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Gateway Group donates St Cloud Apartments
The completion of a promise thirty years in the making was celebrated recently! In 1982, Black Hills Works (then Black Hills Workshop) supported around 150 people, and finding adequate housing was already an issue. Black Hill Works owned the land at 1212 East St. Cloud Street, but did not have the funds to build on it. That’s when Gateway Partnership stepped in. “I had been a friend of the Workshop for many years.” says Glenn Barber who along with Charles Keown and Bill Baumgartner, both deceased, purchased the land for $22,000, then worked to secure the funding for building an apartment on it. Their friend Ep Howe who was serving on the Black Hills Work’s board was also very involved in what was the first project of its kind; securing HUD (the US Department of Housing and Urban Development) funding for a project built by a private company. Glenn says it took support of then Senator George McGovern to accomplish the job. » read moreDate: 05-20-2013
Suzie's Royal Tea honored Mike Leithauser
Suzie's Royal Tea was held Sunday, April 28 with Mike Leithauser honored as the Artist of the Year. This English High Tea event featured 15 hosts and hostesses who brought their own china, crystal, flatware, linens and decor' into the second location of the art center and created the most beautiful tables ever!! The theme "International Tea Party" was wonderful for the 120 who attended this event that benefits the people with disabilibites that utilize the programs of Suzie Cappa Art Center (SCAC). Black Hills Works Foundation created this annual event to support the Suzie Cappa Art Center after it was established in 2001. This was the first year to bring the tea into our lovely new downtown location at 722 Saint Joseph Street and the location was perfect. If you would like to be involved next year please contact Brian Munsell at bmunsell@bhws.com and he will be happy to include you in the invitations for 2014. anand » read moreDate: 05-16-2013
Black Hills Association of Realtors Support Kitchen Upgrades
Two aging kitchens will be getting a much needed facelift in the coming months due to the support of the Black Hills Association of Realtors (BHAR). The BHAR Outreach Program pledged to be the major sponsor of the Black Hills Works Foundation's 5 K Walk Run in September to benefit the Kitchen Remodel Project and are also conducting a raffle to further support the project. Not only is this dynamic group organizing and selling raffle chances for one to win an IPAD but they are a hands-on group of volunteers who have pledged to help organize and operate the 5 K Walk Run September 20 at 3603 Range Road at 6pm. » read moreDate: 04-05-2013
Name In A Novel
Successful author Sandra Brannan graciously agreed to allow us to creatively insert a character name into her upcoming novel "Noah's Rainy Day" and we can't wait to crack the cover when it is published in September. Through our Black Hills Works Foundation Facebook fan site we encouraged a donation of $25 or more to submit a name that if selected could be used in the novel and the response was amazing! Over $1100 was raised to support our building fund. » read moreDate: 03-21-2013
Artist of the Year Selected
Suzie's Royal Tea Committee of Black Hills Works Foundation is to pleased to honor their Artist of the Year at "Suzie's Royal Tea" April 28th » read moreDate: 03-21-2013
Rasmussen Trust Makes 2013 Award
The Wilfred & Margaret Rasmussen Memorial Trust recently gave another sizeable bequest to Black Hills Works. We have received this annual gift since 1995 and since that time they have blessed the agency with over $250,000.00. These funds have made a significant impact on literally hundreds of the people served by our agency! With some of these funds "Shorty's Arcade" has been established to not only provide fun but also assist with balance and eye hand coordination for the many adults who frequent the arcade within the newly established Learning Institute at 3603 Range Road, Rapid City, SD. This was exactly what this couple would have LOVED! » read moreDate: 12-14-2011
Grants Bring In Utah's Repertory Dance Theatre
Over 40 enjoyed a day with professional dancers from the Repertory Dance Theatre of Utah in February. Despite snow, this troupe of amazing dancers were able to spend the entire morning conducting a movement works with a dozen individuals served by Black Hills Works in the Black Hills Works Gymnasium. During that time they developed an amazing "mini-performance" for a large audience that afternoon and added in several more people from the audience as the performance unfolded. All the disabled and non disabled people who participated enjoyed the experience and admired the professionalism shared by each dancer. There was a reception directly following the performance in the Suzie Cappa Art Center for all. » read moreDate: 03-15-2012
Regional Health Gives Donation
Rapid City Regional Hospital (aka Regional Health) staff selected to support Black Hills Works Foundation (BHWF) with a wonderful donation recently. Presenting the check, in the photo left to right, is Regional Health Chief Operating Officer, Timothy Sughrue M.P.H., F.A.C.H.E. , Stacy Young Bird, a person served, and BHWF Development Director JoAnne Schriver. Mr. Sughrue stated "Our staff commend your agency for the wonderful job you do and are pleased to present you with these funds from wearing jeans." We are so pleased to have an excellent relationship with Regional Health. We certainly could not provide the high level of care we are known for without their support and access to outstanding medical care and facilities. We thank each and every person who contributed and all those who daily support the people we serve! » read moreDate: 01-16-2012
Special Needs Trusts Seminar Conducted
A seminar titled "Wills and Estates of Parents, Grandparents and Siblilngs of Children and Adults with Disabilities" was presented at Black Hills Works's Resource & Support Center in April. Those in attendance were given the latest updates on the types of Special Needs Trusts, the role a Guardian plays and more from Attorney's Jess Pekarski and Phil Stiles from the law firm of Costello, Porter, Hill, Hiesterkamp, Bushnell & Carpenter, LLP. » read moreDate: 04-05-2013
Sam's Club Donation
Store Manager Tony Washington and the entire Sam's Club organization of employees presented a check for $20,000 to the Black Hills Works Foundation during the opening festivities at their new location in the Rushmore Crossing Development in Rapid City. Kendall and JoAnne from the agency were on hand to thank them for this amazing gift and to wish them the very best on their new store!!! Kendall regularly shopped at their previous location , and was excited to finally see the inside of their gorgeous new store! Sam's Club has been a long time supporter of the Black Hills Works Foundation and their employees have always been very helpful when people we serve visit their store. They aren't done yet however! Many more events are being planned for the coming months and years!! Thanks again to every person at Sam's Club Rapid City. If you would like more information on ways your employer could lend support, please contact JoAnne Schriver at 605 718-6204 or email joannes@bhws.com. » read moreDate: 03-10-2011
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Gateway Group donates St Cloud Apartments
The completion of a promise thirty years in the making was celebrated recently! In 1982, Black Hills Works (then Black Hills Workshop) supported around 150 people, and finding adequate housing was already an issue. Black Hill Works owned the land at 1212 East St. Cloud Street, but did not have the funds to build on it. That’s when Gateway Partnership stepped in. “I had been a friend of the Workshop for many years.” says Glenn Barber who along with Charles Keown and Bill Baumgartner, both deceased, purchased the land for $22,000, then worked to secure the funding for building an apartment on it. Their friend Ep Howe who was serving on the Black Hills Work’s board was also very involved in what was the first project of its kind; securing HUD (the US Department of Housing and Urban Development) funding for a project built by a private company. Glenn says it took support of then Senator George McGovern to accomplish the job. » read moreDate: 05-20-2013
Suzie's Royal Tea honored Mike Leithauser
Suzie's Royal Tea was held Sunday, April 28 with Mike Leithauser honored as the Artist of the Year. This English High Tea event featured 15 hosts and hostesses who brought their own china, crystal, flatware, linens and decor' into the second location of the art center and created the most beautiful tables ever!! The theme "International Tea Party" was wonderful for the 120 who attended this event that benefits the people with disabilibites that utilize the programs of Suzie Cappa Art Center (SCAC). Black Hills Works Foundation created this annual event to support the Suzie Cappa Art Center after it was established in 2001. This was the first year to bring the tea into our lovely new downtown location at 722 Saint Joseph Street and the location was perfect. If you would like to be involved next year please contact Brian Munsell at bmunsell@bhws.com and he will be happy to include you in the invitations for 2014. anand » read moreDate: 05-16-2013
Special Needs Trusts Seminar Conducted
A seminar titled "Wills and Estates of Parents, Grandparents and Siblilngs of Children and Adults with Disabilities" was presented at Black Hills Works's Resource & Support Center in April. Those in attendance were given the latest updates on the types of Special Needs Trusts, the role a Guardian plays and more from Attorney's Jess Pekarski and Phil Stiles from the law firm of Costello, Porter, Hill, Hiesterkamp, Bushnell & Carpenter, LLP. » read moreDate: 04-05-2013