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Sandburg receives largest gift in school’s history

Carl Sandburg College has received a $2.5 million donation left by a recently passed away community business leader.

Ann Asplund’s is the largest single gift the school’s foundation has ever received according to a Sandburg news release.

The proceeds of the gift will go towards “helping students realize their dreams of achieving a college education”.

Dr. Lori Sundberg tells WGIL Asplund who she knew personally was a “trailblazer”.

“I’m just beyond words really with this gift,” Sundberg says. “I hope that others in the community see Ann’s gift and legacy and they see the value of the college.”

The Carl Sandburg College Foundation that will receive the gift is a non-profit that contributions to it go towards expanding and enhancing the school’s “programs, support students through scholarships and crisis loans and grants”.

Despite financial strain amidst the community college not receiving state funds in the last nine months due to the Illinois budget crisis, Sundberg insists these funds won’t be used for operational costs.

Asplund who passed away Feb. 9 at the age of 84 was a Galesburg business leader who was the first woman to win the Galesburg Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Leader Award.

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