President Barack Obama
The McKinley Foundation will livestream Former President Obama’s address to University of Illinois students in its living room (1st level). Join us for the address and stay afterward to discuss it. Light refreshments will be provided.
Friday, September 7 at 11 a.m.
809 S. 5th Street, Champaign
Corner of 5th and Daniel
The McKinley Foundation Theater features a state-of-the-art projection and surround sound system for your viewing enjoyment.
On Saturday, October 6, from 8 to 10 a.m., The McKinley Foundation is hosting a Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s in Savoy. Proceeds help fund special programs, service projects, and alcohol-free events that we host for all university students, including Presby Hall residents.
When: October 6, 8 to 10 a.m.
Where: Applebee’s in Savoy
What: Pancakes, bacon, juice, coffee and free refills on all items
Price: $10 for adults; $5 for students and children under 12
Tickets are available from McKinley Foundation board members or at the McKinley offices. Bring the whole family!
The Green Team installs the Giving Garden with the help from Presby Hall residents
The McKinley Foundation has several openings for committee participation. Several of our committees are joint McKinley Church committees. All are welcome. You do not need to be a church member to participate!
If you’re interested or have questions, please contact Paula Hancock at paula@mckinley-foundation.org or 217-344.0297.
The McKinley Foundation will kick off CU PrideFest with a free showing of the Academy Award winning film “Call Me By Your Name.” The movie is free and open to the public. However, we will be taking donations with proceeds going to the UP Center – Uniting Pride in Champaign County.
Wednesday, September 12 at 7 PM
Doors open at 6:30
Synopsis: In the summer of 1983, in the north of Italy, Elio Perlman, (Timothée Chalamet) a 17-year-old American spends his days in his family’s 17th century villa lazily transcribing music and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). One day Oliver (Armie Hammer), a 24-year-old graduate student working on his doctorate arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by James Ivory, is based on the novel by André Aciman.
R | 2h 10min | Drama, Romance | 2018 (USA)
The McKinley Foundation Theater is located at 809 S. Fifth Street in Champaign, at the corner of 5th and Daniel. Free parking is available at the parking garage across the street, weeknights after 5 PM and weekends.
The McKinley Giving Garden is a partnership among many—The McKinley Foundation, McKinley Presbyterian Church, Presby Hall, Faith in Place, and the UI Extension. The list keeps growing, and so does our garden!
We are growing produce for clients of the McKinley Pantry at Garden Hills as well as others in the community who have limited access to fresh produce.
How does this garden grow? With lots of love and labor from our friends and neighbors, and of course the wonders of nature. Throughout the summer months, we will meet in the garden on Monday evenings beginning at 6PM. We work until the work is done or until the sun goes down. Whichever comes first. We would love your help.
No gardening experience is necessary. Just a willingness to work outside for a couple hours. Each week we will have a volunteer captain on hand who will be able to provide instruction for each task that’s needed that day. This is a great way to grow your own gardening skills while supporting a great cause.
Photos courtesy of Anna Longworth.
With a sell-out crowd, this year’s Social Justice Awards Gala was an unqualified success. Members of the community and students alike gathered to help the McKinley Foundation honor just a few of the many people from Champaign County who make a difference both here at home and across the nation. This year’s winners were:
Other notable guests at the gala included University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen; his wife, noted geophysicist, Roberta Johnson Killeen; Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen; and Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin.
Thank you to everyone one who came together to make the evening a memorable one!