Blackburn College to Host College & Community Luncheon

Carlinville, ILOn Tuesday, February 12, from noon to 1:00 pm, Blackburn College will host a
College and Community Luncheon, A Helping Hand, presented by Emily Fisher, a sophomore
Communications major at Blackburn. The cost of the luncheon is $7.00 and will be held in
Demuzio Campus Center Auxiliary Dining Rooms. Seating is limited, so please R.S.V.P. to
Emily Fisher at emily.fisher@blackburn.edu or call (217) 854-3231 ext. 4296.
The luncheon will discuss Blackburn Colleges Habitat for Humanity Chapter and will focus on
how the Chapter helps the community, and its projects, both inside and outside the community.
Founded in 1837, Blackburn College is a four-year, Presbyterian-related, co-educational liberal
arts college located in Carlinville, Illinois. One of the seven work colleges in the U.S., Blackburn
is the only one with a student managed Work Program. Blackburn was recently ranked by US
News as the 2012 #2 Best Value College in the Midwest; and placed #65 in The Washington
Monthlys ranking of Baccalaureate Colleges. The school remains the most affordable,
residential liberal arts college in the state.