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February/March 2016 OTB Monthly Newsletter What's Happening at OTB OTB News INSIDE THE BOTTLE IS COMING!!!! Date: Thursday, June 16 th ,2016 Time: 5:30 pm - 10:00pm This event will feature a wide selection of wine and beer tastings that will complement an array of food samplings from some of Indy's best independent restaurants. Along with the

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February/March 2016

OTB Monthly NewsletterWhat's Happening at OTB

OTB News

INSIDE THE BOTTLE IS COMING!!!!

Date: Thursday, June 16th,2016Time: 5:30 pm - 10:00pm

This event will feature a wide selection of wine and beertastings that will complement an array of food samplings fromsome of Indy's best independent restaurants. Along with the

tasting, guests can look forward to an evening of dancing,live and silent auctions, and an incredible program, all on thegrounds of the stunning Lucas Estate. All proceeds from this event go directly back to Outside theBox and its mission to empower adults with intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities in CentralIndiana.To sign up to become a sponsor or donate to our silentauction please contact Emmy Jackson [email protected].

Location: The LucasEstate1143 W 116th Street Carmel, IN 46032

A big thank you to all those who have alreadycommitted as sponsors to Inside the Bottle!!

Title Sponsor Lucas Oil

Platinum Sponsor Insights Consulting

Ticket Sponsor BAF Corporation

Ticket Sponsor Old National

Silent Auction Sponsor

Trends International

We are still accepting corporate sponsorship and tablesponsorships, along with donations for the silent/liveauctions. General admission ticket sales are now on

sale! Here is the link to purchase:

https://www.qtego.net/qlink/purchase/?id=insidethebottle

Did somebody say Silent Auction?

Inside the Bottle will once again be hosting a silent auction event!

The staff and groups at Outside the Box are working incredibly hardwithin the community to collect items and experiences from local

business leaders. If you are interested in donating items orexperiences to this night of fun and food please contact Emmy

Jackson [email protected]

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All support and donations are much appreciated and really help tomake this event successful. Thank you for all of those businesses

and individuals who have already donated!

SAFETY AWARD!

Jeff won the first ever OTB Safety Award on February 24

th

! He detected the odor of gas and informed a staffmember so that they could take action! His action was aservice to both OTB and his peers! OTB is very proud!

Way to go Jeff!

REGISTER YOUR KROGER CARD TODAY!

Simply register online at krogercommunityrewards.com

Follow these simply instructions to give back to OTB every time you use yourKroger card when shopping:

Have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with OTB'sorganization number: 45281 If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customerservice desk at any Kroger Click on Sign In / Register Most people are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UPTODAY in the "New Customer?" box Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favoritestore, entering your email address and creating a password, and agreeing to theterms & conditionsYou will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the linkwithin the body of the email � Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed tothe next step. Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Pluscard number � Update or confirm your informationEnter NPO number (45281) or Outside the Box, select organization from the list andclick on confirm. To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization's name on theright side of your information page.

NEED HELP? CALL OR EMAIL JILL STEBING: [email protected]

317.396.0683 EXT: 139

Giving to Outside the Box is 1-2-3 Easy!

Shop at Amazon.com and part of your purchases will go back to

OTB!

Here's how:1. Start your shopping experience at: smile.amazon.com2. Select the orange word "Supporting" (below the search window on thelefthand side).3. Type "Outside the Box Inc" in the search window and choose Outsidethe Box Inc as your charity. That's it. Bookmark "smile.amazon.com" asyour permanent Amazon link and OTB will receive a 5% donation on allyour purchases hereafter. Simple and wonderful!

OTB Continues to Change Lives

Check out another fantastic article written by Gerry Justice, promotingsome of the awesome experiences occurring daily at OTB. Thank youGerry for all of your hard work and lovely words!

"How to Speak Up When You Have No Voice"

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-speak-up-when-you-have-voice-gerry-justice-mfa

Room Remodels

(Rainmakers Room Remodel 2015)

Through extensive campaigning and generous donors, Outside the Boxhas been able to raise money to redo two more group rooms!

Congratulations!!!Celebrities/Dreamers

Icicles/Dreamsicles /Silver BulletsOutside the Box would like to thank all of the partners involved in the

upcoming renovations! The groups are so excited to collaborate with youon the upcoming beautiful work that continues to support Outside the Box's

dreams for the future!APS Indy, Inc.

BAF CorporationBlakley Corporation

Bob DukeChisholm LumberContainer Store

Delta FaucetDesign & Build ElectricalContractors & Engineers

Division IX, Ltd.Hunter Douglas

InPro CorporationIDG, International Design Guild

JohnsoniteKenwood Office Furniture

Kirby-RiskLumbermans, Inc.Northside Glass

PanelfoldPatcraft, div. of Shaw Industries

Sharp Business SystemsSherwin Williams

Sims CabinetsY B Normal Custom Woodworking

"INDY MAKEOVER TEAM"Barb Fleming, BAF Corp

Allen Gindt, Blakley's RetailMarj Sparks, Blakley Corporation

Deanna Whetstone, Whetstone & AssociatesInterior Design

Special Thank You to:

Mark Brunetz, TV Host, Interior Designer & AuthorAnne Marie Tiernon, WTHR

(Hummingbirds Room Remodel 2015)

Featured Partner Spotlight

BAF Corporation

February's partner spotlight is BAF Corporation, whose president and CEO isBarb Fleming from OTB's board. Barb and her company will be an OTB ticketsponsor this year at Inside the Bottle. Barb has been an incredible supporter in

helping with room renovations, participating in the Facilities Committee, andbeing a true believer in OTB's goodness. Thank you Barb and BAF Corporation

for all of your continued support in OTB dreams and goals! Your support isgreatly appreciated!

OTB After School Program

The after school program has been having a wonderful time exploringcurriculum, task compliance, and daily living skills! Here are some

highlights of those awesome afterschoolers enjoying indoor activities anda wonderful spring day in the company of some awesome OTB staff!

Self-Advocates Feature

The Self-Advocates Group of OTB have been incredibly busy! Fromthrowing on dances to planning Easter coloring contests, those Advocateskeep encouraging amazing activities for the benefits of all other OTBcommunity members! The following are some highlights from some ofFebruary and March's events!

Easter Egg Coloring Contest!

Valentine's Day Dance!

Studio OTB NewsFeatured Artist

Tanya P

Studio OTB featured artist is Tanya P! Tanya is a talented illustrator andclever problem solver. She specializes in drawing characters. She wasone of the key artists in the creation of "From A to Zine", a collaborativeproject with an illustrated sign language alphabet. .

Employment Spotlight Jon Lutes

OTB Employment Services would like to welcome our newestjob coach, Jon Lutes! Jon is probably a familiar face to many of

you, as he served for many years as an OTB Group Facilitator,most recently leading the Chameleons group. Jon says he isexcited for the new challenge and looking forward to helping ourparticipants succeed on the job!

Featured ArticlesPresenting OTB Group Memeber's Creations and Accomplishents

The Animals Group have been exploring personality traits that supportacceptance and diversity within group members! What a cool idea!

Sheena's Positive StoryI want to love myself each and everyday of my life. I want to work onstaying positive for my future and for my whole life. I want to work very hardon my goals and accomplish them everyday and to focus on caring formyself more often. I would like to focus on respecting myself while I amworkin on what I like or dislike in the world. I want to accomplish on being

trusted again and work on being honest and respectful towards others likefor example my family and friends. To understand the consequences frommy actions and mistakes. To always be myself with my family, friends andfor myself as well. To worry about myself and what I want out of life. Tofocus on what I love about myself, the world, my life, what I want toaccomplish in the years to come. I want to become a believer in what Ithink is very important to me a lot everyday of my future. I want to follow mydreams and discover what they are in my future. I want to have a healthylife and body as well.

Working hard on those self-care skills in nail painting elective! Way to go!

Art with those awesome Grasshoppers!

The Clydesdales making "Food City" where Teddy Grahams can have

multiple living options!

The Heroes creating Rainbow Parfaits, while learning about mixing colors

and rainbows!

The Hummingbirds made donuts!

The Snapdragons recorded a CD in a music studio!

Having fun and getting messy!

The Dolphins made Gnomes which are on display at Garfield Park forthe"Gnome Away from Home" event occurring in March and April.

Picture Highlights

Jamming out!

Feeling the love!

St. Patrick's Day Parade!

Problem Solving Games!

Zepps, Badgers, and Heroes Music Hour!

A lovely day for a stroll!

Making some sweet tunes in a music studio!!!

Friday afternoon obstacle races!

Wednesday Big Group Sensory Activity!

Helping Hands!

Grasshoppers loose at the Dollar Tree!

Taco day!

We are family!

Focusing on the goal!

Will you be my Valentine?

Animals rocking out at Sam Ash!

Great Friends! Good Times!

Mall Fun!

Duck Pin Bowling anyone?

Playing to the beat of OTB!!!!

Employee of the Month & Participant of the MonthDrum roll please....

January Participant of the Month

Tracy- Chameleons

January Employee of the Month

Caity S. - Animals Facilitator

February Participant of the Month

Mirro - Animals Group

February Employees of the Month

Becky S. & John F. - Clydesdale Facilitators

Congratulations!