ARC Activity & Recreation Center

Green background & white tree design ARC Living Memorial Fund - Build the ARC then watch it bloom

Help Our Cause

When you make a donation to ARC through the ARC Living Memorial Fund, a 501(c)3 organization, you are helping provide a comprehensive range of recreational activities and services to the 55+ community. By donating, you leave a legacy that helps to ensure that our mission to support whole health wellness and to enhance quality of life for the Bloomington-Normal seniors can be fulfilled. Read on to learn more about fundraising priorities for 2025 and all the ways you can give today! Thank you to everyone who made a generous donation in 2025 and helped to raise a total of $80,684

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Support the ARC Living Memorial Fund

Build the ARC 2026 Fundraising Priorities

We have many goals for the future of ARC as we grow & evolve to best meet the needs of members and the community. When you give a gift to the ARC Living Memorial Fund, you can choose to designate that gift to the green space project, fitness programming upgrades, classroom updates, or general support.

ARC greatly appreciates your consideration of making a charitable gift to benefit local seniors. Contact ARC Development Director, Beth Theobald at btheobald@normaltownship.org or 309-888-9099 to discuss fundraising goals and ways to give, or see the information listed below.

2026 Build the ARC Campaign

The ARC Living Memorial Fund has determined the following priorities for charitable contributions to the 2026 Build the ARC Campaign.

Fitness Programming Upgrades & Additions – Replace aging equipment and provide options that meet ADA specifications.

Classroom Updates – Replace and upgrade aging countertops and cabinetry to improve functionality and organization of the space for a variety of art and craft-based programs.

Green Space Initiative– Support green space upgrades and additions such as purchase of outdoor furniture, upkeep needs, and plantings.

If you’d like to give a gift but don’t have a specific priority in mind, you may choose to make a gift toward general support and ensure that ARC can continue to make a difference for local seniors now and into the future.

If each member made a gift of just $30 to the Build the ARC Campaign, they could help raise nearly $120,000 to support these goals.

If you'd like to make a monetary gift toward the purchase of a specific item that may or may not fall within the above listed priorities , you must receive approval from the ARC Management Team.

ARC's Giving Tree

Image looking up from right corner at Giving Tree with ginko leaf shapes engraved with donor names

The Giving Tree is a one-of-a-kind piece of art created by ISU professor, Randy Reid. The tree allows members, their families, and individuals and businesses in the community to show their support for local seniors by leaving a legacy at ARC. Obtaining a leaf on the tree requires a $500.00 contribution. Gifts can be made to any of the designations listed above, and you can choose between 3 message options:

In Honor of

In Loving Memory

Individual/Family/Business recognition

Other Ways to Make a Gift to the Living Memorial Fund

Mail donations to:

Beth Theobald at

ARC

600 E. Willow St. Normal, IL 61761

Cash Gifts: ARC can accept monetary donations by cash and check at the center. Credit and debit card gifts must be made here on our website or through Facebook. Please make checks payable to ARC Living Memorial Fund. Fill out the LMF Contribution Form below, and mail it with your gift.

Matched Gift: When you decide to support ARC with a monetary gift, make sure you check to see if you work for (or are retired from) a company that matches charitable gifts for employees and retirees. A matching gift company is one that will match your gift in a specific ratio. Matching gifts require that the donor completes a matching gift form obtained from his or her employer's Human Resources Department. Typically, all you need is a receipt of your gift to ARC for your employer to verify before obtaining the matching gift form. Return completed forms to your employer's Human Resources Department.

Life Insurance: Obtain a beneficiary designation form from your life insurance provider, and name ARC Living Memorial Fund as the beneficiary.

Bequest: Make a gift to the ARC Living Memorial Fund in your will.

Gifts of Equipment: Please contact Development Director Beth Theobald at btheobald@normaltownship.org, if you have an interest in donating equipment to ARC.

*The ARC Living Memorial Fund is a 501(c)3 organization. All gifts to the ARC Living Memorial Fund are tax-deductible. Anyone wishing to make a cash or check gift to the ARC Living Memorial Fund, must fill out the LMF Contribution Form and submit it to the staff at ARC.*

Mon. - Fri.: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sat.: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Help Our Cause

Support the ARC Living Memorial Fund

Build the ARC 2026 Fundraising Priorities

Greenspace Pavilion is Complete!

Check out the pavilion!

ARC's Giving Tree

Other Ways to Make a Gift to the Living Memorial Fund

ARC Living Memorial Fund Donation Form for Cash/Check Gifts

Mon. - Fri.: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sat.: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Help Our Cause

Support the ARC Living Memorial Fund

Build the ARC 2026 Fundraising Priorities

Greenspace Pavilion is Complete!

Check out the pavilion!

ARC's Giving Tree

Other Ways to Make a Gift to the Living Memorial Fund

ARC Living Memorial Fund Donation Form for Cash/Check Gifts

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