MISSION The mission of Michael's Place, Inc. is to offer life-enrichment and wellness opportunities utilizing a full range of holistic care for the mind, body and spirit to those living with chronic life-threatening illnesses from a community-based Enrichment Center serving Marathon and surrounding counties The mission will be accomplished through focused lifestyle courses, counseling, physical, emotional, social, spiritual and vocational support, recreational activities, limited living accommodations, financial assistance, meals and home visits. CONFIDENTIALITY No employee or volunteer of Michael’s Place, Inc. will disclose, divulge, or make accessible confidential information belonging to, or obtained through their affiliation with Michael’s Place to any person, including relatives, friends and professional associates without a properly signed Release of Information. Any confidential information obtained shall be used solely for the purpose of performing services to benefit the Michael’s Place client. NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY This policy states Michael’s Place position on discrimination which applies to all Michael’s Place employees, volunteers, members, clients, and contractors. Michael’s Place does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations or marital status. This policy also applies to internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, terminations, outside vendors, organization members and customers, service clients, use of contractors and consultants, and dealings with the general public. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any member, director, trustee, officer of the Corporation, or any private individual or employee, except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the Corporation in furtherance of one or more of its purposes.  No member, director, trustee, officer of the Corporation, or any private individual or employee shall receive or be lawfully entitled to receive any pecuniary profit of any kind, except reasonable compensation for services in furtherance of one or more of its purposes, or as a proper beneficiary of its strictly charitable or educational purposes.  No member, director, trustee, officer of the Corporation, or any private individual, or employee shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the Corporation's assets on dissolution of the Corporation.

Michael’s Place, Inc. Post Office Box 498 Schofield WI 54476 715-350-1075 Dianne@Michaels-Place.org

| Moving forward . . . with baskets of lemons . . . TODAY Life is all about juggling your lemons. Living is how you manage your lemon basket. Quality of life is what you choose to do TODAY when your basket is nearly full. If you have a chronic, life-threatening illness, Michael’s Place is where you can go to: be enriched be nurtured be supported be entertained ADD LIVING MEMORIES TO TODAY

PAST Michael had a chronic, life-threatening illness. People could say he died of the confusion brought on by either the disease he lived with or the medications he took to fight the disease, but that’s not quite true. He really died because there weren’t enough people that cared enough. No one will ever really know why Michael walked along the interstate in Montana when the nighttime temperatures got to freezing even at the end of August. His family and friends will never understand why no one stopped to help him when it was obvious he was in trouble. Professionals who knew him chose to keep on driving when he tried to flag them down for help after spending a night under an overpass with nothing to protect him from the cold other than a lightweight jacket. On August 28, 2007, on his mother’s birthday and 11 days before his 43^rd birthday, Michael died alone, cold, hungry, thirsty, half-naked and in the weeds alongside that highway. People could say Michael died of his chronic illness but he didn’t. He also died because his resources were limited. His illness and his resulting social status separated him from the everyday social interactions upon which many of us depend. Michael was born with a basket of lemons. Many times that basket nearly overflowed but each time he found something of value in life. With support, he loved living independently. He made a few friends. He cared for the stray cats that came to his door. Every person Michael’s Place serves has a story, a history as a little boy or girl, as a teenager on his or her first date, playing ball, perhaps getting married and having medical problems they either inherited due to a freak of genetics, nurture or nature. If your illness has turned your life upside down, call and let me tell you about Michael’s Place. We are able to provide caring services that will enrich your life and allow you to move forward TODAY. After all, today is the only time any of us is given Dianne Stookey Executive Director Lemons symbolize faithfulness and love, life and protection, productivity and promise.

PRESENT SERVICES · Coordination of Services with Other Agencies · Emergency Gas Vouchers · Holiday Social · Home Visits · Homemade Bread Partners · Household Cleaning Supplies & Toiletries · Housewares Pantry & Winter Clothing Closet · Soup Suppers · Summer Picnic · Support Groups · Thanksgiving Dinner HOW TO BECOME A CLIENT Call Dianne at 715:350-1075 Write to Dianne at PO Box 498, Schofield WI 54476 Email Dianne at Dianne@Michaels-Place.org HOW TO HELP 1. Our Board meetings are open to all interested parties. Call and find the time and place of our next meeting. You will be very welcome. 2. Volunteer to bake bread or be on the fundraising or grant writing committees or all the other places where a start-up organization requires your gift of time and talent. 3. Invite speakers from Michael’s Place to make a presentation to your organization, church, civic group or business. 4. Donate to our household pantry. We give out monthly bags to clients in need of toilet paper, paper towels, laundry soap, dishwashing liquid, Kleenex, triple blade razors, shaving cream, shower gel, deodorant, lotion, liquid and bar hand soap, liquid and spray cleaner, fabric softener sheets, antiseptic band aids, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner. 5. Contribute financially. Your contribution, however small or large, will serve many times its monetary worth. Your contribution is tax-deductible as we are a non-profit, charitable organization under the IRS code.

FUTURE Michael’s Place will be an Enrichment Center offering a choice of supports through education, therapy and socialization opportunities that enrich the mental, physical, social and/or spiritual well-being of each client living with a chronic, life-threatening illness. Educational & Healthy-Lifestyle Programs Computer Basics for Email, Research & Social Contact Cooking, Food Preparation & Menu Planning Creative Art, Music, Writing Classes Gentle Exercise Through Dance & Movement Retreats Holistic Therapies Massage Therapy Reflexology Support Groups Yoga Social/Leisure/Recreational Activities Family Dinners Food & Housewares Pantry & Coat Closet Temporary Emergency Beds For At-Risk Clients Coordinate Services With Other Agencies AA/NA Meetings Meditation Room for Solitude Other Client-Requested Programs Lemons are a sign of maturity and have been traditionally used in rites of passage. A mature lemon tree grows from a tiny lemon seed as your life began as a small seed in your mother’s womb. Perhaps you look upon your illness as bad luck. Perhaps you have gained a new perspective on events and relationships. Perhaps you have come to realize you still have a choice in how you want to live TODAY.