Who:
Lt. Governor, Suzanne Crouch – Keynote Address
Opportunity Enterprises Leadership: President/CEO Neil Samahon; Board Chair, John Freyek
Capital Campaign Co-Chairs, Marc and Tracy Ruiz
Steering Committee
Match Committee
Board Members
Elected Officials
Major Donors
OE Clients and Families
What:
Opportunity Enterprises (OE) is breaking ground for new Lakeside Respite Center. This is a $5.9 million capital campaign effort of which 85% of funds have been raised. OE’s new Respite Center will serve Lake, Porter, LaPorte county and beyond.
When:
May 25, 2022
Arrival Time: 10:30 am; 11:00 am Short Program with Lt. Governor, Suzanne Crouch
Where:
Opportunity Enterprises Lakeside – Future Home of Lakeside Respite Center
32 South Fish Lake Road
Valparaiso, IN 46385
Summary:
Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. (OE) serves individuals with disabilities throughout Northwest Indiana. With facilities in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, one property known as Lakeside, sits on the shore of beautiful and serene Lake Eliza. This building hosts educational Day Service programs including Daily Living Skills, Enriching Possibilities, and Renewed Horizons, where adults with disabilities have opportunities to learn skills of self-sufficiency, communication, and enrich their lives.
What is unique about this lakeside property is the 158 acres of wooded and vast open outdoor space affording OE room to expand its physical footprint in order to grow life-enhancing programs reaching more Northwest Indiana residents and beyond. OE and its Board of Directors, through strategic visioning, has big plans for the Lakeside property. It began by a construction project which tripled the size of an existing facility on the property to house Day Programs and the construction of apartments. The vision now continues through the construction of the Lakeside Respite Center. Through extremely generous donors, over $5 million of the $5.9 million, or 85% of goal has been raised to date. OE is breaking ground for the new facility with plans of operating respite programming by May 2023.
For more information regarding amazing project or how you can become involved, contact Kacie Ensign or Jane Kobak by calling (219) 464-9621 or by emailing kacie.ensign@oppent.org or jane.kobak@oppent.org. You can also learn more by visiting oppent.org/buildingopportunities.
219-464-9621 ext. 244
