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Page 1: AL REPORT - Lifeworks€¦ · AL REPORT Y EDITION 2015. DEAR FRIENDS, 2015 marked an extraordinary milestone for Lifeworks: 50 years of serving our community and people with disabilities

ANNUAL REPORT

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY EDITI

ON

1965-2015

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DEAR FRIENDS,2015 marked an extraordinary milestone for Lifeworks: 50 years of serving our community and people with disabilities as we live and work together.

From our humble beginnings in Dakota County serving eight children with disabilities to the 2,500 individuals that we serve today, Lifeworks has committed the past five decades to providing innovative, person-centered services.

Whether it’s partnerships with businesses like Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota that have endured since the 1980s, longtime fiscal support we’ve provided to families like the Eiseles, or unique community opportunities like birding, we’ve made an unmistakable impact throughout the past 50 years.

Lifeworks owes immense gratitude to the generous individuals, foundations, and corporations whose donations have been a driving force behind our success since we first opened our doors in 1965.

We are especially thankful to the members of the Lifeworks Legacy Club whose planned gifts will help ensure that we can serve our community for the next 50 years and beyond!

With heartfelt appreciation,

Judy M. Lysne, MBAPresident and CEO

John E.Q. OrnerChair, Lifeworks Board of Directors

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Bottom Right: Lifeworks band Rock of Ages performed at the 2015 Summer Celebration of Music.

Top: Volunteers from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America hosted a track and field day at Lifeworks.

Bottom Left: Hanratty & Associates hosted its second annual charity golf tournament benefiting Lifeworks.

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1965 - 1985In 1987, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

of Minnesota first opened its doors to people with disabilities supported by Lifeworks (formerly Dakota, Inc.), employing six individuals to take care of some essential day-to-day tasks.

When the initial group had success, employees at Blue Cross jumped at the chance to employ more Lifeworks associates, conducting an analysis of their organization and urging managers to find additional tasks that would be well-suited to their abilities.

One of those managers was Nora Brower, who today serves as senior director of benefit management operations.

“I was introduced to Dakota, Inc. when my area was training, so I had the team where we trained the folks who were going to do claims, operations, and membership,”

Brower said.

By 1988, the number of Lifeworks associates employed at Blue Cross had jumped to 24, to the mutual benefit of both organizations.

“In the 1980s we didn’t have nearly as much technology as we do today, so there was lots of labor that we were dealing with,” Brower said. “For years I had [Lifeworks associates] working for me.”

The individuals working with Brower worked hard putting together training manuals, organizing and three-hole punching them, and putting on labels.

“My trainers were so thankful that they did not have to put those together,” Brower said. “It really made a big difference to get everybody organized and to save time.”

Brower said she feels fortunate that she works for an organization that values giving back in the community the way that Blue Cross does.

“I have been at Blue Cross for 40 years,” Brower said. “I’ve loved every minute of it. It’s been a good company. What I absolutely love is the mission and vision and values of Blue Cross and how they support the community and organizations like Lifeworks.”

Although the work has changed over the past 30 years, Blue Cross has remained a dedicated employer of Lifeworks associates. As a Presenting Sponsor of the Lifeworks Golden Anniversary Celebration in 2015, they have reinforced their commitment to ensuring that people of all abilities can live happy lives in the community.

BUILDING COMMUNITY

Nora Brower (fourth from right) and fellow employees from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota volunteered at the Lifeworks Summer Celebration of Music.

Lifeworks associates have been an integral part of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota since the 1980s.

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA

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1965-20151965 - 1985BUILDING COMMUNITY

1965

1984

1971

The organization is officially incorporated as “Dakota County Day Activities Center, Inc.”

Lifeworks creates the first home visiting program for infants with disabilities in the state of Minnesota.

The organization begins to serve individuals year-round.

Lifeworks begins developing expertise in supported employment.

Lifeworks is founded by seven families in Dakota County.

1966

Thank you to everyone who has helped us on this incredible 50-year journey. With your support, we are excited to begin our next 50 years of serving our community and people with disabilities.

1985

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The organization adopts a model of values-based decision making. Its decisions are to be ethical, respectful, responsive, and resourceful.

1993

In response to requests from families, case managers, and school staff members, Lifeworks begins serving the Mankato community.

2000

A group of human services professionals from Denmark visit Lifeworks to learn about supported employment, leading to an international expansion of the Lifeworks employment model.

2000

Lifeworks begins providing fiscal support to families.

2000

1986 - 2000

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When Monica Eisele first came to Lifeworks in 2008, her son

Adam was just 10 years old.

At the time, she told us she wanted a personal care assistant who could be Adam’s mentor, friend, and male role model, so she decided to utilize the Lifeworks PCA Choice program after it was recommended to her by another mother.

“We’re still with PCA Choice [in 2015], and that’s probably my favorite part is that we can pick our own PCAs,” Monica said.

Through this program, Monica has hired several PCAs throughout the years, who, until last summer, all happened to be female. Although she says that all of his previous PCAs were excellent, there is

a special bond between Adam and his current PCA, Kevin Patton, that she has always wanted for her son.

“The part that I love the most is the mentorship that he’s getting,” Monica said. “He always had girl PCAs, which were all wonderful and amazing, but we sought out finding a male mentor for him. We won the lottery when we got Kevin, and I’ve just noticed a change in Adam.”

In his preteen years, Adam was big into drumming, competing in the Special Olympics, and socializing. Today, his interests have evolved like those of any teenager. Instead of drums, he has picked up guitar as his main form of musical expression.

“You pay for drum lessons, so they

switch to guitar,” Monica said with a laugh. “I guess he thinks girls like guitar players better.”

While he still competes in Special Olympics, he has scaled back his participation as other interests and social opportunities have arisen thanks to his relationship with Patton.

“Kevin will say, ‘hey, there’s a basketball game at my school,’ so he rides in the car with other teenage boys and goes to a game and does stuff that a typical 16-year-old would do, and that’s huge for what it’s done for him and all of us,” Monica said.

Thanks to the support of Lifeworks through PCA Choice, Adam now has the mentor and friend that his mother always wanted for him.

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1986 - 2000EMPOWERED BY SUPPORTTHE EISELE FAMILY

Left: Monica Eisele and her son Adam have been supported by Lifeworks since 2008.

Above: Adam Eisele, who benefits from the PCA Choice program with help from Lifeworks, enjoys sitting out on his balcony playing music.

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2001 - 2010CELEBRATE URBAN BIRDSLIFEWORKS HASTINGS AND CORNELL

When Lifeworks Hastings received a grant in 2010 to participate

in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s “Celebrate Urban Birds” project, it was a shock. After all, when the grant was first submitted in January 2010, no one at Lifeworks had any experience with birding at all – and there were more than 680 applicants nationwide for a project being facilitated by an Ivy League institution!

Enter Kevin Smith, local bird expert and retiree from the City of Hastings Parks and Recreation department. A longtime advocate for Lifeworks associates who work for the City of Hastings and a member of the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union, Smith was a natural fit to educate the newly formed group on the world of birding.

“He has been such an inspiration,” said Lifeworks Service Facilitator Jodi Iverson, who has also been a leader of the birding group since its formation.

So, what exactly is the “Celebrate Urban Birds” project all about?

“Citizen science, that’s what it’s called,” Smith said. “To collect the data on a regular basis and to turn it in so that others can use it.”

The data collected by the Hastings birding group can be used in many ways, like tracking things such as habitat or a fluctuation in the number of birds in an area. When combined with the information collected by other similar groups throughout the world, it can give ornithologists the ability to make predictions or identify potential causes

of concern for birds and their natural environment.

“Everybody should be proud of themselves for all of the work that they’re doing on a global scale,” Smith said. “We talk about habitat and how birds are really keyed in to the habitat because that habitat is where they get their food, their water, their shelter, and their nesting spots.”

In 2015, the Lifeworks birding group partnered with the Hastings Veterans Home, creating connections to the community that are an added benefit of a project that also helps participants stay active, improve their knowledge about birds and the environment, and build relationships with their peers.

Left: Participants in the Lifeworks Hastings birding group often use binoculars to spot birds from a distance.

Right: In 2015, Lifeworks invited guests from the Hastings Veterans Home to join them on birding observations.

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1965-20152001 - 2010CELEBRATE URBAN BIRDS

Lifeworks celebrates 20 years of partnership with the Dakota County Government Center – the first organization to work with us to employ people with disabilities.

Lifeworks staff members present at the World Congress for Social Educators in Denmark.

The organization forms the AT Real-Time Band, a group composed entirely of individuals who use assistive technology.

Multi-sensory environments open at Lifeworks. These specially-designed settings help people with autism, sensory processing difficulties, or other challenging conditions integrate their senses so they are able to focus, learn, and interact with those around them.

2005

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2010

2009

2003

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MILESTONE EMPLOYMENT ANNIVERSARIESLifeworks extends its gratitude and appreciation to the following employers who celebrated milestone anniversaries in 2015.

30 YEARSDakota County Government Center

25 YEARSCub Foods - Burnsville General Mills

20 YEARSCargill

15 YEARSABM Janitorial - MSP International AirportBest Western Hotel & RestaurantBro-tex, Inc.Lunds & Byerlys - EdinaPreferredOne

10 YEARSApple AutomaticChartwells - Breck SchoolCoughlan CompaniesCulver’s of North MankatoExceed PackagingKowalski’s - ParkviewParagon Printing & MailingSears - Burnsville CenterSodexo - South View Middle SchoolTaher Dining - US Postal ServiceYMCA Hastings

5 YEARSBuffalo Wild Wings - MankatoCreative ConfectionaireGap - SouthdaleNortech SystemsPepsi-Cola of MankatoRed Robin - Apple ValleyRother Machine

NEW EMPLOYERS3M - New UlmBlue Chip 2000Burger KingC & C Special ProductsDave and Buster’sGoodwillLongTerm Care GroupMankato City Center HotelMayo Clinic Health System-MankatoMicrotel Inn & SuitesPaul Davis RestorationSodexo - General Mills Bassett CreekSt. Luke’s Episcopal ChurchTrader Joe’sVention Medical

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2015 EMPLOYERSLifeworks recognizes and thanks the many businesses in our community who partnered with us to provide employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities in 2015.

3M - New UlmABM Janitorial - Hamline UniversityABM Janitorial - MSP International AirportAirServAllegis Group Services at AllianzAllianz Life Insurance Company of North AmericaAM 950, The Progressive Voice of MinnesotaAmeriprise Financial - New Business OperationsApple AutomaticAramark - 3MAramark - TCF Bank StadiumAramark Janitorial - General MillsArc’s Value Village - BloomingtonArc’s Value Village - RichfieldAtomic DataB.Stark & CoBanana Republic - RosedaleBayerBell Mortgage CompanyBerkley Risk Administrators CompanyBest Buy - Corporate HeadquartersBest Buy Apple Valley #245Best Buy Mankato #330Best Western HotelBIC GraphicBlue Chip 2000Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MinnesotaBoston Market - RosevilleBuffalo Wild WingsBuffalo Wild Wings - MankatoBurger KingBurger King Store #6299C & C Special ProductsCaldreaCapella UniversityCapstone PublishingCaptionMax, Inc.Cargill - Corporate HeadquartersCargill Animal Nutrition

Caribou Coffee - MSP International AirportChartwells - Breck SchoolChartwells - Edina SchoolChristopher & Banks Distribution CenterCity of Eagan Parks & Recreation Dept.City of HastingsCity of Mankato Parks DepartmentCity of MinneapolisCity of Saint Paul - Police DepartmentCity of Saint PeterCoborn’s - HastingsConvergeOneConvergysCoughlan CompaniesCreative KidstuffCreative Water SolutionsCub Foods - Burnsville - Co. Rd 42Cub Foods - Burnsville - Hwy 13Cub Foods - Cottage GroveCub Foods - HastingsCub Foods - Maple GroveCub Foods - New BrightonCub Foods - Plymouth - Nathan LnCub Foods - Plymouth - Vicksburg LnCulver'sCulver’s of North MankatoCustom Safety SolutionsDakota County Government Center - HastingsDart Transit CompanyDave and Buster’sBest Western Hotel & RestaurantDollar TreeEcolab - Allan L. Schuman CampusEcolab, Inc.Ecumen Seasons at Apple ValleyEide Bailly LLPExceed Packaging, IncFerdinand F. Peters Esq. Law FirmFirst TransitFlexMation, Inc.Foley & MansfieldG2 Secure Staff

GapGap - Nicollet MallGap - RidgedaleGap - SouthdaleGap - MOAGeneral Mills - James Ford Bell Technical CenterGillette Lifetime Specialty HealthcareGLS - St. PaulGodfather’s Pizza - BurnsvilleGold Star TransportationGoodwillGoodwill Easter SealsGreyhound Lines, Inc.Group O Supply Chain SolutionsGuzman Law Firm, P.A.Habilitative Services, IncHang 10, LLCHarry Meyering CenterHerberger’s - MankatoHewitt Lifts & Roll-A-DockHMS HostThe Home Depot - PlymouthThe Home Depot - St. Louis ParkHome GoodsHy-Vee - Adams St.Hy-Vee - FaribaultHy-Vee - New HopeHy-Vee - New UlmHy-Vee - OakdaleHy-Vee - Riverfront Dr.InboxDollarsInnovative Office SolutionsInver Grove Heights Parks & RecreationJeane ThorneJerry’s Foods - Eden PrairieJMLM Restaurants, Inc.J’s Restaurant & Pizza ParlorKeepers RV CenterKey SurgicalKowalski’s - ParkviewKwik TripKwik Trip - Minnesota AveKwik Trip - Raintree

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Kwik Trip - S. BroadwayLife Time Fitness - Bloomington NorthLife Time Fitness - ChamplinLife Time Fitness - PlymouthLifeworks - Administrative Office Lifeworks Services, Inc. - Brooklyn ParkLindquist & VennumLindsay Window & DoorLongTerm Care GroupLowe’s - MankatoLunds & Byerlys - ChanhassenLunds & Byerlys - EdinaLunds & Byerlys - Maple GroveLunds & Byerlys - MinnetonkaLunds & Byerlys - PlymouthLunds & Byerlys - WayzataLunds & Byerlys - WoodburyMacy’sMankato City Center HotelMapleton Community HomeMath AddvantageMayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMcCormick Computer Resale, Inc.McDonald’s - Apple ValleyMcDonald’s - MankatoMcDonald’s - Maple GroveMcDonald's - WoodburyMesserli & Kramer, P.A.Metro EndodonticsMetro UrologyMetropolitan SupplyMicrotel Inn & SuitesMidwest Sign & Screen Printing Supply Co.Minneapolis Airport MarriottMinnesota Children’s MuseumMister HotShineNalco CompanyNortech Systems, Inc.NuAireOak Terrace Assisted LivingOce Business Services, Inc./Ameriprise Financial ServicesOlive GardenOUTFRONT MediaPanera Bread - MankatoParagon Printing & Mailing, Inc.Paul Davis RestorationPeace CoffeePear TreePepsi-Cola of Mankato, Inc.PERMAC IndustriesPetco - Apple ValleyPizza Ranch - Le SueurPortico Benefit ServicesPowerObjectsPreferredOnePrime TherapeuticsPrime Therapeutics EaganPrime Therapeutics EdinaPrimeFlight Aviation Services

Prudential Financial, Inc.Rapid PackagingRed Robin - Apple ValleyREIRenewal by AndersenRother MachineSaversScantron CorporationSears - Burnsville CenterSears - Mall of AmericaSecurian Financial Group, Inc.Service Management GroupSevenHills Partners Inc.Sherry GraySodexo - Edina SchoolsSodexo - General Mills Bassett CreekSodexo - General Mills JFBTCSodexo - Minnesota State UniversitySodexo - MSPSodexo - SecurianStaples - MinnetonkaStarkey Hearing TechnologiesStarkey Hearing Technologies - World HeadquartersStratasysStratasys - Applications EngineeringStratasys - Shipping Warehouse - PondviewSuperTarget - PlymouthTaher Dining - Providence AcademyTaher Dining - US Postal ServiceTarget Store - Cottage GroveTarget Store - MinneapolisTBEI Inc.The Demo GroupThe Salvation ArmyThe Travelers Companies, Inc.The Wine CompanyThomson ReutersTransit Team, Inc.UCareUltimate Fleet RepairUnitron

Valspar CorporationVention MedicalVolt Services Group - 3MWalgreens - Maple GroveWal-Mart - BurnsvilleWal-Mart - Apple ValleyWal-Mart - Cottage GroveWal-Mart - EaganWal-Mart - Inver Grove HeightsWal-Mart - Maple GroveWal-Mart - ShakopeeWal-Mart - WoodburyWal-Mart - BloomingtonWal-Mart - LakevilleWater’s EdgeWells Fargo - Shareowner ServicesWells Fargo SecuritiesWholesale Produce SupplyWOW! Zone Family Entertainment CenterXcel Energy - Maple Grove Materials ComplexXcel Energy - NSPMXigent Solutions LLCYMCA HastingsYMCA West St. Paul

Sasha Porter, Lifeworks associate at Cargill, with supervisor David Pellinger.

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2015

2012

2012

Lifeworks hosts visitors from China and shares best practices for educating children with disabilities.

Lifeworks job seeker Niko Winjum.

To ensure a strong future, Lifeworks builds a program location in Apple Valley, the first to be owned by the organization.

The organization lays the groundwork for a new small group career development program designed to help job seekers obtain individual employment more quickly.

Lifeworks celebrates 50 years of serving our community and people with disabilities as we live and work together!

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2011 - 2015LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURESMALL GROUP CAREER DEVELOPMENT

With the future of employment services for people with

disabilities in mind, Lifeworks staff members spent the better part of 2015 developing a new Small Group Career Development program.

While traditional career development programs feature large groups and take place in secluded locations, Lifeworks Small Group Career Development is a highly individualized experience that engages participants in career exploration in the heart of a community business.

In addition to meeting in groups of five, job seekers will have regular access to individual career counseling to help them find a job within nine months of beginning the program.

Small Group Career Development

consists of three distinct phases: Employment Exploration, Employment Development, and Employment Support.

During the exploration phase, job seekers will gain exposure to different career possibilities and make an informed choice about employment. Next, through the development phase, they will create a personal employment plan to help them get started on their career path. Finally, once job seekers have obtained employment, they will receive initial support from Lifeworks to get started on the job and ongoing assistance to grow in their career.

The first pilot group will launch in early January 2016 in downtown St. Paul, and several other sites will begin programming throughout the year.

In the early stages of the program, job

seekers will focus on identifying themes and patterns in their interests and skills. Participants will talk about careers with a park ranger, a volunteer manager, a community engagement administrator, a warehouse manager, and people employed in the service industry, among various other individuals.

Through other activities, including job shadowing, tours, trials, resume development, and informational interviews, job seekers will be highly engaged in their search for employment in the community.

Our sincerest thank you to F.R. Bigelow Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust, Wells Fargo Foundation, David and Wendy Kunz, Sharon and Mark Zauhar, and others for their generous contributions to this program.

Lifeworks staff members and job seekers visit Circus Juventas.

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LEGACY DONORSThe following donors have named Lifeworks as a beneficiary in their wills, life insurance policies, retirement accounts, or trust arrangements as of December 31, 2015.

Patricia BrunierGordon & Kay BuyseDavid ColwellMichael & Patricia HoustonEarl & Beverly JohnsonGeorge & Sharon MoudryRobert & Ann NiedringhausRebecca O’ConnorBruce & Merry Jo Parker

Robert & Pamela Platz Walter & Mary Jo Roberts*William Rottschaefer, Jr.Suzanne & Paul Shute*Valerie Takemori Donald & Joanne VareyGail WilloxAlbert & Kathleen Woodward*

When you make a planned gift to Lifeworks, you are not only making a tremendous impact on the people with disabilities that we serve today, but ensuring that we can continue to provide opportunities for a lifetime to people with disabilities for years to come.

If you’re interested in learning more about securing your legacy through a planned gift to Lifeworks, contact Suzanne Shute at [email protected] or 651-365-3743.

Above: Members of the Lifeworks Bloomington choir at the Summer Celebration of Music.*New Lifeworks Legacy Club members in 2015

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593

43PARTNERSHIPS

new businesses partnered with Lifeworks to employ people with disabilities.

7,515

VOLUNTEERISM

volunteers provided

hours of service.

31miles.

173NEW CAREERS

new individuals were successfully placed in community jobs.

1,300

433,057

TRANSPORTATIONvehiclesprovidedapproximately

rides each day to our clients and traveled a total of

$3,950,000.

EMPLOYMENT

840460,000

Lifeworks associates worked nearly

hours at 298 community businesses and earned over

2015 BY THE N U M B E R S

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1965-2015Left: Lifeworks celebrated 15 years of supporting the Mankato community in 2015 while Nikki Dengler (front) also celebrated her 15th anniversary with us.

Right: Staff members from Uponor volunteered their time at Lifeworks Apple Valley.

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2015 FINANCIALSYear Ended December 31 2015 2014

ASSETSCash and Investments $11,227,293 $10,563,290 Accounts Receivable and Other 4,648,381 4,788,236 Property and Equipment Netof Accumulated Depreciation 5,298,535 5,330,928 Total Assets 21,174,209 20,682,454

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Notes Payable 2,015,987 2,113,432 Accounts Payable 276,549 381,468Accrued Salaries and Related Expenses 2,257,979 3,146,804 Other Accrued Expenses 7,675 3,148 Other Liabilities 453,201 467,814Total Liabilities 5,011,391 6,112,666 Net Assets Total Unrestricted DesignatedNet Assets 3,282,548 3,217,496 Total Unrestricted UndesignatedNet Assets 12,535,942 11,214,912 Temporarily restricted 344,328 137,380

Total Net Assets 16,162,818 14,569,788

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $21,174,209 $20,682,454

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

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2015 REVENUE SOURCES

73%21%

4%2%

21%

73%

4%

2%

Fiscal Support & In-Home Services

Career Development and Social Enrichment

Supported Employment Contracts

Contributions, Grants, and other

2015 EXPENSE SOURCES

65%19%

12%4%

19%

65%

12%

4%

Fiscal Support & In-Home Services

Career Development and Social Enrichment

Administration and De-velopment

Supported Employment Contracts

Year Ended December 31 2015 2014

SUPPORT AND REVENUE Fiscal Support & In-Home Services $44,749,088 $43,302,770 Career Developmentand Social Enrichment 12,746,723 12,956,954 Employment contracts 2,691,747 2,814,640 Contributions and grants 996,432 810,136 Other (105,125) 480,551 Total Support and Revenue 61,078,865 60,365,051 EXPENSES Fiscal Support & In-Home Services 38,696,711 38,498,802 Career Development and Social Enrichment 11,128,339 10,379,558 Employment contracts 2,520,866 2,691,352 Administration 6,843,120 5,796,300 Development 296,799 285,022 Total Expenses 59,485,835 57,651,034 Change in Net Assets 1,593,030 2,714,017 Net Assets, Beginning of Year 14,569,788 11,855,772 Net Assets, End of Year $16,162,818 $14,569,788

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

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2015 CONTRIBUTORSThank you to the following foundations, businesses, and individuals who made contributions to Lifeworks in 2015. It is because of your investment that we are able to fund the innovative and progressive programs that Lifeworks offers. Your support makes a profound difference in the lives of those we serve.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE MEMBERS(Donations of $500 or more)

*2015 giving totals reflect received donations as well as contributions secured through multi-year pledges.

FOUNDATIONS

$35,000 to $60,000Ecolab Foundation

$15,000 to $35,000Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen FoundationOtto Bremer TrustSecurianWells Fargo Foundation Minnesota

$5,000 to $10,000Andersen Corporate FoundationThe Bieber Family FoundationConsolidated Communications Community FundG & K Services FoundationPieschel Family Foundation Fund of Minnesota Community FoundationThe Prudential FoundationRusty & Mary Jane Poepl Foundation

$1,000 to $5,000Gray Plant Mooty FoundationThe Joseph Durda FoundationThe Pentair Foundation

$500 to $1,000Medtronic FoundationNelson/Rodgers Family Fund

BUSINESSES

$160,000Minnesota Department of Transportation

$105,000Atomic Data

$30,000 to $60,000Ameriprise Financial - Corporate GivingBlue Cross and Blue Shield of MinnesotaIBM - Smarter Workforce

$20,000 to $30,000Allianz Life Insurance Company of North AmericaHanratty & AssociatesHorton Holding, Inc.

$10,000 to $15,000Christopher & Banks Distribution CenterPowerObjectsThe Show SyndicateThomson ReutersWells Fargo Securities

$5,000 to $10,000BayerDart Transit CompanyKey SurgicalMinnesota Bank and TrustPrime TherapeuticsPrudentialTCI Business CapitalUnited Way of Hastings

$1,000 to $5,000Alliant ConsultingAmerican DurableAmeriprise Financial Gift Matching ProgramAndersen CorporationBoyer & AssociatesBurnsville Rotary FoundationCaptionMax

CargillConvergeOneCreative Water SolutionsCustom Visual ServicesDeWitt Mackall Crounse & Moore S.C.Eide BaillyFirst Impression GroupFourscore Resource CapitalInboxDollarsKAISERComm,Knights of Columbus - Father Carey Knights of Columbus - Marian Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyMeagher & Geer, P.L.L.PMesserli & Kramer, P.A.Microsoft Matching Gifts ProgramMinnPostPeace CoffeeProto LabsRJ Ryan ConstructionRotary Club of EaganSecurian Financial GroupSolution Design GroupUCareUltimate Fleet RepairUponor

$500 to $1000Common Sense Building ServicesCornell UniversityCrystal DEcolabGopher State Fire EquipmentGray Plant MootyInnovative Office SolutionsKiwanisKnights of Columbus Knights of Columbus - St. Gerard Kuypers ConsultingMBA ConnectModern Molding

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INDIVIDUALS

$15,000 to $20,000Thomas & Gwen RyanJames & Amy Wolford

$10,000 to $15,000John Abbott & Michele Williams-AbbottWilliam & Joan GackiGail Willox

$5,000 to $10,000Michael & Patricia HoustonArthur & Dorothy JanotaChuck & Mary JungmannDavid & Wendy KunzCatherine MahoneBruce & Merry Jo ParkerLawrence & Maria PattersonSharon & Mark Zauhar

$2,500 to $5,000Amy & Ted CarlsonMark AbbottRichard AllendorfDavid & Gretchen BonhamGordon & Kay BuyseDaren & Sarah CotterMichael FinnMark & Denise GeldernickChristopher & Veria HuertaEmmy MastelRobert & Ann NiedringhausJohn & Kathleen OrnerScott Peterson & Christine LarsenJudy Lysne & Alex PettersonWalter & Mary Jo RobertsJames & Mary SheehanMark SnyderAlbert & Kathleen Woodward

$1,000 to $2,500Caryn AddanteG. Barry & Louise AndersonMark Anderson & Sysliene TurpinDavid & Mary AndreasenLeigh BaileyBarbara & Michael BaumannBeth BirdRichard & Lynn BisanzKathleen BrockmeierRyan & Lindsay BrownKofi Bruce & Amy Christensen-BruceRussell & Caroline BuyseKen CarneyGlen Chambers & Lisa SarafoleanJohn & Debbie CobbStephen DaasJonathan d’AlbertisCordell DietzRichard & Patti Dougherty

Michael DuBoisPatrick & Karen DwyerEster FeslerKeith & Joan FolkertAndrew & Michelle FraleyBernard & Damaris FrielMark & Carrie GammJoseph & Jayna HeinemannCindy & John HittKenneth & Linda HolmenJames & Ellen HubbellRichard & Cathleen JaegerSteven & Marie JorissenMark & Lisa KroskinRobert & Carla LaneJohn LangKent W. Larson & Christine M. Podas-LarsonGene & Doris LarsonMichael & Mary LenertzJohn & Virginia McCainZachary & Karen MeyerPeter & Lynda MichieluttiGeorge & Sharon MoudryJeffrey MuellerBonnie MurphyRobert & Joanne NeisNathan NollDan & Joy O’BreskyMarc OlsonDan & Laura PurfeerstWilliam RottschaeferTony J. Saputo-SwansonMary SchafferFred & Alice SeagrenSuzanne & Paul ShuteDave SwaggertDiane Wells

$500 to $1,000Wade & Jennifer AndersonMary AndersonSarah BaumgartnerSally S. BeanChris Becker

David BeltmanLoreen BloodEugene & Nancy BookerPatricia BrunierRobert CastleKathy CloughLaverne & Barbara DunsmoreBrian & Kim EmersonTracy GardnerVicki GerritsLawrence GrabHelen Graham DaviesBill & Heather GrayAngela HansonDuane & Susan HarvesThomas & Laurie HealyWilliam & Darlene JenisonJasmine JireleWyn & Myrtle JohnBrenda JohnsonRobert & Irene JohnsonDon & Wendy JohnsonTim & Michelle JourdanChristopher & Erin JudsonRichard & Linda KehnemanJerome & Kristi KlukasMichael & Ann LichtyPat LilleheiLawrence LoomisPaul MarkwardtLaura & James McCaulNeal & Elizabeth McMahonRamaiah & Vimala MuthyalaDeanne Miller & Patrick O’BrienDan O’ConnorBenjamin & Kimmy OlsonRobert & Pamela PlatzLinda Rabagliati & Reginald GettingsMarie RutzJan SannerRobert SchlicksupGinger SiscoJames & Janice SmithMark & Terry SteegeTed & Wendy Storlie

Kayleigh Reemer, Lifeworks associate at Culver’s in North Mankato.

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Julie TrabantSusan TrunkDonald & Joanne VareyDonald & Shirley VolbrechtAndrew & Kathryn WetzelTerry Williams & Christine Severns-WilliamsMatthew & Mary WoestehoffGeorgia Woitas

ANNUAL FUND DONORSBUSINESSES

$200 to $500ABM Janitorial - MSP International AirportBest Buy - Corporate HeadquartersCity of MankatoDakota Supply GroupDirect Benefits, Inc.Herberger’s - MankatoKettle River Consulting, Inc.Knights of Columbus 1600Knights of Columbus (Church of Risen Savior)Knights of Columbus, LakevilleMinnesota Valley Exchange ClubRivertown Lions Club of HastingsTBEIThe Saint Paul HotelYMCA Mankato

Up to $200Best Western HotelBuffalo Wild Wings - MankatoCampus CoiffuresClancy’s Fire Extinguishers Sales & SvcCulver’s of North MankatoDakota Electric AssociationHy-Vee - Adams StKwik Trip - RaintreeLiberty Diversified IndustriesMcDonald'sMoonDogs Charities, Inc.Spiral Natural FoodsVermillion State BankWOW! Zone Family Entertainment Center

INDIVIDUALS

$250 to $500Al & Connie AndersonCharles & Camille BurinWanda CantinAnthony CarlsonTimothy & Jessica CarlsonChuck & Terry Chism

Robert Doppelhammer & Elizabeth HolmbergThomas & Elizabeth EganScott Evangelist & Melanie Proth-EvangelistWendy FolkertSalena & Jeffrey GalloMarge GoldbergMatthew GrayTimothy & Rebecca GrosshueschGary & Karen GrundyDavid & Sharon HallGene Han & Jamie EhlertEvelyn HannegrafJoseph & Pamela HarrisMichael HartmanDawn Heller-TelfordEvan & Kit HenspeterMary HexomKristin HynesRalph JelinskiFrank & Cindy KerrMichael KhanCarol KovalaJeffrey & Nancy KovalaSusan LaurentDustin & Tricia LeeSteven LeveyJeffrey MagnusonBrennan & Peg MalanaphyBeverly MarlowLarry & Patricia MatsonTroy & Amanda MattickJoel & Patti McCollKevin & Lynne MeganEarl & Shirley MellemaRobert & Rosemary MeyersJohn & Janice MobergBrad & Kimberly MuellerUmit NasifogluJanis Negratti-SamuelRussell & Tammy NelsonRebecca O’ConnorSteven & Sue OlsonTim & Maria O’PhelanRobert Parkhill & Dennice BriolRichard & Robin PerketDiane PozdolskiLynne RasmussenCarolyn RobyAntonio & Marci RodriguezGary & Joan RosettBryan RossJim RutzickEddie & Lindsey RymerLynne SmithChris SolheidJamie TozziJennifer VockCorey & Janeen Walther

E.J. & Barb WangVictor & Karen WellsPeter & Nancy White

$100 to $250Ruth AbbottJames AbbottNicholas AbbottGeorge & Regine AdamTheophilus AdegbileGary & Donna AndersonAlan & Cheryl AndersonEmily & Tracy AndersonBruce & Cheryl ArtmannDavid & Sue AstinHarry BalleyTom & Bonnie BarnesDean BartonJulie BaskervilleRon & Ann BaumbachJerry BeiersAllan & Sheryl BenningJerry & Carol BensonLee & Norma Jean BentzNoreen BishopPeter & Cindi BoyntonKaren BradyDavid Brauer & Sarah DuniwayAlan & Gretchen BrayMark & Jenny BretheimMaria BujakKurt Burdick & Denise JaegerLyn BurtonApril ButerbaughKevin & Beth CairnsMatt & Erin ClarkDominick ColasantiDavid ColwellLaurel CoreyDavid CossiJohn CrowleyMyron & Frances DanielsonKimberly DeanDavid DebbinsDennis & Delores DeppaJoyce DeVriesJames & Margaret DilleyAngela DoeringRobert & Trish EibertDennis & Jean EichDan ElhalawaniDiane FeldmanRobert & Cynthia FinkeMr. & Mrs. Donald FinnertyJohn & Mary FischerDennis & Catherine FlanaganRonald & Marilyn FrebergBill & Colleen FritschDavid & Cynthia FurdaChristopher GalloJim & Kathy Geary

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CONSECUTIVEDONORS

INDIVIDUALSEmily & Tracy AndersonLee & Norma Jean BentzDavid Blaney & Sherry GrayLoreen BloodBarbara BlumerEugene & Nancy BookerIrene BudinApril ButerbaughGordon & Kay BuyseThomas & Martha ChristensenDavid ColwellJeanne CroweMichael FinnMr. & Mrs. Donald FinnertyBernard & Damaris FrielDavid & Cynthia FurdaWilliam & Joan GackiSalena & Jeffrey GalloVicki GerritsJohn & Dorothy GockowskiJean GrossmanStephen & Jean GuentherEvelyn HannegrafMichael & Patricia HoustonChristopher & Veria HuertaRalph JelinskiWyn & Myrtle JohnFrank & Cindy KerrMartin & Greta KienerLeonard & Jacqualine KlockemanCarol KovalaHarlan & Gloria KremerDavid & Wendy Kunz

Robert & Carla LaneKathryn A. LawlerMichael & Mary LenertzMichael & Ann LichtyPat LilleheiDaniel & Darlene LingofeltLawrence LoomisSusan LukeWilliam MartineauJohn & Virginia McCainLaura & James McCaulEarl & Shirley MellemaRobert & Rosemary MeyersGeorge & Sharon MoudryRamaiah & Vimala MuthyalaRobert & Joanne NeisRobert & Ann NiedringhausRobert & Denise OlsonJohn & Kathleen OrnerTim & Renee OstbergScott & Diane PapBruce & Merry Jo ParkerCurt PetersonScott Peterson & Christine LarsenJudy Lysne & Alex PettersonRobert & Pamela PlatzDan & Laura PurfeerstWalter & Mary Jo RobertsMarie RutzCorinne ShepherdSuzanne & Paul ShuteSharon Sly-DuranteJames & Janice SmithDonald & Joanne Varey

Donald & Shirley VolbrechtJames & Mary Ann WhitePeter & Nancy WhiteGail WilloxSusan Winterfeld ThompsonAlbert & Kathleen WoodwardSharon & Mark Zauhar

BUSINESSES & FOUNDATIONSAmerican Durable, Inc.Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MinnesotaConvergeOneDeWitt Mackall Crounse & Moore S.C.Ecolab FoundationKnights of Columbus 1600Knights of Columbus 5199Knights of Columbus Father Carey Council No. 5569Pieschel Family Foundation Fund of Minnesota Community FoundationSecurianThe Bieber Family FoundationThomson ReutersUCareUnited Way of HastingsWells Fargo Securities

In recognition of their loyal support, Lifeworks extends its sincere gratitude to the following individuals and organizations that have made a contribution each and every year for 10 or more consecutive years.

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Jesse & Tammy GeikenLin GisselquistLisa GordenierJohn & Chris GoringDavid Blaney & Sherry GrayAmy GreeningJean GrossmanMarla HaleyJustin HanrattyTamara HardenburghBarton HarveyTodd & Jennifer HauschildtTim & Carol HearnRachel HerderDonald & Patricia HewittKate Ryan Reiling & Kevin HinckleyRichard HinzKay HoffmanDavid Hottinger & Mary Kaul-HottingerChristine IsaacsLori JohnsonTatiana KeeneMartin & Greta KienerRon & Cathy KirchnerThomas & Ann KleinLeonard & Jacqualine KlockemanHarlan & Gloria KremerLisa KreyeDan & Elizabeth KruegerKerry KubackiBrittmarie LabissoniereJustin & Andrea LangKathryn A. LawlerLinda LowrySusan LukeRobert LundquistJennifer MadsonWilliam MartineauDaniel & Lynn McWhorterJeffrey MesserichTruck MorrisonJames MurrayRaymond & Aili NelsonBrent & Karen NelsonMarmion Nelson

Kris NelsonKent & Stephanie NewburgRobert NoebelAlan & Jeanne NordstromSean O’FarrellTim OlsenRobert & Denise OlsonScott & Diane PapFrank & Patricia PavlikDavid PellingerTimothy & Patricia PetersonCurt PetersonNathan PommeranzRob Presthus & Pam OplandMarlys PritchardLori ReffSteven & Laura RickerMichele RoepkeNicholas RogersJoyce RosenthalLeroy RotherChelsie SabartSarah SanfilippoMike & Sara SantiViolet ScheibelDonna SchneiderDavid & Joan SchultzTheresa SchulzColleen SchweissJason & Lisa SemCorinne ShepherdLarry & Barbara SlyMichael SorgSherm StanchfieldMary Beth StearnsKelly StowellJohn & Susan TeskaCharles & Leslie ThieleDick & Pam ThorsenColleen TollefsonKathleen VellaHannah WagnerJeff Wedren & Janna FrabontKaren WellsBrian Westrich &

Susan McCreary WestrichStephen & Carol WexlerJames & Mary Ann WhiteSusan Winterfeld ThompsonDaniel Wordsworth & Sandra PartridgeRobert & Carl Woxland

Up to $100Cedar & Jason AbadieKaren AlbroSandi AlexanderDorothy AlibrandoBonny AndersonTheodore & Evelyne AndersonPeter Beagan & Sally Miller BeaganLloni & Alan BebelBrad BeckmanBarbara BlumerMike & Lois BohanonClare BoyerAnton & Marlys BrendalenPatricia BrennanJohn & Betty BruenderIrene BudinDavid & Joanne BuerkeGregory & Marilyn BuhtaRussell BurnisonSarah BurnsDon & Lisa BurnsRussell & Beth BuyseJeanne ChiltonThomas & Martha ChristensenKelly & Kelly ColemanRebecca CondonJames CoonsJeanne CroweBarbara DacyMax & Suzanne DucklerSarah EdlundPatrick EiseleLily & Henry EiseleKaren FinkeLisa FritschLeroy & Marie GertgenEmily GiannobileJohn & Dorothy GockowskiRichard & Janie GoodspeedPaul GordenierDeborah GreenJames GrotjohnStephen & Jean GuentherAmy GundersonDeana GundersonThomas & Monica HammerstenLisa HartBruce & Linda HenningNicholas HenningEugene & Kathleen HenricksonVictoria HeunSusan HildenCindy Holmsten

Lifeworks Associate Wyatt Kihlstrom puts the finishing touches on a vehicle during his shift at Chuck Spaeth Ford in New Ulm.

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Steven & Susan HorejsiPaul & Brenda IrvinDaryl & Angie JensenGerald & Barbara KavanRuth KeenanRobert KleinGina Kressin-HackerTerrance & Judith LaBissoniereAbby E. LarsonSusan LasoffAllan & Iris LindbeckDeborah LindseyDaniel & Darlene LingofeltMary Jean LoomisTracy LuisoMonica LundquistBrian & Michelle LutherGregory & Kathy MalechaEdward & Judith MaleckiJulie ManworrenRyan MatsonRegina McNearneyRobert MilesBeth MonsrudKerry MooreDarlene MotschenbacherMarietta MurphyDeborah NelsonWilliam Nelson & Jane WeisLinda NelsonChris NiesenJean NordstromKyle OrnickTim & Renee OstbergCraig ParkerKara PhelpsSteve & Sonja RamseyKristin RiesRobin & Bernadette SchendelErvin SchoppeHerman & Mary SchulteLisbeth SchwarzSimon SchwobChelsea SkinnerSharon Sly-DuranteCynthia SmithDonald & Karen SmithGary & Susan SouleRoland SpadinoNicole SutterRobert & Barbara ThamertJohn & Arlene ThomasMari Taffe & Kurt ThompsonDaniel & Patricia TillmanElizabeth TrinkleMarvin TrulsenMary Jo TuckerKenneth & Sharon VagtsJeanne VahlsingDaniel & Kay Van LanenJoellyn Veninga

Carol WalterSally WatermanRyan & Melissa WestonStephen WhiteScott WhitmanJill WirtanenJohn WoodwardAndrei & Erin Zolotukhin-Ridgway

IN-KIND DONATIONSBUSINESSES

Best Western HotelBuffalo Wild Wings - MankatoCampus CoiffuresCaptionMax, Inc.Clancy’s Fire Extinguishers Sales & SvcCrystal DCulver’s of North MankatoCustom Visual ServicesEcolab, Inc.First Impression GroupGopher State Fire Equipment, Inc.Herberger’s - MankatoHy-Vee - Adams StIBM - Smarter WorkforceInnovative Office SolutionsKettle River Consulting, Inc.Kwik Trip - RaintreeMcDonaldsMinnesota Bank and TrustMinnPostPeace CoffeeTBEIThe Saint Paul HotelThe Show SyndicateThomson ReutersYMCA Mankato

INDIVIDUALS

Julie BaskervilleJohn & Debbie CobbEster FeslerJim & Kathy GearyChristopher & Veria HuertaMichael & Mary LenertzBrad & Kimberly MuellerJohn & Joni PalenJudy Lysne & Alex PettersonRobert & Pamela PlatzDan & Laura PurfeerstTony J. Saputo-SwansonMary SchafferFred & Alice Seagren

GIFTS IN MEMORYFelicia Adegbile Theophilus Adegbile

Steve Bickel Judy Lysne & Alex Petterson

Terry & Mike Brennan Patricia Brennan

David Brenneman Gordon & Kay BuyseRussell & Caroline Buyse Ann Brey Colleen Schweiss

Marna Burton Barbara DacyBruce & Linda HenningNicholas HenningMichael & Mary LenertzKent & Stephanie Newburg

Lifeworks Board Member Cathy Mahone greets a job seeker during a professionalism series class hosted by Allianz Life.

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Lorraine Coons James Coons

Ada George Gervae Anderson

In honor of Lee Gordenier and in memory of Catherine Gordenier Lisa Gordenier

Wanda (Lyn) Goring John Goring

Nolan Anderson’s grandparents (Trig and Doris Helleloid) G. Barry & Louise Anderson

Ruth and Frank Hutton and their son, Merrill Myron & Frances Danielson

Beverly Klockeman Leonard & Jacqualine Klockeman

James E Lawler Kathryn A. Lawler

Dorothy M. McLaughlinDorothy Alibrando

James Lundquist Deana GundersonMichael & Patricia HoustonMichael & Mary LenertzLiberty Diversified IndustriesMonica LundquistRobert LundquistNuAire, Inc.Judy Lysne & Alex PettersonAmy Schmit

Reverend Lawrence E. Martin Laurel CoreyStephen & Shirley Maytan

Joseph Mazur Gail Willox

Scott Mellema Jeffrey MagnusonEarl & Shirley Mellema

Cory NewbergLoreen Blood

Jeffrey O’Connor Kathleen BrockmeierRebecca O’Connor

Abbey Rother Sandi Alexander

Sarah & Jana Gene & Doris Larson

Jim Sundboom Kathy Clough

Joyce Marie Thamert Robert & Barbara Thamert

Kathy Wells Victor & Karen Wells

Elvira Woxland Robert Woxland

GIFTS IN HONORHunter & Connor Albro Karen Albro

Nickolas Bohanon Mike & Lois Bohanon

Gabe Bonham David & Gretchen Bonham

Anne Booker Bonnie Murphy

Lynette Budin Irene Budin

Sarah Burns Jerry Beiers

Marna Burton Lyn Burton

Gordon & Kay Buyse Russell & Beth Buyse

Katie Cohen The Joseph Durda Foundation

The employees of Dart Paul & Brenda Irvin

Mark DuBois Michael DuBois

Mark Dubois & Best Buy Andrew & Michelle Fraley

Mr & Mrs Pat Dwyer Jamie Tozzi

Robert Eich Dennis & Jean Eich

In honor of Jeff Gallo Christopher GalloKerry KubackiTracy LuisoKerry MooreChris Niesen

Pat Gallo Salena & Jeffrey Gallo

Vicki Gerrits Thomas & Monica Hammersten

In honor of Lee Gordenier and in memory of Catherine Gordenier Lisa Gordenier

Elsie Grosshuesch Timothy & Rebecca Grosshuesch

David Harves Duane & Susan Harves

David Hearn Tim & Carol Hearn

Rebecca Henrickson Eugene & Kathleen Henrickson

Andrew Wilmes, Lifeworks associate at Herberger’s in Mankato.

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Elaine Howe Diane Feldman

Douglas Kirchner Ron & Cathy Kirchner

Gene Larson’s 85th birthday Gene & Doris Larson

Katy & Dick Lauber’s 50th wedding anniversary Mary Jean Loomis

Nolan Lauber (grandson) Mary Jean Loomis

Sarah Lawler Kathryn A. Lawler

Partnerships with Living Well Disability Svcs Julie Manworren

Brenda Loomis Mary Jean Loomis

James Lundquist Liberty Diversified Industries

Sarah Ruth Stanchfield Lundquist Sherm Stanchfield

The Mankato staff, clients, and parents who volunteered at the MN Air Spectacular City of Mankato

James McColl Joel & Patti McColl

Beth McWhorter Daniel & Lynn McWhorter

John M. Miller Peter Beagan & Sally Miller Beagan

Lynn Morreim Daniel & Patricia Tillman

Cullan Nelson Mary Jo Tucker

Kath Pengelly Bill & Colleen FritschMary Jean Loomis

Sherri Peterson John & Arlene Thomas

Dornece Quiel Jerry & Carol Benson

Heather Schendel Robin & Bernadette Schendel

Clare Schmid & Jeff DeBo’s Marriage Susan Hilden

Terry Sly Sharon Sly-Durante

Cynthia I Smith Donald & Karen Smith

Tony and the team Salena & Jeffrey Gallo

Kathy Vella David & Sue Astin

Susan Volbrecht Donald & Shirley Volbrecht

Carolyn Waataja Leroy & Marie GertgenJean Nordstrom

Diane Wells Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Kathy & Al Woodward John Woodward

Lindsey Zauhar William & Darlene Jenison

We sincerely apologize for any errors or omissions. Lifeworks is committed to maintaining an accurate list. If you find an error or omission, please contact us at 651-454-2732.

Amanda Vaubel (left) with JCPenney Human Resources Supervisor Brooke Graves.

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BUSINESSES

American DurableBayerCity View ElectricCommon Sense Building ServicesE. G. Rud & SonsInnovative Office Solutions & Medcare ProductsIndustrial Door Co.Institute of Real Estate ManagementKAISERCommLampert ArchitectsLegacy CompaniesMaha Inspired ActivewearNorthland PavingPortofino & AssociatesR. C. Smith CompanyService Fire ProtectionSonus InteriorsSt. Croix Wall SystemsSt. Paul Linoleum and Carpet CompanySteenberg-Watrud Construction, Turner Bros.University of Minnesota College of Design Landscape ArchitectureWheeler Hardware

FOUNDATIONS

Ecolab FoundationPohlad Family FoundationSecurian The Valspar FoundationWells Fargo Foundation MinnesotaXcel Energy Foundation

INDIVIDUALS

AnonymousJohn & Michele AbbottTheophilus AdegbileLeonora AkersKaren AlbroEdwin & Madeline AnderaGary & Donna AndersonKenneth & Mary AndersonMary AndersonMary AndertBruce & Cheryl ArtmannDavid & Sue AstinDorothy Bailey & Family of Linda HolmenBarbara & Michael BaumannSally S. BeanLloni & Alan BebelMelinda BeckeyAllan & Sheryl Benning

Lois BermanEugene Biewen & Noel VanTolBeth BirdRichard & Lynn BisanzJohn & Marilyn BjorklundDavid & Gretchen BonhamEugene & Nancy BookerKit BradyAlan & Gretchen BrayAnton & Marlys BrendalenKathleen BrockmeierKofi Bruce & Amy Christensen-BruceIrene BudinGregory & Marilyn BuhtaTimothy & Julie BullockDon & Lisa BurnsSarah BurnsRichard & Diane CarigietAmy & Ted CarlsonTimothy & Jessica CarlsonChristina CaulkinsMiles & Cheri Cohen FamilyBonnie CollierDavid ColwellKevin & Katie ConneelyLonnie & Darleen CooperJeffrey Cooper & James GrimesJeanne CroweJake & Maureen CzapiewskiStephen Daas

BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER:A CAMPAIGN FOR LIFEWORKSThe following donors helped contribute $1,000,000 to fund a sustainable future for Lifeworks through the construction of Lifeworks Apple Valley.

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A CAMPAIGN FOR LIFEWORKS

Myron & Frances DanielsonJulie DarlingtonCynthia DaviesDennis & Delores DeppaJoyce DeVriesRick & Debra DottMax & Suzanne DucklerEhtaw & Julee DweJamie Ehlert & Gene HanKathy EichCurt & Helen EnglandRoderick & Joan ErchulMr. & Mrs. John L. FeslerMichael FinnMr. & Mrs. Donald FinnertyPatrick & Marlene FlynnWilliam & Joan GackiMark & Denise GeldernickEllen GelkingNorma GerritsVicki GerritsEmily GiannobileJohn & Dorothy GockowskiMarge GoldbergRichard & Janie GoodspeedHelen Graham DaviesForrest Green & Tamera LoringPatricia GrodeMichael & Roberta GrothJames & Joyce GrotjohnGary & Karen GrundyRoy & Michelle HaflundThomas & Monica HammerstenJennifer HarmonLisa HartDuane & Susan HarvesEvan & Kit HenspeterNicolette HerbstMary HexomSteven & Susan HorejsiConnie Ho’s FamilyMichael & Patricia HoustonChristopher & Veria HuertaArthur & Dorothy JanotaRalph & Mary JelinskiBruce & Janet JohnsonBruce & Jean JohnsonDebra JohnsonRichard & Linda KehnemanFrank & Cindy KerrMartin & Greta KienerEugene & Judith KimmesLawrence & Mary Ann KimmesJohn & Tamara KinsellaRichard & Rita KinsellaRobert & Alexandra KlasThomas & Ann KleinChris KlugJack & Carol KovalaSharon KraftThe Krawczyk FamilyHarlan & Gloria KremerBetty Kruse & Jenny Horner

Mariann KukielkaDavid & Wendy KunzJohn LaDukeStephen & Susan LangTyler & Tawnie LangenfeldChristine Larsen & Scott PetersonKent W. Larson & Christine M. Podas-LarsonKathryn A. LawlerDavid & Lawrene LedgerwoodMary & Michael LenertzPat LilleheiArnold & Doris LindbergSusan LukeMaurita LundmarkScott & Jill LutgensJudy Lysne & Alex PettersonMagnus & Junice LysneCatherine MahoneGordon & Carol ManchesterHoward & Joyce MangelsBeverly MarlowLarry & Patricia MatsonJohn & Virginia McCainLaura & Jim McCaulRegina McNearneyDaniel & Lynn McWhorterZachary & Karen MeyerErnest MoenTamara MoldeAnne MoranRobert & Joanne NeisRaymond & Aili NelsonRobert NelsonRobert & Ann NiedringhausJean NordstromJoel & Dorothy OberprillerBrian & Deborah OchettiBenjamin OlsonSteven & Sue OlsonJohn & Kathleen OrnerRobert Parkhill & Dennice BriolMichael & Jodi PieschelDavid & Karen PietschRobert & Pamela PlatzMarlys PritchardDan & Laura PurfeerstJoseph & Frieda RabagliaRobert & Kathleen RadspinnerHarry Ray IIAngela & Luke ReisdorfSara ReisdorfWalter & Mary Jo RobertsTodd & Christine RothLeroy RotherRichard & Barbara RoyMarie RutzThomas & Gwen RyanTony J. Saputo-SwansonJohn & Karen SchamberPaul & Julie SchnellAlina SchroederFred & Alice Seagren

Suzanne & Paul ShuteJoseph & Jean SierraGinger SiscoLarry & Barbara SlyCynthia Jo SmithJames & Janice SmithJoseph & Cynthia SmithGary & Susan SouleMarjorie SpanjersMark & Terry SteegeShirle StevensKelly StowellMark & Susan SturmJohn & Arlene ThomasMari Taffe & Kurt ThompsonDick & Pam ThorsenSean & Liv TrenarySusan TrunkJohn & Kathleen Ann TylerFrederick & Mary UrchKen & Sharon VagtsJeanne VahlsingDaniel & Kay Van LanenKathleen VellaDonald & Shirley VolbrechtNathan & Roberta VolzElwyn & Barbara WangVictor & Karen WellsRyan WestonPeter & Nancy WhiteGail WilloxAndrew WondraAlbert & Kathleen WoodwardBruce & Tayna YerkesSharon & Mark Zauhar

Right: Mikaela Johnson smiles after winning a contest for an adaptive bicycle courtesy of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.

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LEADERSHIPJudy M. LysnePresident and CEO

John R. CobbVice President of Human Resources

Christopher C. HuertaVice President of Operations

Mary B. LenertzVice President of Services and Government Affairs

Kim K. MuellerVice President of Employment Services

Laura A. PurfeerstVice President of Finance

Tony J. Saputo-SwansonVice President of Advancement

LIFEWORKS 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John E.Q. OrnerBoard ChairVice President, Treasurer and Investment OfficerBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Barbara A. BaumannPast Board ChairSecond Vice PresidentSecurian Financial

Christine M. LarsenBoard SecretaryVice President Global Safety, Health and EnvironmentEcolab

Kofi A. BruceBoard TreasurerVice President, TreasurerGeneral Mills

Judy M. LysnePresident and CEOLifeworks Services

John S. AbbottPresidentVaristarSenior Vice PresidentOtter Tail Corporation

Theodore R. CarlsonOwnerCarlson Commercial

Gary L. GrundyConsultant, mentor, and author of The Fifth Breakthrough

Martin P. KienerSenior Account ExecutiveMid-America Business Systems

Catherine A. MahoneChief Administrative OfficerAllianz Life Insurance Company of North America

Zachary J. MeyerSenior Vice President, Wellbeing & EmployeeAssistance ProgramsOptumHealth

Frederick M. SeagrenRetired Owner and President,Business and Technology Consultants, Inc.

Albert A. WoodwardRetired Attorney Stinson Leonard Street, LLP

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Lifeworks Services, Inc. is CARF accredited.

CARF stands for Committee on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Accreditation allows Lifeworks to provide a broader range of employment services to

individuals with disabilities.

PRINTING AND PAPERSpecial thanks to Thomson Reuters whose generosity

made this report possible.www.thomsonreuters.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY!

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DONATE TO LIFEWORKS.

DONATE ONLINE Visit lifeworks.org and use our secure web site to make your donation.

MAIL YOUR GIFT Use the enclosed donation envelope to mail in your check or credit card donation.

BECOME A PLANNED GIFT DONOR Join the Lifeworks Legacy Club and name Lifeworks as a beneficiary in your will, life insurance policy, retirement account, or trust arrangement. Call us at 651-365-3743 to learn more about planned giving.

UNITED WAY AND LIFEWORKS Write ‘Lifeworks’ and our address on your United Way pledge form or gift-designation card, and Lifeworks will be the recipient of your United Way contributions.

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