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Giving Back

J&J gives back on Giving Tuesday!

On Giving Tuesday, November 30th, 2021, J&J Ventures offices participated in collecting donations for a local charity of their choosing! Items collected included: clothing, toys, books, gift wrap, food, household, and $2,605 in monetary donations.

We appreciate our employees for participating in our first Giving Tuesday and helping to make it a success! We were able to provide donations to over 11 different charities across the state.

Local Charities Included:

  • Riddick’s Ride Foundation
  • Cops For Kids
  • Midwest Food Bank
  • Animal Rescue of Southern Illinois
  • Centralia Illinois Food Bank
  • Effingham F.I.S.H Store
  • The Salvation Army
  • The Edwardsville-Glenn Carbon Food Pantry
  • Salt & Light
  • The Giving Place
  • Princeton Food Bank

Giving back to our communities

LOCAL COMMUNITIES
  • Effingham County Chamber of Commerce
  • Effingham County Chamber of Commerce-Scholarship Program
  • Effingham County Community Foundation
  • Effingham County Fair
  • Effingham County Habitat for Humanity
  • Effingham Performance Center
  • Effingham Regional Growth Alliance
  • Dieterich Community Center
  • Good Neighbors of Lake Sara – 4th of July Fireworks
  • Coal Days Fund – Shawneetown
  • Madison County Licensed Beverage Association
  • St. Anthony Church
  • Sacred Heart Church Effingham – Sacred Heart Picnic Raffle Tickets
  • Illinois Licensed Beverage Association
  • Richard E. Workman Sports & Wellness Complex – Effingham
  • Illinois Fraternal Order of State Police- Lodge 41
  • 3rd Annual Levee Fest-Community for a Safe Levee for the Mississippi River Bottoms
  • Marion, IL Chamber of Commerce
  • Effingham Firefighters
  • CEO Program
  • Effingham Momentum
  • Bethany Celebration
  • National Trail Friends of NRA
  • Flora Public Library
  • Flora Chamber of Commerce
  • Riddick’s Ride Foundation
  • Centralia Illinois Foodbank
  • Effingham F.I.S.H. Store
  • The Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Food Pantry
  • Salt & Light
  • Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation
  • The Giving Place
  • Princeton Food Bank
  • Lincoln Land Championship by LRS – Memorial Health Championship
LOCAL FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • American Legion
  • Marion VAMC Voluntary Services for Homeless Veterans
  • VFW Program
FRATERNALS & YOUTH
  • Watson Masonic Lodge – Lakeland Scholarships & Masonic Children’s Home in Murphysboro, IL
  • Murphysboro Elks Lodge- Childrens’ Care Corp.
  • CMS Foundation, Inc. – Valedictorian Scholarship
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
  • Lake Land College Foundation
  • Kaskaskia College Foundation
  • MacMurray College
LOCAL SCHOOLS
  • Altamont High School
  • Effingham High School
  • Buckeye Friends School
  • St. Anthony High School
  • St. Anthony Booster Club
  • Centralia HS
  • Stewardson-Strasburg High School
  • Teutopolis High School
  • St. Thomas School – Newton
  • Teutopolis Unit #50 Technology Fund
  • Illini Central High School
  • Flora High School
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS & CARE
  • Crisis Nursery of Effingham County
  • CASA of Effingham County
  • Blessings In A Backpack
  • South Central Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois
  • Make a Wish Foundation & Shop with a Cop
  • Bob Fressen YMCA- Jacksonville, IL
  • Lincoln Trails Boy Scouts
  • Charleston Parks & Recreation – Day Camp
  • Cops For Kids
  • Karing for Kids
FAMILY NEEDS
  • Catholic Charities
  • Effingham County Fish Human Services
  • Greater Illinois Chapter – Alzheimer’s Association
  • Midwest Food Bank
  • The Salvation Army
HOSPITALS
  • Shriners Hospital for Children
  • St. Anthony Hospital – Effingham – Friends of St. Anthony
  • Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation
CANCER
  • American Cancer Society
  • Play for the Cure Golf to Support Susan G. Komen
  • St. Baldrick’s Foundation-Conquer Childhood Cancers
  • Footprints In Memory of Maggie
  • Herrin, IL Golf 4 A Cure
DISABLED
  • ARC Community Support Systems
  • Special Olympics Illinois
  • The Lake Sara Dam Run-Special Olympics
  • Effingham Elks Handicapped Childrens Auction
  • KC #2874 Intellectual Disabilities
  • Chester Country Club-Annual Autism Awareness
  • MyMemoryWorx – Click here to read about J&J’s contributions
AGING
  • Effingham County Sheriff’s Office – Benefits Eff. County Committee on Aging
  • Sarah Bush Lincoln Lincolnland Hospice
SPORTS & ATHLETICS
  • Illini Team Trail Fishing Tournament
  • RSC Soccer Club Sponsor – Springfield
  • Whitetails Unlimited Inc
  • ILBA Golf – Women’s Golf
  • CTH Golf Outing
  • Bob Cullen Racing
ANIMAL PROTECTION
  • Animal Protective League
  • Animal Rescue of Southern Illinois

ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OUR INDUSTRY
  • American Amusement Machine Charitable Donation

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