Donations for the Orange Art Center

The Orange Art Center is proud to announce the launch of the OAC Scholarship, debuting in January 2025 and made possible by a generous donation from OAC community member and participant, Steve Garfunkel. Inspired by the personhood and artistic teaching of OAC painting instructors Annie Peters and Marlene Weinstein, Garfunkel wanted to gift the OAC a donation to help establish a scholarship aiming to provide financial assistance to participants pursuing art education. Rooted in the belief that art brings healing and joy, the OAC Scholarship seeks to empower all individuals to explore their creativity and share the transformative power of art with the community! Join us in expanding this mission—your support can help bring the gift of art to even more lives, fostering inspiration, growth, and connection for all. Tax-deductible donations to the scholarship program are accepted from individuals, businesses, and community groups interested in having a direct, life-enhancing impact on a local individual.Donations are accepted by credit card and check using our easy-to-use enrollment software. Please select a donation amount on the right and click Enroll Now to begin. You will be prompted to create a simple account if you do not already have one established. So that we can provide you with a receipt and thank you note, please be sure to include your full name, address, phone and email address. If you would like your donation to remain anonymous, please contact OAC Coordinator Destyni Green at 216-831-5130. We thank you for your contribution and for helping us provide art education opportunities for all!

Orange Community Education & Recreation has a variety of unpaid volunteer opportunities available for teens and adults of all ages. Whether volunteering to assist with summer camp, senior center activities or special events like Trunk or Treat, you'll have the opportunity to share your talents and gain valuable experience. Here is a short list of some of the amazing benefits you’ll receive! Gain confidence. Volunteering can help you gain confidence by giving you the chance to try something new and build a real sense of achievement. Make a difference. Volunteering can have a real and valuable positive effect on people, communities and society in general. Meet people and make friends. Volunteering can help you socialize and make new connections. Be part of your community. Volunteering can help you feel part of something outside your friends and family. Help others. Volunteering can help you make a real difference in the lives of others. Learn new skills. Volunteering can help you learn new skills, gain experience and sometimes even qualifications. Take on a challenge. Through volunteering you can challenge yourself to try something different, achieve personal goals, practice using your skills and discover hidden talents. Have fun! Most volunteers have a great time, regardless of why they do it. See below to learn a little more about each of our volunteer opportunities: Adaptive Recreation Volunteer- This rewarding experience allows you to work one on one with children or adults with special needs. Available year-round, various days/times. Lions Club Volunteer- Love kids? Volunteer your time after school to play games, assist with homework, play outside and do fun projects with Kindergarten - 5th graders. Available afternoons M - F during the school year. Book Buddies Volunteer- For Orange High School students only. Work with our youngest preschool crew to help them learn letter sounds/names, reading comprehension, rhyming and more! Available afternoons during the school year. Broadway Buddies Volunteer- Share your love of the theatre with our "stars" in our award winning adaptive theatre program. Available year-round, various days/times. Coach- Lead our young athletes in your favorite sport/s to develop skills, confidence, and teamwork throughout a season. Available afternoons and weekends year-round. Recreation Specialist Assistant- Assist our talented afterschool/weekend instructors in implementing a variety of fun sports, theatre, art, academic, or recreational activities. Available afternoons and weekends during the school year. OCER Commission Member- For those interested in serving as an appointed community member that advocates, promotes and gives feedback to OCER. Available as positions become vacant- meetings are once a month in the evening, year-round. Orange Early Childhood Parent Volunteer- For families with children enrolled in Orange Early Childhood. Everything from chaperoning field trips to planning events or assisting in the classroom. Available during the school year. Orange Senior Center Volunteer- A variety of opportunities to assist the Senior Center team and engage in the community. Available year-round, please reach out to the Senior Center directly if interested. Scorekeeper/Referee- This valuable volunteer helps us keep games for youth sports running smoothly. Available year-round, various days/times. Safety Town Volunteer- Help incoming Kindergarteners learn the basics of safety during an exciting one week program offered each summer. Event Volunteer- Love to mix and mingle in the community? Have a knack for planning? Join us to carry out some amazing events for our community. Available year-round, various days/times. Stagecrafters Parent Production- The backbone of our Stagecrafters production- help our crew with anything from hair and make-up to costume help. Available twice a year during the weeks of Theatre Production. Summer Camp Volunteer- Help create fantastic memories for a new generation! Assist our staff with various camp activities, including crafts, swimming, sports, theatre, art and more. Available weekdays during the summer. Ski Club Volunteer- Love to ski and work with kids? Ski Club Volunteers assist us with keeping everyone safe and having fun! Available evenings/weekends during ski season.

Swimmers: take your mark: Go! Join this fun, learning swim team for beginners and intermediate swimmers. Swimmers should be able to easily swim multiple laps with recognizable strokes to join this program. All swimmers will get instruction on stroke development and work on starts, turns, and finishes to prepare swimmers for club swim teams and/or participation on their school swim teams. The beginner group will focus on fundamentals and will mainly center on freestyle and backstroke development. Prerequisites for this group is that swimmers have participated in swim lessons and have been introduced to freestyle and backstroke. Swimmers must be able to comfortably swim one length of the pool (25 yards) in freestyle. Swimmers will continue to develop freestyle and backstroke and be introduced to breaststroke and butterfly. The intermediate group's focus will be on stroke mechanics and technique for all four strokes. Advanced stroke mechanics and drills will be introduced. Additionally, these swimmers will also be given sets and workouts to improve their endurance. Perquisites for this group is that swimmers must be able to complete 50 yards of each of the following strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Participants need to have their own set of swim fins and pull buoy and bring these items to each swim practice.

Orange Master swim team is open to adults (18+) who are interested in swimming competitively, are training for triathlons, or just want to work out with friends. This program has varying levels of workouts with a coach on deck to help with strokes and practice sets. Practices are twice a week and Saturday mornings. Note: practices are scheduled to change.

OCER Recreation Sports Leagues and Teams OCER Youth Sports provides all elementary-aged students with opportunities to participate in athletics in their community. “Recreation Sports” follows a more traditional style of youth sports, where participants play on a team, often coached by a volunteer parent, and play in leagues geared towards fair and equitable participation. When participating in these programs, participants should expect an outcome of; organized team play led by volunteer coaches, in an environment that allows everyone to participate. There will be moderate competitive expectations. Eastside Girls Basketball League Grades 3 - 6 Girls Basketball is back and ready to join the Eastside Girls Basketball League once again this year. We are excited to compete in games against our neighboring communities and their girl's basketball programs. Teams will play an 8-game schedule, concluding with a 1 game end-of-season playoff. We will make every effort to schedule games against similar grade parings and skill levels to make the games fun and competitive.