TERRE HAUTE, Ind – Ivy Tech Community College Terre Haute has partnered with local businesses to host the Community & College Benefit Series, which will be virtual events designed to bring our community together to support the local economy and Ivy Tech Terre Haute students during the Coronavirus pandemic. Event proceeds will directly support local businesses as well as the Ivy Tech Terre Haute COVID-19 Relief Fund.
“The Coronavirus has affected each of us in many ways, and it is critical to find ways to stay connected during this time,” said Chancellor Lea Anne Crooks. “While we have been finding new and different ways to connect with students, we are also turning our attention to our community partners as we look for new and different ways to lift them up during a difficult time. In partnership with locally-owned Wabash Valley businesses, we invite the entire community to join us in the common cause of supporting our local economy, while staying connected with each other.”
The series will launch with Virtual Yoga with Common Ground Crossfit and Yoga this Saturday, April 11, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Owner and yoga instructor, Kelsey Terry, will lead an all-levels yoga flow to create meaningful connection to mind, body and community. Registration is $25. Each registration will provide $15 of support to Common Ground and $10 to the Ivy Tech Terre Haute COVID-19 Relief Fund.
“Through this class we hope to help people reconnect to themselves, which only drives them to build stronger connections with others,” said Terry. “When this is all settled, what we really have at the end of the day is our community.”
Virtual Cooking with Kris will be held Wednesday, April 15, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Chef Kris Kraut will hold a live cooking lesson on Zoom, providing insights into how to make a simple dish taste like something from The Red Barn. A meal kit with fresh ingredients will delivered to each participant a day before the event. One meal kit will feed a family of four. Pick-up is available upon request. Registration is $40. Each meal kit purchased will provide $25 of support to the Butler’s Pantry and $15 to the Ivy Tech Terre Haute COVID-19 Relief Fund.
“I look forward to teaching and nourishing those who join us,” said Kraut. “Ivy Tech’s goal to continue to support small, local business means everything to me, my family and my employees. I’m honored to be a part of this fun, interactive class, and hope that it is one of many to come.”
A Virtual Silent Auction featuring locally owned businesses in the Wabash Valley will be held from Friday, April 24 at 8:00 a.m. to Sunday, April 26 at 11:45 p.m. Participating businesses will receive the starting bid amounts for each item listed, and any amount over will go toward the Ivy Tech Terre Haute COVID-19 Relief Fund.
To sign up and learn more about event details, visit ivytech.edu/ccbenefit.
The Ivy Tech COVID-19 Relief Fund will provide increased flexibility to assist campuses in meeting unforeseen challenges, with the number one goal of providing support to ensure students’ continued educational success. For more information, visit impact.ivytech.edu/COVID.Relief.Fund.