ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2013. The award recognizes a federal lawmaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities. Like Goodwill, DeLauro is a champion of job creation as a means to
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ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2013. The award recognizes a federal lawmaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities. Goodwill Industries of South Texas (Corpus Christi) nominated Hinojosa, a long-time proponent of
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ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT) as a recipient of its Goodwill® National Policymaker Award for 2013. The award recognizes a federal lawmaker who has clearly demonstrated support for Goodwill’s public policy priorities. Blumenthal shares Goodwill’s belief that a vibrant workforce is the backbone of a
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ROCKVILLE, MD — The semi-annual Goodwill Sale, a partnership between The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) and Goodwill Industries International, collected 2.6 million pounds of clothing and textiles during its spring promotion. These donations have an estimated value of $11 million in revenue. From March 13 – 30, 2013, customers brought donations of used clothing
Goodwill Industries International Honors Joyce Schlose with Mission Advancement Award Denver, CO — Joyce Schlose’s passion for improving the lives of youth led to the development of a Youth Career Development Program at Goodwill Industries of Denver (CO), which now serves 18,000 students per year. For innovation in developing career readiness strategies for youth at
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Goodwill Industries International Honors Elsa Bustamante with the 2013 Edgar J. Helms Award for Staff Macon, GA — Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA (Macon) went from serving almost no Hispanic clients in 2009 to serving more than 1,700 in 2012, in large part due to outreach performed by Hispanic Services Manager Elsa
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Goodwill Industries International Honors Fred ‘Cab’ Stitt wit the 2013 Elsine Katz Volunteer Leader of the Year Award Macon, GA — Fred “Cab” Stitt owns a successful portable restroom and restroom trailer service in Augusta, GA, but says his primary vocation is philanthropist and volunteer. For the past decade, his volunteerism has benefited Goodwill Industries
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Goodwill Industries-Manasota Honored as the 2013 Goodwill Volunteer Program of the Year Award Sarasota, FL — A cadre of more than 300 volunteers dedicated 25,000 hours in 2012 to spreading the mission of Goodwill Industries-Manasota (Sarasota, FL). Goodwill Industries International named the Sarasota Goodwill’s Ambassador Program the 2013 Volunteer Program of the Year. Ambassadors from
Goodwill Industries® Honors Michele Carter with the 2013 Edgar J. Helms Award for Graduate Staff West Palm Beach, FL — Michele Carter, director of re-entry and juvenile justice services for Gulfstream Goodwill Industries (West Palm Beach, FL), helps those who were formerly incarcerated to find jobs and successfully re-enter the workplace. Carter inspires her clients
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Tyres Dickson Named Goodwill Industries International 2013 Achiever of the Year ROCKVILLE, MD — Tyres Dickson had just started a promising college football career with the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns when a drunk driver changed the course of his life. An accident left him paralyzed from the chest down but, with Goodwill’s help, he
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Goodwill Industries International Names J. Jondhi Harrell 2013 Graduate of the Year ROCKVILLE, MD – After serving almost two decades in prison, J. Jondhi Harrell is an outspoken advocate for individuals who were formerly incarcerated as they rejoin their communities. He began mentoring others while still in prison and, upon his release, received help from
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ROCKVILLE, MD — No doubt about it, times are tough. People in local communities and indeed throughout the nation are struggling to find and keep good jobs. But, even in the toughest of times, Goodwill® has reason to celebrate. Last year, 6.7 million people who were struggling to find and keep good jobs benefited from
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