EFFINGHAM, IL-(Effingham Radio)-Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce three area nonprofits have been named recipients of the 2022 Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Visual Arts grant program: Effingham Performance Center, Effingham Art Guild, and Camp Wassatoga. The Community Foundation is also announcing two recipients of the 2022 Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Youth grant program: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Illinois and Camp Wassatoga. Grants are awarded annually to nonprofit organizations serving in Effingham County.
Arts Connections of Central Illinois received $2,000 for 2023 School Show Series. Pictured (L-R) Kim Jansen (Executive Director) and Kristen Bertrand (SICF Program Officer) 
Effingham Art Guild received $1,000 for the Annual Children’s Art Show and $2,000 for the for scholarships to students pursuing a degree that focus on the field of visual arts named after Jacklyn Jordan Anderson. Pictured (L-R) Carolyn Lambert, member of the Effingham Art Guild and Kristen Bertrand (Program Officer, Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation
Friends of Camp Wassatoga received $2,500 to use for building a new cabin at the renovated camp and $500 for an artist mural outside of the lodge. Pictured (L-R) Larry Quicksall, Camp Wassatoga Board Chair, and Kristen Bertrand, SICF
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Illinois received $1,500 for Programming and Match Activity support. Pictured (L-R) Stacey Rios, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Illinois and Kristen Bertrand, SICF
Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson was deeply involved in the development of community programs designed to benefit the youth of Effingham County. As a renowned artist, Jacky was also committed to the promotion of fine arts programs. She felt the future of a community depended on the strength of its youth and their ability to express themselves creatively.
Bill Anderson was a long time and respected member of the Effingham community. A renowned lithographer, color separator, cartoonist, and painter, Bill was a terrific artist in his own right.
The Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Fund for Visual Arts, a fund of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, is committed to supporting arts programs in Effingham County. For more information, please contact Alex Pleasant at 217-342-4988 or alex@southeasternillinois.org.
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