Join us for our Black & Gold Celebration

The Black and Gold Celebration is our premier fundraising event, featuring dinner, a silent auction, live entertainment, and a Hall of Fame induction. This special evening celebrates Black Hawk College’s impact on students and the community while raising vital support for its mission.

2025 Black & Gold Sponsors

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible sponsors. Your generosity fuels our mission and impact.

Changing Lives Sponsor

Building Communities Sponsors

 

 

Hope & Inspiration Sponsors

 

 

 

 

Helping Hand Sponsors

Dave & Lori Emerick

Hon. Lennea Thompson & Allen McCaulley

Morgan Stanley

 

BHC Friends Sponsors

Diann Moore

Lisa Powell Williams

2024 Celebration Photo Gallery

 

Our 2024 event raised over $51,000 for the Black Hawk College Foundation! Highlights included the BHC Alumni Hall of Fame induction, a lively silent auction, and an incredible performance by the BHC Jazz Ensemble. Keynote speaker Reggie Freeman—BHC Alumni Hall of Fame member and mayor of East Moline—captivated the audience with his inspiring message. Read about our 2024 inductees

"We are thrilled with the outcome of the Black and Gold Celebration," said Zenaida Landeros, executive director of the Black Hawk College Foundation. She added, "We were able to add $51,352 to fund student emergencies, student scholarships, and mini-grants for staff and faculty." Learn more about supporting BHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 Celebration Photo Gallery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Premiere Fundraising Event

Our inaugural Black & Gold Celebration event, held in 2023, included the Black Hawk College Alumni Hall of Fame induction, a silent auction, and live music by the BHC Jazz Ensemble. Special guest Chad Pregracke, BHC Alumni Hall of Fame member and founder of Living Lands & Waters, entertained and enlightened as the keynote speaker.

A Success for the College and Students

"We are thrilled with the outcome of the Black & Gold Celebration,” said Zenaida Landeros, executive director of the Black Hawk College Foundation—“we were able to add [more than] $43,000 in funding for student emergencies, student scholarships, and mini-grants for staff and faculty.”