Philanthropic Printers — The Gift of Giving

In addition to the company’s charitable activities, Blanc serves in an official capacity (board member, etc.), spearheads fund-raising events or is/was actively involved with numerous organizations. These include Western Illinois University-Quad City Campus, the Moline Foundation, Newspapers in Education, Skip A Long Child (Day Care) Development, City of Moline-Browning Park revitalization campaign, Moline Public Library Capital Campaign, Capital Campaign Committee for the Handicapped Development Center, Christian Friendliness Youth Training Center Capital Campaign, Quad City Arts, Student Hunger Drive (to support food banks), Arrowhead Ranch (for at-risk youths), Bethany Home (for needy families), American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Race for the Cure, Boy Scouts of America and the local Family Resources-Domestic Violence Shelter—to name a few.