by Marta Segal Block | Feb 11, 2019 | Events, Fundraising Events, News
What does it take to pull off a bingo-themed party for 200 people and make sure your guests can win great prizes, enjoy yummy food and drinks, and support a great cause while having fun with friends and neighbors? The first, most important step is to deploy an... 
by Marta Segal Block | Feb 4, 2019 | Events, Fundraising Events, News
This spring there’s a whole new kind of FUNdraiser coming to town! At OPEF our mission is to provide kids with meaningful, enriching and fun hands-on educational opportunities, why shouldn’t our fundraisers be the same? OK, Bingo is not exactly... 
by Marta Segal Block | Nov 6, 2018 | News, Open House
Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday for our annual Open House event: Super STEAM Saturday. Over 100 families representing all of the D97 schools (and a few others) came out to create mandalas, drive robots, write poetry, draw buildings, play with LEGOs and... 
by Marta Segal Block | Sep 11, 2018 | BASE Camp, Events, News
Both new and long-time supporters stopped by the historic home of Mary Jo & Stephen Schuler last Friday night to celebrate the end of summer and support scholarships for BASE Camp. Thanks to our hosts and fabulous chefs Kim Wojak, Alice Ireland, and Wayne Juhnke,... 
by Marta Segal Block | Mar 19, 2018 | Events, Fundraising Events, News
Thank you to everyone who came to our annual Staszak Gala! We had great food, great music and great conversation. We also had amazing performances by our Spoken Word students, OPRF Musicians, and of course our host, Mark Bazer. Most importantly, we raised money for... 
by Mary Beth Hausken | Mar 12, 2018 | Battle of the Bots, Brooks, Julian, VEX Robotics
Slideshow photos of the tournament courtesy of Kristi Braun and other photographers. On Saturday, March 3, the OPEF 2018 Battle of the Bots set a number of records, including the most teams in attendance (42!) and the largest crowd of spectators ever. It also kept...
