GoodWorld News Winter 2020

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WINTER 2020

HAPPY TO HELP! A teen helps others, and her future, in our high school volunteer program

INSIDE: Our Generous Donors Shop Goodwill, Online

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Board Chair Carole F. Philipson

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.

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Goodwill-Suncoast serves thousands of people each year, and we’d love for you to be a part of that! We offer volunteer opportunities for individuals or groups, ranging from reading to preschoolers for our literacy program to cooking a meal with participants in our Life Skills Development program.

President and CEO Deborah Passerini

President and CEO Emeritus R. Lee Waits

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Members of the Board Mike Attinella Lee Bell Steve Bivens Robert D. Dobkowski Christina Elam, CFP Steven M. Erickson Mark E. Gauthier Marie Hebbler Andrea D. Kiehl, Esq. John Maceovsky Dominic Macrone Tony Martinez Melissa Mora, Esq. Carole F. Philipson Mark D. Pichowski Ed Rader Scott Rutz Bob Wabbersen Sandra Young

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Our JAG (Junior Ambassadors of Goodwill) program offers the opportunity for high school students to earn community service hours while volunteering in our human service programs and other areas of operation. (See the story on page

For a complete list of volunteer options visit https://goodwill-suncoast.org/volunteer/ or call 888-279-1988, ext. 1013.

Mahatma Gandi said: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

As we begin the new decade, I invite you to find yourself volunteering at Goodwill.

Sincerely,

Deborah A. Passerini President and Chief Executive Officer

And the Award Goes to…

ServiceSource presented its Community Partner of the Year Award to Goodwill’s Ocala Community Employment Initiatives team in November. The award is given to an organization that partners with ServiceSource to enhance the lives of people with disabilities.

ServiceSource cited Project SEARCH and other pre-employment transition programs as examples of Goodwill services that are opening up employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Goodwill-Suncoast was honored as an outstanding nonprofit as part of the One Tampa Bay Awards. The award was presented by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in November.

Melody Marrs, Goodwill-Suncoast Director of Community and Fund Development, has been honored with the J. Lloyd Horton Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding accomplishments and dedication to philanthropy throughout her career. The award was presented by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in December. Melody has more than 23 years of fundraising experience and has been with Goodwill since 2012.

Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful presented an Environmental Service Projects Award to Goodwill’s Hillsborough County Residential Re-entry Center in December. Re-entry center residents regularly volunteer for beautification projects ranging from planting trees to picking up trash on Tampa roadsides.

In Memoriam

Follow GoodLilly, Goodwill-Suncoast's social media spokesgal

Ron Tombley, lead property management technician in Ocala, passed away Dec. 16, 2019. He had been with Goodwill since 2001 and was a certified/licensed maintenance technician, the highest ranking among property management technicians. Ron oversaw maintenance staff in the Ocala area and was instrumental in ensuring that Goodwill properties under his care were maintained at the highest standards. A dedicated husband and father, he was respected by all and loved by many. He will be greatly missed.

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Practicing Goodwill

How one high school student is improving her future and the future of others We caught up with Jacqileen Custer, a “veteran” of our Junior Ambassadors of Goodwill (JAG) volunteer program on a January weekend. The Hillsborough County high school student has volunteered for JAG several times, earning dozens of community service hours that will help qualify her for Florida’s Bright Futures scholarship.

As a Junior Ambassador of Goodwill, Jacqi helps out in our retail and outlet stores, reads to kids as part of our BookWorks program, assists residents in our affordable apartment communities, and works alongside adults with disabilities.

“It’s a great experience,” she says. “Not only do you get hands-on work, but you’re helping a good cause…

“It’s a great experience,” she says. “Not only do you get hands-on work, but you’re helping a good cause, and practicing social skills with people who sometimes have a harder time being social. It’s really nice to interact with different people.”

Jacqi has volunteered in both our week-long JAG Summer program, where students earn 35 community service hours per week, and in our JAG Weekend program, earning 14 hours per

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Meet JAG’s Jim! For a little more than a year, Jim Hampton has headed up our Junior Ambassadors of Goodwill (JAG) program. Due in part to his contributions as a volunteer specialist, attendance in the program grew a remarkable 358% since its inception in 2016! It’s a statistic Jim takes pride in.

Jacqi enjoys working alongside James and other participants in our Life Skills Development program. weekend. Her favorite volunteer activity is Goodwill’s BookWorks program, which promotes literacy by giving books to children from families with low incomes. Volunteers read to children at Head Start centers and other locations and then present each child with a personalized book to take home. (Learn about our annual BookWorks Book Drive on page 3.)

“It’s fun reading to the kids, and they love getting their new books!”

Jacqi often recommends JAG to her friends, and even got her younger brother to sign up.

“I tell others that everyone here is very welcoming and open,” she says. “They’re like ‘I’m glad you’re here, let’s get this done and let’s do it together.’”

For more information on our JAG program, visit goodwill-suncoast.org/junior-ambassadors

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75 percent said they’ll be involved with Goodwill in the future, and 78 percent said they had fun and made new friends.”

Jim says his ultimate goal is to have JAG kids engage in Goodwill’s Ambassador Program as adults, and become “educators in the community about Goodwill.”

“The word is out!” he says. “And many of these participants are repeat students.”

For Jim, interacting with high school students comes naturally. He taught Spanish at a public high school in Florida for seven years and later in a private school in Atlanta for 14 years. He discovered his own love for linguistics and the Spanish language while in middle school. Jim went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in multicultural and multilingual education, and a master’s degree in Spanish language and linguistics.

As a hands-on, engaged JAG leader, Jim is proud of the difference the program is making in the lives of students.

“After our summer program in 2019, 78 percent of kids said they had a better understanding of adults with disabilities,

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GoodStuff Readers are Leaders BookWorks Book Drive Feb. 1 – March 15

NEW Drive Thru Donation Center At our newest attended donation center in Palm Harbor, you can drive in, donate, and drive right out!

All without ever getting out of your car. The center is in the Pelican Plaza at 680 Alternate 19, and is open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Drive by and say hi! Your donations change lives.

5 Years Running !

“Oh the places you’ll go” with a solid foundation of literacy and a love of reading! That’s why February kicks off our BookWorks child literacy program’s annual book drive. If you live in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Marion, Sumter or Highlands counties, please consider donating new or like-new storybooks for children. To donate books, attach a note indicating they are “For BookWorks” and drop them off at any Goodwill-Suncoast store or donations site. During the entire year, BookWorks volunteers read to thousands of kids from lowincome families and then present them each with a personalized book to take home. To donate online toward the purchase of new books, visit www.goodwill-suncoast.org/give-online and click on the BookWorks logo.

Thank you to our book drive sponsors!

Meet the Goodwill Huntress!

Who’s the Goodwill Huntress?

She’s our fashion blogger and a “professional” thrifter who knows how to score some great deals at Goodwill!

Follow her as she embarks on regular journeys for the thrill of the thrifting “hunt” at blog.goodwill-suncoast.org/.

And drop in a comment on what you think of her discoveries!

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As the Grateful Dead said, “What a long, strange trip it’s been!”

Except in our case, it’s more like what a long, GREAT trip it’s been with our Hippie Dash for Peace, Love & Goodwill run/walk event!

On May 16 we’ll celebrate our fifth year of groovy fun as hundreds of free spirits take to the streets of Safety Harbor. Participants can choose from a 5k run, a 1-mile Walk, Woof & Roll (dogs welcome) and a Flower Child Fun Run for the little hippies. After the race, we’ll come together at Safety Harbor’s waterfront downtown and enjoy a stroll through vintage VWs on display, a DJ spinning tunes from the ‘60s, free beer and munchies, costume contests with prizes and an all-around super psychedelic vibe! Sign up for the grooviest 5k in Tampa Bay at goodwill-suncoast.org/hippie-dash, man!

Leave a Legacy Many people think of charitable giving as a one -sided or one way gift. You give a donation to a charitable organization to be used for its programs and expect nothing more than a “thank you letter.”

However, a charitable gift annuity is a simple way to make a substantial donation to Goodwill-Suncoast while you continue to receive a secure and steady income.

A charitable gift annuity is an agreement between you and Goodwill-Suncoast. In exchange for your irrevocable gift of at least $10,000 in cash or public stock, Goodwill will pay you a guaranteed amount for life (including your spouse). Charitable gift annuities are easy to set up and the donors receive an immediate tax deduction for the gift portion of the annuity. A portion of the annuity payments is also tax deductible.

One of the chief benefits is that you will play a significant role in helping Goodwill-Suncoast to continue to be able to help thousands of people access job training and find employment so that they can become self-confident, productive citizens.

To learn more, please contact us toll free at 888-279-1988 or email jim.williams@goodwill-suncoast.com.

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Organization is in your "jeans" with this simple upcycle idea!

All you need is: • Embroidery hoops in different sizes. You can often find donated hoops at Goodwill.

• Old jeans (Thrift Tip: shop our “color of the week” sale to score jeans at half price! These jeans were $3.98, but just $1.99 during red tag week.)

• Scissors • Spray paint (optional)

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Spray the outer hoops of your embroidery hoops any color you want (or not at all).

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Place the denim between the inner and outer hoops and screw the whole thing until everything is nice and tight.

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Once the paint is dry, place the hoops over the jean pockets to see where to cut. Just make sure to leave enough excess fabric so it can be stretched tight within the hoops.

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Cut away the excess denim and fill with pens, pencils, books, rulers, whatever!

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GoodLilly’s

Cut the Cake New item 4.99 Most Superstores $

Spend less and get more on tons of kitchen and party items at Goodwill.

Spark a Change Donated item 3.18 St. Petersburg Superstore $

New year, new you? You can find lots of inspiration on all sorts of topics browsing Goodwill’s selection of donated books.

Tupperware Tower Donated item 1.98 Trinity Superstore Have a picnic with this vintage harvest gold Tupperware available for a steal at Goodwill. $

Make Room for Red Donated item 5.98 Oldsmar Superstore $

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Add pops of color and interest to your home décor with unique items from Goodwill.

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

Sweet Treats

Picture Yourself Here

Donated item 3.98 Lakeland Superstore $

This cute candy corn dish set is brand new and was $10, but is a sweeter deal when you find it at Goodwill.

Donated item 2.98 Tampa Store $

Don’t be framed by big mark-ups at other stores – check Goodwill first!

Cheers!

Donated items $ 1.98 Ocala Superstore

There’s no “wine-ing” about high prices with glassware from Goodwill!

Check Out the Goodwill Huntress!

Our huntress stepped out on New Year’s Eve with this cozy and classic outfit entirely from Goodwill. Check out her blog to see her many Goodwill treasures at https://blog.goodwillsuncoast.org/

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.

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Our Caring Supporters in Year 2019 Goodwill Industries-Suncoast recognizes the following individuals, companies and organizations for their financial gifts to Goodwill-Suncoast between January 1 and December 31, 2019

Leadership Society Lokey Automotive Group

BurnAlong

Industry Weapon

Jeanette Glynn Revocable Living Trust

Edward and Jeanne Mansfield

Canteen

Louis A. Pavao

Carrier Enterprise, LLC

Thomas A. and Mary S. James Foundation

Dan and Tina Johnson

Piedmont Companies, Inc.

Credomatic of Florida

Ryder Systems

Deloitte

Solstice Sleep Products

Kobita and Vijay Desai

Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Waits

Jane and Jamie Egasti

Silver – ($3,000-$4,999)

Epicor Software

Platinum – ($10,000+)

National Charity Services, Inc. Deborah A. and James P. Passerini Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Russell and Lillian Quarles Southeast Association of Goodwills Suncoast Credit Union

Penske Truck Leasing

SunTrust Foundation

Regions Bank

Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation

Reusable Transport Packaging

Theodore P. and Marian Hadley Tonne

Steele Canvas Basket

USI Consulting Group

Upright Labs Jim and Sue Williams

First Day Films, LLC The Florida Aquarium

Leon Korol Company Loomis Mutual of America Neatoscan Mr. Paul M. Norris Ogletree, Deakins

Mr. Martin W. Gladysz

PCI Waste and Recycling Equipment

Global Aerospace Computer Services

Real Mobile Tech

GoldTech, Inc.

Regent Products Corp.

Goodwill Industries – Manasota, Inc.

Regions Financial Corporation Foundation

Grand and Benedicts

Rotary Club of St. Petersburg, Inc.

Wells Fargo Foundation

Bronze – ($1,000-$2,999)

Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPAs

Smith & Associates Real Estate

Gold – ($5,000-$9,999)

Advantica

GSA National

Sunray Marketing

Bayside Solutions, Inc.

Atlantic Capital Bank

Mr. Gary R. Hebert

Thompson & Associates

Tony and Heather Ceresoli

Bank & Vogue Ltd.

Helluva Container

Mrs. Sandra R. Young

Mr. Lewis F. Colbert

Baycare

Humana

Richard and Lee Zeh

Hawkins Construction, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bodwin

David and Marie Hyman

Zeno Office Solutions Inc.

Circle Friends

FGX International FODAC Gold Medal International Ms. Cordelia A. Hinton Jamar Wholesale Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems of Tampa Kole Imports MAC Wholesale Magic Creations MALOUF Mr. and Mrs. Gary Marrs Modern Business Associates

Mr. Timothy Murphy Mark Pichowski John and Diane Kerr Redding Ms. Kathleen L. Roegiers Mr. Manny Rosario Mrs. Barbara J. Schmid Ms. Mary Anne Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Starr Brad and Lisa Steffani Sun State International Trucks Mr. John W. Waechter

David and Meredith Aiken Lee and Lisa Bell Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bivens Peter Blumencranz Chris Bosley Tracey and David Boucher Nathaniel and Bo Brault Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Brown Matthew Carroll Festivals, Inc. Josh and Dee Anna Hays Ms. Joanne Joyce Mr. William F. “Bud” Lott

Kenneth N. Verriden Trust

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Pacesetters - ($500-$999) Aston Gardens at Tampa Bay Mrs. Dorothy Bremer Mr. and Mrs. Brian Clark Commercial Insurance Specialists, LLC DWK Corporation Christina and Brett Elam

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Mrs. Charlotte Lehnherr

Elizabeth H. King

Patrons - ($250-$499)

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Mr. Michael T. McDuffie Melissa Mora Ms. Kris Rawson Mario C. Rodriguez, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Rutz Ms. Yvonne Taylor

Value Merchandise International, Inc. Mrs. Holly Vernon Mr. and Mrs. Vincent G. Vespa Tom and Chris H. Ward Mike Weaver Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Williams

Benefactors - ($100-$249)

Supporters - ($99 or less)

Mary Allman Jackie Andrews B&G Sales, Inc. Mr. Bill H. Bodine Chris Bosley Ms. Valerie B. Burge Eric E. Cunningham Mr. Peter R. Devine Egoscue Tampa Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Erickson Jennifer Filla Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Garrett Ms. Ruby Garvin Mr. Mark E. Gauthier Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Goldfinger Mr. Russell S. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Oliver D. Hayes Mr. Richard C. Helmuth Ms. Nina N. Herold Mr. Andrew Hampton Hines, Jr. Home Performance Alliance Mr. Ryan Jordan Donald Kapp Ms. Andrea D. Kiehl Mrs. Jean M. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Marcos Lopez Mr. Dominic Macrone MailCo Printing & Mailing Services Mr. Rob M. Mainelli Susan and Brian Marley Mrs. LaVern M. Mathias Mr. and Mrs. Blindmaster Nicole Paksoy Passport Marketing Robert Post Mrs. Lillian E. Preller Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Rader Retro Elevator Corp.

Jonathan Rick Ms. Katherine D. Ritter Seminole Septic, Inc. SJL Company, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Harv Soff Jill St. Thomas Ms. Bonnie V. Stanaitis Lee and Sonny Staniford Strictly Entertainment, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Sullivan Mr. John M. Talaba Mr. Thomas M. Timko, Sr.

Nancy J. Ackerman Mr. Robert Adams Mr. William J. Afonso Marge Albert Michael Alden Mr. David Allen AmazonSmile Foundation Dorothy Anderson Patti Anderson David Appleby Mark Araya Vicki Baker Josephine Baltar Elizabeth Barona Karen Bartoszek Mrs. Marie Basta Peggy L. Beane Drs. Leonard L. and Ma Teresa Bissonnette Dr. and Mrs. Kwame A. Boakye Martha Bolton Brenda Brunelle Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Brandt Ms. Ann Brooks Eldon and Mary Lou Brown Ms. Meredith Manzella Brown Wayne & Wanda Brown Mr. Stanley E. Brumaghim Barbara A. Buscemi Lou Butler Ms. Berta R. Cabrera Dottie Cailliet Nora Callahan Pat Callahan Mr. David N Campbell Mary Campbell Mr. Robert Canale Greg Carro Longhau Chen Amy Cleverly Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Cobb Jessie Combs Mr. Earl F. Comerford Mr. and Mrs. Dabney L. Conner Arnaldo and Renee Contreras Terri Cook Mr. James L. Corey Natalie Craig Mrs. Elizabeth Crew Ms. Bette Croll Mrs. John Crume

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Melissa Cygan Jamie Cyr Christy Czarzasty Ms. Rose A. Davis Ms. Jill Dawson Robin DeBlake Ms. Dona L. Dobbs Constance Downing Diane Dresback Sandra Edgman Michael Ehl Ms. Lorna Ehlke Ms. Lois Ewing William and Barbara Faber Mr. Gary L. Fairchild Ms. Pat Fenda Mrs. Marianne M. Feraca Mrs. Theresa A. Ferreira Linda Fertic Denise Fialkosky Ms. Eunice M. Fisher Ms. L. Kay Flack Frank C. Florio Pamela Follett Mr. Peter J. Fowler Mr. Nathan I. Fursetzer Meredith Gaunce Bobby Gentry Ms. Annalise B. Gerdes Marilyn Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. William M. Glasgow D. Andrew Goddard Jabbar Graham Mr. Elliot Greenbaum Whitney Griffin Amanda Griffith Linda Gross Jan Gruner Ms. Georgette Haas Todd Hackett Adam Haenel Melissa Hagood Mr. George Hall Mrs. Sharon R. Hampton Mr. Aaron Harmeson Mr. Philip Heelan David Herdman Kathy Herold Rachel Horning Will Howard Natashia Hines Mr. Ralph E. Howe Ms. Linda L. Hudanich Paul Hughes Julie Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ionata Mrs. Ruth Jasses Jim and Annette Jenkins

Mr. Erik Jerman Kenneth Johnson Nicola Johnson Russell Johnson Katherine Jones Annie Joslin Dr. and Mrs. John N. Kagay Abigail Kahl Alexandra Kay Kam McDaniel Corp Gene R. Kandel Mr. Jack Kasper Thomas and Jill Kaufman Kenneth D. Keefe Ms. Jessica Kelley Mr. Richard B. Kendler Theresa Keyes Jane L. King Lena Kirk Kiwanis Club of Greater West Pasco Foundation Mr. Robert E. Klein Al and Mary Jane Kles Maria A. Knabbe Klaus and Leona Koch Mr. George Kokkinos Karen Koslowski-Cahoon Norma Kramin Kathryn Kretzinger Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kross Dennis and Nancy LaBram Gabe Ladd Tom Lamont Mr. David Larson Susan Lavery Richard Lawhead Mr. Kenneth L. Layman Ms. Lizzie G. Lenon Brenda Loube Jeff Lewis Mildred S. Little Mr. Hebert Lorenz Mr. Carlos Luna Mr. John S. Maceovsky, III, CPA Tony and Mary Magerowski Joanne Malles Mr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Markman Jose Martinez Karen Marra Ms. Diana Matt Mrs. Linda May Theresa McBride Clara H. McClelland Marni McDermott Patricia McFadden Mr. William McGovern Mr. Michael B. McLean Ms. Anne A. Mester

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Mr. E. Bradford Miller Janice Miller Mrs. Marjorie B. Mitchell Linda Moffa Ms. Elizabeth Moore Mrs. Gloria R. Moore Mrs. Sonja B. Mucci Thomas and Debra Muey Betty Munford Mr. William Muschler Liesel Muth Robert Nelson Alan and Marian Nemerofsky Mr. Paul F. Nemzek Joan Nicklas John O’Keeffe Oak Incorporated John J. Oberst Christine Oertle Michael Oertle Ms. Susan E. Oliver Carol Olson Mr. and Mrs. James P. Orlowski Audrey Owens Loretta M. Paccione Adele H. Page Mrs. Audrey S. Paight Lisa Patterson Ann-Marie Patton Dr. James L. Pearlman Mrs. Barbara J. Perkins Denise Perrino Ms. Teddy Phillips Karen M. Platt Bruce Poceous Toshie Poston Mr. Stephen Prodger Steve Putnam Rita Raenke Gabriela Raimander Lois Rasmussen Ms. Amy A. Reily Diane Repaal Mrs. Frances M. Rice Meredith H. Rodwell Ms. Elayne L. Russell Dorothy M. Saake Revocable Trust Ms. Lynn San Stephen Schab Ms. Marilyn Schleicher Mr. John E. Schloder Vada Schneiter Bailey Schreimann Barbara Schuster Mr. John Schwanebeck Stephen and Laura Schwartz Mr. Richard Shamrell Col. William C. Shanks, Jr.

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Sarah Shaw Sydni Shollenberger Mrs. Joan H. Sibiga Alexandra Silverman Ms. Carolyn R. Skinner Ms. Carol Smith Shawn Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Snipes, Jr. Beth Socoski Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Stecher Edward H. Stein Roger F. Stenger Tony Sternberger Coleen Sterns Mr. Robert Stumper Emily Suppe Franz Szymanski Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jankes Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swedlund Robert and Linda Swift Imogene R. Sylvia Roy and Germaine Thibodeau Michael Thomas Beverly Townley Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Trocke Mr. Joseph J. Tucker Cheryl Turner Scott Underkoffler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Valenti DJ Van Fossan Ms. Pearl Van Ness Mr. Charles M. Voirin George Walton James Wannamaker Ms. Constance Ward Mrs. Patricia A. Watts Mr. Kenneth Welch Keith Wenzel Ms. Margaret Wernet John Whitcomb Mrs. Mary L. Widlowski Ms. Carolyn B. Wight Jon D. Wilkinson Elizabeth Williams Brad and Rebecca Williams Mr. Robert M. Williams Mr. Brian Winfield Kathleen Wingfield Warren Woodard Mr. Robert Young

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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.

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. Frances K. Biggs 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 William and Barbara Faber 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 Jeanette Glynn Revocable Living Trust 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 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

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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 Ester Marie Marshick Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Marti Mr. William G. Mawhinney Mr. Robert T. McGeorge Ms. Gertrude Spear McGrew 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

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Frank T. and Gladys M. Mills

Mrs. Anella B. Shapiro

Mrs. Beatrice L. Moon

Ms. Rita Sherman

Ms. Beni Morrison

Ms. Pearl F. Shuttlesworth

Mr. Arthur A. Moulton

Mrs. Mabel I. Soine

Ms. Bernice E. Muench Mr. Harry C. Mulder Audrey B. Munguia Mr. Bob Murtagh Ms. Lucille M. Netcott Dwight and Ida Newberg Mrs. Anne Noble

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.

Mr. Montgomery G. Northcutt

Mrs. Catherine L. Svoboda

Ms. Norma B. Nunlist

Ms. Helen Swarthout

Mr. Malvin H. Olsen

Mrs. Esther C. Swiney

Mr. Donald Overholt

Ms. Rita Tavenner

Ms. Dorothy Marrs Owen

Mrs. Betty M. Teguns

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Pargeans

Mrs. Muriel Terry

Ms. Freda H. Pasanen

Mr. Lawrence J. Thiery

Joseph P. and Rose E. Patton Louis A. Pavao

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Tinstman

2019 Memorial

Honorarium Gifts Deborah A. Passerini In honor of the following Goodwill employees: Stefanie Anna, Gary Hebert, Cordelia Hinton, Jacqui Miller, Kris Morgan,

Ms. Nina I. Pease

Theodore P. and Marian Hadley Tonne

Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Pelhank

Ms. Bernice K. Trulsen

Paul Norris,

Mr. Henry W. Tuck

Kris Rawson,

Ms. Hedy Tumillo

Allen Starr,

Mrs. Margaret D. Pereira Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Peters Mr. John Sharp Peyton Mr. and Mrs. Rodney F. Pierce

Mr. and Mrs. Herman B. Van Schooten

Ms. Marie T. Pogar

Mrs. Grace Vargo

Miss Anna Pollmann Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver Pore Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Pouttu Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quak Ms. Mary Rabanus

Mrs. Adeline M. Vavrik Kenneth N. Verriden Trust Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Volkman Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Waits

Tim Murphy,

Brad Steffani, Chris Ward, Jim Williams, Tracey Boucher, Janine Bain, Philip Heelan,

Mr. Henry E. Walters, Jr.

Kathy Roegiers,

Ms. Hortense L. Ramsay

Mr. Frank Warren

Yvonne Taylor,

Mr. David V. Ramsay

Ms. Cora H. Wasser

Melody Marrs

Mrs. Elizabeth D. Rankin Trust

Ms. Janet S. Weaver

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Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rawcliffe

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. West

Victoria M. Ream

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GoodWorld News • Winter 2020

GoodWorks Kirsten went from extremely shy to hosting happy hours!

In her last year of high school, Kirsten enrolled in Project SEARCH in Ocala, a program that provides on-the-jobtraining for high schools students with disabilities. Project SEARCH is a partnership between GoodwillSuncoast, Vocational Rehabilitation, Marion County Public Schools and host sites Hilton Ocala and Bridgewater Park health and rehabilitation center.

During the first week of the program at the Hilton Ocala host, she was extremely shy and avoided conversation. But after a few weeks, she began to break out of her shell and became more and more comfortable in her surroundings.

Kirsten’s first rotation at the Hilton was in the banquet department, including serving food and drinks to guests. Next she shadowed another lobby attendant and eventually became the program’s first participant to be able to work the position completely independently – with her own cart, keys and a list of tasks.

… after a few weeks, she began to break out of her shell …

Fast-forward to today, and Kirsten is working full-time as a life enrichment assistant at Palm Garden Ocala health and rehabilitation center. She plans and participates in activities with the patients, including bingo, happy hours, and reading to and playing games with those who are confined to their rooms. A Goodwill community employment specialist monitors Kirsten’s progress and trouble-shoots any problems.

While still shy, Kirsten has stepped out of her comfort zone as a Project SEARCH spokesperson, explaining the program to a group of her peers and speaking at a family information night and at a Project SEARCH graduation ceremony.

“I thought I had it in me!” she says.

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