Graceful Living

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Welcome to the Foundation

Good Shepherd Foundation’s mission is to support our aging community to live gracefully during their later years. After building our families, communities, and country, they deserve the utmost respect and dignified care.

The Good Shepherd Foundation serves the entire Good Shepherd Family including older adults, families, staff, volunteers, and church congregations. We are dedicated to the growth of services and programs.

Generous financial support from people like you makes a profound impact allowing us to provide more care and comfort to the people we serve, and beautification of our campus settings. Choose a specific area of need, or our Greatest Needs Fund that lends support to all of Good Shepherd. You may make a one-time gift or give on an on-going basis annually. The choice is yours!

We invite you to join us in calling Good Shepherd home.

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38th Annual Golf Event

Thank You

Our 38th Annual Golf Tournament continues to offer Something for Everyone each year extending the choice to join us both in-person or virtually. Sadly the rain kept us from playing, however, the fundraiser piece was a huge success thanks to all of you!

Thank You

Holiday Concert

For A Cause

Good Shepherd Foundation and the St. Cloud Area Singing Saints joined together to provide a “Dinner Concert for a CAUSE” on May 6th, 2023.

Sponsorship & Tickets

Shepherd Tours

Please Check Back for Upcoming Trips

Shepherd Tours

Give Smart

How to Maximize Your Charitable Impact

This webinar will provide an overview of planned giving and estate planning tools and lingo.

All are welcome to join, you must register below.

Following registration you will be emailed a link to join the FREE webinar on 2/8 at 7:00 pm.

For questions, please call 320-259-3491.

We hope you will join us!

Register

$60-4-sixty years

Support the future of Good Shepherd Community by donating $60-4-sixty years. Your donation can support the renovation of our Serenity Garden fountain or Good Shepherd ‘s greatest needs fund.

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Your generosity is appreciated every day, thank you.

Donate $60-4-sixty years!

When you provide a gift to Good Shepherd Foundation it enhances our ability to minister from a Christian perspective providing quality care, comfort and compassion to those who have entrusted their care to us.

No matter what stage of life you are in, or how you chose to support Good Shepherd Community, I hope you know you a valued part of our community, and we are grateful you help us Harvest GOOD.

With Gratitude,

Good Shepherd Foundation

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When you choose to direct Thrivent Choice Dollars to Good Shepherd Foundation, you will make a difference on the ministry here! Over the past year, we've seen proven change happen through your generosity.

You must direct your 2023 Choice Dollars by March 31, 2023. You can do so by calling 1-800-847-4836 or visit thrivent.com/thriventchoice

Direct Choice Dollars

Household Kitchen Remodel

The kitchen is the heart of the home. Our household kitchens are no different. We are currently accepting donations to help fund the remodel of the eight kitchens within the nursing home. The remodel will entail new cabinets, countertops, and fixtures. For more information, please contact Cheryl 320-259-3491. To donate, please click on the button below.

Household Kitchen Remodel

Support Good Shepherd's Response to COVID-19

During this continued intense vulnerability and uncertainty, we stay braced for COVID-19 in our area. Good Shepherd continues to take every measure to prepare and protect our senior community residents and staff.

Your contribution to Good Shepherd COVID-19 Response Fund aids our efforts on every front as we work together to defeat COVID-19, care for our residents, employees and families during this time of of greatest need, and emerge stronger than ever.

We are stronger together, with your support, we will prevail!

Support Now

Beauty Shop Make Over

With you in mind, Good Shepherd Foundation is excited to announce the renovation of our beauty shop!

Join us at our new Shepherd Salon, offering an atmosphere that is welcoming and refreshing.

Make your appointment to relax and renew today!

Miller Mission Award

In Memory of Jim Miller, through the generosity of Marion Miller and Miller Architects & Builders, each year we offer Five Awards of $1,000.00 each to nominated and chosen staff members who EXCEED in demonstration of the following qualities:

Outstanding Service to Community Members, families, and coworkers.
Role Model to those around him/her showing respect for all.
Positive Attitude in all interactions, challenges and assignments.
Trustworthiness in all aspects of his/her duties.
Leadership, Creativity and Critical Thinking in serving others.

Learn More

Vehicle Donation

Do you have a vehicle taking up space? Did you know you can donate your car, boat, truck, RV, watercraft or snowmobile to the Good Shepherd Foundation? This no cost, no hastle process begins when you contact our fundraising partner, CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services) at 855-500-7433 or click on the button below.

Donate A Vehicle

Ways to Give

Donations

Are you interested to make a monetary cash donation to support our mission? Click now to give at any level and create a difference in the lives of many. Your generosity is acknowledged and appreciated every day, thank you!!

Want to Donate by Mail:

Please mail checks payable to Good Shepherd Foundation

Good Shepherd Community
C/O Foundation
1115 4th Ave N.
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Want to Donate by Phone:

Please call the Foundation Office at 320-259-3491

Donate Online

Many people like to give gifts in memory of a loved one. At Good Shepherd we have options. One option may be the purchase of a Memorial Stone, etched with a loved one’s name, and placed in our serenity garden, another option may be a monetary memorial donation directed to the fund of your choice or a work with the foundation on a specific area of interest such as memory garden or Chapel improvements and more! For more information, contact Cheryl 320-259-3491

Memorial Donation

As Christians we are called to show love and provide for needs (1 Timothy 5:8) ; wisely use and increase the assets God has given (Matthew 25:14-30) ; and be good stewards, as all that we own is a trust from God (1 Peter 4:10).

Contact Cheryl at 320-259-9341 to learn more about the many planned giving options available including:

Life insurance policies
Bequests in a will
Charitable remainder trust
Charitable gift annuities
Transfer of stock or property
Retirement planned gift

In-Kind Donations

Help support our needs to protect, care for and honor our residents and staff.

Ideas may include and are not limited to popular board and card games, IPads, greetings of well wishes to share with our residents, gripper socks, hygiene items such as razors, adult baby dolls and companion stuffed pets, individual wrapped treats or gift cards for local restaurants to provide staff meals.

All In-Kind Donations need to be made by appointment. Please note, only gently used, clean or new items will be considered for acceptance. Please call Cheryl at our Foundation office at 320-259-3491 to schedule a time.

Current Campaigns

Donate $60-4-sixty years!

When you provide a gift to Good Shepherd Foundation it enhances our ability to minister from a Christian perspective providing quality care, comfort and compassion to those who have entrusted their care to us.

No matter what stage of life you are in, or how you chose to support Good Shepherd Community, I hope you know you a valued part of our community, and we are grateful you help us Harvest GOOD.

With Gratitude,

Good Shepherd Foundation

Family-Friend Pledge Card 4th Summer 2023

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Direct Choice Dollars

Household Kitchen Remodel

During this continued intense vulnerability and uncertainty, we stay braced for COVID-19 in our area. Good Shepherd continues to take every measure to prepare and protect our senior community residents and staff.

Your contribution to Good Shepherd COVID-19 Response Fund aids our efforts on every front as we work together to defeat COVID-19, care for our residents, employees and families during this time of of greatest need, and emerge stronger than ever.

We are stronger together, with your support, we will prevail!

Support Now

Projects and Programs

In Memory of Jim Miller, through the generosity of Marion Miller and Miller Architects & Builders, each year we offer Five Awards of $1,000.00 each to nominated and chosen staff members who EXCEED in demonstration of the following qualities:

Outstanding Service to Community Members, families, and coworkers.
Role Model to those around him/her showing respect for all.
Positive Attitude in all interactions, challenges and assignments.
Trustworthiness in all aspects of his/her duties.
Leadership, Creativity and Critical Thinking in serving others.

Miller Mission Award

Donate A Vehicle

The Good Shepherd Foundation is an IRS designated 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. No goods or services were provided in exchange for this donation.

Graceful Living

Welcome to the Foundation

38th Annual Golf Event

Thank You

Holiday Concert

For A Cause

Shepherd Tours

Give Smart

How to Maximize Your Charitable Impact

$60-4-sixty years

Household Kitchen Remodel

Support Good Shepherd's Response to COVID-19

Beauty Shop Make Over

Miller Mission Award

Vehicle Donation

Ways to Give

Donations

Why Foundation Poster

Foundation Examples

In-Kind Donations

Current Campaigns

Projects and Programs

Northern Delights

Canal Street Art Gallery

Spiritual Care