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From Our Chief Executive Officer
Anne Rieck McFarland Chief Executive Officer One of the five organizational values at LifeScape is Collaborative Relationships – which we define as “working cooperatively with others for the benefit of those we serve.” Collaboration is critical for us to effectively do our work …we need a village - we absolutely could not serve our mission alone. There are so many we depend on to do our work: our caring, skilled employees; our dedicated volunteers and board members; our very generous donors; our trusting, committed families; and our supportive and understanding community and state partners. The response to the current workforce crisis that has impacted the business community in Sioux Falls and statewide—including LifeScape--is a great example of collaboration. We all have a stake in this situation, and no single entity is going to solve this issue on its own. Our workforce challenges are at the top of our priority list, and we are seeing collaborative relationships in action all around us. LifeScape is relying on all employees to support one another, “have each other’s backs”, so our current staff stay. We are also relying on one another to attract potential workers to LifeScape. We are reaching out to work jointly with other non-profits, our statewide Community Support Provider association, our business community, our Chamber of Commerce, our city and state workforce development leaders—plus lawmakers, donors, volunteers, professional associations, and more. This unity is helping everyone address a common issue.
Tickets Available Now for $1000 Gunderson’s Jewelry Raffle! Just in time for Christmas, the LifeScape Foundation is raffling a $1000 shopping spree donated by Gunderson’s Jewelers! The drawing will be held on December 20 at the Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers performance. The winner need not be present to win, so why not purchase some tickets to support LifeScape—and maybe you’ll be the lucky winner! Tickets are $20 each, or six for $100, with all proceeds directed to the LifeScape Workforce Initiative. They are available at www.LifeScapeSD.org/Foundation, or by calling the foundation office at (605) 444-9800. SOMEBODY will be the lucky winner—why not you! Our thanks to Gunderson’s Jewelers for their long-time support of LifeScape!
We’ve all heard of Black Friday—the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy that puts retailers “in the black.” That’s followed by Cyber Monday, when shoppers go online to buy even more. And then comes #GivingTuesday—a day for giving back! We invite you join LifeScape for #GivingTuesday, and let yourself imagine what you would do if you had a magic wand for one day. Would you give the gift of independence? Of mobility? Of speech? In just one Meaningful Day, you can help provide these gifts and more to people of all ages with disabilities! Join us on December 1 as an advocate, an inspiration to others, a donor, or all of the above. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter, follow #LifeScapeGives for stories and testimonials, and share LifeScape’s mission with your family and friends. It’s easy to click the Make your Donation button on our website—www.LifeScapeSD.org, or send your donation to the LifeScape Foundation at 2011 W 26th Street, Suite 201, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Even better, choose that day to sign up to be a monthly donor. Your ongoing support provides Meaningful Days all year!
Mike Gosmire loves working at Fareway Foods, a job he got with the help of Sarah Conrad, Employment Specialist at LifeScape. Over 60 Sioux Falls-area businesses currently have employees with disabilities hired through LifeScape’s Employment Services program. Six employment specialists help adults identify job preferences and strengths, then help them train and transition into the job, fading out as the new employee becomes confident in their role. Employers report they are some of their best staff members.
The LifeScape Foundation that oversees your generous contributions has been extremely supportive of our workforce development efforts. Through the foundation’s contribution to LifeScape operations, you are directly impacting staff training, career development programs and cutting edge technology, providing for a well-trained, experienced and stable workforce for serving LifeScape’s mission. Thank you for your ongoing commitment. As a LifeScape supporter, you are making a difference and helping us to empower children and adults with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives! With gratitude,
Anne Rieck McFarland, CEO
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Hamsters USA raises $258,567 for Rapid City-based services to children! Hamsters USA kicked off the biggest Sturgis Rally in history by breaking the $2 million mark in total dollars raised for LifeScape Children’s Services in Rapid City. Having raised and donated funds at their annual meeting for the last eleven years, the $258,567 raised at this year’s August gathering in Spearfish brought the total to nearly $2.2 million. Hamsters USA generously supports LifeScape Children’s Services in Rapid City out of a desire to give back to the greater Black Hills community, which many Hamsters consider their second home. Their gifts help provide physical, occupational, and speech therapies, plus psychological services, to children in their West River homes and communities. LifeScape personnel drive over 10,000 miles a month to provide these services, helping children have the best life possible.
2015 Chrome Heart Award for his commitment to the motorcycle community, his dedication to mentoring youth, and his contributions to making sure the children in the Black Hills area get the healthcare, therapies, and attention they need to be successful.
Keith Terry Honored with 11th Annual Chrome Heart Award
Jessica B. Wells Foundation President This year’s employee giving campaign theme at LifeScape was “Who are you 24/7?” It highlighted the best we bring to work each day. Staff chose the words compassion, integrity, dedication, passion, cheerfulness, and hope to describe some of their 24/7 qualities. These qualities also reflect the values we share as an organization – integrity, compassion, fiscal responsibility, collaborative relationships, and excellence. They are the filter through which all decisions are made to achieve our mission of empowering children and adults with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. Ultimately, they help us strive towards our vision that all people are valued and respected.
Hamsters USA member Keith Terry received the Chrome Heart Award, presented by LifeScape to honor those “whose philanthropic support and civic duty represents everything positive in the industry and sport of motorcycling.” Keith Terry, along with his wife, Fran, owns the largest supplier of motorcycle starter motors and battery cables in the industry. He has been involved in motorcycling since he was 15 years old. The former professional baseball player built his first custom motorcycle in 1994, and more than 20 years later continues to build, as well as mentor others through Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride Student Build Challenge. Terry was selected for the
From the Foundation
Keith Terry accepted the Chrome Heart Award from Jessica Wells, LifeScape Foundation President, left. Pictured at right is his wife and business partner, Fran Terry.
Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) is an area of expertise for Jodi Sugrue, Speech-Language Pathologist at LifeScape in Rapid City. Here she and four-year-old London Watkins check out a communications device.
I have the privilege of knowing many of you personally, and I’m curious what you would claim as your 24/7 word. I would guess compassion and generosity make the top of the list. When we put out an urgent call, you raise your hands with ways to help. In a late summer storm, you stepped up with gently used items and donations to make houses into homes again. As the cooler weather approaches, you’ve joined the LifeScape Ambassadors in providing new coats, mittens and hats for the children and adults who don’t have families to provide these winter necessities. You show your values of compassion, helpfulness, and hope. Values of compassion, generosity and loyalty are shared by Hamsters USA in raising nearly $2.2 million in the last eleven years to keep specialized therapy and psychology services accessible for children in Western South Dakota. The South Dakota Elks Association’s contribution of over $1.7 million in the past 46 years has supported children’s outreach programs across rural South Dakota. Without them, these kids would have few, if any, options. Individual donors like you and businesses like the Lloyd Companies funded specialized appliances that keep people with autism safe, while providing a greater level of independence. And businesses and communities like East River Electric in Madison, SD, show loyalty and compassion in holding the Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed for the last 51 years, raising money to meet needs at LifeScape. I am humbled and in awe of the many ways compassion and generosity make a difference in the everyday lives of children and adults served by LifeScape. I hope one of your 24/7 words is ‘proud.’ Be proud of the difference you make. Be proud that you are part of such a powerful mission. Take a moment to think about what your 24/7 word is. I’ll end with one word that is deeply felt: Thankful. I am thankful for you! Warmest Wishes,
Jessica B. Wells
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Corporate Partner
Presenting Sponsors by the LifeScape Ambassadors
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Rodeo experience thrills children from LifeScape
Get Your Teams Together for MallWalk 22! Wow! Mall Walk 2016 marks the 22nd year for this
When there is no other funding option for
To get involved, click on the Mall Walk logo at
spectacular event, hosted by our Ambassadors,
urgent needs such as clothing or certain medical
www.LifeScapeSD.org, You can also contact the
to lift up the children and adults supported by
treatments, the Ambassadors step in to help
LifeScape Foundation at (605) 444-9800 or email
LifeScape. Will you join us? It’s Saturday, February
with these funds. Our goal is to raise $100,000!
peter.nord@LifeScapeSD.org.
6th at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, with festivities starting at 8:00 a.m. and the walk kicking off at 9:30. Mall Walk is families and friends working individually or as teams to raise pledges to purchase Wish List items for the kids and adults supported by LifeScape.
LifeScape Ambassadors: Women with a Mission!
So, round up family and friends for teams and start getting those pledges. It will give you the great feeling of helping people with disabilities in a very direct way, and also puts you in the running for some great prizes! 100% of Mall Walk proceeds will go directly to the needs of individuals supported by LifeScape. A “Wish List” created by LifeScape staff is turned in to the Ambassadors each spring, and the group uses funds to grant as many wishes as possible. Last year this included stethoscopes, horse
The Ambassadors are a group of women committed to helping the children and adults supported by LifeScape have the best lives possible. We meet monthly for lunch (usually at LifeScape’s 26th Street location in Sioux Falls), which features a speaker from the community or from a LifeScape program area. We purchase Wish List items with dollars raised through our fundraisers, including the Mall Walk on February 6, and TableScapes, which will be held on April 30. We also host and help with events for children and adults supported by LifeScape, such as a fall dance and costume party for adults,
therapy, bathing equipment, a special scale for weighing people in wheelchairs, a vital signs
cookie giveaways, and trick or treating with the children. Our “Dressing for Thanksgiving” gives members an opportunity to provide warm winter clothing to those we support who have no families to provide these items. We have the most amazing mission—please consider joining us! We’d love to have you as a lunch guest at our next Ambassadors meeting. For details, email giving@LifeScapeSD.org, or call the LifeScape Foundation office at (605) 444-9800.
ColorVibe drenches crowd in color and good will! The Color Vibe 5K came to Sioux Falls August 22, and made LifeScape its corporate partner! Over 2500 enthusiastic participants at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds ran, walked, and got blasted with safe, vegetable-based color at stations along the way as a badge of achievement! $2100 was raised for LifeScape, not to mention great awareness about our services among those who participated. We thank Color Vibe for choosing LifeScape!
Volunteer Tim Fountain helps 17-year-old Zachary Kahler make chili in the Home Ec kitchen at LifeScape Children’s Services. Zachary is interested in learning to cook, so the two get together a couple of times a month to make and eat a meal of Zach’s choosing. The Volunteer program at LifeScape is always looking for volunteers to spend time with infants, children, and adults.
-Linda Jensen, LifeScape Ambassadors President
monitor, autism testing supplies, music therapy instruments, birthday parties, tickets to events, and a grant to the LifeScape Center for the Arts for upcoming all-abilities theater productions.
Ways to Give • Box Tops/Milk Caps– help meet
ongoing support for children and adults
needs at LifeScape’s Specialty School
with disabilities by setting up
by donating your Box Tops and
convenient monthly donations.
Land O Lakes milk caps.
• Matching Gifts – check with your
These are just a few of the many ways
employer to see if they will match
you can give to support LifeScape!
charitable contributions or volunteer
To learn more, contact the LifeScape
hours donated by their employees.
Foundation: 605-444-9800,
LifeScape offers several financial
Several children from the LifeScape residential program visited the 46th annual Winner Elks Rodeo in July, and had the chance to see riding and roping at its finest. An experience like this might not seem extraordinary to most of us, but for these children, this was an amazing, very out-of-the-ordinary adventure. The good people of Winner have hosted a benefit rodeo for outreach services since four big-hearted Elks Club members witnessed children getting help from a LifeScape traveling clinic in 1969. Those men, Bill Dillon, Vince Hollenbeck, Dick Kazda, and Harold Jans are all gone now, but their children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren are continuing the tradition. Over the years, the event has raised over $180,000 for LifeScape outreach programs, which brings physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and educational services to children in schools, homes, and daycare centers around the state.
Big Cup Golf nets big benefits for LifeScape!
• Sustainer Program – provide reliable,
• Give Grain – donating grain to
Rodeo contestant Brooke Jamison of Ashby, NE, brought her horse over to meet the visitors from LifeScape. Staff member Sarah Graf helps Dustin Ganschow of Tea get familiar with the horse.
giving@LifeScapeSD.org. Or visit www.LifeScapeSD.org/Foundation. Team Carlson: Tom Carlson, Travis Hatlestad, Matt Breck, and Alan Breck.
benefits over gifts of cash, while helping support children and adults with
One hundred twenty eight golfers came out to support LifeScape on September 15 for the Big Cup Golf Challenge, netting an amazing $69,505! The benefit was held at Willow Run Golf Course in Sioux Falls. Participants had the option of purchasing mulligans or playing “Par 3 Poker.” At each par 3 hole, a volunteer was stationed with a deck of cards. Participants selected a card, and the person with the best poker hand at the end won an iPad Mini from Cellular Only!
disabilities. Work with your local elevator on facilitating the donation.
It was a fun, relaxed day, and we’re so grateful for all who contributed. Special thanks to our sponsors and our premier sponsor, Henry Carlson Construction.
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Community Partner: Dell Rapids offers open arms and hearts to LifeScape In southern Moody County, there’s a very special place known as the Trent Farm. For the past several years, retired farmers Lauren and LaDonna Christensen have invited people supported by LifeScape and other groups to spend a day outdoors on their rural property. It all started in the 1990s, when the Christensens and their friends Gary and Susie Wingler bought some property for hunting and outdoor recreation. They cleared the land, and started inviting church groups for picnics. Then the School for the Deaf began coming for annual field trips. Next, Lauren’s friend John French asked if four young adults supported by LifeScape could come for a day of fishing with their fathers. From there, a regular “day in the country”
Dan Kuper, shown here with Mike Hinz of LifeScape, takes Wednesdays off work to volunteer at the Trent Farm. He has also hosted LifeScape visitors for tours of the L.G. Everist quarry in Dell Rapids.
mission. We empower children and adults with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives.
values Q Integrity Being honest, respectful, and having strong moral principles Q Compassion Demonstrating care and concern for the welfare of others and a desire to help them Q Fiscal Responsibility Being accountable for spending wisely and within our means to benefit the mission Q Collaborative Relationships Working cooperatively with others for the benefit of those we serve Q Excellence Living our mission by being outstanding in all that we do
evolved—every Wednesday from June through September. A huge crew of volunteers from the Dell Rapids area has stepped up to make the magic happen. Four tractor-pulled wagons—equipped for wheelchairs—take people into the countryside, with a muchenjoyed detour to feed corn to a herd of cows. (A favorite event is when Grant Kringen comes in to pull a wagon with his team of draft horses!) There is fishing, horseback riding (with a special mounting system for people who use wheelchairs), music, and lunch cooked over an open fire. Groups bring their own hotdogs, but other food is donated. During the farm’s off-season, Pam Kramer opens her Dells Bowl & Café especially for LifeScape each Wednesday. “We are closed weekdays, but are here for deliveries on Wednesdays anyway,” says Pam. “So why not open for them to come and have some fun? It’s a bright spot in the week for us. They are SO happy to be here!” Volunteer Tom Sharpee got a commercial driver’s license just so he could drive a bus from LifeScape to Dell Rapids and back on Wednesdays. The group of 15-30 bowls, has lunch, and does a little dancing to the jukebox. Many of the Trent Farm volunteers, including Lauren and former LifeScape staffer Jerry Klein, come in for lunch and join the fun. The Christensens never imagined their little spot in the country would spark such an outpouring of goodwill, and he is proud of his community. “People with disabilities aren’t always welcome in social settings,” says Lauren. “They are always made welcome here.”
LifeScape staff member Karol Wallner helps Josh Bartscher line up his bowling ball at Dells Bowl and Café.
Jerry Klein (back) and Lauren Christensen are two of the mainstays at the Trent Farm.
Support, Opportunity And Results - SOAR Program (continued from page 1) SOAR was established in 2009 to meet the differing needs of people with brain injuries. Denise Johnson, Coordinator of Support Services, helped build the program, having previously worked with brain injury patients in Minneapolis. “ The needs vary according to the part of the brain that’s been injured, but the main difference is memory impairment, ” says Denise. “ Lots of reminders need to be built in for things they need to do. ” A day program was created to help SOAR participants improve function and skills. In February 2010, at age 21, James moved into a LifeScape-managed apartment. He set goals through his Individual Support Plan (ISP), which included getting a job and living more independently. Through LifeScape’s Employment Services program, James got a custodial job at a pub—a job at which he has excelled. He soon moved into an independent apartment, where he now gets minimal supports from SOAR residential staff. “ Goals are very individualized,” says Denise. “It may include budgeting, menu planning, or in James’ case —taking guitar lessons.” LifeScape currently provides supports for 11 people in the SOAR program, with room for one more. Three live in their own apartments, seven live in homes staffed by LifeScape, and one lives with his family. Seven are able to work, and some others have regular volunteer positions. All participate in the SOAR day program to some extent. “Another big difference with SOAR is they remember their lives before their injuries,” says Denise. “They’ve all had a lot of loss—jobs, scholarships, marriages, independence— we help them work through that grief.” James is up at 3:30 a.m. six days a week, and is picked up by LifeScape staff at 4:50 to get to work. After his three-hour shift, he catches a bus to the SOAR Day Program. Here, James and the others work on “brain training” activities and independent living skills. He
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“He has made magnificent strides” then goes to the gym or has a guitar lesson before heading home for supper and to listen to music, enjoy a movie, or play drums or guitar. “I can’t find enough words to tell you just how kind and patient the people at LifeScape have been with James,” says Mary. “They have worked tirelessly with him. He has made magnificent strides.” “At first James was more concerned with looking cool, listening to loud music, and teasing his peers,” says Brit Kroon, Lead Instructor in the SOAR Day Program. “Now he is concerned with health and fitness, treating others well, and being a good worker. He helps his peers as much as he can now, including cheering them up and listening carefully to others with more significant brain injuries. It has been so rewarding to see his growth as a person.” James will tell you his grandmother is his favorite person in the world. “I’ve been through a lot,” says James, “and she never gave up on me.” He loves to visit her and enjoys her great cooking. He also spends time with his brother Aaron, who lives with his wife and three daughters in Sioux Falls. The couple has also taken in James’ two youngest sisters. What James lost through two traumatic brain injuries may never be completely recovered, but what he’s gained is a sense of self. His wisdom came at a very high cost, and his greatest hope is that others may learn from his experience. His other advice? “Never give up.”
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LifeScape’s own Ashley Clark competes in Special Olympics World Games Visitors to LifeScape’s Adult Services location on Western Avenue are greeted by a very friendly receptionist—Ashley Clark. Last summer, Ashley represented South Dakota in the Special Olympic World Games in Los Angeles, competing in Ashley shows off her bowling. (Her other regular gold medal in bowling. competitive sports are basketball, track, and softball.) To prepare for the games, Ashley attended a six-day training camp in Indianapolis, where she met her coach and teammates. The competition was held July 25 through August 2, bringing together 7,000 athletes from all over the world. Besides visiting the Pacific Ocean, Ashley says her very favorite part of the trip was the Opening Ceremonies. “I got to see lots of cool people that spoke and lots of cool music,” she says. “A lot of the athletes got to walk on the red carpet. ” The Olympic torch came from Athens, Greece, and was carried in all fifty states to get to Los Angeles. Ashley was honored to help carry the torch through South Dakota. Ashley brought home the gold medal in Singles Bowling, a silver in Team Bowling, and placed 7th in Doubles. “I love competing,” says Ashley. “It makes me feel proud of myself!” Ashley says the whole thing was “quite the experience,” and she loved making friends from all over the world. Ashley grew up in Beresford, and has worked at LifeScape since 2007.
Upcoming LifeScape events December 20, 2015: Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers. A few tickets are still available at LifeScapeSD.org/Events, and any remaining seats will be sold at the door. Raffle tickets for a $1000 shopping spree at Gunderson’s Jewelers are also available online through December 19. Click on LifeScapeSD.org/Events for raffle tickets--$20 each or six for $100. Drawing will be held at Holiday Jam; need not be present to win.
January 29, 2016: “You Look Marvelous.” 7:30 p.m., Edith Mortensen Theatre, Augustana University. This all-abilities children’s performance is based on “The Emperor’s New Clothes. ” The first 40 K-12 students who register by December 1 at LifeScapeSD.org/Events will get roles. Presented by LifeScape Center for the Arts with Dakota Players as an outreach project of the Black Hills Playhouse. Tickets on sale December 1 at LifeScapeSD.org -- $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for kids five and under. Details: jamie.richardson@LifeScapeSD.org
February 6, 2016: Mall Walk. Walk ‘N Roll for LifeScape! Festivities start at 8:00 a.m. and the walk starts at 9:30. Sponsored by the LifeScape Ambassadors to purchase Wish List items for children and adults supported by LifeScape. Get started at LifeScapeSD.org/Events.
April 3, 2016: Pancake Benefit. The 24th annual pancake benefit will be held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Visit booths for Inspirations Jewelry & Artwork, The Cookie Cutter, and the LifeScape Ambassadors. Alumnus and board member Mark Sternhagen will sign copies of his autobiography, “Normal for Me”. Pancake tickets are $5 in advance from staff members, at Nyberg’s Ace locations in Sioux Falls, and on our website; $6 at the door.
April 30, 2016: TableScapes. This annual table decorating competition, hosted by the LifeScape Ambassadors, will be an evening event, starting at 5:30 p.m. and held at The Country Club of Sioux Falls. Details: jamie.richardson@LifeScapeSD.org
July 15-16, 2016: “The Wizard of Oz.” A production of the LifeScape Center for the Arts, Dakota Players, DAPA (Dakota Academy of Performing Arts), and the Augustana University Theatre Department. Watch for more information!
Get details on all these events at www.LifeScapeSD.org, or call the LifeScape Foundation at (605) 444-9800.
Physical therapist Pam Dahm helps three-year-old Halle Bauman strengthen her legs at LifeScape Rehabilitation Center in Sioux Falls.
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Help Make Holiday Wishes Come True!
Year-End Tax Savings Checklist Here are some easy money-saving steps to lower your taxes
Linda Wittrock Eidem Planned Giving Major Gifts Officer
Give before the end of the year and reduce your income taxes.
Make sure you have used all the money in your account before it’s lost.
Pay your January mortgage payment early and add to your mortgage deduction this year.
Help bring the magic of Christmas alive for children and adults with disabilities at LifeScape by sponsoring a person’s unique gift wishes. Some people will not have a loved one to celebrate with this season or may have financial hardships for purchasing gifts. You can be that special person to make this holiday season one to remember! To learn more and get connected to children & adults’ Holiday Wishes, please contact Becky Sluiter, Volunteer Services Coordinator at LifeScape: 605-444-9621 or rebecca.sluiter@LifeScapeSD.org Also available are opportunities to sponsor wish list needs for classrooms, therapy needs, or day services. Name/group/company Contact person
Call your accountant now to ask what taxes may be paid this year to reduce your tax bill.
Email/Phone Adult, Child, or Service Department preference # of people you would like to support
Adjust the withholding on your employer’s W-2 form, if needed.
Desired price range per gift and/or # of gifts you’re looking to purchase.
Contact your tax advisor and call or email us for more ideas on how to save money on taxes this year.
Leave a legacy Thanks to all who attended the LifeScape Legacy Event! New Legacy members Melissa and the Rev. Tim Fountain visit with Kathy and Doug Blomker at the October 13 Celebration of Legacy at Josiah’s in Sioux Falls. Doug is holding their daughter, Piper.
Imagine leaving a legacy that will help provide lives of dignity and fulfillment for countless people with disabilities. Through your estate planning, you can make a difference far into the future, while providing tax advantages now for yourself and your family. As you review or write your will, consider including a charitable bequest for the LifeScape Foundation. The assets you provide will be carefully invested, and only the interest is used. In this way, your gift will continue to provide for individuals with special needs indefinitely. Your attorney can advise you on the language to use. It is commonly worded as below:
I give, devise, or bequeath to the LifeScape Foundation, a South Dakota corporation, for its real purposes, all (or a fraction) of the rest, residue, or remainder of my estate whether real or personal.
For more information on how you can help those supported by LifeScape—even beyond your lifetime—please call the Foundation office at (605)444-9800.