LATEST NEWS — OVIP

Between May 24 and May 31, Best Mattress will donate $5 from every mattress sold to Opportunity Village  LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity, Opportunity Village is partnering with Best Mattress for a special Memorial Day sale. From May 24 through May 31, Las Vegas area Best Mattress locations will be donating $5 from every mattress sold to Opportunity Village. Best Mattress operates 22 stores throughout the Las Vegas Valley and Utah. “Giving back to our community is what we do, it’s our way of saying Thank You to our loyal customers for their ongoing support,” said David Mizrahi,...

LAS VEGAS – Opportunity Village will raise the curtain on its 6th Annual Spring Performing Arts Concert, OVation, on Thursday, May 26st at 6 p.m. at the Opportunity Village Ralph and Betty Engelstad Campus located at 6050 S. Buffalo Drive. The concert will showcase a collection of music, dance and theatre performances by OVIPs particpating in Opportunity Village’s Fine and Performing Arts Program. “OVation provides OVIPs the opportunity to perform for the Las Vegas community and express themselves through the arts, in singing, dancing or acting, ” says Sarah Quinn, manager of the Opportunity Village Fine and Performing Arts Program....

LAS VEGAS (May 6, 2106) Shapiro & Sher Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties and Emerald Homes have teamed up to present ‘Art About People,’ an exhibit of original artwork from Opportunity Village artists. More than 100 exhibits are on display and available for public preview and purchase now through May 31. Proceeds will benefit Opportunity Village, Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity, a local non-profit that serves nearly 3,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities annually. Pieces on display in the ‘Art About People’ exhibit average $100 in price and can be viewed daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sandstone Edge,...

LAS VEGAS  - On Tuesday, March 29, Las Vegas’ male hip-hop strip show Aussie Hunks visited Opportunity Village’s Engelstad campus and conducted a hip-hop dance class for OVIPs. The Aussie Hunks concluded the class by presenting the organization a generous donation.   Opportunity Village OVIPs in the Fine and Performing Arts Program were taught new dance moves and choreography, and then performed what they learned for the Aussie Hunks. The Fine and Performing Arts Program at Opportunity Village teaches individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities music, dance, theatre and visual art, and is designed to increase awareness of the arts,...

ATTENTION: ALL WORKING MEDIA, CAMERA CREWS AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS ***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT WHAT:          Opportunity Village is asking the public to donate gently used formal wear for the organization’s annual Starlight Ball on April 8. Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity is requesting the community’s help to outfit OVIPs so that they look their best at one of their favorite dances of the year, a formal event filled with food, fun and lots of dancing. Opportunity Village is requesting donations of dresses, suits and tuxedos in various styles and sizes. Donations can be dropped off at the Opportunity Village Thrift Store....