MEDIA ADVISORY

AMERICAN BUSINESS CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD TO PRESENT MORE THAN $128,000 TO LOCAL CHARITIES

SPRINGFIELD, IL - On Tuesday, September 30 at 4:30 p.m., the American Business Club (ABC) of Springfield will donate over $128,000 to Springfield area charities during a special presentation on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The funds were raised through ABC's volunteer efforts at the 2025 Illinois State Fair managing gate admissions for the 11 days of the Fair.

This year, ABC will be assisting 63 charities, including church youth groups, school booster programs, civic clubs and charities, fraternities and sororities and more. This was the 21st year that the American Business Club managed admissions for the Illinois State Fair, and a record high for both the number of charities and the amount of total donations.

"We are grateful to the American Business Club for their partnership and support," said Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello II. "As the size of the donations continues to grow, so too does the impact on local charities and the communities they serve."

"We want to take this time to recognize and celebrate all of the groups and each of their volunteers who helped ABC make our Admissions Project at the State Fair this year one of the most successful ever," said ABC President Jerry Boster. "We congratulate each of them on the good work they do in their own way for our community and are proud to contribute to that."

The presentation will be made at the ABC Family Park, located inside the Main Gate, just past the Giant Slide. ABC donated funds to design and build the park in 1997.

What: American Business Club of Springfield Fall Charities Day Local charities to receive donations from ABC's Admissions Project at the 2025 Illinois State Fair

When: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 4:30 pm

Where: Illinois State Fairgrounds

ABC Family Park (Just inside the Main Gate)