Release Date: February 11, 2005

Maple Leaf Community Concert Series president Vicki Hennenfent accepts a $12,000 check from MC president Richard Giese for the upcoming season. Joining in the presentation at the college's Dahl Chapel are (from left): Jim McCurdy, finance committee co-chair; Don Kettering, MLCCS treasurer; and George Brinkmann, selection committee chair.

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Monmouth College has donated $12,000 to the Maple Leaf Community Concert Series for its upcoming 2005-2006 season.

According to Jim McCurdy, finance committee co-chair for the popular subscription series, Monmouth College's donation funds approximately one-third of its annual budget, with the remaining revenues being derived equally from ticket sales and other corporate sponsorships. The college, which also hosts most of the concerts in its Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, has been the major sponsor for each of the series' 14 years.

In presenting this year's gift, MC president Richard Giese said, "The Maple Leaf concert series has become a staple of cultural enrichment not only for the college community, but for the city of Monmouth and the surrounding area as well. The standard it has set for attracting world-class musicians to western Illinois is unmatched, and Monmouth College is committed to helping perpetuate its success."

Vicki Hennenfent, concert series president, said the board is grateful not only for the college's financial support, but for the hours of volunteer time put in by college faculty, staff and students who serve on planning committees.

For additional information contact:

Jeff Rankin
Director of Communications
Monmouth College
309-457-2314

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