Opportunity House, Inc.

Recreation Newsletter

September/October 2019

Editors:

Kelsey Quinn & Libby Hanson

Above: Shari Schramer, Kerry Bonney, Joanna King, Lisa Steinbis, Mary Cosentino and

Roger Scott visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s handicap accessible Laurent House in Rockford

Below: Jason Lemay and Marie Alessi (left) and Sara Killy (right) paddle boat around

Naperville on a Saturday afternoon

Above: Sean Weisser, David Roberts, Monica

Waller, Jane Freegard, Sheila Buchholz and Sydney

Milner and Rachell Koss (right) enjoy a picnic

lunch at Hopkins Park

Below: Duke Lewis, Mary Cosentino

and John Carroll take a break during Out & About

at the Lagoon on NIU’s campus

Above: Sydney Milner, Sara Killey, David

Roberts, Jane Freegard, Laura Bosshardt and

Monica Waller were hyped to see The Lion King

Left: Monica Waller, Jane Freegard, Andrew

Schupbach, Mary Cosentino, Roger Scott and

Bree Mays had a lovely Saturday

morning on the DeKalb County Barn Tour

Above: Spring Bellows, Connie

Ordonez, David Roberts,

Shelley Gusakow, Andrew

Schupbach, Lisa Steinbis,

Mary Cosentino, staff Libby and

Shari Schramer dine at Fushi Yami

in DeKalb

Left: Bree Mays

measures

herself up against

a grizzly bear

Right: Tommy Sipes

gets a close up view

of a snow leopard

Below: Tommy Sipes, Quinn Anderson, Michael Reding,

David Roberts, Marie Alessi, Joanna King,

Mary Cosentino, Bree Mays and Roger Scott got

to check out lots of animals at the

Brookfield Zoo on a warm August day

Join us for our 8th Annual Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off!

Live music by the Ukulele Moonshiners, chili and fall fun

Saturday, September 28th from 12—2:30 pm

357 North California Street, Sycamore

$5.00 per person

RSVP by September 23

chili, cornbread & dessert will be served

Halloween Party & Dance

Friday, October 25th, 6—8 pm Cost: $5.00

RSVP by October 21

On Saturday, August 3rd, Opportunity House Athletics’ teams Heat and Thunder

traveled to Elgin to compete in the district softball tournament. Both teams played

two games each and won both games to earn gold medals and advance

on to the state competition.

A few athletes also participated in the skills competition that tested their skills in

four categories: running the bases, fielding the ball, hitting and throwing.

Congratulations to Mark Clausen and Alvin Haynie on their gold medals and Jason

Ingram on his silver medal!

Heat and Thunder will compete in the Outdoor Sports Festival in Decatur

on September 7th. Good luck, Heat and Thunder!

Make a difference and purchase your tickets from Aktion Club!

A portion of the proceeds will go to Aktion Club and towards the

ingredients used at the Make A Difference DKC Mobile Pack event.

The $10,000 winner will be selected at the end of the event on

November 17th and does not need to be present to win.

For more info, contact Kelsey in Rec!

On the morning of Sunday, July 14th, Aktion Club members went to Jonamac

Orchard to volunteer at the rest stop for Biking with Beanzie. There was a constant

stream of visitors that popped in to enjoy some of the many snacks and water or

Gatorade offered to the riders. Aktion Club has volunteered at Biking with Beanzie

for several years and it is one of our favorite volunteer activities!

Aktion Club is also getting ready to elect their new club officers for the

2020 year, which is right around the corner!

Also, be on the lookout for more information about an upcoming pet supply drive

that Aktion Club will be hosting in September and October. There will be a box at

the main building for pet food and toy donations that Aktion Club will deliver to

Tails Humane Society in October!

Right:

Roxanne Wenzel and

Monica Waller were happy

to help serve the bike

riders at Jonamac Orchard

Left:

Staff Libby and Mark

Clausen cut up

fruit and organize

snacks together

Boy Scout Venture Crew 202’s

Court of Honor

When:

Tuesday, October 29th at 1 pm

Awards ceremony will begin at 1 pm with light

refreshments served afterwards

Where:

DT Conference Room

357 North California Street

Sycamore, Illinois

Activity Preview!

Bristol Renaissance Faire

Hear ye, hear ye! Calling all knights and maidens! If you want to travel back in time and see

some jousting and jests, we have the trip for you. We will dine on the finest of fare and mingle

with the peasants at the faire… costumes not required.

Girls Afternoon Out

Grab all of your best girl friends and enjoy an afternoon around DeKalb and Sycamore with us.

We will have lunch and do some shopping!

Hairspray Jr. @ Sycamore High School

Join us for a matinee of the Penguin Project’s newest show. If you enjoyed the sixties and TV dance

shows, don’t miss this one! We can’t wait to support all of the talented local students.

Sycamore Speedway

You bring the excitement, we’ll bring the ear plugs! Let’s head over to the Speedway for the last

night of races for the season. Prepare to get dusty!

Kane County Flea Market

Do you enjoy finding a diamond in the rough?! Stroll through the flea market with us on a Sunday

afternoon at the Kane County Fairgrounds and see what kinds of gems we can find!

Trip to Morton Arboretum

Do you love fall as much as we do?! Bring a sack lunch and enjoy an

afternoon of taking in all of the beautiful fall colors at Morton Arboretum. We can troll hunt and

check out the glass pumpkin patch! Make sure to wear your walking shoes!

Halloween Snacks & Movie

Come hang out with us, make some fun snacks and watch a classic Halloween flick

to prepare for the spookiest night of the year!

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 Libby {ehanson@ohinc.org} for more info!

September Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Bristol

Renaissance Faire

Time: 9:00 to 5:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $50.00

Limit: 8

Bring: $25 for lunch

and spending

money

2 3 Venture Crew

4 Sandwich Fair

Time: 10:00 to 3:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $25.00

Limit: 10

Bring: $25 for lunch

and spending

money

5

6 DeKalb vs.

Sycamore First

National

Challenge Game

@ NIU

Time: 5:30 to 10:30

Where: Meet @ 357

Cost: $25.00

Limit: 10

Bring: $10 spending

money

7

8 DeKalb Kite Fest

Time: 1:00 to 4:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $12.50

Limit: 12

Bring: $10 spending

money

9 10 Venture Crew

11 Aktion

Club: Election

of Officers

Time: 3:45 to 5:45

Where: 357

Cost: $5 for meal

Please make

checks out to

"Aktion Club"

12 Movin’ &

Groovin’

Time: 3:45 to 5:15

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

Limit: 12

13 14 Girls

Afternoon Out

Time: 10:00 to 2:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $12.50

Limit: 12

Bring: $25 for lunch

15 Hairspray

Jr.

@ Sycamore HS Time: 1:15 to 4:30

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $20.00

Limit: 12

Bring: $5 for snacks

16 17 Venture Crew

18 19 Out & About

Time: 3:45 to 5:15

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

Limit: 12

20

Biannual Rochelle

Train Park Trip Time: 8:00 to 1:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $25.00

Limit: 12

Bring: $25 for

breakfast

21

22 23 Pancakes

& Pajamas Party Time: 3:45 to 6:30

Where: 357

Cost: $15.00 Limit: 14

24 Venture Crew

25 26 Movin’ &

Groovin’

Time: 3:45 to 5:15

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

Limit: 12

27 28

8th Annual

Fall Festival

& Chili Cook-Off

Time: 12:00 to 2:30

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

RSVP by Sept. 23rd

29 30

Recreation Contact Information

Recreation Coordinator: Kelsey Quinn

(815) 991-2990, ext. 119 or kequinn@ohinc.org

Recreation Assistant: Libby Hanson

(815) 991-2990, ext. 122 or ehanson@ohinc.org

Rec Cell: 815-751-2924 Office Number: 106

Labor Day

DT &

Workshop

CLOSED

October Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Fall Craft

Evening &

Dinner

Time: 3:45 to 6:00

Where: 357

Cost: $15.00

Limit: 12

2 3 Out & About

Time: 3:45 to 5:15

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

Limit: 12

4 5 Sycamore

Speedway

Time: 6:00 to 10:30

Where: Meet @ 357

Cost: $25.00

Limit: 10

Bring: $15 spending

money

***NO MEAL***

6 Kane County

Flea Market

Time: 1:00 to 4:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $25.00

Limit: 8

Bring: $20 spending

money

***NO MEAL***

7 8 9 Aktion Club

Time: 3:45 to 5:45

Where: 357

Cost: $5 for meal

Please make checks

out to "Aktion Club"

10 Movin’ &

Groovin’

Time: 3:45 to 5:15

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

Limit: 12

11 Trip to

Morton Arboretum

Time: 10:00 to 3:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $35.00

Limit: 8

Bring: sack lunch

12

13 Corn Maze

& Campfire Lunch

@ Jonamac

Orchard

Time: 11:00 to 3:30

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $20.00

Limit: 12

Bring: $15 for corn

maze

14 15 Venture Crew

16 17 Out & About

Time: 3:45 to 5:15

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

Limit: 12

18 19 Portillo’s &

The Addams

Family

Time: 5:00 to 10:00

Where: Meet @ 357

Cost: $22.50

Limit: 12

Bring: $20 for

dinner

20 21 Pumpkin Fest

Display Team

Time: 3:45 to 5:30

Where: 357

Limit: 8

Cost: $5.00

***NO MEAL***

22 Venture Crew

23 24 Movin’ &

Groovin’

Time: 3:45 to 5:15

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

Limit: 12

25 Halloween Party

and Dance

Time: 6:00 to 8:00

Where: 357

Cost: $5.00

RSVP by October

21st

26 Afternoon

@ Pumpkin Fest

Time: 12:30 to 3:00

Where: DO/PU @

357

Cost: $10.00

Limit: 10

Bring: $15 spending

money

***NO MEAL***

27 28 29 Venture Crew:

Court of Honor

Time: starts at

1:00

Where: 357 — DT

Conference Room

30 Halloween

Snacks & Movie

Time: 6:00 to 7:45

Where: 357

Cost: $12.50

Limit: 14

***NO MEAL***

31

Recreation Contact Information

Recreation Coordinator: Kelsey Quinn

(815) 991-2990, ext. 119 or kequinn@ohinc.org

Recreation Assistant: Libby Hanson

(815) 991-2990, ext. 122 or ehanson@ohinc.org

Rec Cell: 815-751-2924 Office Number: 106

Happy

Halloween

Columbus

Day

DT &

Workshop

CLOSED