Photo of LWC Bonner Leaders in NYC during our annual service trip in January 2010.
Highlights of the Bonner Program
Bonner Leaders Program Receives State Award for Service to Region
Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2011 [4:14 PM]
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Leaders program was honored Thursday for its service to the region.
The LWC Bonners Leader program received the 2010 Youth Volunteer Service Award, presented at the Governor's Awards for Volunteerism and Service awards ceremony, held at the Governor's Mansion.
"This is a wonderful award for our college because it recognizes the contributions made by our students to surrounding communities," said LWC Director of Civic Engagement and Student Leadership and Co-Director of the Bonner Leader Program Amy Thompson-Wells. "The Bonner leader program distinguishes Lindsey Wilson as a college committed to improving its community. The first phone call people in the community make when they need volunteers is to the Bonner Leaders."
The Bonner Leaders' work with Camp Casey after-school program at Colonel William Casey School earned the program the 2007 statewide Bridges Over Barrier Best Partner Non-Profit Award. The award is presented for exceptional contribution and commitment to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers and the students they serve.
Now in its 16th year under the direction of the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service, the Governor's Awards for Volunteerism and Service awards recognize individuals and groups who serve communities across the commonwealth.
The Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service is a statewide 25-member bipartisan group appointed by the governor and charged with engaging citizens in community service opportunities that enable volunteers, organizations and businesses to share ideas and collaborate to address the state's needs.
Bonner Leader Program Gives $750 to After-School Program
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 [2:27 PM]
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Leader Program gave $750 on Friday, May 13, to Colonel William Casey Elementary School's Camp Casey. The LWC Bonner Program awarded the grant to the after-school program from its Leadership Community Partnership Fund.
Funded in part by the Bonner Foundation of Princeton, N.J., the LWC Bonner Program sponsors more than 60 LWC students who work with more than two dozen local organizations whose missions make a difference in their communities.
This school year, more than 300 students were served by Camp Casey, according to 21st Century Program Director Dana Harmon.
LWC Receives National Award for Commitment to Community Service
The college has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
Lindsey Wilson is among more than 700 U.S. colleges and universities who received the honor from the Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award. The schools were recognized for their impact on issues from poverty and homelessness to environmental justice.
"One of the most important things we stress to our students is the importance of serving others," said Amy Thompson-Wells, LWC director of civic engagement and student leadership and co-director of the Bonner Leaders Program. "Earning a college education and getting a job are wonderful goals, but they must be balanced with a spirit to serve our fellow citizens and make this world a better place."
Last school year, Lindsey Wilson students combined to give more than 13,000 hours of community service on the local, regional and national levels, Thompson-Wells said. The college also has a cadre of more than 50 undergraduate students "who are committed to doing some kind of service project every week," Thompson Wells said.
The service projects include volunteering at after-school programs, working on environmental issues and other social issues.
And Lindsey Wilson students' commitment to serve others has been noticed.
"Lindsey Wilson's selection to the Honor Roll is recognition from the highest levels of the federal government of its commitment to service and civic engagement on its campus and in our nation," said Elson B. Nash, acting director of Learn and Serve America with the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Bonner Leaders Award Grants to Four Area Organizations
The Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Leader Program distributed Community Fund grants to four area non-profit organizations.
The grants -- which were administered on behalf of the Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation of Princeton, N.J. -- totaled $2,000. Three of the grants were given to Adair County organizations -- Agape House, Camp Casey and Mountain View Rescue -- and the other was given to the Center for Courageous Kids of Allen County, Ky.
The four organizations were selected based on involvement by Lindsey Wilson Bonner leaders.
The LWC Bonner Leader Program features more than 40 students dedicated to service-learning. The program is funded through LWC and the Bonner Foundation.
On November 14, 2007, Lindsey Wilson College and the Bonner Leader Program was honored with the state of Kentucky’s Bridges Over Barriers: Best Partner Non-Profit Award from the Kentucky Community Education Association. The award is for exceptional contribution and commitment to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers and the student they serve.
Click here for Congress Leadership Plans:
LW Congress Action Planning
2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
