The LIFTT Team poses in front of the main entrance to the new Billings office during the grand opening on May 10, 2024
Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) would like to thank all of the consumers, strategic partners, and community members who attended the grand opening of our new Billings location at 1241 Crawford Drive on May 10. The new building is a huge step in realizing LIFTT’s long-held dreams regarding how we engage the community in our mission and vision, and it was wonderful to share it with all of you
LIFTT would like to make special acknowledgment of the following people and organizations for their support of the Grand Opening:
- Par Montana for their financial support and the crew of volunteers who did some yard work for us ahead of the event
- Passages Culinary Arts Program for catering awesome appetizers and desserts
- The Billings Chamber of Commerce for recognizing us with a ribbon-cutting ceremony
- Mitch Bohn of the Wide Left Sports podcast for his enthusiastic event promotion and coordinating several raffle donations
- Our Raffle Donors
- Altana Federal Credit Union
- Ashley Williams Photography
- Rachel Meech Insurance
- HighD Travel-Heidi Stevens
- Gratitude in Action-Terri Todd
- Desiree Bond
- Loud Lark Media
- Limber Tree Yoga & Wellness Studio-Clementine Lindley
- Bistro Enzo-Tyler Sampson
We hope everyone who attended enjoyed the event and came away with LIFTT’s enthusiasm for the new space and the possibilities for enhanced programs and services that lie before us!
Keep scrolling below for a gallery of pictures from our Grand Opening!
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LIFTT Team members Kaufi Delgadillo & Britany Hopf at the LIFTT Grand Opening May 10, 2024
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LIFTT Team members Kaufi Delgadillo, Britany Hopf & Erin Culp at the LIFTT Grand Opening May 10, 2024
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LIFTT Executive Director Carlos Ramalho being interviewed by Connor McEvoy of KULR8 during the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024
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LIFTT Team Member Jed Barton with Josiah Porcel of Sen. Jon Tester’s staff and Mitch Bohn of the Wide Left Sports Podcast at the LIFTT Grand Opening May 10, 2024
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A Passages Culinary Arts Program paricpants prepares a tray of food during the LIFTT grand opening on May 10, 2024
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Mitch Bohn of the Wide Left Sports Podcast poses with a table of raffle prizes at the LIFTT grand opening on May 10, 2024. Bohn was responsible for securing many of the donations from local businesses and indivduals.
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LIFTT Peer Program Coordinator Tanya Thomas staffs an information table at the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024.
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LIFTT Team Members Jocelyn and Annedria Vincent at the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024
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LIFTT Team Members Melanie Leuthold and Erin Culp during the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024
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LIFTT Team Members Jen Hawkinson, Nancy Grigsby & Monica Anderson during the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024
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Par Montana Public Affairs Director Dan Carter talks with LIFTT Team Member Al Black Crow during the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024.
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Par Montana Public Affairs Director Dan Carter with LIFTT Executive Director Carlos Ramalho at the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024
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LIFTT Team Members Al Black Crow, Tara Robison, and John Robison engage with the public during the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024.
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LIFTT Executive Director Carlos Ramalho does the honros as other team members look on during the Billings Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024
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With other team members looking on LIFTT Executive Director Carlos Ramalho and Finance Director Debra Acosta pose with a certificate from the Billings Chamber of Commerce during the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024.
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LIFTT Peer and SDPAS consumer Vern Anderson with LIFTT Executive Director Carlos Ramalho at the LIFTT Grand Opening on May 10, 2024
About Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT): LIFTT is a Montana 501(c)3 corporation organized as a Center for Independent Living (CIL). With team members based in Billings and Glendive, LIFTT provides people with disabilities with programs and services that help empower them to break down the physical, bureaucratic, and cultural barriers that prevent them from being fully independent participants in their lives and communities throughout 18 counties in southeastern and south-central Montana: Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, Golden Valley, McCone, Musselshell, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, Stillwater, Treasure, Wibaux, and Yellowstone. For more information, please visit liftt.org or download our mobile app for your Apple or Android Device.