GoodWorld News Winter 2017

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Finding Your Groove

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On April 1, we’re breaking out the tie-dyed shirts and hippie outfits to celebrate our second annual Hippie Dash … and you’re invited! You can even bring your four-legged friends to celebrate a culture based on peace, love and understanding.

President and CEO Deborah Passerini Board Chair Heather Ceresoli Members of the Board Lee Bell Steve Bivens Heather Ceresoli Robert D. Dobkowski Tom Falone IV Mark E. Gauthier Martin W. Gladysz Marie Hebbler Andrea D. Kiehl Louise R. Lopez John Maceovsky Dominic Macrone Christina Miller Melissa Mora, Esq. Carole F. Philipson Mark D. Pichowski Scott Rutz Bob Wabbersen Sandra Young

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Last year more than 1,000 people walked, ran or rolled as part of Goodwill’s inaugural Hippie Dash. Whether they came to the actual event or took part virtually, everyone shared in the hippie spirit.

In a society that increasingly pits people against each other or highlights their differences, the idea of finding common ground, together, really appeals to me.

Goodwill’s strategic vision is to create greater opportunities for people to build a stronger community, and our guiding principles include treating all people with dignity, respect and compassion. If you want to see that in action, see Naomi’s story on page 11. She made a fresh start and reunited with her children thanks to a hand up, not a hand out.

She is one of thousands of success stories each year.

This year’s Hippie Dash is a celebration of all that is good in the community, and honors the success people have found through hard work. Please know that when you donate to Goodwill, shop in our stores, hire a Goodwill client or volunteer, you help people find their groove.

Please join us for the fun and help celebrate that!

Sincerely,

President and CEO Emeritus R. Lee Waits Our Mission: To help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work.

GoodWorld News is a quarterly publication for friends and employees of Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. Jennifer Fleming, Editor 727-523-1512, ext. 1015 jennifer.fleming@goodwill-suncoast.com Visit our website at goodwill-suncoast.org Call toll-free: 888-279-1988 TTY: 727-579-1068 Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that provides services without regard to race, spiritual beliefs, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, socioeconomic status or disability. If you need accommodation or assistance in accessing any area of employment or program services, please let us know.

Deborah A. Passerini President and Chief Executive Officer

BookWorks Benefactors!

There are LOTS of fans of Goodwill’s BookWorks childhood literacy program – and no wonder! Since 1999, the program has put books into the hands and homes of children who otherwise may not have the opportunity to have them. Dedicated volunteers read to children at Head Start centers and other locations and present each child with a personalized book to take home.

BookWorks also helps get books to elementary-aged students at schools in need. The program covers an eight-county area and serves more than 29,000 children annually! For information on our annual Book Drive see page 3.

Board member Louise Lopez of PwC, left, presents our President, Debbie Passerini, with a check for BookWorks.

Wells Fargo employees enjoy volunteering for BookWorks, sorting books and reading to kids.

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of more than 1,000 runners, walkers and rollers. A post-race survey of runners showed that 100 percent would like to do the run again this year!

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Come join us along downtown Gulfport’s historic waterfront, the perfect funky location for a counter-culture meet up. If you can’t make it, you can participate virtually and still receive a medal and t-shirt.

Last year we had runners from as far away as Argentina and China spreading the Goodwill vibe!

Hippie Dash 5k

3.1 Miles of Peace Love &

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See you April 1, (no foolin’).

Can you dig it?

Come Together, Right Now! On April 1 our second annual Hippie Dash 5k & Flower Child Fun Run is going down, and you don’t want to miss it man!

The Hippie Dash 5k is 3.1 miles of Peace, Love & Goodwill.

Come dressed in your hippie best to win prizes, and bring the kids along for the Flower Child Fun Run. Even dressed-up hippie canines are welcome to walk in the one-mile Walk, Woof & Roll event! A DJ will be spinning 1960s-era tunes and all runners and walkers get a groovy medal, branded t-shirt, and a laid-back after party and awards ceremony.

To register go to www.racersignup.com/hippie-dash Sponsored in part by

The Hippie Dash raises funds for the Goodwill mission of putting local people back to work! Last year’s inaugural event exceeded everyone’s expectations, with an amazing 864 runners registered! Hundreds more Goodwill program participants joined the Hippie Dash at no charge, for a total

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A Helping Hand For more than 10 years, Debbie McGue has been Goodwill-Suncoast’s housing and corrections specialist. Prior to Goodwill she worked at USAA for 21 years.

At Goodwill Debbie does a wide variety of administrative and auditing work for our five affordable housing communities, two corrections centers and three food service locations across our 10-county service area – phew! That’s a lot of work for one person, but she does it happily. Debbie also lends a helping hand at all Goodwill fundraisers, including the groovy Hippie Dash.

“I love Goodwill, I love my job,” she says. “I love everyone here!”

Debbie has three other big loves – her son, a USF graduate, her fabulous mother, and her rescue dog Honey, a miniature dachshund. Debra has a passion for animals, especially rescuing the elderly ones. It’s something she says she’ll continue to do.

Honey was 10-years-old, extremely underweight with multiple issues, including a limp from a lodged bullet in her spine when she was brought to a shelter in another state. Debra adopted her from Pet Pal Animal Shelter in St. Petersburg.

“She’s gained weight, her fur has all come back and she is the most loving little dog,” Debra says. In her free time, Debra loves spending time with family and friends – including Honey, of course!

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GoodStuff Book Drive Begins!

BookWorks Book Drive Feb. 1 - March 15 “You can find magic wherever you look.

Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.”

We agree, Dr. Seuss! That’s why February kicks off our annual BookWorks book drive. If you live in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Marion, Sumter or Highlands counties, please consider donating new or like-new books for children. To donate books, attach a note indicating they are “For BookWorks” and drop them off at any Goodwill-Suncoast store or donation site. During the entire year, BookWorks volunteers read to thousands of kids from low-income families and then present them each with a personalized book to take home.

To donate money so new books can be purchased, please visit generosity.com/education-fundraising/bookworks.

Thank you to our book drive sponsors!

Jeans for Moms-to-Be Are you a mom-to-be in need of maternity jeans? Then bring your gently used maternity or non-maternity women’s clothing to A Pea in the Pod and you’ll get 25% off a pair of new maternity jeans. A Pea in the Pod will send your clothing donation to Goodwill, and you’ll be comfy and stylish! Our local A Pea in a Pod is at International Plaza in Tampa.

A Fair Deal Now through Feb. 20, anyone who donates at Goodwill-Suncoast stores or attended donation centers will receive a coupon good for $2 off an adult ticket to the Florida State Fair – Feb. 9-20.

For each redeemed coupon, $1 will be donated to Goodwill. The discount applies to tickets sold at the fair admission gates, and may not be used for advanced ticket purchases.

Reduce Taxes, Increase Income!

Consider a Goodwill Gift Annuity.

Give Back Box Do you have lots of empty shipping boxes left over after the holidays?

Put them to Goodwill use! We’ve partnered with online retailers such as Amazon to offer an innovative idea called “Give Back Box.” Customers of Amazon and other online retailers can use those empty boxes to ship clothing and small household item donations directly to their local Goodwill. For shoppers, it’s as easy as packing donations in those empty shipping boxes and printing a label to ship them to the nearest Goodwill – for free!

Visit www.GiveBackBox.com for more information or to print a label or two!

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When you make a gift of cash or stock into a Goodwill annuity, you receive an immediate charitable income tax deduction. You also receive guaranteed income for life, after which Goodwill uses the remaining principal for services to people who are disabled or disadvantaged.

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For a free proposal, please contact Jim Williams, Vice President for Fund Development (888) 279-1988 Ext. 1050 or e-mail jim.williams@goodwill-suncoast.com

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Hippie With It

A DIY outfit perfect for your Flower Child!

Supplies:

FOR THE TIE-DYE DRESS - One white XL youth t-shirt (for roughly a size 6 dress, larger for a bigger child), a tie-dye kit, sewing machine, scissors.

FOR THE VEST- a shirt that fits your child well, 1/2 yard fleece or felt.

FOR THE NECKLACE - suede lacing, modeling clay

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The Vest 1. Take a shirt that fits your child well, and tuck the sleeves in. Fold it in half.

1. Tie-dye the shirt, wash and dry 2. Turn the shirt into a dress by turning your tie dye shirt inside out.

Take a shirt or dress that fits your child well and place it on top of your tie dye shirt. Sew along lines indicated in the picture to make the shirt a more fitted A-line dress. No hemming required! Save the scraps that you trimmed off the side of your tie dye shirt for the headband.

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2. Trace around your shirt, adding 1/2 inch at the shoulders and sides for seam allowance.

Mark a dotted line several inches lower than your back neckline to indicate your front neckline. Cut out your pattern.

3. Fold your fabric in half and place your pattern on the fold. Trace and cut out one back bodice. Fold your fabric again and place your pattern NOT on the fold and cut to make two pieces for your front bodice.

4. You should now have three pieces: a back bodice and two pieces for your front bodice.

5. Place your two front bodice pieces on your back bodice with right sides together, and sew together at the shoulders and sides only.

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6. Use scissors to cut vertical lines in your vest for the fringe.

The Necklace To make a peace necklace, cut a rough peace sign out of modeling clay then bake and paint. Finish with suede lacing.

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Your hippie outfit is now complete – see you at the Hippie Dash!

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Decorate Like an Egyptian Donated item $ 3.98 Trinity Superstore Add a little ancient Africa to your condo made of stone-a with this stand up Egyptian tablet.

Monkey Business Donated item $ 4.98 Wesley Chapel Superstore Goodwill has aisles and aisles of donated knickknacks, including this dapper dressed-up primate!

Wood You? Donated item $ 3.98 Sebring Superstore This cool wooden mask would bring a touch of exotic travels into any home.

Kenya Dig It? New item $ 6.99 Most Goodwill Superstores This collectible elephant wears attire that “speaks of the Maasai’s rich and ever-present culture” in the Kenyan savanna.

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A collection of brand new and donated items found at Goodwill-Suncoast stores

Doggie T’s New item $ 2.99 Most Goodwill Superstores What pooch wouldn’t look cute in this Elvis Presleyinspired cotton t-shirt?

Shake, Rattle n’ Roll Over, Fido!

Exotic Feet Donated item $ 12.96 Brandon Superstore Your feet will make a statement in these multipatterned, never-worn Carlos Santana heels!

Movies & More Donated items $ 2.18 Oldsmar Superstore From Nintendo games to all kinds of movies for kids and adults, shopping at Goodwill can keep you entertained!

Send us your Goodwill finds!

If we feature them here or on our Upcycle page we’ll send you a $20 gift certificate to any Goodwill-Suncoast store. Post your photos on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ goodwillsuncoast) or e-mail them to gw.marketing@goodwill-suncoast.com.

For Goodwill store locations, visit www.goodwill-suncoast.org.

The LBD Donated items $ 19 St. Petersburg Superstore Why go elsewhere for the perfect little black dress?

Ashley found hers at Goodwill for $9, and the Jessica Simpson heels to go with it for $10!

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Our Caring Supporters in Year 2016 Goodwill Industries-Suncoast recognizes the following individuals, companies and organizations for their financial gifts to Goodwill-Suncoast between January 1 and December 31, 2016.

Leadership Society

Circle Friends OF

Soaring Eagle Consulting, Inc. Marc and Loreen Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Starr

Platinum – ($10,000+)

The Bank of Tampa

Russell and Lillian Quarles

BayCare Health System

Dan and Tina Johnson

Bright House Networks

Commander William G. Mawhinney USNR-RET

Canteen

Mr. Bob Murtagh

Deloitte

Advantica Benefits

National Charity Services, Inc.

Amscot Financial

Deborah A. and James P. Passerini

Kobita and Vijay Desai Charitable Trust

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

The K. W. Grader Foundation, Inc.

Mrs. Dorothy Bremer

Patrons - ($250-$499)

Mr. James G. Quinlan

Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPAs

Carrier Enterprise, LLC

Tracey and David Boucher

SunTrust Foundation

Mr. Gary R. Hebert

Drug Free World .org

Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Brown

Holland & Knight LLP

Foelgner, Ronz & Straw P.A.

Mr. Garry Burlingame

Foster Grant International

Mr. William Cosper

Gold Medal International

Mr. Peter R. Devine

GSC Manufacturing, Inc.

Ms. Barbara G. Faber

Ms. Cordelia A. Hinton

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Garvin

TECO Power Services Corp.

Theodore P. and Marian Hadley Tonne Charitable Trust

Mrs. Marie Hyman

Wells Fargo Foundation

Jane and Jamie Egasti

Wells Fargo Insurance Services SE, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Laspina Leon Korol Company

Pacesetters - ($500-$999) AAA Tile Service

Artistic Solutions Halo, Inc.

Steele Canvas Basket Brad and Lisa Steffani Joan B. Stephenson Sun State International Trucks Peoples Gas System Mr. John W. Waechter

Humana

Mr. Vernon E. Hall

Edward and Jeanne Mansfield

J’S Records & Tapes, Inc.

Ms. Nina N. Herold

Mr. Paul M. Norris

Kole Imports

Mrs. Winifred B. Jochumsen

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Liberty Wholesale Distributors, Inc. MAC Wholesale

Andrea D. Kiehl and Jeff A. Hartman

Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Waits

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Magic Creations

Ms. Andrea D. Kiehl

Silver – ($3,000-$4,999)

Regions Bank

MPAC Mechanical, Inc.

Mr. William F. “Bud” Lott

Ad Partners

Rotary Club of St Petersburg, Inc.

Mr. Timothy Murphy

Ms. Sandra L. McDonald

Florida State Fair Authority

Rush Truck Center, Tampa

Penske Truck Leasing

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Orlowski

Mrs. Charlotte Lehnherr

Sabal Trust Company

Mark Pichowski

Otto Engineering

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanson

Solstice Sleep Products

Piedmont Companies, Inc.

Ms. Kris Rawson

Pythagoras

Retail Control Systems

Regent Products Corp.

Mario C. Rodriguez, M.D.

Gold – ($5,000-$9,999) Mr. Lewis F. Colbert Mrs. Norma L. Haldeman Hawkins Construction, Inc. PNC Foundation

Jim and Sue Williams

Bronze – ($1,000-$2,999)

Taylor White Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Engelken

Mr. Austin Riopelle

SEEDS Engineering

Winters & Yonker, P.A.

Ms. Kathleen L. Roegiers

Robert G. Stern, Esq.

Aston Gardens at Tampa Bay

Richard and Lee Zeh

SJL Company Inc.

USF Foundation

Coppertail Brewing Company

Zeno Office Solutions Inc.

Smith & Associates Real Estate

USI Alliance

American Fundraising Auctions, Inc.

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Tom and Chris H. Ward

Passport Marketing

Ms. Kitty K. Bruens

Mr. Philip W. Hagen

Mrs. Sandra R. Young

Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Patch

Mr. Stanley E. Brumaghim

Mr. Robert J. Halbing

Benefactors - ($100-$249)

Mr. and Mrs. Jaques J. Pinkard

Ms. Paula Buffa

Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Hale

Adver-T Screen Printing

Mrs. Lillian E. Preller

Mr. Harrie G. Burdan

Ms. M. Lorraine Halle

Mr. Alejandro Alers

Mrs. Mildred E. Robbins

Mrs. Nancy J. Burgner

Mrs. Sharon R. Hampton

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Rapoport

Ms. Elaine L. Roubik

Ms. Bernice E. Burney

Ms. Michael Ann Harvey

Ms. Jan H. Baldwin

Col. William C. Shanks, Jr.

Ms. Barbara A. Buscemi

Ms. Elaine K. Hayeck

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

Sisters Sales Corporation

Mr. Joe Chan

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver D. Hayes

Ms. Mary Anne Snyder

Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Clark

Ms. Burnett D. Haynes

Eldon and Mary Lou Brown

Dr. and Mrs. Harv Soff

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Clark

Ms. Terri Hinz

Ms. Nioma Brown

Mrs. Marion L. Spengler

Ms. Gina Cloud

Mr. Fred L. Hoerl

Mr. Norman L. Bungard

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Cobb

Mr. W. Langston Holland

Ms. Valerie B. Burge

Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Swanson

Ms. Laura J. Coffman

Mr. Robert S. Horning

Mr. Robert Carson

Mr. John M. Talaba

Mr. and Mrs. Dabney L. Conner

Mr. Luke Howitt

Mrs. Mabel A. Cheek

Value Merchandise International, Inc.

Mr. Arnaldo J. Contreras, Jr.

Mr. Lenard Ilgen

Ms. Wilma T. Cross

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ionata

Ms. Dee Cyr

Mr. Roy J. Jackson

Mrs. Jamie L. Cyr

Ms. Kathleen Jennings

Mr. Matthew J. Coffey Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Viable Medical Consulting, LLC Mr. Bob A. Wabbersen

Mr. Eric Dembek

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Williams

Robert and Christine Dobkowski

Ms. Laura D. Woodard

Ms. Janice C. Elliott

Ms. Nicole Zack

Ms. Luetta W. Ford

Supporters - ( 99 or less)

Mr. Mark E. Gauthier

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Ms. Nancy Ackerman

Mr. Larry Geier

Ms. Ashleigh Adamosky

Great American Jewelry Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. George M. Adams, Jr.

Marcus Guzman Mr. Allan K. Hammell HSN Insight Family Eyecare Ms. Joanne T. Joyce Ms. Laura K. Kitson Ms. Elizabeth A. Lang Mrs. Mary Beth Leib Marcos and Louise Lopez Mr. Steve Luccia Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mack

Mr. William J. Afonso Ms. Mary Louise Albrecht Ms. Deidra Alexander Ms. Desiree Alexander AmazonSmile Foundation Mrs. LuElla I. Ames J. V Andrews Ms. Rita Barrette Mrs. Marie Basta Mrs. Florence A. Bavas Ms. Marianne Bayley

Mr. Dominic Macrone

Drs. Leonard L. and Ma Teresa Bissonnette

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Marrs

D.C.C. Inc. Ms. Judith Dadds Ms. Shirley S. Dixon Ms. Dona L. Dobbs Ms. Katherine C. Donlon DoTopia DoubleTake Studios, Inc. Ms. Joan Duke Mr. Gary L. Fairchild Mr. Alfred J. Fenton Ms. Marianne M. Feraca Ms. Mary Ann Fernandez Ms. L. Kay Flack Mrs. Florence H. Fogarty Mr. Roberto Fong Ms. Sandra Fuentes Mr. Nathan I. Fursetzer Ms. Jennifer Mahan Gardner

Mr. Floyd Jerzak Mr. David Jones Mrs. Virginia L. Jones Ms. Teresa Jurado Mrs. Mary L. Kading Kam McDaniel Corp Ms. Erlene G. Kapiton Mr. Jack Kasper Mr. Richard B. Kendler Mr. and Mrs. William Kenna Mr. Voyalpad Khan Mr. James R. King Mr. Robert Klingele Mr. William F. Koch Mr. and Mrs. Daniel V Krause Ms. Ruth L. Kredovski Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Kroll Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kross

Ms. Annalise B. Gerdes

LaSalle’s Computer Learning Center

Dr. and Mrs. Kwame A. Boakye

Mr. Christopher Granson

Ms. Ghita J. Lauenborg

Mr. Lee Marsh

Ms. Kimberly Boone

Ms. Bettye J. Grant

Ms. Sherry M. LaVenture

Mrs. LaVern M. Mathias

Mrs. Yolande B. Bradley

Mrs. Willie Nell Gray

Ms. Danielle Lawrence

Ms. Trudy L. McDonald

Mr. Martin L. Brinkley

Mr. Richard L. Greenwood

Mr. Kenneth L. Layman

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Monaghan

Ms. Meredith Manzella Brown

Mrs. Patricia J. Guhl

Ms. Candance Levy

Mrs. Bonnie G. Otis

Ms. Shirley Brownstein

Ms. Georgette Haas

Mr. Carlos Luna

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Ms. Frances M. Luthardt

Ms. Karen M. Platt

Mr. Kenneth Welch

Mr. John S. Maceovsky , III, CPA

Mr. James R. Price

Mr. Norman E. White, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. MacLeod

Ms. Kathleen M. Rasmussen

Ms. Juliette L. Whitehead

Mr. Henry G. Mager

Ms. Helen B. Raub

Mrs. Mary L. Widlowski

Mr. Joseph T. Maier

Ms. Amy A. Reily

Ms. Carolyn B. Wight

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Malkin

Mrs. Frances M. Rice

Ms. Judith A. Williams

Ms. Louise A. Manolakos

Ms. Lucille M. Richardson

Steve and Robin Woodbury

Mr. Gabriel Maranan

Ms. Elaine Rimel

Chummy Charters

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Markman

Mrs. Virginia R. Ripberger

XS Merchandise, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Martinez

Mr. Kevin R. Roberts

Ms. Miriam Zack

Mr. James J. McCarthy

Mr. Glenn L. Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDonald

Mr. Charles E. Rose

Ms. Rita M. McDonald

Mr. and Mrs. David Schaffer

Mr. William McGovern

Ms. Gertrude E. Schneider

Mr. E. Bradford Miller

Ms. Shirley Schwartz

Ms. Gleeda E. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. William Schweighofer

Ms. Abagail R. Mills

Ms. Jeanne Seiberling

Mrs. Marjorie B. Mitchell

Ms. Carol Sheehan

Ms. Elizabeth Moore

Mr. Robert T. Sherm

Ms. Geraldine C. Morgan-Benjamin

Ms. Iris Y. Sierra

Ms. Marilyn Morton

Ms. Carolyn R. Skinner

Ms. Kim Mote

Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Snipes, Jr.

Ms. Sonja B. Mucci

Ms. Karen M. Snipes

Ms. Debra Jo Muey

Ms. Virginia Souther

Mr. William Muschler

Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Stecher

Mr. William D. Nelson

Ms. Imogene R. Sylvia

Mr. Paul F. Nemzek

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Terrell

Ms. Margo L. Newde

Mrs. Muriel Terry

Ms. Dorothy W. Nieuwkoop

Rev. Richard J. Hafer

Mavis and Todd Nohr

Mr. Thomas Kennedy

Mr. Gene Novak

Mr. Richard L. Toll

William and Diann O’Connor

Mrs. Doreen E. Tremer

Mr. and Mrs. Nikita S. Offenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Trocke

Mr. Raymond A. Ostroski

Mr. and Mrs. Chester R. Tweedie

Ms. Donna L. Oxandale

Ms. Jane C. Urban

Ms. Loretta M. Paccione

Miss Diane M. Van Every

Ms. Audrey S. Paight

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent G. Vespa

Ms. Robin M. Pandolfi

Ms. Judy M. Vogel

Mr. and Mrs. Mario A. Patacchiola

Mr. Charles M. Voirin

Mrs. Agnes L. Pavelko

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo J. Volpe

Mrs. Barbara J. Perkins

Ms. G A. Watts

Ms. Marian Petersen

Mrs. Patricia A. Watts

Ms. Teddy Phillips

Mr. Richard F. Wegel

Mr. Edgar Pichardo

Renee L. Weil

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Edgar J. Helms SOCIETY

This society is named for the founder of the international Goodwill movement and honors those who have shared his vision and ensured the future of Goodwill-Suncoast through their wills or estate plans.

Mr. Nicholas F. Abens Ms. Caroline M. Adams Ms. Irene A. Alexander Ms. Rosamond Allen Ms. Deborah Axtell Mr. Joseph Bagnor Ms. Marion Baker Ms. Helen Beaumont Mr. Frank R. Becker Ms. Edith Bedole Mr. Harry A. Beede Mr. Richard Bekken Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Bennett Ms. Emilia S. Benz Mrs. Mary C. Black Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bodwin Ms. Mildred A. Boerckel Ms. E. Barbara Boger Ms. Mary Boghi Mr. Paul H. Bojack Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bossard Col. George Brown Ms. Monette R. Burns Mr. J. Harry Carr Miss Mary Alice Case Ms. Jewell P. Chapek Ms. Thelma F. Cherry

Gene and Nancy Cicero Ms. Catherine C. Clark Ms. Helen K. Clark Mr. Lewis F. Colbert Ms. Florence G. Copeland Ms. Anna S. Corbett Mr. Pierre J. Costich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Craig Ms. Muriel H. Craig Mr. Clement Crawford Mr. William E. Culbreath, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Cummins Mrs. Ruth Dahling Dr. and Mrs. S. Alton Dallgaard Mr. Edward W. Davis Ms. Donna Day Ms. Leonora W. Dearlove Mrs. Gwendolyn M. Deckert Ms. Sadie F. DeFlaun Mr. Ronald Dew-Brittain Ms. Stella F. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Adin M. Dosh Mrs. Irene E. Draper Mr. Thomas T. Dunn, Esq. Ms. Phylista Dye Miss H. Louise Eaton Mrs. Sarah Eberhardt Ms. Elizabeth English Mr. Hubert E. Erickson Ms. Leone A. Farmer Mr. Richard Y. Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Fetzer Ms. Sylvia H. Forster Mr. Alfred G. Frey Miss Jo Ann Gemignani Mrs. Dorothy L. Gittings Mr. Sergei Gladilin Mrs. Callie Grall Mr. Raymond N. Gramm Ms. Moni-Beth Griesemer Ms. Helen Grunenwald Ms. Gladys L. Hahn Mrs. Norma L. Haldeman Ms. Dorothy Hall Ms. Myrtle A. Hall Ms. Tucker Mae Hall Ms. Vera Hanifan Mr. Aaron F. Head Ms. Alma E. Hildred Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hinton Ms. Mathilda F. Hoffman

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Mr. Luther Y. Holland Ms. Laura E. Hollar Ms. Jane Carver Holmes Mr. Richard N. Holt Dr. John W. Holter Mr. Daniel Howe Ms. Bessie R. Huff Mr. Charles N. Hunt Mrs. Mary F. Hutchins Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Jaberg Ms. Alice Jacob Mr. George Jara Mr. Fred W. Jobe Dan and Tina Johnson Mrs. Helen M. H. Jones Mr. Howard G. Keller Ms. Rosemarie Kibitlewski Dr. Alfred E. King Capt. Leonard K. Kissack Mr. William A. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Knoblow Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kopp Ms. Marianne Kormendy Mr. and Mrs. Royce W. Ladd Mrs. Kathryn E. Lading Ms. Priscilla Lange Mr. Arlo Langer Rex C. and Marie Elizabeth Larabee Ms. Genevieve J. Larges Mr. Solvieg Larsen Mr. Robert W. Laude Ms. Carolyn W. Law Mr. Frank A. Lay Mrs. Carol M. LeBeau Ms. Ethel A. Lee Mrs. Charlotte Lehnherr Ms. Sylvia Lerner Ms. Vera M. Lillia Ms. Dorothy A. Lindahl Mrs. Julia Linscott Ms. Marjorie J. Lyman Ms. Katherine P. MacDonald Mrs. Leona G. Mace Ms. Mary Williams MacMonnies Ms. Nellie M. Maedler Edward and Jeanne Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Marti Mr. William G. Mawhinney Mr. Robert T. McGeorge Ms. Gertrude Spear McGrew

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Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. McIntosh Mrs. Ada B. McManeus Mrs. Jane Damm McPherson Mr. Raymond E. Meyer Mrs. Ethel T. Michaud Mr. F. Neuman Miller Fred & Grace Miller Ms. Lucille Miller Ms. Margaret B. Miller Frank T. and Gladys M. Mills Mrs. Beatrice L. Moon Ms. Beni Morrison Mr. Arthur A. Moulton Ms. Bernice E. Muench Mr. Harry C. Mulder Mr. Bob Murtagh Ms. Lucille M. Netcott Mrs. Ida Curry Newberg Mrs. Anne Noble Mr. Montgomery G. Northcutt Ms. Norma B. Nunlist Mr. Malvin H. Olsen Mr. Donald Overholt Ms. Dorothy Marrs Owen Mr. and Mrs. Nick Pargeans Ms. Freda H. Pasanen Joseph P. and Rose E. Patton Ms. Nina I. Pease Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Pelhank Mrs. Margaret D. Pereira Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Peters Mr. John Sharp Peyton Mr. and Mrs. Rodney F. Pierce Ms. Marie T. Pogar Miss Anna Pollmann Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver Pore Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Pouttu Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quak Ms. Mary Rabanus Mrs. Louise W. Rahmel Ms. Hortense L. Ramsay Mr. David V. Ramsay Mrs. Elizabeth D. Rankin Trust Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rawcliffe Mr. Carl H. Reed Mrs. Fimie R. Richie Ms. E. Hope Rietschlin Mrs. Elizabeth C. Roberts Ms. Grace C. Roe Ms. Eva P. Rogers Ms. Margaret G. Ruff

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Mr. Charles Saltzman Mr. Richard J. Sargent Edward E. and Ella Schenk Ms. Erika Schnabel Mrs. Jean A. Schneider Mr. William H. Schoenfeld, Jr. Mrs. Anella B. Shapiro Ms. Rita Sherman Ms. Pearl F. Shuttlesworth Mrs. Mabel I. Soine Dr. Florence E. Stansbury Ms. Kathryn B. Stenquist Robert G. Stern, Esq. Ms. Helen Hartinger Stevenson Mr. Stephen K. Stimson Mr. Harris M. Sullivan, Jr. Mrs. Catherine L. Svoboda Ms. Helen Swarthout Mrs. Esther C. Swiney Ms. Rita Tavenner Mrs. Betty M. Teguns Mr. Lawrence J. Thiery Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Tinstman Theodore P. and Marian Hadley Tonne Ms. Bernice K. Trulsen Mr. Henry W. Tuck Ms. Hedy Tumillo Mr. and Mrs. Herman B. Van Schooten Mrs. Grace Vargo Mrs. Adeline M. Vavrik Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Volkman Mr. Henry E. Walters, Jr. Mr. Frank Warren Ms. Cora H. Wasser Ms. Janet S. Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. West Ms. Virginia F. Westervelt Mr. Orville L. Westlund Mr. Flernoy White Ms. Laura White Mrs. Janet L. Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Whitney Mr. Roland E. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Wilke Jim and Sue Williams Ms. Eva M. Wills Mr. William B. Wood Mrs. Helen M. Zachariasen Richard and Lee Zeh

Memorial Honorarium In Memory of Daniel Buscemi Mrs. Barbara A. Buscemi In Memory of William Faber Mrs. Barbara G. Faber In Memory of Bonnie Butt In Honor of Rosann Vitale Ms. Luetta W. Ford In Memory of Mary Jean Kasper Mr. Jack Kasper In Memory of Emelia Layman Mr. Kenneth L. Layman In Memory of Dolores Nieuwkoop Ms. Dorothy Nieuwkoop In Memory of Leonard Nada Mrs. Bonnie G. Otis In Memory of Patricia Neil Ms. Janice C. Elliott In Honor of Jeanne Mansfield’s Birthday Sabal Trust Company

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GoodWorks A New,

CHANGED LIFE

Naomi’s life dramatically turned around while at Goodwill

Naomi is grateful to Goodwill's work release program, she is now working and reunited with her children.

Naomi was a young mother of five when her husband passed away unexpectedly. Soon after, her mother succumbed to cancer after a 19-year battle. In deep mourning and with five kids looking to her for direction, Naomi felt suddenly hopeless.

She turned to drugs to numb her agony. That drug abuse eventually led to her arrest on a possession charge, and the arrest landed her in Goodwill’s Tampa Bay Community Corrections Center’s ( TBCCC) workrelease program in St. Petersburg.

That’s where Naomi’s dramatic turnaround began. At TBCCC she attended substance abuse classes and was required to find a job. Working as a server at a local restaurant chain she was able to save $3,500 and send her daughter $450 for a prom dress – all while finishing out her prison sentence.

Naomi has since completed her sentence, stayed employed, and is happily reunited with her five kids.

“I have my whole life ahead of me,” she says. “I’ve stopped watching reruns and I’m on to the next season!”

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