

With great Laker Pride and much gratitude,

Tom Grunloh, President Lake Land College Foundation & Christi Donsbach, Executive Director for College Advancement/Foundation CEO

Donsbach