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One Laker Nation Alumni Trip to Garden Glow at St. Louis Botanical Garden

Saturday, November 17, 2018    Cost: $50

The Lake Land College Alumni Association is hosting a holiday bus trip. Alumni and friends are invited to kick off the season with a trip to the amazing Garden Glow light walk at Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.

The trip will depart from campus near the Field House at 1:45 p.m. and from the Kluthe Center in Effingham at 2:15 p.m. Following the garden walk, the bus will drive to The Hill, where participants can select to dine at the restaurant of their choice. The trip cost is $50 which includes entrance to Garden Glow. Dinner is the responsibility of each individual. Expected return to the Kluthe Center is 10:30 p.m. and to campus is 11 p.m. A limited number of seats are available and reservations must be made by Oct. 27. The trip is open to Laker Alumni, Lake Land employees and guests.

“The alumni board is excited to offer this new opportunity for alumni to stay connected to their alma mater. We look forward to a fun event kicking off the holiday season," Dave Cox, director of alumni relations and annual giving, said.  

Register online at lakelandcollege.edu/alumni.

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Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby