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<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Shining Abilities is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that serves youth and adults with special needs in Lake County and surrounding communities. &nbsp;It&rsquo;s our mission to empower our special needs community by providing a nurturing and inclusive environment where abilities can shine bright. &nbsp;We accomplish this through recreational and life skills opportunities, Special Olympics, evening programs, social events, and a vocational based day programming. &nbsp;Shining Abilities&rsquo; vision is to provide services to enhance our participants&rsquo; involvement in their community and lead fulfilling and productive lives while entering into adulthood. &nbsp;This is accomplished by offering a variety of programs to support continuing education and life skill development, promote whole body wellbeing, and socialization. &nbsp;All while inspiring our surrounding communities to see the value we all have to provide. &nbsp; &nbsp;<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"> <p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Since we started in June 2022, Shining Abilities has accomplished so much. &nbsp;Northern Lights an independent Special Olympics agency was the kick off for Shining Abilities, it has grown from just 17 athletes to now over 80. &nbsp;From there more programs were added such as evening outings, social events and most recently we opened the doors to a vocational day program to provide a safe place for adults with special needs to come and work on life skills and vocational training. &nbsp;<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"> <p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">But we didn&#39;t stop there, the demand for programming is apparent, as our recreational programs consistently have a waitlist, and the day program outgrew their space just 3 months after opening the doors. &nbsp;We moved into our new Training Center in July of 2024, which helped us to expand our day program, and provide approximately 2,300 sq.ft. of additional programming space. &nbsp;The space will provide Shining Abilities&#39; participants a fully functioning kitchen, an additional classroom, community space, and our very own market to provide vocational training and welcome the community in to see how bright we truly shine. &nbsp;<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"> <p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(53, 55, 68); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Your support today will go a long way in supporting our mission!!&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);"> <p fr-original-style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="line-height: 1.44; margin: 10pt 0px 0pt; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91);">

Hello <span data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our cause. This donation greatly helps our mission. If you would like to contribute further to our cause, contact us to become a volunteer, or spread the word about our mission! Jenny Simpson&nbsp;Board President 2243725088

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 Jessy Findley jfindley@shiningabilities.org 2247154789

Shining Abilities is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that serves youth and adults with special needs in Lake County and surrounding communities.  It’s our mission to empower our special needs community by providing a nurturing and inclusive environment where abilities can shine bright.  We accomplish this through recreational and life skills opportunities, Special Olympics, evening programs, social events, and a vocational based day programming.  Shining Abilities’ vision is to provide services to enhance our participants’ involvement in their community and lead fulfilling and productive lives while entering into adulthood.  This is accomplished by offering a variety of programs to support continuing education and life skill development, promote whole body wellbeing, and socialization.  All while inspiring our surrounding communities to see the value we all have to provide.     Since we started in June 2022, Shining Abilities has accomplished so much.  Northern Lights an independent Special Olympics agency was the kick off for Shining Abilities, it has grown from just 17 athletes to now over 80.  From there more programs were added such as evening outings, social events and most recently we opened the doors to a vocational day program to provide a safe place for adults with special needs to come and work on life skills and vocational training.   But we didn't stop there, the demand for programming is apparent, as our recreational programs consistently have a waitlist, and the day program outgrew their space just 3 months after opening the doors.  We moved into our new Training Center in July of 2024, which helped us to expand our day program, and provide approximately 2,300 sq.ft. of additional programming space.  The space will provide Shining Abilities' participants a fully functioning kitchen, an additional classroom, community space, and our very own market to provide vocational training and welcome the community in to see how bright we truly shine.   Your support today will go a long way in supporting our mission!!