Dinner honors Abraham Lincoln and tests guests knowledge

 

[February 15, 2016]  LINCOLN - On Friday night, the Land of Lincoln CEO program held a special dinner and trivia contest at Lincoln Christian University. The evening was the first of two comprising the Honest Abe Weekend event.

The LLCEO program provides a curriculum to high school students who want to learn how to start and operate a small business.

Jim Grimaldi was the emcee for the night. Teams of guests answered trivia questions in five categories; current politics, the city of Lincoln, the state of Illinois, the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln.

The night began with a reading of the Gettysburg Address. As the night went on, guests were encouraged to participate in a silent auction of items donated by the public. There was also an opportunity to get a photograph taken with Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.

Cheryl Mitchell, the interim executive director of Midland Institute, was a guest at the event. The Midland Institute is the organization that helped bring the LLCEO program to the area. Mitchell said that currently there are thirty classes in four states, and that originally the goal was to only have five classes for last year.

Mitchell led everyone present in a round of applause for the eleven students currently in the program in Lincoln that put the Honest Abe Weekend events together.

[Derek Hurley]