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Annual Membership Drive
Each March, the Kay County Council for the Opportunity Center has a
membership drive. Belonging to the Council provides those in the
community who want to support the Opportunity Center an opportunity
to ensure those with developmental disabilities have their needs
meet.
Many clients at the Center have no family support system; therefore,
they often do not receive gifts at holidays or on their birthdays.
Membership dues provide these clients with appropriate gifts and in
meeting other needs. The Kay County Council owns all the property
utilized by the Opportunity Center. Membership dues provide
resources for basic maintenance of the group homes and other
properties owned by the Council.
A gift may be made in the name of a specific client. By honoring
clients, the client knows that individuals in the community support
their work and home programs. Support a person with developmental
disabilities by joining the Council.
Contact the Development Office 580-765-6782 (ext. 111) for
information about the annual membership drive.
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Capital Giving
In an effort to meet the mission of the Land of Opportunity and to
achieve life-long benefits for those with developmental
disabilities, the Opportunity Center Board and the Kay County
Council committed to meeting the needs of those with severe and
profound disabilities as well as the elderly developmentally
disabled with growing elder-care issues.
After much deliberation and research, the Opportunity Center Board
and the Kay County Council determined that a community group home
would meet the needs of the target population. The community group
home is the first phase of a multiple phase capital giving program.
The second phase is in beginning planning stages. The plans are to
remodel, upgrade, and refocus the space in the original school
building to better meet the needs of the training and vocational
programs that are located the building.
Wear and tear over time takes a toll on residential property. The
group homes and assisted living homes are no exception. Updating and
repair of this property is an on-going project under long-range
capital expenses and is in the third phase.
Contact the Development Office 580-765-6782 (ext. 111) for
information about Capital giving opportunities.
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Memorial, Estate, and Trust Gifts
 In the early 1960’s The Opportunity Center Foundation
came into fruition to provide annual operational gifts to the
Opportunity Center. To continually grow the corpus, The Foundation
receives the proceeds from the annual Cherokee Strip Golf Classic.
The Opportunity Center voted to place all undesignated memorial
gifts in the Foundation so that all memorial gifts could live in
perpetuity and remembrance of those honored with memorial gifts to
the Center.
Estate or trust gifts may be designated to the Opportunity Center or
to the Opportunity Center Foundation. For information on how to
remember the Opportunity Center in your estate or with your trust,
please contact your attorney or financial advisor.
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