ABATE Bike Show to Benefit OE’s All About Kids Program

21-ABATE-Ultimate-Bike-ShowFor the 21st year, All About Kids (AAK), the Early Intervention Program of Opportunity Enterprises, will be the beneficiary of the Porter County Region Two ABATE Ultimate Bike Show, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, June 18 at Sunset Hill County Park, located at 775 Meridian Rd., Valparaiso, IN. Gates will open at 9:00 am. The Blessing of the Bikes will occur at 11:15 am, with a 70-mile ride immediately following. The bike show will occur from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, with live music beginning at 2:00 pm.

Admission cost is $10 per person. Bike show entry is $2 per person. Other events for the day include food and product vendors, live music, and a beer garden. For more information, contact Jerry Jones at 219-510-3779.

In addition, Camp-Land RV, the Midwest’s leading RV dealer, has generously donated a brand new 2010 Livin’ Lite Quicksilver 2.0 Motorcycle Camper to be raffled off, with the winner to be drawn at the show. Tickets for the raffle are $20 and are available at the following locations: Opportunity Enterprises, 2801 Evans Avenue in Valparaiso; Camp-Land RV, 1171 Lions Drive in Burns Harbor; Harley-Davidson of Valparaiso, 1151 US Highway 30; and B&E Honda, 1006 US Highway 30 in Valparaiso; and the Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce, 220 Broadway in Chesterton. Proceeds will be matched dollar for dollar by an anonymous donor.

Camp-Land RV is very pleased to continue our long-standing support of Opportunity Enterprises with this donation,” says David Paschen, Vice President of Camp-Land RV.

For more information about the Livin’ Lite Quicksilver 2.0 Motorcycle Camper, or about Camp-Land RV, visit www.camplandrv.com. For more information about the raffle, contact Allison Thomas at Opportunity Enterprises, 219-464-9621, ext. 239 or allison.thomas@oppent.org.

About All About Kids

For more than three decades, All About Kids has provided a variety of developmental services to thousands of children throughout Northwest Indiana, including in-home entry intervention therapies and integrated playgrounds led by a therapist.

Human learning and development are most rapid in the time frame from birth to age three,” says AAK Program Director Sally Gaff. “The earlier a child with a disability or developmental delay is diagnosed, the better the chance of bringing that child within a normal range of development.”

Early intervention programs like AAK are very effective in helping children improve, or completely overcome their delays. In fact, 66% of children who graduate from AAK at the age of three no longer need special education services.

We are very proud of our success,” shares Gaff, “and are grateful to ABATE for being such a strong supporter of ours for so many years.”

oe_logoFor more information about the All About Kids program, contact Sally Gaff at 219-464-9621, ext. 320.

About OE
Since 1967, OE has been a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities by providing exceptional support and creating meaningful opportunities that allows its consumers to serve as an inspiration to the community. For more information, visit www.oppent.org.

Photo: ABATE Members and All About Kids staff look forward to the 21st annual Ultimate Bike Show