Ways You Can Give

Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, Inc., depends upon the generosity of businesses, organizations and community members to ensure the continuation of programs and services that insure independence for people with disabilities. The following options are available to help support individuals with developmental disabilities by building an endowment.

Contributions to Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible for tax purposes.

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Anytime is a good time to give!

We use Network for Good to accept online contributions, an easy, secure way to make a donation with your credit card. Click on the logo link below and Network for Good will walk you through the process.

You can also send a check to Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, 1555 Factory Outlet Blvd., LPO Box 360, Niagara Falls, NY 14304-0360.

Special Events

The Foundation holds several special events throughout the year. There are many opportunities to become involved, including becoming a volunteer, sponsor, donor and/or participant.

	9th Annual Golf Auction - Sunday, April 20, 2008
	Annual Awards Dinner and Gala - Friday, April 25, 2008
	24th Niagara Open Golf Tournament - Monday, June 9, 2008
	11th Annual Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser - Thursday, August 21, 2008

For more information on our special events, please contact Kristen Cook at (716) 297-6400 or kcook@buffnet.net.

Membership Campaign

Annual support ensures services and benefits to those who join.

Special Appeals

The Foundation offers several opportunities throughout the year to make a charitable contribution, including a Summer Appeal and Holiday Appeal. To be added to our appeal mailing list, please contact Tricia Furnari at (716) 297-6400 or tfurnari@buffnet.net.

Memorials/Honorarium Gifts

	Remember a loved one naming Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, Inc. as the beneficiary.
	Memories for Life Memorial Brick Program
	Memorial Gift Card

United Way

Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara is a United Way agency and you have the option of dedicating your donation to the agency through:

	Payroll deduction
	One-time only donation

Planned Giving

Start your financial planning for the future now. It will positively impact your life as well as the lives of those you love.

	Endowments
	Trusts
	Bequests
	Stocks

Leave a Legacy

Leave a Legacy ™ is a national program, founded in Columbus, Ohio by the Columbus Planned Giving Council in 1994. The program had been initiated in more than 120 communities in North America. The local Leave a Legacy ™ program is sponsored by the Western New York Planned Giving Consortium, which launched its first public awareness campaign in May 2001.

A gift in a will is a favorite way for people to leave a gift to their favorite charity. A charitable bequest may be designed when a new will is being executed or added to an existing will through a codicil.

Even people of average means have an estate, therefore including charitable organizations in your estate plan helps to answer the question "What can I do to make the world a better place than I found it?"

You have several options when you are considering a bequest:

A specific bequest is usually a specific dollar amount or a percentage of an estate. It any be in the form of cash, securities, real estate, or tangible personal property.

A residuary bequest names a charity as the residuary legatee to receive the residue of the estate after a specific bequest has been fulfilled.

A contingent bequest takes effort only if all primary beneficiaries named in the will have previously died.

A testamentary trust designates that part or all of the estate is to be left in some form of trust with a bank or individual trustee for the benefit of the charity.

Here are four easy steps to help define and create your legacy:

List the people and organizations to whom you want to leave a bequest

Contact your favorite charity regarding how your gift would help their work

Consult your professional advisor (attorney, accountant, financial advisor) for help

Write or change your will to reflect your value and to specify the gifts your wish to make

At Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, we are always deeply honored to be remembered by our friends in such a personal and significant way. If or when your estate plans include the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, Inc. please let us know so that we can welcome you as a member of the Coterie Society or “Circle of Friends,” which recognizes those who have made similar estate plans.

We would be glad to send you a complimentary brochure with more information about suggested language for your will, the Coterie Society and other planned giving options. To review this brochure click here. To receive this brochure via the mail or to obtain more information about the Leave A Legacy™ program or the Coterie Society, contact Susan Beich at the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation (716) 297-6400 or sbeich@buffnet.net.

At Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, we are always deeply honored to be remembered by our friends in such a personal and significant way. If or when your estate plans include the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, Inc. please let us know so that we can welcome you as a member of the Coterie Society or "Circle of Friends," which recognizes those who have made similar estate plans. For a list of members, click here.

iGive.com

iGive.com is the first and largest network of members, nonprofit organizations, merchants and websites, brought together to enable shoppers to support their favorite charity through on-line shopping. Support the OUN Foundation while doing your shopping any time of the year.

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This search engine donates half of its proceeds to charities. Simply designate the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation as your charity of choice and help us raise funds while surfing the net.

In-Kind Donations - For more information on how you can make a difference in the life of a person with a disability, call the Foundation Office at (716) 297-6400 or contact us at sbeich@buffnet.net

MEMORIES FOR LIFE MEMORIAL BRICK PROGRAM - The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation has started a new project to honor loved ones and friends through a unique remembrance program that positively impacts the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities. As the new facility in Lockport is nearing completion, there is an opportunity to honor the memory of a loved one at the facility with the Memories for Life program. For a $100 donation a 4"x 8" brick will be placed at the agency's new training and clinical facility to visibly honor a loved one or friend. This is a great way to preserve the name of a loved one or friend well into the next millennium. If you would like to sponsor a bench with an engraved plaque in memory of your loved one this is available as well. All honorees will be recognized as the inaugural benefactors of the Memories For Life program. The plan is to create a lasting tribute walkway across the front of the building with memorial bricks. Each brick is a way to celebrate how someone has touched your life. To reserve a brick, contact the Foundation office at (716) 297-6400 or click here to download the donation form. Please send the donation form with payment to Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, 1555 Factory Outlet Blvd, LPO BOX 360., Niagara Falls, NY 14304-0360.

The Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation is pleased to welcome donations and event registrations through your Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards.

For more information on how to donate by credit card please contact (716) 297-6400.