Editor’s Note: The following is a letter sent by LIFTT’s Executive Director, Carlos Ramalho and Community Health Worker/IL Specialist Rachial Combs, to Legendary Tattoo Studio & Art Gallery for hosting a “Flash Sale Fundraiser” between 4/12 and 05/01, which raised over $1100 for LIFTT’s programs and services.
Legendary Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery
1124 16th St W, Billings, MT 59102\
Attn: Tara Radtke
Subject: Thank You for Your Remarkable Support
Dear Ms. Radtke
On behalf of all of us at Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow (LIFTT), I want to express our deepest gratitude for the incredible fundraising event you hosted from April 12 to 19, 2025. Your generous donation of $1,160.00 is more than just a gift — it’s a powerful expression of community, compassion, and solidarity with the aging and disabled individuals we serve.
Legendary Tattoo Studio didn’t just leave a mark on the art world that week—you left one on our hearts. In the spirit of your work, your generosity is now permanently inked into LIFTT’s story. Like a tattoo worn with pride, your support is a daily reminder that we are not alone—that the community believes in our mission and shares our vision of a more inclusive, empowered world.
Your artistry goes beyond ink and canvas. It now lives in every mile traveled by someone with a new mobility aid, every class where someone learns to advocate for themselves, every barrier broken by someone who dares to live independently. Your contribution helps make those moments possible.
Thank you again for believing in LIFTT and using your creative gifts to lift others. We hope this is the beginning of a powerful collaboration between our missions, where art, advocacy, and independence unite in bold and unforgettable ways.
With admiration and heartfelt appreciation,
Carlos A. Ramalho, Executive Director of Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT)
Rachial Combs, Community Health Worker & Independent Living Specialist
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 aging and disabled members of the community 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.