The mission of Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation is to provide a long-term source of financial support that ensures people with developmental disabilities have opportunities toward independence and integration within the community.
The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, Inc. was created in 1999 as a separate not-for-profit corporation to provide a source of long-term financial support for agency programs and services. The goal of the Foundation is to ensure that people with disabilities, who are served by Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, will continue to obtain needed support well into the future. The Foundation provides a more focused concentration toward developing resources in order to generate additional funds that address the unique needs of people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities.
The agency depends on many funding sources to enhance services for people with disabilities. The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation will strive to develop additional resources to grow an endowment that will help the programs gain financial security.
The Foundation's invested funds will support agency programs. Therefore, the earnings from the endowment will serve as a future and permanent source to ensure that the highest quality of services are available for people with developmental disabilities.
The Foundation's Board of Directors is working to achieve an endowment goal. To do this, income will be generated from:
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Contributions from individuals, corporations, fraternal organizations and civic groups |
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Special events and fund-raising activities. For information about upcoming events and to learn about our sponsors, please click here. |
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Donations of property or stocks |
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Memorial contributions |
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Wills, bequests and trusts. Click here for information on the Coterie Society. For a list of members, click here. |
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Life insurance policies that name Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara as the beneficiary |
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Planned giving methods |
To support the Foundation and help us grow, contact us at (716)297-6400 or by e-mail at sbeich@opportunitiesunlimited.org
Officers:
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President- Michael H. Shaw, Buffalo Medical Group, P.C. |
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Vice President - Peter Lovering, Niagara National Insurance |
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Treasurer - Dawn MacDonald, First Niagara Bank |
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Secretary - Frances Iusi, Stollberg, Inc. |
Directors:
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Kyle R. Andrews, Harris Beach PLLC |
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Jacqueline Henwood, Retired, Jenisco Inc. |
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Betsy Higgins, LMSW, Niagara
Hospice |
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Tova Kristal, McCauley Residence |
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Jeffrey Mattiuzzo, Ph.D., Eastern Copy Products |
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Patricia Minarcin, Retired Teacher, Hamburg Central Schools |
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Victoria Polka, Retired Administrator, Niagara Falls School District |
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Gary Strenkoski, Strenkoski Brothers Construction Co., Inc. |
