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Unique ‘MBWO’ Fundraising Approach Leads Opportunity Village to New Partnerships

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Currently celebrating its 60th Anniversary with a Year of Celebrations, Opportunity Village is the leading nonprofit organization serving Nevadans with intellectual disabilities. Long known as “Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity,” Opportunity Village is also an innovative leader of cultivating partnerships that benefit both the not-for-profit organization and a diverse group of community for-profit businesses. Within the last month, the nonprofit organization announced partnerships with four vastly different businesses; a potential National Hockey League franchise for Las Vegas, a taxicab company, one of the country’s leading timeshare companies and one of the Southwest’s largest auto retailers. Although the...

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ZIPLINE COMPETITION WILL RESULT IN $10,000 DONATION TO THE 10TH ANNUAL ’LAS VEGAS GREAT SANTA RUN’

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WHAT: As the 10th anniversary of Opportunity Village’s Las Vegas Great Santa Run approaches, Mayor Carolyn Goodman and entertainment personality Robin Leach will give Santa a run for his money as they dash down the larger-than-life SlotZilla zipline, Downtown Las Vegas’ new attraction, Tuesday, December 2 at 10 a.m. Robin Leach challenged Mayor Goodman to ride SlotZilla in return for a $5,000 donation to Opportunity Village. To respond, Mayor Goodman counter-challenged Robin to a race down the zipline for another $5,000 donation. Together, Robin and Mayor Goodman will be making a $10,000 donation to Las Vegas’ beloved charity event, the...

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Hellcat Raises over $1.65 million for OV

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September 27th, 2014 at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas, the one-of-one, VIN #0001 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was auctioned for $825,000 to benefit Opportunity Village. Congratulations to Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and several Chrysler Group dealerships, for the winning bid! Matching the donation, The Engelstad Family Foundation, brought the proceeds up to a whopping $1.65 million! “The $1.65 million raised by auctioning this one-of-one Dodge Challenger Hellcat at this year’s Barrett-Jackson auction means the most powerful muscle car ever will also have a very powerful impact on the people who benefit from the service of Opportunity Village,” said Tim Kuniskis,...

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