{"id":7,"date":"2021-10-17T18:28:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T18:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2021-12-08T03:07:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T03:07:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0916c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae0916c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0a85e9\" data-id=\"a0a85e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4139d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4139d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03a6853 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03a6853\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-019e272\" data-id=\"019e272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8663bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d8663bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6c374f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6c374f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f83cc06\" data-id=\"f83cc06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35817df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35817df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>75 years of empowering individuals and creating independence<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a329f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a329f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d701d5\" data-id=\"5d701d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e201651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e201651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to this exploration and celebration of the people, places and events that laid the foundation for who Easterseals-Goodwill is today. Our organization was founded in 1947 to help address the growing need for services to assist children afflicted by cerebral palsy, polio and other crippling diseases in the state of Montana.<br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><br \/>Our 75th Anniversary provides an opportunity to not only look back on previous accomplishments, but also forward as we set a strong course for the future; one that enhances quality of life, expands access to healthcare, employment and education opportunities, and empowers individuals we serve to be full and equal participants in their communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h6>Note: You\u2019ll see some terms included on the pages of this website that don\u2019t reflect at all how we would speak about disabilities today. However, we chose to leave them, since the terms were those commonly used at that time in our history. Also, our organization, has gone through many name changes through the years so you may notice some discrepancies, for instance the use of both Easter Seal and Easter Seals. We chose to keep the names consistent with the historical event being described.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe95ba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe95ba1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9d7685\" data-id=\"b9d7685\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a615e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a615e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/filigree-1-1024x55.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-368\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/filigree-1-1024x55.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/filigree-1-300x16.png 300w, https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/filigree-1-768x41.png 768w, https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/filigree-1-1536x82.png 1536w, https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/filigree-1.png 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f54c3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f54c3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7024cc7\" data-id=\"7024cc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0a374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa0a374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1947-1959<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50835cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50835cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d06860 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1d06860\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:50,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c6ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00c6ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>TIMELINE EVENTS<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad161db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad161db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/home\/50s-2\/\">Montana Rotary &amp; Kiwanis Clubs play key role<\/a><\/h2><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/home\/50s-2\/\">Cerebral palsy clinics begin operations<\/a><\/h2><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/home\/50s-2\/\">Mobile speech therapy services\u00a0added<\/a><\/h2><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/home\/50s-2\/\">Junior League helps\u00a0establish\u00a0Great Falls services<\/a><\/h2><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a9463 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"55a9463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7fdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac7fdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1947-ES-stamps-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1947 ES stamps\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The official Easter Seal from 1947, the year we began as the Montana Chapter of the National Society of Crippled Adults &amp; 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The Easter seals were sheets of colorful stamps, distributed as an annual spring fundraising campaign created in 1934 by the National Society of Crippled Adults &amp; Children. The seals became so closely associated with the national organization that eventually it changed its name to \u201cEaster Seals.\u201d   \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYnNkc210dGVtcC5jb21cL2VzZ3dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzExXC8xOTQ3LUVTLXN0YW1wcy0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1947-ES-stamps-1.jpg\" title=\"1947 ES stamps\" alt=\"1947 ES stamps\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-615ee85 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"615ee85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef9660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eef9660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GTF-Center-groundbreaking-1957-2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GTF Center groundbreaking 1957\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"In 1957 we broke ground for the Great Falls, Montana Rehabilitation Center which opened in 1959 and housed occupational, physical and speech therapy services. It also served as Easterseals-Goodwill\u2019s regional headquarters from the 1960s until 2014 when we moved the headquarters to downtown Great Falls. We continue to provide disability services in this original location to this day. \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDI0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYnNkc210dGVtcC5jb21cL2VzZ3dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzEyXC9HVEYtQ2VudGVyLWdyb3VuZGJyZWFraW5nLTE5NTctMi5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GTF-Center-groundbreaking-1957-2.png\" title=\"GTF Center groundbreaking 1957\" alt=\"GTF Center groundbreaking 1957\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84231f6 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"84231f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d25f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68d25f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/bsdsmttemp.com\/esgw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Eastern-Montana-College-early-50s-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Eastern Montana College - early 50s (1)\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"In 1948 we established a cerebral palsy center at the State Normal School in Billings, Montana (now known as Eastern Montana College). We provided special education and therapy services for children there. In 1949 we held a successful parent training program at the center for 200 parents of children with orthopedic disabilities. 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