July 2020

July Birthdays

Wishing a happy birthday to our lovely clients with birthdays in July! May thisbe your best year yet!

LouAnn Densborn7/8

Diane Chesser7/15

Hope Bockman7/20

Carol Chmielewski7/5

Matt Rowan7/10

George Huzenis7/13

Summer Splash Drive-Thru lunch

On June 5th, Community Day Services staff hosted a Summer Splash Lunch in

the main building parking lot. We kicked off the new month with tasty food,

laughter, and water gun splashes! There's no better way to spend a hot

summer day. But Opportunity House employees didn't stay hot for too long!

Cars full of our Residential and Community Support clients joyfully tossed

water balloons at them. Don't worry, employees got even with water gun

splashes! We sure know how to have fun at Opportunity House!

Having Fun and Staying Safe During SocialDistancing

This summer may be a little different, but summer 2020 doesn't have to be a

bummer! Let's not dwell on all of the activities that have been canceled.

Instead, let's focus on the fun activities we can do at home or while social

distancing. Here are some activity ideas inspired by our clients for you to try at

home!

Get creative! Painting, drawing,sewing, and DIY projects are greatways to be creative.

We had some fun making thesegroovy tie-dye shirts at the Lindenhouse!

Stay active! Going for a jog, riding abike, and taking your dog on a walkare safe ways to break a sweat.

The Linden house residents werespending the day playing basketball!

Don't forget to get some fresh air! Open the windows and feel the breeze. Lay

out in the sun and receive vitamin D. Have a BBQ with your family and eat

outdoors.

A beautiful photo of Diane enjoying the weather and swinging until her feet

touch the sky!

Practice a hobby! Take the timeto read, dance, do yoga, write,or practice an instrument.Mark was spending his summerday working on his model traintable.

Get your game on! There are somany different board games andvideo games to play.

Laurel was playing Wii Sports!

Be in touch with nature! Try bird watching, growing vegetables, and planting agarden. Taking time out of your day to admire flowers, trees, and animals canbe relaxing.

The ladies at Maplewood planted beautiful flowers. We can't wait to see howmuch more they will blossom!

National Sunglasses DayJune 27th was national sunglasses day! Kim and Sheila celebrated by showing

off their stylish sunglasses.

Quote of the Month

Shaylee is proud to share with you all that she has recently graduated in May

from Northern Illinois University with a degree in corporate communication

studies! She is excited to begin the next chapter of her life with Opportunity

House.

Outside of work she enjoys traveling and writing. Her favorite travel

experience was to the Philippines where she stayed for a month! She is

currently working on launching a blogging site where she will write blogs

focused on fashion and lifestyle.

If she could star in any movie she would choose the 80's movie, Sixteen

Candles. She never gets tired of that movie no matter how many times she

watches it.

What's New?

We are excited to announce that

Opportunity House is now on Instagram!

Help us reach 100 followers by following

us at @opportunity_house

Thank You to All Our Donors

Donors

Baird FoundationGerald & Lisa Gorchels

James & Charlotte KirbyDavid Merkling

United Way of KishwaukeeSoft Water City

St. Mary's Church of SycamoreTamey Trier

Tributes

In Honor of William BerkheimerMargaret Berkheimer

In Honor of Samantha BriggsApril Briggs

In Honor of Kristine LindstromWalter & Janet Raisch

Mask Donation

Kim Koslovich kindly donated masks

created by the group, Moms Making

Masks & More. Together they supplied

masks to all 16 of our residents in

CLF. Thank you Kim for choosing to

donate to Opportunity house. And

thank you Moms Making Masks &

More for taking the time to make

these masks for our residents. We

love the fabric designs!

Make a Difference and DonateToday!

Upcoming Events

Independence DayOpportunity House Closed

Friday, July 3, 2020

Labor DayOpportunity House Closed

Monday, September 7, 2020

Institute DayAll Day Programs Closed

Friday, September 18, 2020

Remember Opportunity House in Your EstatePlanning!

Planned giving enables an individual to make a charitable gift of estate assetsto an organization of their choice during their lifetime or through a will ortestament. Consider making a gift to Opportunity House. Please contactShaylee Hester at 815.895.5108 x130

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You may mail donations to:Opportunity House, 357 N California Street, Sycamore, IL 60178