Monmouth College president Mauri Ditzler, left, presents a $12,000 check to Maple Leaf Community Concert Series president Mary Alice Toal and treasurer Don Kettering. The annual donation funds about 30 percent of the organization's budget.

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MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Maple Leaf Community Concert Series (MLCCS) recently received a $12,000 gift from Monmouth College.

The check was presented by Monmouth College president Mauri Ditzler. Representing MLCCS were president Mary Alice Toal and treasurer Don Kettering.

“Monmouth College salutes the concert committee for consistently bringing a high quality and variety of musical performance to the Maple City and to our campus,” said Ditzler. “We are proud to lend our support to a series that has become a cultural institution in this community."

Monmouth College has supported the MLCCS, which annually brings an array of world-class musicians and performers to its stage, since its inception 16 years ago. The college hosts the concerts in the Kasch Performance Hall of its Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, and there is no charge to the MLCCS organization for the use of the facility.

Toal thanked Ditzler for both the donation, which will fund about 30 percent of the series budget, and the volunteer time contributed to the organization by college faculty, staff and students.

The current season will conclude with performances by the Bay Street Brass Works on March 8 and the Piano 4 on April 15.

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