Kaskaskia College held a Steering Committee meeting for the Nashville Education Center campaign last week. This was the first in a series of meetings for the Committee, which is tasked with administering the campaign for the new Nashville Education Center to be built on Highway 127 north of Nashville. The Committee is made up of several teams, each targeting specific groups to educate the public about the project and to solicit gifts as an investment in the future and to make the new center a reality. Currently, the Nashville Education Center occupies 3,500 square feet of leased space at 450 North Kaskaskia in Nashville. The land for the new Center has been approved for purchase by the KC Board of Trustees as has the design of the 12,000 square foot building. The fundraising campaign has a goal of raising $1,285,000 through private donations, which combined with the KC Board of Trustees allocation of $1,770,000, will pay for the projects estimated cost of $3,055,000 without a tax rate increase. In the meeting, it was reported that the teams were forming plans for contacting their targeted groups and brainstorming ideas for future fundraising events. It was reported that since the campaign kick-off event held on October 11th, more than $400,000 had already been raised. For more information on the campaign or to make a donation, contact Campaign Chair Suzanne Christ at 618-545-3062.