Jantz Spalding (Director of Development) and Lisa Hughs (Director of Community Day Services) joined Galesburg’s Morning News to discuss Thrive Community Service’s nearly 70-year legacy empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Key Highlights:

• Serving 300+ individuals across Knox County with day programs, employment services, SOAR respite, and the Gordon Behrents Senior Center

• Busting the “daycare” myth — Thrive is one of the county’s largest volunteer organizations

• 70th Anniversary in 2026 with increased visibility and community storytelling

• Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos – Nov. 7 at The Vault at Reserve Artisan Ales (185 S. Kellogg St.)

• Doors 6 PM, show at 7 PM
• $35 tickets | $315 table of 10
• Light appetizers, drink specials
• Funds new accessible outdoor sensory recreation space (tactile path, garden, musical instruments)

Socktober Drive – Accepting new socks through mid-November at all Thrive locations

[caption id="attachment_688474" align="aligncenter" width="840"] Jantz Spalding, Director of Development and Lisa Hughs, Director of Community Day Services, for Thrive Community Services. (WGIL)[/caption]