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This event celebrates the talents of OE clients who, in collaboration with their art instructors, create beautiful canvas art, ceramics, jewelry, and painted furniture pieces. Each piece sold at this year's show will provide a commission for the artist(s) who created the piece, and the proceeds from all sales will benefit OE's art enrichment program. This event is free and open to the public.
Don Quijote Restaurant
Appetizers and wine pairings will be provided by Don Quijote Restaurant of Valparaiso. Bottles of wine will be available for order,
with a portion of the proceeds supporting Opportunity Enterprises.
Ashley's Jewelry By Design
Following the art show, we encourage you to visit Ashley's Jewelry by Design, located at 221 Broadway, immediately next to Framing Concepts. When you make any fine jewelry purchase Thursday, November 18 through Saturday, November 20, 10% of your purchase amount may be donated to the OE art enrichment program. Within two weeks of your purchase, you'll receive a receipt in the mail acknowledging your tax deductible donation to OE. Get a jump on your holiday shopping while enjoying the tax benefits of a charitable donation, all while supporting OE and its amazing client artists. It's a win-win-win situation! See any sales associate at Ashley's for details, or call owner Craig O-Brien at 219-926-9039 for more information.

Save the Date!
The 2011 Delta Theta Tau Winter Gala to benefit Opportunity Enterprises will be held Friday, March 11, 2011 at Valparaiso University in the Harre Union Ballrooms. Join us as we unveil our newly redesigned event for 2011, featuring elegant hors d'ouevres from around the world, a cash bar, and a silent auction. Enjoy our new Diamonds & Denim theme - casual dress welcome. Mark your calendars and plan to join us!
Same Amazing Organization - New Amazing Event!

Today, we continue the Amazing journey inspired by our founding families by embarking on the development of a new community, OE Lakeside, An Amazing place to live, learn and grow.

The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation has challenged OE, our friends, families and supporters to enhance the lives of hundreds of individuals with disabilities in Northwest Indiana. For one year, they will match every contribution to the capital development of additional residential and day services at OE Lakeside dollar for dollar up to $2 million.

Also, please visit our Simply Amazing Market on November 13, from 10am to 5pm, for our Grand Re-Opening Celebration!

Join us for this ladies night out fundraiser at the Valparaiso County Club on December 6th from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Tickets are $30 each and include one martini and your choice of either a seated massage or mini manicure. The evening will include hors d'oeuvres, music, 50/50 raffle, door prizes and more. Proceeds from the evening will be matched dollar for dollar by the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation in support of growth and development at OE Lakeside. Click on the following link to purchase your ticket.

Opportunity Enterprises has been seelected to receive $83,500 through an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the Indiana Office of Energy Development. These funds were part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Opportunity Enterprises project will replace 11 HVAC units and 5 split heating and air conditioning units located at 2801 Evans Avenue in Valparaiso. The current units are 10 years old and older and are highly inefficient, both financially and environmentally. The identified units operate at 70% efficiency and will be replaced with 90% efficiency equipment. Installation of the equipment will include flues, wiring, refrigeration lines, ducts modifications, disposal, and labor.
Opportunity Enterprises will provide a 50% match for this $167,00 project, and Bloomfield Mechanical of Portage has been selected as the contractor. For additional information, please contact Liz Metts at (219) 464-9621 x 333 or via e-mail at elizabeth.metts@oppent.org.

Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. is the recipient of $22,000 in Indiana State Tax Credits through the Neighborhood Assistance Program from the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority.
Opportunity Enterprises currently operates seven Group Homes for more than 40 adults with disabilities in Porter County. Several of these homes are in need of renovations that will allow Opportunity Enterprises to better serve these adults. Through the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP), a contribution to Opportunity Enterprises Group Homes of at least $100 enables the donor to receive 50 percent of the total contribution back in tax credits.

If you have additional questions, please contact Liz Metts at (219) 464-9621 x 333 or elizabeth.metts@oppent.org.

As we continually explore alternatives for fundraising in support of our mission, OE is delighted to announce that we've joined
Tix4Cause.com. Tix4Cause is a ticket exchange website founded on an innovative yet simple concept - ticketholders sell their unwanted tickets, and can donate 100% of the proceeds to our cause.
Tix4Cause is a novel way to donate, where:
- Ticketholders turn their unwanted seats over to OE, and qualify for a tax deduction
- Ticket purchasers choose from these great seats, and receive reasonable pricing(tickets are offered at fair market prices).
- 100% of ticket proceeds are given to OE.
The success of our partnership with Tix4Cause depends on you. Many of you have tickets that, for various reasons, cannot be used. To ensure we hit the ground running with this program, please consider selling your unwanted sporting, theater, or music event tickets on Tix4Cause.com.
Don't let a single ticket go to waste - instead, place them for sale on Tix4Cause. We are truly excited about this opportunity, and look forward to this great, new way to help support our mission.
If you have questions about raising money for OE through Tix4Cause, contact Allison Thomas at 219-464-9621, ext. 239, or allison.thomas@oppent.org.