OUR GOAL Our goal is to build and sustain free housing that will support patients and their families in North Central Montana. For many years, there has been a great need in our community for patient housing while receiving outpatient treatment. A patient housing facility has become our top priority.

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EXCITING NEWS Read inspiring highlights below!

Wells Fargo Donates $10,000 to Housing Project

We are pleased to announce the Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation in support of our much needed project to build our future patient housing facility. Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation focus their philanthropic activities on creating long-term, strategic relationships with nonprofits and other organizations to creative innovative, sustainable solutions to meet local needs. Wells Fargo team members help make a big impact on communities by committing their time, expertise, and passion. To date, Wells Fargo has donated $14,000 to the Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundation to support our free, temporary housing facility for traveling patients and their families.

Annual Fundraiser - October 24th, 2019

Mark your calendars! O ur annual fundraiser will be held Thursday evening, October 24! We are excited to announce we have joined with singer and songwriter and runner-up for “The Voice”, 2018 Season, Chris Kroeze , to bring a memorable evening of award-winning original songs to Great Falls, Montana! Chris Kroeze has personally selected the Legacy Foundation to benefit from this exclusive live-concert located in the new University of Providence Event Center in Great Falls, Montana. The event will be limited to 400 people to offer a personal touch and exclusive experience. The event will feature a 3-course meal, live and silent auction items, and live entertainment. A no-host bar also will be available. All proceeds raised will benefit the Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundation’s cancer patient housing project, the Harold & Carmen Poulsen Legacy Housing. Every penny of your donation will go to help patients traveling to Great Falls. Your gift will bring hope and healing to adults and children faced with cancer, emergencies, and other urgent illnesses. Please join us by making a meaningful, tax-deductible gift to support our project to provide free temporary housing to patients traveling to Great Falls. We are so very grateful for your support.  SPONSORSHIP LEVELS NOW AVAILABLE If you or someone you know is interested in purchasing a table or sponsorship opportunities for this event, please have them contact the Foundation. We are currently accepting live and silent auction items for this important event. We will announce more details as they become available. If you are interested in donating or volunteering for the annual fundraiser, please call 406-771-3107 or email samantha.shinaberger@gfclinic.com. Thank you to Dick Anderson Construction and Great Falls Clinic for their Platinum Sponsorship!

Hat Donations Received - Thank you!

We continue to receive overwhelming support for our hat and head covering donation request from March. Thank you to the following donors for their generosity!  Adam Gray Family, in honor of Adam's God Mother, Joann Null who was a long-time, dedicated patient of Dr. Guter's Auto Pay of Montana Barbara Olson Our cancer patients will be able to safely cover their heads in style this summer with a variety of options!

TESTIMONIALS Read real-life stories about patients and families living in our Montana communities and how we can make a difference!

Sweetgrass Patient's Experience with Cancer

For Marvin, being diagnosed with cancer was stressful enough. Marvin lives close to the Canadian border, in Sweetgrass, Montana which means he needs to travel over two hours to Great Falls for treatment, or over four hours round trip. When asked how traveling has affected his treatment, Marvin shared that it really added to his stress level. Just when he should be focused on getting treatment and getting better, he and his family had to scramble to arrange for a place to stay and figure out how to pay for it. Marvin shared, "Luckily for me, the Great Falls Clinic Cancer Care team contacted the Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundation for help. The Foundation was able to secure a place for me to stay and covered the cost as well." "Rural Montana patients and their families will benefit from Legacy Housing. In the future, not having to worry about housing and having a place to stay with family during treatment would be ideal. Any assistance that could be provided towards establishing a housing facility at the Great Falls Clinic would be greatly appreciated."

UPCOMING EVENTS Check out upcoming events below!

CAMPAIGN CORNER Review updates on our current capital campaign efforts to build our patient housing facility here!

Paver Naming Opportunities Available

Create a Lasting Tribute The Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundation has different size pavers available within the future patient housing facility (as shown to the left). Please help support the new project by honoring or memorializing a special loved one with a commemorative paver prominently displayed with a personal inscription within the facility. Each paver is durable and engraved with your message. The cost is $1,000 for a 12" x 12" size ( UPDATE: 20 MORE JUST ADDED! ), $750 for an 8" x 8" size and $500 for a 4" x 8" size paver. Pavers will be placed in visible locations and be of a material consistent with the decor and architecture of the new facility. For more information or to reserve a paver, please call Samantha at 406-771-3107 or email samantha.shinaberger@gfclinic.com. Or you can complete the paver form online at www.gfclegacy.org/donate .

Current Campaign Status Update - 65% Completion!

The Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundation "Building Hope" Campaign surpassed the $1.73M mark and we are moving right along. Our capital campaign goal is $2.6M and with current funds, we are at 65% of our goal and we hope to break ground in 2019 on the proposed facility. If you are interested in donating or volunteering for the Foundation, please call 406-771-3107, email samantha.shinaberger@gfclinic.com or click the button below.

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May 2019 Donors Here we recognize our donors for each month in the following month's newsletter. Below is a list of donor names that donated to our Foundation last month: All State Signs Lisa Anauo Auto Pay of Montana The Cobb Foundation Justin Donaldson Adam Gray Family Great Falls Clinic Employees Patti Jasinski Amanda Murray Vicki and Ronald Newmiller Northwestern Energy Barbara Olson Wells Fargo

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