Proceeds from the event will be matched dollar for dollar by the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, and will support growth and development of Opportunity Enterprises’ Lakeside property.

Acquired in 2007, OE Lakeside, a 158-acre parcel of land and water on Lake Eliza, currently houses two day service programs – Enriching Possibilities and the Renewed Horizons Adult Day Center. Together, these programs serve just over 100 adults with disabilities each day.

Enriching Possibilities offers a variety of programs, designed to fit the needs of individuals with multiple or severe disabilities. Programs such as community integration, art enrichment, and life skills training are just some of the options available to clients in this program.

The Renewed Horizons Adult Day Center provides a comprehensive, structured environment to senior adults with developmental disabilities. Bingo, arts & crafts, and Wii games are just some of the activities clients participate in on a daily basis.

For more information about this fundraiser, contact Wagner’s Ribs in Porter at (219) 926-7614, or Wagner’s Restaurant in Valparaiso at (219) 465-9247.

Since 1967, OE has been a non-profit organization which enriches the lives of individuals with disabilities by providing exceptional support and creating meaningful opportunities that allow its consumers to serve as an inspiration to the community. Today, OE serves 1,100 adults and children with disabilities in Porter County and throughout Northwest Indiana. For more information, visit www.oppent.org.

Porter County, IN. 4-20-2011 – The May 1 event is a fundraiser for the Westchester Township History Museum. Tickets for the 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. performances are available for $15 at the museum and must be purchased by April 29.  Each performance is followed by coffee, teas from Molly Bea’s Ingredients, and a special dessert from Tonya’s Patisserie. The Museum, which is operated as an educational and cultural service of Westchester Public Library, is open 1 – 5 p.m. Wednesday – Sunday at 7000 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton.

The cast for the interactive living history performance will consist of Glenn Keldsen, who will play George Brown, the first owner of the Brown Mansion; Jane Walsh-Brown, who will play his wife Charity; Mike Acsbok who will play Arthur Bowser, the first publisher/owner of the Chesterton Tribune; and Angel Goins, who will portray Hilda Swenson, the Brown’s fictional cook.

Funds raised by the event will be used to restore two vintage portraits of George and Charity Brown.

Cobie Ball and Joan Costello will serve as managers, assisting guest movement through the four performance locations. Eva Hopkins and LuAnne DePriest will coordinate the refreshment service with the assistance of volunteer Olympia Diamond. Museum custodian Bill Corrigan will assist with operations. Several museum volunteers will also assist with the event: Jim Brown, Cliff Goins, Nancy Hokanson, Suzanne Keldsen,  Pat Mitchell, Rita Newman, Dorothy Meyers, and Lynne Welch.

For more information call the museum at 983-9715.

Valparaiso, IN,

Owner, Russ Langeau’s’, 13 year old son volunteers at NCMC weekly and asked his father to help.  “When my son approached me, there was nothing else I could say or wanted to say but Yes!”

New Creation Men’s Center is a Christian-based daytime center open to homeless men of Porter County, Indiana, providing an oasis for struggling homeless men when the burden of being homeless becomes too much, and they desire a change. The Men’s Center provides fundamental, day-to-day services that would otherwise seem impossible and out of reach. Individuals utilizing the Center’s services will be assigned a case manager that will work with him on a one-on-one basis, helping equip him with tools he needs to bring about a true change in his life.  New Creation Men’s Center is located at 653 Axe Avenue Valparaiso, IN  46383.

Event Details:

$2.00 donation or Non-perishable Item at the door
Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Combs, Razor, ETC….
Start Time: 7pm

End Time: 3am
Raffles*50/50*

Free Food
Live Music At 10pm
DIRT CHEAP!!!

The Discoveries Unlimited STEM Mentor program is a one-on one mentoring program, creating teams between female middle school students and industry professionals from Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) fields.   Through a variety of activities and experiences, young women are introduced to and supported in a multitude of career and educational possibilities in STEM.

Opportunity Enterprises is a not-for-profit organization that creates sustainable life choices for individuals with challenges and disabilities.  Since 1967, OE has provided quality employment, enrichment, and residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities.  More than 1,000 children and adults throughout Northwest Indiana receive services on an annual basis.

The Holiday Hams are specialty bone-in and spiral-sliced, weighing an average of 8 pounds.  Hams are $35.00 each.   “Simply Amazing” Fudge is offered in three varieties: chocolate, chocolate walnut and mint chocolate.  Ham and Fudge can be ordered on-line at www.discoveriesunlimited.org.   Orders and payment due by December 15, 2010.   Hams are available for pick up on December 17, 2010 between 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Simply Amazing Market, 2801 Evans, Valparaiso, IN, (behind Opportunity Enterprises).  For more information, please call 219-508-5606 or visit www.discoveriesunlimited.org.