Opportunity House, Inc. Recreation Newsletter January/February 2018 Editors: Kelsey Quinn & Alex Stritesky
Above: Roger Scott, Sydney Milner, Gary Sandberg, Marie Alessi, Roxanne Wenzel and Kerry Bonney checked out Frankenstein s monster before seeing Young Frankenstein at Stage Coach Theatre Left: Halloween Costume Contest Winners pose for a picture together! (from left to right) Scariest: Sean Weisser Funniest: Lisa Steinbis Creative: Kevin Blanco Grossest: Rachel Leacock Right: Kris Lindstrom, Sarah Bullmer, Monica Waller, Sean Weisser, Roxanne Wenzel, Janet Freeman and Kerry Bonney pose by the Liverpool Legend s Yellow Submarine Beatle
Above: A thankful bunch gathered around for the First Annual Friendsgiving Right: Libby Weaver, Lisa Steinbis, Mary Cosentino and Joanna King hanging out before the Chicago Bulls Game at the United Center Below: Staff Alex, Kim Hopper and Ann Wallin working hard at the Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Event
Above: Lisa Steinbis, Monica Waller, Joanna King and Paul Larson singing some holiday tunes before a ride on the Santa Train in Union, IL Top Left: Libby Weaver, Kris Lindstrom, Dana Dombrowski and Andrew Schupbach snap a photo at the Ellwood House Museum Bottom Left: Mary Cosentino hugs a tree at the Morton Arboretum Illumination in Lisle, IL Below: Carol Chmielewski takes a break and shows off her holiday crafts she made
Right: Stacy Rummel and Alice Craig waiting for Santa to arrive! Below: Paul Larson and Wendy Follman take a break from dancing to snap a picture together Below: Kathy McVicker and staff Virginia enjoying the party atmosphere Bottom Left: Sarah Carlson and Matt Rowan cozied up in the holiday spirit
Valentine s Dance When: 5:30 7:30 pm Saturday, February 17th in the gym Cost: $5.00 RSVP by Wednesday, February 14th! There will be Bingo in the DT Break Room area, snacks provided and a DJ in the gym to dance with your sweetheart!
Opportunity House Athletics Annual Awards Night was held on Friday, November 17th at OH. Athletes received certificates and recognition for their hard work over the past year. The Female and Male Athletes of the Year Awards were presented to Shari Schramer and Michael Sainati. Great job to all of our outstanding athletes! Congratulations, Shari and Michael!
Aktion Club had a very busy month of November! Aktion Club sold raffle tickets as part of a fundraiser that supported both Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit to provide meals to children who are starving or malnourished, and our own Aktion Club. The club sold over $1,400 worth of tickets! Members also volunteered at the Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Event that took place at the Suter Company in Sycamore during the second weekend of November. Aktion Club also hosted their Annual Turkey Toe Dance on November 18th and collected canned goods that they later donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank in DeKalb. Lastly, members baked eight pies for patrons at Hope Haven to enjoy for their Thanksgiving dinner. The season of giving is upon us, and our club members do so with big smiles on their faces. Good work, Aktion Club!
Top: Jane Freegard sells concessions at the Turkey Toe Dance that Aktion Club hosted on Saturday, November 18th Bottom: Adam Nimerfroh and Sam Siciliano deliver all of the canned food that was collected at the Turkey Toe Dance to the Salvation Army Food Bank
members have kept busy this fall and winter being HELPFUL and KIND to their community (two of the twelve points of the Scout Law). Thursday night volunteered for a shift at the Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Event in Sycamore at The Suter Company in early November. members also worked on making toys for the cats at Tails Humane Society in DeKalb. Thursday Evening Information: Time: 3:45 to 5:15 pm Location: 357 Cost: $3
Activity Preview! Train to Chicago & Walk to Macy s Strap on your walking shoes and get ready to head to the Windy City! We will take the train to Ogilvie Station where we will eat lunch before heading to Macy s on State to see the giant Christmas Tree and then to Millennium Park to finish out the day. Train to Chicago For those who still love taking the train into Chicago but don t want to do a lot of walking, we will be offering a second trip into the city where we eat lunch at Ogilvie Station and do some browsing at the shops in the station. Sunday Swim Get out of the cold winter weather and enjoy some relaxing time splashing around at the pool at the YMCA. Cannonball! Girls Afternoon Out: Panera & Manis @ Debutantes Spend your Saturday afternoon out with the girls and have a yummy lunch before getting manicures at the Debutantes Beauty School in downtown DeKalb. After all, you deserve it! The Junction and Jazz at The Egyptian After we have dinner at The Junction, we will head over to The Egyptian Theater for an evening of Jazz preformed by Sycamore and DeKalb High Schools, NIU Students and Jazz in Progress. Field Museum Trip Explore the Field Museum of Chicago with us on a Sunday afternoon and learn from all different kinds of exhibits! Guys Night Out: Pizza Villa and Star Worlds Arcade Hang with the guys and enjoy pizza and games, what more could a guy want?! Make sure to bring money for both dinner and to play games. Breakfast for Dinner Cooking Class Every now and then, breakfast for dinner just hits the spot. Come cook up some classic breakfast dishes as well as be part of a main dish cook-off. Who will be the winner, Team Alex or Team Kelsey?! Come dressed in your PJs to get the full experience! Have questions about other events on the calendar? Feel free to give us a call at {815-991-2990 ext. 119} or email Kelsey {kequinn@ohinc.org} or Alex {astritesky@ohinc.org} for more info!
Recreation Contact Information Recreation Coordinator: Kelsey Quinn (815) 991-2990, ext. 119 or kequinn@ohinc.org Recreation Assistant: Alex Stritesky (815) 991-2990, ext. 122 or astritesky@ohinc.org Rec Cell: 815-751-2924 Office Number: 106 January Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Movin' & Groovin' Time: 3:45 to 5:15 Cost: $3.00 3 4 5 6 Train to Chicago & Walk to Macy s Time: 9:15 to 6:45 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $35.00 Limit: 10 Bring: $20 for lunch, extra spending money 7 Sunday Swim Time: 1:00 to 4:30 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $7.50 8 9 10 Aktion Club Time: 4:00 to 6:00 Cost: $5 for meal Please make checks out to "Aktion Club" 11 12 Prize Bingo & Pizza Time: 4:00 to 7:00 Cost: $10.00 Limit: 14 13 14 Train to Chicago Time: 9:15 to 4:45 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $35.00 Limit: 10 Bring: $20 for lunch, extra spending money 15 16 Movin' & Groovin' Time: 3:45 to 5:15 Cost: $3.00 17 18 19 District 427 Volleyball Fundraiser for Special Olympics & Dinner Time: 3:45 to 7:45 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $5.00 20 21 22 Board Game Night & Dinner Time: 4:00 to 7:00 Cost: $10.00 23 24 Asian Infusion Cooking Class Time: 4:00 to 7:30 Cost: $12.50 25 26 27 Girls Afternoon Out: Panera & Manis @ Debutantes Time: 11:30 to 3:30 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $25 Limit: 10 Bring: $15 for lunch 28 Sunday Swim Time: 1:00 to 4:30 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $7.50 29 30 Bowling @ Four Seasons Time: 3:45 to 6:30 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $12.00 Limit: 13 Bring: Extra money for snacks **NO MEAL** 31
Recreation Contact Information Recreation Coordinator: Kelsey Quinn (815) 991-2990, ext. 119 or kequinn@ohinc.org Recreation Assistant: Alex Stritesky (815) 991-2990, ext. 122 or astritesky@ohinc.org Rec Cell: 815-751-2924 Office Number: 106 February Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 The Junction & Jazz at the Egyptian Time: 4:00 to 10:30 Where: Meet at 357 Cost: $22.50 Limit: 10 Bring: $20 for dinner 4 5 6 Movin' & Groovin' Time: 3:45 to 5:15 Cost: $3.00 7 Aktion Club Time: 4:00 to 6:00 Cost: $5 for meal Please make checks out to "Aktion Club" 8 9 Valentine Craft Night & Dinner Time: 4:00 to 7:00 Cost: $12.50 10 11 Field Museum Trip Time: 10:30 to 7:00 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $35.00 Bring: $20 for lunch, extra spending money 12 13 14 Floating Holiday DT & Workshop CLOSED Valentine s Day Dinner & Movie Time: 5:00 to 7:30 Cost: $12.50 15 16 17 Valentine s Dance Time: 5:30 to 7:30 GYM Cost: $5.00 RSVP by February 14th 18 Sunday Swim Time: 1:00 to 4:30 Where: DO/PU at 357 Cost: $7.50 19 20 Movin' & Groovin' Time: 3:45 to 5:15 Cost: $3.00 21 22 23 24 Guys Night Out: Pizza Villa & Arcade Time: 4:00 to 9:30 Where: Meet at 357 Cost: $12.50 Limit: 12 Bring: $20 for dinner & $15 for arcade games 25 26 Breakfast for Dinner Cooking Class Time: 4:00 to 7:00 Cost: $12.50 27 28