GoodWorld News Winter 2014

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INSIDE: A Mom’s Second Chance Apartment

by Goodwill Our Generous Donors

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Changes that Work ®

President John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life.

And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

President and CEO Deborah Passerini

We’re taking those words to heart at Goodwill-Suncoast as we make changes that will enable us to do more of what we do best – helping people find work.

Board Chair Oscar J. Horton Members of the Board John T. Benko Joshua Beyer Heather Ceresoli Robert D. Dobkowski Steven M. Erickson Martin W. Gladysz Marie Carson Hebbler Paul Horowitz Karl Koch Louise R. Lopez Richard E. Ludwig John McCaugherty David E. Murphy Mark Pichowski Ed Rader Charlie Robinson, Jr. Timothy Salzsieder Loreen M. Spencer Bob Wabbersen

Goodwill’s center in Clearwater is becoming a hub of employment services. The facility on U. S. 19 will soon house a sixth location of our Life Skills Development program, where men and women with disabilities learn job skills and earn paychecks. I’m pleased to announce that WorkNet Pinellas has opened a one-stop employment center at the facility to assist job seekers. Our Clearwater Center is also the new home of GoodwillSuncoast’s human resources department and Goodwill Temporary Staffing agency.

Other changes will expand support for our job services. We’re enlarging the Goodwill retail store on Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg and improving the donation drive-up area to facilitate easier donation drop off. Even our newsletter has changed with a new name, new format and more interactive content.

For more than 100 years Goodwill has helped people achieve their full potential. Our aim is to assist even more people and create brighter futures through the power of work.

Sincerely,

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

Good World News is a quarterly publication for friends and employees of Goodwill IndustriesSuncoast, Inc. Jennifer Fleming Lugo, Editor 727-523-1512, ext. 1015 jennifer.lugo@goodwill-suncoast.com Visit our website at www.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

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A Good Fit It was a perfect match when Paul Horowitz joined the GoodwillSuncoast Board of Directors in 2011. He was looking to become involved with a nonprofit that had work at the core of its mission. He heard about Goodwill from Dan Johnson, a family friend and former Goodwill board member.

“I realized that I really related to the Goodwill mission,” says Paul, a partner with the Tampa accounting firm of Foelgner, Ronz & Straw.

Although Paul had been invited to join the boards of other nonprofits, he approached Goodwill about serving on our board.

His experience since then confirms he made the right choice. “I can see that the individuals in Goodwill’s programs are happy. People’s lives need to have purpose and meaning,” he says.

Outside of work and his duties on the board, Paul keeps busy with his young family. He and his wife Angela have three children, Samantha, 9, Eli, 7, and Eddie, 6, and the family lives in Tampa. Paul’s favorite leisure activities include attending his children’s athletic events – football and soccer as well as Samantha’s dance – and doing home improvements.

He finds it rewarding to be part of an organization that helps people build better lives.

In Memoriam

Richard Cooper, a maintenance technician for Goodwill-Suncoast, passed away Oct. 30, 2013. If maintenance was performed at a Goodwill facility from St. Petersburg to Spring Hill during the past three years, there’s a good chance Richard had a hand in it.

“He could put anything together with his hands. He loved the job and the people at the job,” says a co-worker. Richard is remembered fondly by those who knew him.

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Cover Story

A Mom’s Second Chance

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quick smile and an energetic work ethic belie what was Amber Bledsoe’s reality. Just three years ago she was at rock bottom after being arrested for illegal prescription drug use. Amber was sent to jail, and her 3-year-old daughter was sent to live with grandparents.

After 144 days in jail, Amber was referred to Goodwill’s six-month residential drug abuse treatment program. Each year, Goodwill’s Tampa Bay Community Corrections Center in St. Petersburg treats hundreds of non-violent drug offenders for various addictions. The participants live at the center in a highly restricted environment while attending workshops, lectures and group meetings to help them break their chemical dependencies. Participants also receive job placement assistance and are eventually sent to work in the community. After work they return to the center for continued treatment and assistance.

Amber Bledsoe is off drugs, happy, and reconnected with her daughter. She credits Goodwill’s drug treatment program.

Amber and her daughter are happily rebuilding their family.

“Before the program, I couldn’t stay off drugs,” Amber says.

Today Amber is back home and working two jobs. She’s on track to achieve a management position at Publix and she also works as a server in a popular restaurant. Her daughter, now 6, lives with her mom full-time and it’s clear the two have fully reconnected.

Amber walked the runway as Kate Middleton at Goodwill’s annual Halloween fundraiser.

“I’m so grateful!” Amber says. “I have a really good life now.”

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Sieg the Moment A no-holds-barred Goodwill manager is someone Amber (above) credits for her transformation.

Mark Sieg is not your typical guy.

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he himself was given by a judge in Detroit after a long string of arrests during his teenage years. The judge deferred Mark’s 10-year prison sentence, and Mark ran with the second chance. He went on to get a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, a bachelor’s in sociology, and a master’s in social work. He’s also a “Certified Addictions Professional,” a designation that requires an intense level of study and testing.

Before his career at Goodwill he backpacked through Europe for a year, pitching a tent as he went along. Later he “hitchhiked” on boats through the Caribbean islands, where he’s proud to say he went a full eight months without ever wearing shoes or socks.

Every day Mark oversees the treatment and activities of some 220 participants at Goodwill’s Tampa Bay Community Corrections Center in St. Petersburg.

Mark plays guitar, doesn’t have kids, and is the owner of the Horse & Jockey British pub in South Pasadena.

Mark has held the position for 13 years and despite the ups and downs, the successes and the failures, it’s clear he loves what he does.

So how did Mark end up a clinical supervisor for Goodwill’s six-month residential drug treatment program? The answer may lie in the break

“We’re in the business of saving lives here,” he says. “We’re honestly contributing to the fabric of society. How can you beat that?”

“I’m very much in the trenches, which is where I prefer to be,” Mark says. “The intrinsic rewards I glean are countless.”

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GoodStuff

Bring on the Books!

BookWorks Book Drive Feb. 1 – March 15 February kicks off our annual BookWorks book drive. If you live in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Hernando or Marion 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.

Throughout the year, BookWorks volun– teers read to thousands of low-income children and then present each child with a personalized book to take home.

Celebrating Success In December, three former Goodwill clients were honored for their achievements. Each was featured in our annual report and in a video highlighting the Goodwill-Suncoast mission, and all were rewarded for their accomplishments with a certificate and check.

Those honored include Amber Bledsoe (featured in our Bobby Singh and Goodwillcover story), Jimmy Danczyk Suncoast CEO Debbie Passerini. (featured in our GoodWorks column) and Bobby Singh. Bobby is the first graduate of Goodwill’s Supported Employment Program in Ocala, which helps people with disabilities find and keep employment. Congratulations to all three!

Reduce Taxes, Increase Income!

A special thanks to book drive sponsors

Ride On! Now through Feb. 16, each person who donates to Goodwill-Suncoast stores or donation centers will receive a coupon good for $2 off a single adult ticket to the Florida State Fair.* 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 advance ticket purchases.

Consider a Goodwill Gift Annuity.

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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 principle for services to people who are disabled or disadvantaged.

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Rates as of 6/1/2013

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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Holiday Dresses and Tacky Sweaters Good Day Tampa Bay on Fox 13 welcomed Goodwill to its studio in December. Our models showed off gorgeous holiday dresses found at Goodwill and were escorted by nerdy men dressed in “tacky” Christmas sweaters (also from Goodwill). News anchors Russell Rhodes and Anne Dwyer even came on stage to get in on the festivities!

Giving Back It was a busy holiday season for participants in our Life Skills Development programs for adults with disabilities.

Our Lakeland Life Skills clients presented 200 pounds of non-perishable food to the Agape Food Bank in Lakeland. The food bank distributes food to an estimated 100,000 needy families in Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties.

In Ocala, our Life Skills participants raised $1,056 to provide 33 children age 4 to 11 with new toys. The program participants went shopping at Burlington Coat Factory to purchase the gifts. Burlington employs two “graduates” of Ocala’s Supported Employment Program.

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Goodwill Lives Here!

Avid Goodwill shopper Woodly Jean furnished his entire St. Petersburg apartment with amazing Goodwill finds – and a ton of design flair!

Full Window, Empty Frames The wicker “screen” came from a Goodwill outlet store and happened to fit perfectly in the window. Empty picture frames from Goodwill make an easy, inexpensive way to create visual interest in empty wall space.

Flip the LIghts!

Easy End Table

Woodly found two table lamps at Goodwill. He used one upright on the end table, but the other he inverted to make a hanging ceiling lamp.

Woodly found two matching baskets of different sizes at Goodwill. He later found a piece of glass that fit the top and voila - instant end table!

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Tea Light-abra!

Li’l Baby Shoes

Donated item $3.16 Oldsmar Superstore

New item $.59 Oldsmar Superstore

When it comes to decorating, you can’t go wrong with candles and candleholders.

This one holds nine tea lights and would light up any room.

The Oldsmar Superstore has lots of these brand new toddler shoes in different primary colors. For $.59, you can afford one in every color scheme.

Vintage Toy

Donated item $1.06 Tampa Store

This adorable anteater made it all the way from 1978. He makes goofy noises when pushed and attempts to pick up fabric “ants” (no longer included).

Do you remember his name? Hint: See the orange circle on the opposite page.

Caution: Man Cave Ahead New item $2.99 Spring Hill Superstore Need to decorate a man cave? This sign would be the perfect start. Goodwill has lots of new signs and plaques to enchance your décor.

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

Ear Candy We Want Ice Cream!

Donated item $1.16 each Trinity Superstore Get ready for summer with dishware from Goodwill. These are just right for ice cream sundaes or as candy dishes.

Donated item $2.06 Wesley Chapel Superstore Every Goodwill store has a large selection of new and donated jewelry. It’s a great way to get your accessories for far less than typical retail prices. Plus, there’s the added thrill of the hunt!

Note cards New item $5.99/10-pack All Goodwill stores These greeting cards celebrate the creativity and selfexpression of people with disabilities. Each features artwork by participants in Goodwill’s Life Skills Development programs.

Donated items $19 total for dress, shoes, earrings Oldsmar Superstore

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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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The Little Black Dress

This Goodwill shopper participated in a “thrift shop challenge” for tbt* Newspaper. From her perfect black dress to her black satin pumps, she rocked a holiday dinner party look for less.

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Our Caring Supporters in Year 2013 Goodwill Industries-Suncoast recognizes the following individuals, companies and organizations for their financial gifts to Goodwill-Suncoast between January 1 and December 31, 2013.

Circle Friends

Leadership Society

Platinum – ($10,000+)

Deloitte

Dan and Tina Johnson

D.J.H., Inc.

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

Florida State Fair Authority

The Montgomery G. Northcutt Trust

Foelgner, Ronz & Straw P.A.

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Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Sellers, Jr. Marc and Loreen Spencer Joan B. Stephenson Charitable Trust Sun State International Trucks, LLC

Pacesetters - ($500-$999)

Surveillance Technology

AAA Tile Service

Taylor White

Ad Partners Advantica Benefits

Value Merchandise International, Inc.

Mr. Martin W. Gladysz

Anchor Packaging, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Waechter

Estate of Rodney F. Pierce

The K. W. Grader Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Kym Bandy

Neal and Denise Werner

PNC Foundation

Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPAs

Mrs. Dorothy Bremer

WordSmitten Media, Inc.

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

Hawkins Construction, Inc.

Cirsco

Russell and Lillian Quarles Fund within the Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Hersch

CWC Inventories

Patrons - ($250-$499)

Humana

Florida Bullet, Inc.

Mrs. Meredith J. Aiken

David and Marie Hyman Fund within the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Garrett

Carole T. Flagg Family Fund within the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Joseph P. and Rose E. Patton Irrevocable Trust

Trust of Elizabeth D. Rankin SunTrust Foundation Theodore P. and Marian Hadley Tonne Charitable Trust Trust of Frank Warren

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems

Thomas A. and Mary S. James Foundation

Gold Medal International Gordon Food Service GSC Manufacturing Inc.

JP Morgan Chase

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hough

Leon Korol Company

Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Garvin Mr. Mark E. Gauthier Ms. Cordelia A. Hinton

Gold - ($5,000-$9,999)

Ed and Karen Malnory

Kiwanis Club of The Top of the Bay Foundation, Inc.

Trust of Lewis F. Colbert

Edward and Jeanne Mansfield

Kole Imports

Kids & Kubs

Wells Fargo Insurance Services

David and Pamela Murphy

Mr. John B. Latchford, CE

Willis of Florida, Inc.

National Charity Services, Inc.

Liberty Wholesale Distributors, Inc.

Silver - ($3,000-$4,999)

Piedmont Companies, Inc.

Lynn Roberts International

Mrs. Carole F. Philipson

Regent Products Corp.

MAC Wholesale

Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Rader

Mr. Gary Hebert

Sabal Trust Company

Mr. Paul M. Norris

Mario C. Rodriguez, M.D.

Deborah A. and James P. Passerini

Ms. Vie O’Brien

Ms. Kathleen L. Roegiers

Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Waits

Skyway Business Center Inc.

Packaging Horizons Corp.

Jack and Vera Sprague

Bronze - ($1,000-$2,999)

The USAA Foundation

Ms. Cher L. Peper

Robert G. Stern, Esq.

The Bank of Tampa

Wells Fargo Foundation

Bright House Networks

Jim and Sue Williams

Catalina Marketing Charitable Foundation

Richard and Lee Zeh

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

Zeno Office Solutions Inc.

RBA Print Communications, Inc.

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The Sembler Company

The Prudential Insurance Co of America

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Mr. William F. “Bud” Lott

Benefactors - ($100-$249) Ms. Kimberly Adams Mr. Steve Bivens

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Mrs. Tracey Boucher

Larry W. Sharer Restated Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Cobb

Ms. Rhea Hurwitz

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brinkman

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Smith, Jr.

Complete Automotive Care

Mr. Robert A. Kelzer

Ms. Albertina Brown

Dr. and Mrs. Harv Soff

Mr. and Mrs. Dabney L. Conner

Mr. Milton E. Knellinger

Eldon & Mary Lou Brown

Mr. Dennis R. Sullivan

Mr. James L. Corey

Mr. Sam L. Kroll

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Swanson

Col. William A. Crawford, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kross

Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Brown

Mr. John M. Talaba

Ms. Jane Davis

Ms. Valerie B. Burge

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Trocke

Ms. Jan M. Buswell

Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater

Philip A. Decamp and Joan H. Decamp Trust

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Lawrence, Jr.

Commercial Insurance Specialists, LLC

Viable Medical Consulting, LLC

Mr. Kenneth L. Layman

Mr. Denis J. DeMarino

Ms. Lizzie G. Lenon

Mr. Bob A. Wabbersen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Dobkowski

Dr. and Mrs. Pedro J. Lense

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Curtiss Rolfe D. Duggar, Esq.

Tom and Chris Ward

Mr. and Mrs. Dale L Ellis

Mr. Carlos Luna

Mrs. Barbara G. Faber

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Taketo Emoto

Mr. John S. Maceovsky, III, CPA

Frontier Lighting

Ms. Ellen S. Woll

Mr. Gary L. Fairchild

Mr. Bernard Macon, Sr.

Mrs. Sara Ann Gastman

Ms. Nancy G. Farage

Mr. Henry G. Mager

Great American Jewelry Corporation

Mrs. Evelyn F. Farrell

Mr. Joseph T. Maier

Mr. Alfred J. Fenton

Ms. Louise A. Manolakos

Mr. and Mrs. Rafael A. Fernandez

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Markman

Ms. L. Kay Flack

Mr. Shawn A. Martin

Mrs. Carole T. Flagg

Mr. and Mrs. Alex A. Marzek

James and Pauline Foulkes

Ms. Carole A. Mason

Mrs. Eleanor Franko

Ms. Sharon E. Mason

Ms. Carole L. Gemmill

Ms. Shirley M. Mauldin

Mr. Dante P. Gionta

Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDonald

Ms. Maria M. Ashcraft

Mr. Richard L. Greenwood

Ms. Tracy McMenimon Mr. Karl B. Means

Mrs. Paula Jan Grover Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Guagliardo

Supporters - ($99 or less) Ms. Nancy Ackerman Ms. Ashleigh Adamosky Mr. and Mrs. William J. Afonso

Mrs. Irma V. Hamill

Mary Louise Albrecht

Peace Wealth Management, Inc.

Mr. David A. Alfonso

Ms. Michael Ann Harvey

Dr. and Mrs. Merle F. Allshouse

Mrs. Marie Carson Hebbler

Allstate Insurance Company

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Henneberger

Mr. Robert L. Arends

Mr. and Mrs. Therrell D. Luke

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Astle

Mr. Morris B. Grover, Jr.

Kam McDaniel Corp

Bailey, Bailey & Bailey

Mrs. Patricia J. Guhl

Mr. Jack R. Mertz

Mrs. Lila B. Lawrence

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Barnhart

Mr. Leonard J. Gulbierz

Mr. Bill Miles

Mrs. Louise R. Lopez

Ms. Rita Barrette

Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Hale

Mr. E. Bradford Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Marrs

Ms. Marianne Bayley

Mr. Vernon E. Hall

Mrs. Marjorie B. Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bellas

Mr. and Mrs. Allan K. Hammell

Ms. Dominga D. Morales Ms. Priscilla A. Morrison

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Iachetta

Mrs. LaVern M. Mathias

Ms. Barbara K. Bernstein

Mrs. Sharon R. Hampton

Ms. Pamela F. Moore

Leonard L. Bissonnette, M.D.

Ms. Freda E. Harmon

Dr. Frederick P. Murray

Marion L. Neil Living Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Kwame A. Boakye

Mr. Mike Harper

Ms. Evelyn Nakasora

Mr. and Mrs. M. Paul Nestor

Ms. Alma Boetefuer

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Hart, III

Mr. William D. Nelson

P J Callaghan Company Inc

Mr. Vincent U. Bonini

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver D. Hayes

Mr. Paul F. Nemzek

Passport Marketing

Mr. Gerald B. Boyd

Mrs. Dee Anna Hays

Ms. Dorothy W. Nieuwkoop

Mr. and Mrs. Jacques J. Pinkard

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Brandt

Mr. Philip Heelan

Mr. and Mrs. Nikita Offenberg

Mrs. Lillian E. Preller

Mr. Stanley E. Brumaghim

Mrs. Bonita C. Heidingsfeld

Ms. Kris Rawson

Mr. Robert P. Buerger

Ms. Irene G. Hill

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

Mrs. Virginia R. Ripberger

Ms. Berta R. Cabrera

Ms. Linda C. Hirsch

Ms. Susan E. Oliver

Mrs. Mildred E. Robbins

Kitty and Quido Cappelli

Mr. Fred L. Hoerl

Ms. Gayle Ossip

Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Robinson

Mr. Charles H. Carter, Jr.

Mr. Robert S. Horning

Mrs. Adele H. Page

Seminole Septic, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Clark

Mrs. Eileen Howe

Ms. Audrey S. Paight

Mr. Michael T. McDuffie

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Ms. Carolyn M. Palmer

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Terrell

Mr. Harry A. Beede

Ms. Leone A. Farmer

Ms. Jimmie Christine Parker

Ms. Ruth A. Thomas

Mr. Richard Bekken

Mr. Richard Y. Fernandez

Ms. Cheryl Peer

Mr. Mark Thorn

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Bennett

Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Fetzer

Mrs. Barbara J. Perkins

Mrs. Jane D. Trimble

Ms. Emilia S. Benz

Ms. Sylvia H. Forster

Ms. Joy A. Petersen

Trinity Family Eyecare

Mrs. Mary C. Black

Mr. Alfred G. Frey

LCDR Joseph M. Petkiewicz USN

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Tudtud

Ms. Mildred A. Boerckel

Miss Jo Ann Gemignani

Mrs. Bridget M. Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Tyska

Ms. E. Barbara Boger

Mrs. Dorothy L. Gittings

Ms. Teddy Phillips

Ms. Beverlee R. Urban

Ms. Karen M. Platt

Ms. Mary Boghi

Mr. Sergei Gladilin

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Valenti

Mr. Michael Policarpio

Mr. Paul H. Bojack

Mrs. Callie Grall

Miss Diane M. Van Every

Mr. Michael G. Porche

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bossard

Mr. Raymond N. Gramm

Col. Charles B. Van Pelt

Precious Paws

Col. George Brown

Ms. Moni-Beth Griesemer

Mrs. Rita M. Vance

Mr. Hubert W. Premo

Mr. William F. Veasey

Ms. Monette R. Burns

Ms. Helen Grunenwald

Mr. John E. Pulford

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Venables

Mr. J. Harry Carr

Ms. Gladys L. Hahn

Mr. H. Richard Randall

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent G. Vespa

Miss Mary Alice Case

Ms. Myrtle A. Hall

Ms. Kathleen M. Rasmussen

Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Walchak

Ms. Jewell P. Chapek

Ms. Dorothy Hall

Ms. Helen B. Raub

Mrs. Patricia A. Watts

Ms. Thelma F. Cherry

Ms. Tucker Mae Hall

Ms. Amy A. Reily

Ms. Sarah W. Wells

Ms. Helen K. Clark

Ms. Vera Hanifan

Mrs. Frances M. Rice

Ms. Lisa S. Wiley

Ms. Catherine C. Clark

Mr. Aaron F. Head

Ms. Katherine D. Ritter

Mr. Herbert M. Withington

Mr. Lewis F. Colbert

Ms. Alma E. Hildred

Ms. Florence G. Copeland

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hinton

Mr. Glenn L. Robinson

Ms. Mary Jane Worley

Ms. Anna S. Corbett

Ms. Mathilda F. Hoffman

Ms. Phyllis Rosenthal

Mr. Pierre J. Costich, Jr.

Mr. Luther Y. Holland

Dorothy M. Saake Revocable Trust

Ms. Muriel H. Craig

Ms. Laura E. Hollar

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Craig

Ms. Jane Carver Holmes

Mr. Clement Crawford

Mr. Richard N. Holt

Mr. William E. Culbreath, Jr.

Dr. John W. Holter

Mrs. Ruth Dahling

Mr. Daniel Howe

Dr. and Mrs. S. Alton Dallgaard

Ms. Bessie R. Huff

Mr. Edward W. Davis

Mr. Charles N. Hunt

Ms. Donna Day

Mrs. Mary F. Hutchins

Ms. Leonora W. Dearlove

Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Jaberg

Mrs. Gwendolyn M. Deckert

Ms. Alice Jacob

The Bertha Rosenbluth Trust

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sanogueira, Sr. Mr. Agapito Santos Ms. Janice A. Saputo Trudy and George Scheidig Ms. Emilie R. Schoenberg Shangri-La Mobile Home Park, Assoc.

Col. William C. Shanks, Jr. Ms. Carol Sheehan

Ms. Armine Zakarian

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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. Sadie F. DeFlaun

Mr. George Jara

Mr. Nicholas F. Abens

Mr. Ronald Dew-Brittain

Mr. Fred W. Jobe

Ms. Caroline M. Adams

Ms. Stella F. Dixon

Dan and Tina Johnson

Ms. Irene A. Alexander

Mr. and Mrs. Adin M. Dosh

Mrs. Helen M. H. Jones

Ms. Rosamond Allen

Mrs. Irene E. Draper

Mr. Howard G. Keller

Ms. Deborah Axtell

Mr. Thomas T. Dunn, Esq.

Ms. Rosemarie Kibitlewski

Ms. Nancy A. Striker

Mr. Joseph Bagnor

Ms. Phylista Dye

Dr. Alfred E. King

Mr. Orloff W. Styve

Ms. Marion Baker

Miss H. Louise Eaton

Capt. Leonard K. Kissack

Ms. Ellen M. Sullivan

Ms. Helen Beaumont

Mrs. Sarah Eberhardt

Mr. William A. Klein

Ms. Jo Ann C. Tatlian

Mr. Frank R. Becker

Ms. Elizabeth English

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Knoblow

Ms. Yvonne Taylor

Ms. Edith Bedole

Mr. Hubert E. Erickson

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kopp

Ms. Ruth Slingerland Mr. and Mrs. David L. Smith Mr. Edward G. Snipes, Jr. Ms. Bonnie V. Stanaitis Mr. Thomas W. Stancik, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Boris A. Stern

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Ms. Marianne Kormendy

Mr. Bob Murtagh

Mrs. Mabel I. Soine

Mr. and Mrs. Royce Ladd

Ms. Lucille M. Netcott

Dr. Florence E. Stansbury

Mrs. Kathryn E. Lading

Mrs. Ida Curry Newberg

Ms. Kathryn B. Stenquist

Ms. Priscilla Lange

Mrs. Anne Noble

Robert G. Stern, Esq.

Mr. Arlo Langer

Ms. Norma B. Nunlist

Ms. Helen Hartinger Stevenson

Rex C. and Marie Elizabeth Larabee

Mr. Malvin H. Olsen

Ms. Genevieve J. Larges

Ms. Dorothy Marrs Owen

Mr. Solvieg Larsen

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Pargeans

Mr. Robert W. Laude

Ms. Freda H. Pasanen

Ms. Carolyn W. Law

Joseph P. and Rose E. Patton

Mr. Frank A. Lay

Ms. Nina I. Pease

Mrs. Carol M. LeBeau

Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Pelhank

Mrs. Betty M. Teguns

Ms. Ethel A. Lee

Mrs. Margaret D. Pereira

Mr. Lawrence J. Thiery

Mrs. Charlotte Lehnherr

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Peters

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Tinstman

Ms. Sylvia Lerner

Mr. John Sharp Peyton

Ms. Vera M. Lillia

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney F. Pierce

Theodore P. and Marian Hadley Tonne

Ms. Dorothy A. Lindahl

Ms. Marie T. Pogar

Ms. Bernice K. Trulsen

Mrs. Julia Linscott

Miss Anna Pollmann

Mr. Henry W. Tuck

Dan and Tina Johnson

Ms. Marjorie J. Lyman

Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver Pore

Ms. Hedy Tumillo

Ms. Teddy Phillips

Ms. Katherine P. MacDonald

Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Pouttu

Mrs. Leona G. Mace

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quak

Mr. and Mrs. Herman B. Van Schooten

Ms. Mary W. MacMonnies

Ms. Mary Rabanus

Mrs. Grace Vargo

Ms. Nellie M. Maedler

Mrs. Louise W. Rahmel

Mrs. Adeline M. Vavrik

Edward and Jeanne Mansfield

Ms. Hortense L. Ramsay

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Volkman

Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Marti

Mr. David V. Ramsay

Mr. Henry E. Walters, Jr.

Mr. Robert T. McGeorge

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rawcliffe

Ms. Cora H. Wasser

Ms. Gertrude Spear McGrew

Mr. Carl H. Reed

Ms. Janet S. Weaver

Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. McIntosh

Mrs. Fimie R. Richie

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. West

Mrs. Ada B. McManeus

Ms. E. Hope Rietschlin

Ms. Virginia F. Westervelt

Mrs. Jane Damm McPherson

Mrs. Elizabeth C. Roberts

Mr. Orville L. Westlund

Mr. Raymond E. Meyer

Ms. Grace C. Roe

Mr. Donald Overholt

Mrs. Ethel T. Michaud

Ms. Eva P. Rogers

Frank T. and Gladys M. Mills

Ms. Margaret G. Ruff

Ms. Lucille Miller

Mr. Charles Saltzman

Fred & Grace Miller

Mr. Richard J. Sargent

Ms. Margaret B. Miller

Edward E. and Ella Schenk

Mr. F. Neuman Miller

Ms. Erika Schnabel

Mr. Stephen K. Stimson Mr. Harris M. Sullivan, Jr. Mrs. Catherine L. Svoboda Ms. Helen Swarthout Mrs. Esther C. Swiney

Memorial Honorarium In Memory of

Gary E. Dittmer Rich and Lee Zeh

Ms. Rita Tavenner

Mr. Flernoy White Ms. Laura White

In Memory of

Mrs. Claire S. Hoerl Mr. Fred L. Hoerl

In Honor of

In Memory of

Lee Edward Macon Mr. Bernard Macon, Sr.

In Memory of

Mr. Robert A. Mahn, Sr. Ms. Ruth A. Thomas

In Memory of

Sidney Mitchell Mrs. Marjorie B. Mitchell

Mrs. Janet L. Whitlock Mr. Roland E. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Wilke

Mrs. Beatrice L. Moon

Mrs. Jean A. Schneider

Jim and Sue Williams

Ms. Beni Morrison

Mr. William H. Schoenfeld, Jr.

Ms. Eva M. Wills

Mr. Arthur A. Moulton

Mrs. Anella B. Shapiro

Mr. William B. Wood

Ms. Bernice E. Muench

Ms. Rita Sherman

Mrs. Helen M. Zachariasen

Mr. Harry C. Mulder

Ms. Pearl F. Shuttlesworth

Richard and Lee Zeh

In Honor of

Mr. R. Lee Waits Mr. John B. Latchford Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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Goodwill-Suncoast Gives Back to Kids Over the holidays, residents from our community corrections center jumped in to help Nourish to Flourish, a grassroots program that sends food home with needy school children. Nourish to Flourish helps feed chronically hungry children in Pinellas County, where Goodwill-Suncoast is headquartered. Public defender Liz Rhodes coordinates the program, providing free food (typically before the weekend) for approximately 1,000 children at selected schools.

In November, participants in Goodwill-Suncoast’s residential drug treatment program decorated 600 bags with a Thanksgiving theme. The bags were then filled with food and sent home with kids before Thanksgiving. Goodwill-Suncoast’s Good to Go Catering was able to add its own goodies to the bags and call on food providers to donate more.

“We found out the food has to be ready-to-eat because in most cases the kids don’t have anyone to cook a meal,” said Paul Norris, vice president for community corrections and housing for Goodwill. “And we wanted to do more.”

When it comes to helping needy kids in the community, Goodwill-Suncoast volunteers are ready to lend many hands.

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So in December, 30 volunteers wrapped 250 donated presents for Nourish to Flourish to distribute to the same needy kids. The community collaboration won’t end there. Next up Goodwill volunteers and Good to Go Catering will be donating time and food for Valentine’s Day. “Our goal is to help the program – and the kids – all year round,” said Norris.

The Courage to Move Forward How does a young man go from someone who hated talking to people he didn’t know to one who meets and greets dozens of strangers a day?

Simple: With the belief that he could.

Jimmy Danczyk gained that belief through a Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Program, administered by Goodwill-Suncoast. He was referred to the program by a vocational rehabilitation counselor after being diagnosed with emotional disorders.

Jimmy came to the youth program painfully shy and withdrawn, but with perfect, prompt attendance. He nervously pushed himself through mock job interviews and customer service training certification.

After a successful real-life interview, Jimmy was selected for a paid internship at Goodwill’s new superstore in Trinity. Store management saw his potential. They placed him on the sales floor and encouraged him to work with the public.

Jimmy Danczyk gained confidence and employment with help from Goodwill

Today Jimmy is an employee of the store, manning the donation drive-thru and interacting with strangers all day long. He has plans to move up the ranks at Goodwill and to begin attending college.

“I worked hard,” he says. “And I have something to show for it.”

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