Giving and Getting Involved
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Attention Omaha Area Youth Groups:
Help people in your community, and your whole youth group could win a pizza party and tickets to see Casting Crowns, Tenth Avenue North and CALEB...for free!
From now to April 3, area youth groups will collect non-perishable food items and/or articles of new or gently used clothing or toys from their friends, family, and neighbors for Open Door Mission. On April 3, the youth groups will arrive at Open Door Mission with their collections for a count-in where the winning group will be announced.
The youth group that collects the most items per capita* will win a pre-concert party for up to 30 that includes pizza, beverages, autographed Casting Crowns CD, and early access for the best General Admission seats available to the concert on April 8th.
*Per Capita = Total Items Collected / participating youth group members. This gives a youth group of 5 an equal chance with a youth group of 20.
To participate, contact Billy Rodgers - 360.953.4209 or LMG Concerts: 360.696.4558
LMG Concerts helps Christian musicians promote shows nationwide; they believe in giving back to a community, not just passing through it.
45th Annual Greater Omaha Leadership Prayer Breakfast
This year’s leadership prayer breakfast features Wayne Huizenga, Jr., President of Huizenga Holdings Inc., a diversified family company that managed privately owned businesses including Fortune 500 companies Waste Management, Auto Nation and Blockbuster Entertainment. Huizenga Holdings also includes real estate and ownership in the Miami Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium.
Pastor Tom Meradith will be praying for the hungry and homeless at Open Door Mission.
Good Friday ♦ April 2, 2010 ♦ 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Embassy Suites LaVista Hotel & Conference Center
12520 Westport Parkway, LaVista, NE 68128
(Located next to Cabela’s)
Learn more & register online or contact John Reimer or 402-493-4495 ext. 1103
Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns has partnered with Open Door Mission to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.
Casting CrownsUntil the Whole World Hears
April 8, 2010 ♦ 7:00 p.m.
Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA
Unsold seats in the flex seating area will be available with a donation of $10 and a can of food or a piece of warm clothing for Open Door Mission.
Visit Open Door Mission's booth at KidzExplore
Omaha's premier family event is a fun-filled, family-oriented, two-day celebration. For 18 years, KidzExplore has been the largest children's festival in the Omaha area. KidzExplore features fun, interactive activities, live entertainment, games, costume characters, food sampling and lots more!
April 17 — 18 ♦ 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Mid-America Center ♦ Council Bluffs, IA
Adults: $7.00
Children Ages 3-12: $5.00
2 and Under: Free
$1.00 OFF Coupons are available at No Frills Supermarkets
Beauty and the Beast
Open Door Mission and Omaha Performing Arts have partnered to combine live entertainment with a good cause. For each ticket purchased,
Beauty and the Beast
June 22-27, 2010
Omaha's Orpheum Theater
$2 will be donated to assist the Mission in breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Regularly priced tickets at $65.00 each, will be available through this offer for a discount of 10-20%!
Get your tickets at www.eventusher.com
Password: mission
Deadline To Order: May 22, 2010
Mandy Mouse Lives At Lydia House - A Great Gift
Mandy Mouse Lives at Lydia House is a 30-page book written by Tara Rye and full of colorful, captivating illustrations by Molinda Sunde Parker.
Mandy is a sweet little mouse that lives with her single mother. Through financial hardship, they find themselves living in their car in the cold of winter. One day servant-leaders from a shelter close by are handing out blankets to the homeless in the park. Through Mandy's persistence, her mother goes to get a blanket only to discover the shelter has a place for them to stay and a hot meal.
Through this family's heart-warming and powerful story, children are exposed to the reality of homelessness from the perspective of a character their own age. After all, The average age of a homeless person in the United States is 9 years old. Children also learn of the hope that a shelter like the Lydia House provides. Although the story is fictional, both parents and children are encouraged to seek out a real-live homeless shelter in their communities where they can donate toys, food, and clothing.
For only $14.95 you can give a gift that will feed and shelter someone in need!
100% of all royalties for Mandy Mouse will go to Open Door Mission.
Recycling for Charities
We have partnered with Recycling for Charities to recycle electronics that include cellular phones, PDA's, Palm Pilots, digital cameras or iPods. Please bring your donations to our receving area at 2828 N. 23rd St East, 68110.
Have your coffee and help someone, too!
Coffee lovers now have even more reason to savor every sip. Because when you purchase Mission Bean Coffee, you not only get to enjoy the rich flavor of some of the world's finest coffee, you'll be breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty with Open Door Mission.
Mission Bean Coffee can be purchased at
Open Door Mission’s Administration Building
or the following Hy-Vee stores:
♦ 10808 Fort St - Omaha, NE
♦ 3405 Oak View Dr - Omaha, NE
♦ 3410 N. 156th St - Omaha, NE
Official West Omaha Donation Site
Make a difference in the lives of others by donating your gently used clothing, furniture and household items.
A-Plus Williamson Automotive
14911 A Cir ♦ Omaha, NE 68144
(two blocks south of Industrial Road on 149th Street)
402-571-3303
Monday — Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Currently Accepting new or gently used
Furniture ♦ Clothing ♦ Appliances ♦ Linens ♦ Baby Items
Household Items ♦ Toiletries ♦ Food: Frozen and Non-Perishable
On the third Saturday of each month, Darren Timberlake of Open Door Mission will be on hand to personally thank you between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. For more information, please call 402.422.1111.
Tax deductible receipts available upon request.
