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From Our Chief Executive Officer

Task Force Tackling Food Security for Adults For many years, adults with disabilities with incomes below the poverty level have qualified for breakfast and lunch funding through the National School Lunch Program.

Anne Rieck McFarland Chief Executive Officer Dear Friends of LifeScape, No matter the age, no matter the ability, LifeScape’s vision is for all people to be valued and respected. Our ability to put that into practice was confirmed recently by CQL—the Council on Quality & Leadership. CQL is an international accrediting agency, dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. They do this by helping people discover and define their own quality of life, and then helping those who support them recognize and respond appropriately to make that quality of life a reality. The CQL surveyors spent three days reviewing several areas of our Sioux Falls operations— residential and day programs, the schools, supported employment, Family Support 360, and Conflict-Free Case Management. We are very pleased and proud that they awarded us with a four-year accreditation – which is the best rating we could have received! This is a huge accomplishment and there were many, many hands that played a part in achieving these results.

The program also included funding for computer and phone technology assistance in adult services. In the spring of 2017, there was a reinterpretation of this federal program and who qualified for it. People older than 21 and children not enrolled in a K-12 formal education program lost the funding as of July 1, 2017. This was a $250,000 revenue loss for LifeScape to provide these meals, and another $50,000 lost for technology support. Since then, LifeScape has determined a way to deliver both meals for $5 per day. We have also identified about 389 people unable to absorb that cost-- who have no family resources or additional means of support other than Social Security. The average income for 90% of adults with disabilities supported by LifeScape is under $12,000 a year, which is 25% below the poverty level. Most use food stamps to cover evening and weekend meals. A task force is looking at community resources such as food banks and churches, and bulk purchasing of foods now purchased on an individual basis. The LifeScape Foundation has also been working to raise funds to cover those costs, and NO ONE will go hungry. Most people need $78 to $125 a month to meet their food needs.

Students at the Pathways to Life Specialty School are ages 18 to 21, and still qualify for meal funding through the National School Lunch Program. About 389 adults over the age of 21 supported in LifeScape’s Adult Services area have lost that funding.

This is a great time to make a tax-deductible, year-end gift. We ask that you consider food security for adults supported by LifeScape. You can click on the Donate button at www.LifeScapeSD.org to make a gift online. Just specify Food Assistance in the donor notes section. Or, send a check to LifeScape Foundation, 2011 W. 26th Street-Suite 201, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Specify Food Assistance in the memo area. We thank you for helping provide this very basic need.

Elmer Hernandez plays in the foam pit at LifeScape AbleKids in Sioux City in preparation for a physical therapy session.

We will also incorporate what we learned into our strategic plan, which we have begun work on now—setting a three-year plan for the future of LifeScape. We are immensely grateful for all that you, our supporters, have done to help us meet our mission of empowering children and adults with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. May your holiday season be filled with warmth and good will. With sincere thanks,

Anne Rieck McFarland, CEO

Community Partner: Haugo Broadcasting... Local Media at Its Best! Albert Pine said, “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Sharing the mission of LifeScape, and raising funds to meet our mission, takes collaborative relationships with like-minded partners. We are grateful for our media partnerships that allow us to promote our events, but we lift up three local broadcast groups in particular. These three are rising above and beyond to share our story and help us raise funds to empower children and adults with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. Sunny Radio in Sioux Falls just finished up our second radiothon in Sioux Falls. More than $30,000 was raised over the course of two days on October 26-27. John and Heidi Small, the big-hearted owners of Sunny Radio, graciously donated 24 hours of airtime on 93.3 FM for both events, plus countless hours of preparation. Additionally, they provide support for all LifeScape events in the area year round. Watch for an announcement of our 3rd Annual Sunny Radiothon for LifeScape for the fall of 2018!

From Our Foundation President

Jessica Wells LifeScape Foundation President Little things to lead to big things because of hope ‘Hope’ is a word we hear frequently during the holiday season. It is a word I thought of often when reading through this issue of the Journey. I am humbled by the perspective the adults, children and their families give when contemplating hope and what that means in their lives. Hope in the face of unexpected illness or accident, premature birth resulting in complex medical needs and the circumstance that makes one choose between using your last $9 to pay for food, socks or shampoo. While these could be moments of despair, we often find they become moments of hope.

Families, volunteers, and staff gather at the conclusion of the SunnyRadiothon for LifeScape, held October 26-27 in Sioux Falls! Haugo Broadcasting in Rapid City will host the inaugural “Hope for the Hills Radiothon for LifeScape” December 7-8, raising awareness and funds for children with disabilities in western South Dakota. We will broadcast live both days from LifeScape Rapid City, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on 95.1 KSKY, Hits 102.7, KICK 104, and ESPN 105.7 FM/ 1340 AM. Christian Haugo and his team of exceptional DJs and energetic salespeople are dedicating countless hours to prepare for the event, in addition to the 24 hours of airtime for the radiothon itself. They have also committed to being a year-round supporting partner for LifeScape, starting with the donation of a $2000 ad package as a prize when LifeScape hosted the September Rapid City Chamber Mixer. We are excited to make this one of the largest fundraising events held for LifeScape in western South Dakota!

KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls is hosting a half-hour special in the spring of 2018 to share the stories of the children and adults supported at LifeScape. Their anchors will host the special and will air segments over the course of the coming months, culminating in the half-hour special during March, Disability Awareness Month, and April, Autism Awareness Month. We will showcase families utilizing the many services provided by LifeScape across all our locations in the region. KSFY has supported LifeScape for many years, allowing us airtime during morning shows to promote our events, as well as covering stories for news segments showcasing heartwarming stories of those we support. We are excited for this new larger partnership!

The difference is YOU. For over 65 years donors have been giving children and adults with disabilities and their families hope. It is because of your support that little things lead to big things. For Mary Helen whose story is on page 6 it is equipment and therapists who make therapy fun. Donors help provide for over 6% of the Lifescape Rapid City operating budget which pays for equipment, staff training, therapy and camp scholarships and outreach services to children in western South Dakota. And for Kinsey and David featured in our cover story it is keeping specialized care close to home. Donors have helped provide over $2.6 million of hope in the form of medical and therapy equipment, school curriculum support, staff training, facility improvements, residential and rent assistance furthering the mission of Lifescape this year. Hope is access to equipment, services and specialized care close to home. This holiday season, I wish for you hope…for you have given this gift to so many others. I hope you feel and know the goodness you bring into the world and what you mean in the lives of the over 4,000 children and adults supported by Lifescape this year. With deepest gratitude,

Jessica B. Wells

Pancake Benefit

Successfully Moved to the Fall!

LifeScape’s 26th annual Pancake Benefit was held October 15, moving it away—for the first time--from other, similar events held in the spring. Thousands of pancakes and sausages were served to hungry guests, who also shopped at the 15 vendor booths, a feature added last spring. $2,740 in items needed by adults and kids supported by LifeScape were purchased from the Needs & Dreams board, a nice increase from last spring. In all, nearly $75,000 was raised to meet areas of greatest need at LifeScape, like food security for adults, staff training, school classroom supplies, and therapy and nursing equipment. With the last pancake benefit held just six months prior in April, we are so grateful for the support from ticket buyers and sponsors—particularly Sammons Financial and other generous businesses lending cash and in-kind sponsorships twice in one calendar year. Plus, a great contingent of 109 volunteers made light work!

Hungry customers await their hotcakes! Next year’s Pancake Benefit is October 14th!

Next year’s Pancake Benefit will be held on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Please plan to join us! Thank You to Our Event Sponsor Rita Roberts, who works at Inspirations making “Rita’s Rugs,” gave a great TV interview on the Pancake Benefit!

The Balloon Guy made the day extra fun!

Ways to Give • Sustainer Club! – Set up convenient monthly gifts of $15 or more, which can even be automatically charged

Get your team together for the 24th annual Mall Walk, as we Walk ‘n Roll for kids and adults with disabilities! Proceeds will fund the Wish List, to purchase needed items with no other funding source. Mall Walk is Saturday, February 3rd! Look for Mall Walk at www.LifeScapeSD.org/Events and click through to get pre-registered! You can also pre-register Friday, February 2nd, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. at LifeScape’s 2501 W. 26th Street location. Turn in your money, get your shirts--and you’re ready for the walk Saturday morning! Onsite registration is 8:00 to 9:30; walk starts at 9:30. Prize announcements are at 10:30!

Join in the fun and good deeds—with Mall Walk! Presented by the LifeScape Ambassadors, sponsored by First Premier Bank/Premier Bankcard!

to your credit card or deducted from your checking account. Each year you continue your membership, an individual supported by LifeScape will receive a warm blanket in your name and you’ll receive a thank you from that individual.

• Matching Gifts – Check with your employer to see if they will match charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees.

• Give Grain – donating grain to LifeScape offers several financial benefits over gifts of cash, while helping support children and adults with disabilities. Work with your local elevator to facilitate donation.

• Smile.Amazon.com – as you complete your holiday shopping, consider supporting LifeScape through

Amazon’s charitable giving program. Amazon donates 0.5 percent of the purchase price to LifeScape at no extra cost to you. Sign in or register at smile.amazon.com with your existing Amazon credentials, and select LifeScape as your charity. Remember to shop at the smile.amazon.com link every time. Purchases on the main Amazon site do not support LifeScape.

• Stock – if you have appreciated stock or mature CDs, consider gifting them to LifeScape, and you can minimize your capital gains and income taxes.

• Donate a Vehicle – Help provide for children and adults at LifeScape with a tax-deductible gift of a vehicle you no longer use.

• Box Tops/Milk Caps – Help meet needs at LifeScape’s Specialty School by donating your Box Tops and Land O Lakes milk caps .

These are just a few of the many ways you can give to support LifeScape! To learn more, contact the LifeScape Foundation at 605-444-9800 or giving@lifescapesd.org. Or, visit www.lifescapesd.org/foundation.

Creativity and Generosity Combine For Old-Fashioned Fun! Wednesdays in the summertime are a highlight for adults and children supported by LifeScape—it’s the day groups visit a beloved place in southern Moody County known as Trent Farm. For many years, retired farmers Lauren and LaDonna Christensen have hosted people supported by LifeScape and other groups for a day outdoors on their rural property. There’s fishing, wagon trips to feed cows in the pasture, a picnic lunch, singing, and horseback riding. For many, the favorite activity is driving a tractor, with oneon-one assistance from an experienced Trent volunteer. There are ramps for people who use wheelchairs to board the wagons, and an improvised way to help people onto horses – but getting onto the tractors was an impossibility for many of Trent’s visitors. David Johnson, supported through LifeScape Adult Services, longed to ride the tractors. He grew up on a farm near Worthing, and LOVES all things tractors— especially John Deere tractors. His room has John Deere everything, and it’s probably his very favorite topic to discuss. He has always missed out on the tractor rides, however, as he was unable to climb up into the seat. That bothered Trent volunteer Roger Wolles, so he went to work and came up with a plan.

Trent Farm volunteer Kenny Reed helps David Johnson ride the hydraulic lift that gets him safely into driving position on the tractor.

With funds provided by LifeScape donors, Roger created a tractor seat on a hydraulic lift that safely carries people from the ground to behind the wheel of the tractor! Now David (and others) just sits on the seat, puts on the seatbelt, gets his feet square on the foot rest, and glides up to the steering wheel. The volunteer helper turns and locks the seat in the forward direction, and they’re ready to go!

Roger Wolles devised the lift, which was paid for by LifeScape donors.

The smiles are abundant from David and others who have never been able to experience riding the tractor. Thank you to LifeScape’s donors who made this dream come true for so many people! Thank you, also, to all the Trent volunteers, who share their time and companionship each Wednesday. Together, you make goals and dreams come true!

Many adults who receive supports from LifeScape are active volunteers. A group recently participated in “Rake the Town,” a project to rake leaves for people unable to rake their own lawns. Here, Matt Allen empties leaves into a bag held by day services employee Karol Wallner.

Grateful for Hamsters USA & LifeScape, Rapid City Guest Columnist: Ana Hlucny, Whitewood, SD During the 2017 Sturgis Rally, five-year-old Mary Helen Hlucny and her parents, Ana and Cris, attended the annual gathering of the international motorcycle group Hamsters USA. The support the Hamsters have provided to LifeScape Rapid City for the past 12 years has directly impacted their family, and they wanted to thank the members. With this year’s fundraising total of nearly $207,000, Hamsters USA has contributed a total of $2.7 million to help kids like Mary Helen live their best possible lives. Mary Helen loves dogs, the color pink, and going fast. She directs intricate games of make-believe, and has a memorable answer to nearly every question. When she was born, however, no one could have predicted she’d be the bright, happy child she is today. Her mom, Ana, tells her story:

“We planned to surprise our family and friends with a pregnancy announcement for Mother’s Day 2012. Instead, we shocked them all by introducing 2 lb. 5 oz. Mary Helen the week before, when she made her unexpected arrival 13 weeks early. When she was a week old, an ultrasound revealed “holes” in her brain. We hadn’t even been able to hold her except for a brief few minutes because she was too fragile. The doctor told us she might never talk or walk or be able to learn anything. Incredibly, after 78 days in the NICU, we brought her home on July 20th, without a feeding tube, oxygen, or even a monitor-and nearly 2 weeks before her due date. A nurse said to me, “What you’re going to do is take her home and love her and take advantage of every opportunity you can find for her.”

Ana Hlucny and her husband Cris, with daughters Mary Helen and Magdalen.

And that is what we have done. We didn’t have an official diagnosis of spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy until she was 18 months old. By then we were already used to weekly PT/OT sessions through the Birth to 3 program and looking for anything else we could take advantage of for her. I cried when the doctor at the Shriner’s Outreach Clinic told Mary Helen with a smile, “I think we can help you.” In 2013, I contacted LifeScape for PT and OT screenings, and then, treatment. Our time at LifeScape has been a real blessing. The Mustang gait trainer she got through them has truly been life changing. She shocked physical therapist Christine Stephenson by running down the hallway the first time we put her in it. With every therapist we’ve had at LifeScape, the question always is, “How are things going at home?” Not, “What problem do I see today?” When it comes to trying or borrowing equipment, it’s the same thing: What might be helpful to this child, to this family? Last spring, we purchased a wheelchair for Mary Helen. Pink, of course—and we got to take home a donated power chair for her to use outside. They refurbished it so that her seating system transfers quickly from one chair to the other. There is simply no way she would have had that opportunity without a place like LifeScape. Mary Helen currently sees Theresa Helfenstein once a week at LifeScape for an occupational therapy session that is really some incredible hybrid of OT, PT, make-believe, and some of the NeuroMovement principles we are learning in Denver. She loves it. There are tears when we can’t make it, and she does something new every week! With a child with special needs, growth is continuous, even if sometimes it is nearly imperceptible. But, little things lead to big things. While Mary Helen “plays,” Theresa and I smile at each other as we point out the differences we notice each week. Better shoulder movement means her rolling and crawling are improving and she can move herself across the floor while she plays. Better wrist movement means she has better control of her fork, her markers, and the joystick on her power chair so she can drive herself to the garden, play tag in the yard, and help with feeding herself. Better arm strength and head control means she is sitting independently longer to play cards with us or play princess and drive her own chariot, pulled mostly by stuffed dogs. Like any parents, we want Mary Helen to lead a life she finds fulfilling, to be someone who is respected and well thought of, to be independent, and to not feel trapped. Mary Helen’s future is very bright, in part because of the help and support our family receives from LifeScape. Mary Helen loves her OT sessions with Theresa Helfenstein. “The staff continually ask, ‘What might be helpful to this child, to this family?’”

Upcoming LifeScape Events! November 28, 2017: Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers-Rapid City. The amazing musicianship and creative holiday arrangements of the Hegg Brothers and friends. The venue is the Performing Arts Center at Rapid City High School with showtime at 7 p.m. Reserved-seat tickets available at the PAC website or by calling 394-1786. December 3, 2017: Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers-Sioux City. Powerhouse singer Allison Nash will perform with the Hegg Brothers for their entire Midwest holiday tour, but this special show sees her coming home to her native Sioux City. 4 p.m., Eppley Auditorium, Morningside College. December 5, 2017: Dine out for Kids LifeScape-Rapid City. Local restaurants donate a portion of the day’s food and beverage proceeds to LifeScape in Rapid City! Mark your calendar and check our website and Facebook page for participating restaurants! December 7-8, 2017: Hope for the Hills Radiothon. Tune in from 6:00am - 6:00pm and be inspired on KSKY 95.1 FM, KICK 104 FM, Hits 102.7 FM, ESPN 1340 AM/105.7 FM in Rapid City each day. Every hour you’ll hear stories of children with disabilities being empowered to live fulfilling lives thanks to generous LifeScape donors and caring staff. Volunteers are needed, too—visit our website for details! December 17, 2017: Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers-Sioux Falls. A fan favorite, this show starts at 4 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Sioux Falls! January 26, 2018: The Bard of Ballyfiddle. The LifeScape Center for the Arts presents this children’s play about listening to your heart and bringing joy to others. Curtain time 7 p.m. at the Edith Mortensen Theatre, Augustana University, Sioux Falls. February 3, 2018: Mall Walk, Empire Mall, Sioux Falls. The 24th annual Mall Walk, hosted by the LifeScape Ambassadors to fund Wish List needs for children and adults supported by LifeScape. Registration at 8 am, walk starts at 9:30 for this fun-filled, rewarding event! June 17-22, 2018: Camp Bravo-Mystery at Joy Ranch! Registration is now open for this theatre and outdoor fun camp for children and adults of all abilities, ages 9 to 21. Hosted by the LifeScape Center for the Arts and Black Hills Playhouse Jr. at the fully accessible Joy Ranch, near Watertown, SD. Contact Jamie Richardson at (605) 444.9631 or Jamie.Richardson@LifeScapeSD.org.

Get details on all these events at www.LifeScapeSD.org, or call the LifeScape Foundation event hotline at (605) 444-9600.

Specialized Pediatric Care Cover Story: Continued The Capaldos were thrilled to have a rehab option in their hometown. “That was huge for us,” says Kari Capaldo. “We had been in Minneapolis for weeks, and things were very disjointed. We had two sons at home (Caiden and Cole, ages 14 and 11 at David with his mom, Connie, the time) and Kinsey not long before his discharge was very homesick. from LifeScape’s Specialty We felt it would be Hospital. He was home just really emotionally and in time for his first birthday! spiritually healing for her to be back in Sioux Falls.” So, on November 24th, Kinsey transferred to LifeScape to begin rehabilitation, with Kari staying in her room. “The nursing staff was excellent and very accommodating,” says Kari. “If we had a request, they really listened to what we wanted. They had cool activities for kids, too—it didn’t feel like being in a hospital.” David’s first task at LifeScape was for respiratory therapists and nurses to help wean him from his ventilator, which had pushed air in and out of his lungs for several weeks. The nursing staff also taught Connie and Ryan how to provide their son’s medical cares. With home 45 minutes away, Connie opted to room in with David, and participated in his twiceper-day physical, occupational, and speech therapies. On January 30, David returned to the University of Michigan for another heart surgery, and remained until March 2nd, 2017, when he returned to LifeScape’s Specialty Hospital. That stay lasted until he went home for the very first time, on June 6, 2017--

two days before his first birthday. Connie left her full-time job to care for David, who is still somewhat medically fragile. David has more heart surgeries in his future as he grows, but he’s a happy baby, and the light of his parents’ lives. He’s now walking with assistance, and despite the trach in his throat, he says a few words, including that toddler favorite, “Mine!” In the spring, they hope to have the trach removed, and then will explore oral feeding, with the goal of eventually removing his feeding tube. Connie describes the experience at LifeScape as “awesome.” “Everybody was just so helpful and explained things,” she says. “They were really willing to teach you.” She also appreciated the focus on children: “David got to do more stuff there—it’s more of a home-like setting.” Kinsey’s “go home” day from LifeScape was January 21st, 2016—100 days after that first trip to the emergency room. A scan two months ago showed higher than average lung capacity, and she has taken up cross country (like her brother), “because she can.” The one permanent trace of her illness is a condition called “foot drop,” caused by severe nerve damage to her leg from the ECMO procedure. This is helped by an athletic leg brace crafted by orthotist Bob Johansen of LifeScape affiliate Rehabilitation Medical Supply. Now 14, Kinsey has her own opinions about her stay at LifeScape: “It was awesome,” she says. “I wouldn’t want to be sick again, but that’s a place I’d want to go back to. During therapy, in rehab with Trish and Becky—they were really cool and positive and fun. They knew my limits, but would still push me. Plus, my brothers could walk over after school to visit, and they let my friends come and see me.” Even Rocco the family dog came to visit, to give Kinsey a taste of home. LifeScape’s interdisciplinary rehabilitation team is highly trained to care for infants, children, and teens with tracheostomies, feeding tubes, ventilators, central lines, or other complex medical

issues. They work with primary care providers, families and even schools to prepare for discharge and return to home. Area patients have the advantage of skilled treatment nearby, rather than being treated hundreds of miles from home. After discharge, patients may transition to outpatient rehab services in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, or Sioux City. LifeScape offers physical and occupational therapies, speech-language pathology, clinical psychology, orthotics and prosthetics, and durable medical equipment services and support, as well as follow-up care with our pediatric physical medicine and rehab providers. Connie Richters hadn’t even heard of LifeScape before her son needed its services, but is grateful it was available for their family: “I would recommend LifeScape to anyone with a child who needs special medical care.”

A miraculous recovery: Kinsey today with brothers Caiden, left, and Cole, right.

Making A Year-End Gift Family. This brings to mind a variety of warm feelings and emotions such as happiness, hope, security, trust, joy and love. Family is what challenges us to DO our best and what inspires us to BE our best. These same qualities are at the heart of our LifeScape family, too. Each day we have the privilege of empowering children and adults with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. At LifeScape Foundation, we take this mission one step further by providing necessary resources to enhance the lives of the children and adults supported by LifeScape. Our work at the Foundation happens because of you! Your generous gifts of time, talent and treasure make dreams become reality for the children and adults we support. It is around this time of year that each of us consider ways to sustain these gifts creating a more lasting, permanent means of support. What legacy can we create now to ensure that members of our LifeScape family experience the hope, trust and love of a secure future? One rather new and easy way to give hope, love and security to the children and adults supported by LifeScape is through an IRA Charitable Rollover Gift – channeling your required minimum IRA distribution directly to LifeScape without the burden of income taxes. If you are 70 ½ years old you can contribute up to $100,000 into an IRA Charitable Rollover Gift each year. It is an instant win/win/win for you, for LifeScape, and for the children and adults that we support.

Looking for ways to make a year-end gift while preserving cash assets? Please consider gifting an appreciated asset such as securities or real estate, which can in turn provide you with significant income and capital gains tax savings. Or if you are planning to sell such assets, consider instead a “zeroMark Millage tax” charitable gift and sale. Development Officer By gifting a portion of the asset before the sale, you can receive a tax-saving charitable deduction that significantly lowers or eliminates the capital gains tax on the sale. Confused? Don’t be. I can help you and your financial advisor find the solution that best fits your current and future needs. After all, it’s about making sure our children and adults continue to experience the love and support we all provide as their LifeScape family. If you need help getting started, contact Mark Millage, Development Officer at LifeScape Foundation: (605) 444-9803 or mark.millage@LIfeScapeSD.org

Leave a Legacy 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.

Occupational therapist Jess Moum of LifeScape, Rapid City, plays a self-regulation board game with 12-year-old Zachary Harris. The emphasis is on learning cognitive, sensory, and social strategies to support a “just right” engine level.

Needs & Dreams Wish List

Your gift helps change lives. Here’s what your gift can buy for the kids and adults supported by LifeScape:

Big Dreams

o Indoor Playset o Touch Screen Game System o Ultra Sound Machine o Center for The Arts

$1000-$2500

o Accessible Home Modifications o Healthy Activities Program o Therapy Exercise Equipment

$750-$999

o Protective Head Gear o Medical Bills Assistance o Aquatics Scholarships o iPad o Scooter Board Ramp

$500-$749

o Hearing Assistive Device o Rental Assistance o Horsepower Fees o Cajun Drum for Music Classroom o Camp Bravo Theatre Camp Scholarships

$250-$499

o 3-Person Gazebo Swing o Communication Device o Furniture Needs o Portable Gait Analysis

$150-$249

o Tablet o Baby Gates & Playpens o Utilities Assistance o Electrodes for Vital Stim therapy o Assistance with Out-of-Town Trips

$100

o Bedding o Treatment Tables o Small Appliance o Specialized Footwear o Food Assistance for 1 Month

$50

o Wellness Center Membership o Zoo or Wild Water West Passes o Gift cards (HyVee, Target, etc.) o Paratransit Tickets o Camp Fees

$25

o Therapy Toys o Taxi Cards/Bus Passes o Restaurant Gift Cards o Educational Games

If you wish to donate for one of the above needs, please circle the dollar amount and check the need you’re interested in funding. Clip this form and include in the attached envelope with your gift.

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