Ivy Tech Impact Gala raised over $280K for school
-
1:49
Back home in downtown South Bend, YMCA to open new location
-
2:16
This week’s ABC57 Cub Reporter is Nicholas Zentz
-
3:05
Amazon Web Services invests $11 billion to build data center...
-
4:05
Riley High School student center stage at the NFL Draft
-
1:35
Rain, wind, and milder temperatures forecast this weekend
-
2:49
Joe Alt expected to be drafted in the first round of NFL Draft
-
2:11
Students gearing up for local careers in Manufacturing
-
2:13
Sunny today, but expect a wetter and warmer weekend
-
0:54
Goodwill ’Little Black Dress’ event raises funds for community...
-
1:45
Cheers Bar and Grill liquor license renewed following controversy
-
2:40
Kyle Rudolph weighs in on fellow Irish, Joe Alt, ahead of NFL...
-
0:58
Contractors prepare bids for multi-million-dollar Four Winds...
This year's Ivy Tech Impact Gala raised a record amount of money. Friday night's sold out event raised more than $280,000 for the school to pay for scholarships and other student needs.
Officials say it's a 154% increase over last year's gala.
They event also had a record number of guests in attendance - 520.
The organizers of the event say they were blown away by the community's support.
"This event is only the beginning. What we hope happens is that they will see how Ivy Tech students impact their daily lives and they will get involved, whether it's on a program advisory board, it's on our board of trustees, it's on fundraising, that they will want to stay engaged with Ivy Tech in the long term," said Sarah Rice, the Executive Director of Resource Development.
The money raised will fund scholarships, books, supplies and services for students in Elkhart and South Bend.