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Public invited to give back to OV by attending Maibock Tapping Party at Gordon Biersch Thursday, April 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. LAS VEGAS, Nev. – On Thursday, April 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., the public is invited to attend the Maibock Tapping Party at Gordon Biersch located at 3987 Paradise Road, where 100% of silent auction and beer ticket sales will benefit Opportunity Village, Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity. Opportunity Village serves people within our community with significant intellectual disabilities. Guests can be the first to taste Gordon Biersch’s Maibock, a seasonal unfiltered auburn lager brewed with pale roasted caramel malts for...

Click to tweet: (http://ctt.ec/5jBUc) .@OppVillageLV OVIPs learned how to exercise their right to vote to prepare for the upcoming election #votingrights #Vegas   LAS VEGAS – Throughout January and February, OVIPs at Opportunity Village learned how to exercise their right to vote. In partnership with the Nevada Disability Advocacy & Law Center (NDALC) and the Clark County Election Department, voting machines were brought to each of the four Opportunity Village campuses and the Opportunity Village Thrift Store, where OVIPs were educated on the voting system and election process, and had the chance to practice voting.   These educational practice sessions...

Click to tweet: (http://ctt.ec/MhFUL) .@OppVillageLV announces Lisa Clark as an Artist-In-Residence for its NOVA initiative. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1mgW51v LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Opportunity Village, Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity, announces Lisa Clark as an Artist-In-Residence for the organization’s New Opportunities for Visionary Arts (NOVA) initiative. Clark joins NOVA as a Mosaic Artist and Art Facilitator. Based on the Creative Abundance Model, created by Susan Dlouhy and Patty Mitchell, NOVA provides OVIPs flexibility to participate in a variety of activities that create a path to employment and earning wages, based on their individual talents and interests. Studios have been created at...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Opportunity Village, Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity, announces Michael Dodson as an Artist-In-Residence for the organization’s New Opportunities for Visionary Arts (NOVA) Initiative. Dodson joins the newly launched NOVA concept which assists OVIPs in discovering and exploring their individual creative expression at Opportunity Village’s Oakey Campus. Based on the Creative Abundance Model, created by Susan Dlouhy and Patty Mitchell, NOVA provides OVIPs flexibility to participate in a variety of activities that create a path to employment and earning wages, based on their individual talents and interests. NOVA studios have been created at all four Opportunity Village campuses...

Click to tweet: (http://ctt.ec/Siszc) Linda Smith of @OppVillageLV was honored to speak at the “Celebration of Life” event for René Angélil at the @ColosseumatCP.   LAS VEGAS – On Wednesday, February 3, Linda Smith, Senior Executive Vice President of Opportunity Village, was a featured speaker at Caesars’ and AEG’s “Celebration of Life” event for René Angélil at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. “It was truly an honor to be asked to be a featured speaker last night at this beautiful and moving farewell celebration,” Smith said. “Both René and Celine have been loyal champions of Opportunity Village and the wonderful...