St. Francis “Moving People From House Homelessness to Hope” MOVING PEOPLE FROM Homelessness to Hope

FALL 2016 ANOTHER YEAR OF SUCCESS!

DID YOU KNOW? • There are 463 people homeless in Minnehaha County alone. This includes 126 children. • We currently serve 38 females, 31 males and 7 families. • All the guests of the Thank you to all the Sponsors and Attendees for making St. Francis House are required to obtain & the 13th Annual Fundraiser another successful event! maintain employment Thanks to donors, for her dedication to we raised funds for a • The St. Francis House is like yourself, our 13th the mission of the St. specific cause through a zero tolerance facility Annual Dinner & Auction Francis House. Linwood a fund-a-mission. This • Case managers meet held on September Wesleyan Church year’s fund-a-mission with our guests to 19th at the Sioux Falls received the “Instrument was placed towards our develop budgets to Convention Center was of Love” for their years of family unit located at 6th pay off debts. a huge success. preparing and serving & Nesmith. The funds Over 330 attendees dinners to our guests. raised will be used to were able to hear Melvin received our replace siding, windows messages from five “Instrument of Hope” and install a fence Contact speakers we honored award along due to around the back yard who have been part his success with our to keep our kiddos save Information of our family at the St. program and being able when playing outside. 1301 E. Austin Francis House. They to save enough money to If you were unable to Sioux Falls, SD 57103 have blessed us with purchase his own home. attend, you can still 605.334.3879 their generosity and Finally, our success story contribute to the fund-a- www.stfrancishouse.com others worked our for the evening, Matt mission by mailing your program and reached Ellis received a special donation to the St. Francis great success. We “Instrument of Faith” House. Thank-you to our Table of Contents announced the recipient award. This award amazing supporters & of our “Instrument of was created for a past sponsors (listed on the • Dinner & Auction...... 1 Courage” award to Falls guest that epitomizes the next page), you truly are • Sponsor Thank You....2 Dental Centre for their mission of the St. Francis not only improving the • Matt’s Story...... 3 continued generosity. House. Please read his lives of our guests, but • of Giving...... 4 Jessica Quissell received story in our newsletter. the community of Sioux the “Instrument of Love” During the evening, Falls. 1 Helpful Donations • Coffee • Coffee Creamer/ TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO Sugar THE SUCCESS OF OUR 13th ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION: • Butter/Margarine Thank Y o u • Cold Cereals Platinum: Dizco Inc., First Premier Bank, First Premier Bank Card, K & J • Chips for Sack Trucking Lunches • Sliced Cheese Gold: Avera McKennan Hospital, David Welter, Longaberger Basket • Cooking Sprays Consultant, Pepsi, Soukup Construction, Corn Utilization, Vern • Dishwasher Tablets Eide Motorcars, Moulten Audio • Grated Cheeses • Fresh Produce Silver: Modern Woodman of America, Scheels, Citi, GeoTek • Plastic Sandwich Engineering, Koch Hazard, Sioux Falls Ford, Boyce Law Firm Bags Bronze: First National Bank, Marmen Energy, Quality Printing, Shopko, • Aluminum Foil • Cleaning Supplies Sioux Falls Convention Center/Denny Sanford Premier Center, Wells Fargo, • Postage Stamps Wollman Insurance, Climate Systems, Sands Drywall, Great Western Bank, • Desitin Diaper Rash Plains Commerce Bank Cream • Gift Cards (grocery, Others: Denny’s Lewis Drug Reborn Home Furnishings Walmart, phone, etc.) AAA Travel Dexter Gronseth Linley & Lorraine Becker Red Lobster • Brown lunch bags Ace Hardware Dr. Phil & Robin McGraw Luca’s Boutique Regency Hotel Management Ad-Star Elan Healing Arts Massage Luverne Counseling Group • Toilet Paper Alison Ovenden Empire Car Wash Luverne Kawasaki Riddle’s Jewelry • Bleach Amanda’s Imagery Envive Chiropractic Mall of America Riley Reiff • Ranch Dressing Angie Bakke Evan Jones Mama’s Lada’s Royal River Casino • Ladies Size 10, 12, 14, Applebee’s Evan’s Gallery Manley Tire Sanaa’s Gourmet Restaurant 16, 18 Black Dress Arnold’s Park Fareway Foods Mark A. Smith Sanford Wellness Center Pants AseraCare Sioux Falls Ferson’s Brewing Marketplace Grill @ Hy-Vee Scheels Avera Foundation First Premier/Premier Bankcard Marlin’s Family Restaurant SD School of Massage • Q-Tips Bagel Boy Flyboy Donuts Mary Beth Anderson, Mary Kay Senator Mike Rounds • Ground Beef Betz Blinds Fry’n Pan Consultant Sertoma Butterfly House • Chicken Bill Herzog Gayle Verhey Matt Althoff Sewing Basket • Canned Tuna & Bill Pay Gilberto’s Mexican Restaurant Matt Gage Simply Ever After Entertainment Chicken Blondee’s Girl Scouts of the Dakotas McDonald’s • Lunch Meat Borrowed Bucks Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort MD Engraving Brandenburg Gallery Great Bear Recreation Park Merry Maids • Peanut Butter Brandon Golf Course Great Plains Zoo Michael Tobin • Mayonnaise Brooks National Golf Course GreatLife Midco Skate City • Industrial Mop Heads Buche’s Bargain Butcher Green Eggs & Ram Midwest Massage Therapy SkyZone • Jelly Buffalo Wild Wings Gunderson’s Jewelry Minnehaha Country Club South Dakota Magazine • Pop Tarts Camille’s Sidewalk Café Gustaf’s Greenery MIX 97-3 South Dakota Symphony • Tampons Caribou - Empire Mall Habitat for Humanity Murphy’s Cleaners Hy-Pro Sport Bowl Carnaval Brazilian Grill Handyman Oh My Cupcakes Sterling’s Café & Grill • Ladies Underwear – Casey’s General Store Harold’s Photo Old Towne Dinner Theatre Stewart’s School of Hairstyling Sizes 6,7,8 and 9 Catfish Bay Heath Robinson Olive Garden Sturdevant’s Auto Parts Catholic Community Foundation Hegg Brothers Omaha Children’s Museum Subway Century Theaters Hillside Antiques Omaha Performing Arts Sun Tan City Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Hilton Omaha Omaha Symphony Sunshine Foods Chelsea’s Boutique History Center Omaha’s Henry Doorley Zoo Superior Quality Cornhole Board Cleaver’s Market Histroic Adams House OtterBox Taco John’s Cliff Avenue Greenhouse Hy-Vee Pam Hilbur Terry Peak Members Climate Systems, Inc. James G. Abourezk Panera Bread Texas Roadhouse John Richardson ClubHouse Suites Jan Haugan Rogers Papik Motors The Durham Museum Pam Hilber Costco Jen Rothenbuehler Patty Haugan The Keg Angie Bakke Courtyard by Marriott Jerry Grode Paul Livermore The Man Salon Matt Althoff Creative Surfaces JJ’s Wine, Spirits and Cigars Pepsi Those Blasted Things Jen Rothenbuehler Crooks Gun Club John Richardson Pickle Barrel Thunder Road Crossroads Johnny Carino’s Piper Framing & Fine Art Gallery Vanessen’s Hair Design Keith Thompson Dakota Ariels Josiah’s Coffeehouse & Café Pizza Patrol W-2’s Meats Alison Ovenden Dakota Beverage Co, Inc. Juna Sleep Systems PizzaRev Walden Carpets Paul Livermore Dakota Entertainment Keith Thompson Prairie Coach Trailways Washington Pavilion Michael Tobin Dakota Golf Management Kerri’s K-9 Klippers Prairie’s Edge Casino Watiki Indoor Waterpark Resort Dexter Gronseth Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel King’s Pointe Waterpark & Resort Print Express Wendy’s Gayle VerHey Date Night Dance Company Kohl’s Profile by Sanford West Mall 7 Theaters Days of 76 Museum kRav’N Qdoba Wild Water West Julie Becker - Dean Foods Lam’s Vietnamese Restaurant Quality Printing Wiley’s Tavern Executive Director Denny Sanford Premier Center Lauren Thompson/Scentsy Reborn Year Round Brown

2 In Memory Of: GUEST TESTIMONIAL: Matt’s Story Lillie Becker While I was serving This brings me back Deacon Ralph Counter time in the Minnehaha to the St. Francis House By Dennis & Valerie County Jail in February, and their staff. I can say Whitney March and April of 2014. without a doubt in my Lorettz Ham Memorial I was desperate to find mind that they helped a sentencing alternative me make it through this Loretta Harris that didn’t involve prison fight in one piece. I was Lance Hinkle or even worse more time bed ridden for a few Harris Hybertson in the county jail. I wrote weeks, was unable to eat Richard Jaqua a letter to Julie Becker I began to develop an anything solid for nearly Shirley Kiley and she was nice enough irritation on the side of 4 months, all while trying Dave Langner to reply and give me a my tongue. At the time I to maintain a full time job Katherine McBride second chance living chalked it up to the god and most importantly stay Inez Meyer at the St. Francis House awful diet they provided sober. During this time, Bob Sauer as I had made some for inmates. This, however, staff always asked how I Jeffrey Dean Schipper mistakes a few years was not the case. After was feeling and offered Nancy Schlotfeld help in any way possible. prior and was asked to seeing a doctor at Sioux Rev. Donald Sneen leave. With some help Falls Community Health They smiled and stayed Marvin VanLaar from my lawyer, the judge who referred me to see patient with me as my Alan Paulson agreed to release me a dentist. After seeing mood wasn’t always the to the St. Francis House an oral surgeon who best it could be. Most of Tom Remical in mid-April of 2014. does pro bono work all, they were there for me Ann Pick Thankfully, I had a job for Community Health as support when I needed Pat Smedsrud waiting for me when I that the irritation which it the most. I have a few Chad Sachen was released. The hours had grown and was so family members in town I work were long and painful I could hardly thankfully, but not many In Honor Of: at odd times of the day, eat, was cancerous. My friends. If I hadn’t been plus I was completing first question was, is it living in the supportive Steve & Diane Larson treatment 3 days a week terminal? He told me no environment of the St. Blair Mastel at Choices Recovery. The and we moved forward Francis House I don’t Vogel Family Reunion St. Francis House and from there. I was referred believe I would have their staff were more to a group of specialists maintained my sobriety than accommodating. at Sanford Health who or my freedom. Despite Allowing me to get what have taken care of me all that has transpired I sleep I could and saving with full effort despite my left the St. Francis House meals for me to eat at all lack of health insurance with enough money to hours of the day. With and ability to pay for pay off the wreckage of But when you give a the help of an excellent any of my care. Over debt I created before the letter of referral from Julie, the next several months, events that led me to jail. feast, invite the poor, after 3 months at the there were 2 surgeries I am proud to say, that in the crippled, the lame, house the judge agreed and worst of all by far 2015 I opened up my the blind, and you will to sentence me to 1 year 6 weeks of radiation own business called Safe be blessed, because at the St. Francis House treatment to my head Ship, located at 2821 they cannot repay you. and suspended all my and neck area. I have E. 10th Street. It’s been For you will be repaid jail time. Providing I stay always valued my health a long 20 year struggle. at the resurrection of sober, stay on the 24/7 and have always been in However, I have a bright the just. program and stay in good health. Prior to this future in front of me. I will good standing with all cancer diagnosis I hadn’t never forget what the St. ~ Luke 14: 13-14 the rules and guidelines seen a doctor more than Francis House did for me of the St. Francis House. I a few times in 15 years. and will continue to move can’t tell you what a relief It was and continues to forward by taking life one this was to me. be a trying ordeal both day and one struggle at While in jail in 2014, mentally and physically. a time.

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