Peoria, Illinois (December 7, 2024) Acorn Equality’s annual breakfast was this Saturday back at their original location from 25 years ago – the Hotel Pere Marquette – to honor twenty-one members of the LGBTQ community with scholarships to further their education and acknowledge four organizations who received grants in the past year.
At this year’s event, $37,000.00 was given out in scholarships to recipients either entering the collegiate world or currently enrolled from all over the state of Illinois. Two of those recipients were from the Sangamon County area with one from Springfield High and another currently attending UIS. Of the four organizations recognized for grants received, CORAL was acknowledged for their work in Central Illinois and their annual event, The Ritz.
As is tradition for the event, a request for donations for the upcoming year was announced and by the end of the presentation, over $56,000.00 was raised for next year’s grants and scholarships.
CORAL is proud to consider Acorn Equality a partner and look forward to another 25 years of working with them into the future.
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