Goodwill's Fall 2011 Newsletter

FALL/WINTER 2011

A publication of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries

Goodwill’s Youth Programs Promote Leadership

inside this issue Donate Movement.............................page 2 The Good Party ...................................page 3 Development Corner ........................page 4

When President Barack Obama came to Tech Boston Academy earlier this year, Bella Williams was there.

Bella has advanced skill behind a camera lens and was the only student allowed to be with the other pool photographers covering the president’s visit to the Boston pilot school.

“It was an amazing experience,” Bella said of Obama’s trip to Tech Boston where she will be a senior this fall. “I’ll never forget it.”

Those who know Bella aren’t surprised that the 17-year-old is getting noticed for all the right reasons at school. She is one of the young people making Goodwill’s youth programs click because she loves to get involved.

Boston Career Link ...........................page 4

This past summer, Bella was a Youth Leader at Fresh Air Camp. She is a mentee and a mentor in GoodGuides, Goodwill’s youth mentoring program, and she will be a Peer Leader this fall at Goodwill’s BNY Mellon After-School Academy for Girls.

Bella loves all these Goodwill programs because each one offers something a little different. What holds everything together for her are the relationships and friendships she forms along the way.

Put Your Clothes to Work Equals Job Success Each year employees from organizations around Boston put their clothes to work.

Attention shoppers: The Goodwill Store at 25 Park Avenue in Worcester has a bright, new fresh look.

Those organizations and businesses participate in Goodwill’s Put Your Clothes to Work clothing drive, an important corporate initiative that helps community-based job trainees overcome one of the greatest obstacles to getting and keeping a job – access to appropriate interview/work attire. All clothing donated during the drive benefits the Goodwill Clothing Collaborative for Job Trainees.

The renovated store, which includes new signs designed by branding firm Corey McPherson Nash, was unveiled at a grand “reopening” in June featuring a ribboncutting ceremony with Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, and Worcester Mayor Joseph C. O’Brien.

To kick off the drive a benefit reception was held May 10 at McGladrey, one of the lead sponsors. Janet Wu from WHDHTV was there to emcee.

“Goodwill provides communities with resources including clothing, job opportunities, and youth programs,” said Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray. “I am pleased to join leaders from our community as we come together to celebrate Goodwill’s grand reopening and continued business in Worcester.”

“An article of clothing is really an inanimate thing until you put it on a person,” Wu said. “Then it empowers the person and the person also gives it power. One of the things I’ve started doing the last several years is putting a note in the clothes I donate with a message saying ‘this suit brought me luck, I hope it does the same for you.’ ”

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Goodwill Reopens Worcester Store with New Look

“The significant work Goodwill does throughout central and eastern Massachusetts is truly incredible,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA). “They are a job creator, an continued on page 2 Dignitaries including Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, Rep. Jim McGovern, and Mayor Joe O’Brien were at the reopening of The Goodwill Store in Worcester.

Wu introduced Treena Hogan, a participant who benefited from having a great interview outfit. continued on page 2

Donate Movement Builds Momentum The Donate Movement is on the move!

In May, Goodwill and Boston University collected 41 tons of goods during the school’s Move Out period, topping last year’s total by six tons. The award-winning Goodwill Not Landfill initiative with BU is part of Goodwill’s Donate Movement, which is a public awareness campaign to emphasize the positive impact that donating clothing and household goods can have on communities and the planet.

Then, in June, school children from Franklin Elementary School in North Andover collected 8.9 tons of goods. Over two weeks students from the school brought donations to the attended donation center at 757 Turnpike Street in North Andover. Goodwill had also provided the students with tickets with their class number in order to track who brought in the most donations. At the end of the two weeks, the first grade class 1C was the winning class, collecting 1,960 pounds – First grade class 1C from Franklin Elementary School in North Andover almost 1 ton! – for Goodwill. collected almost one ton for Goodwill!

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Goodwill Honors Congressman Capuano

PUT YOUR CLOTHES TO WORK – continued “Goodwill, as a whole has done so many things, but I think the Clothing Collaborative was, for me as a lady, the icing on the cake,” she said. “It was like being able to get a little bonus surprise.”

Goodwill Industries International recently honored Congressman Michael Capuano (D-MA) as a recipient of its National Policymaker Award for 2011. This award recognizes a federal policymaker who has demonstrated support for the public policy priorities of Goodwill and is an advocate of the organization’s job training programs.

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries nominated Capuano for his longstanding support of Goodwill, dating back to his days as the mayor of Somerville, where Goodwill has a store. Through the years, Capuano has supported Goodwill’s community programs and mission.

“Goodwill’s job training and career development programs are exactly what we need to build stronger communities during a time of economic hardship,” said Congressman Michael Capuano. “I am committed to supporting Goodwill’s mission of helping people live independent lives through work.”

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WORCESTER STORE – continued opportunity generator, and a major resource for hundreds of thousands of people, and I’m grateful that we have one of their landmark stores in Worcester.”

The renovations were made possible, in part, through grants from the Remillard Family Foundation, the George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation and the WymanGordon Foundation, all of Worcester.

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Job training graduate Treena Hogan, Goodwill President Joanne Hilferty, Channel 7 reporter Janet Wu, McGladrey Managing Director Nancy Aubrey, and Castle Group Principal Sandy Lish at the Put Your Clothes to Work reception in May.

Hogan went through Goodwill’s Human Services Employment Ladder Program and then landed a job at Arbor Associates as a preschool teaching assistant. She wore the outfit she received from the Clothing Collaborative on her interviews.

“Goodwill as an organization is about transformations,” said Joanne Hilferty, president of Goodwill. “We help people transform their lives and achieve independence and dignity through work. For that first impression, for that first interview, how you look can make such a difference.”

This year, the Put Your Clothes to Work drive collected more than seven tons of interview appropriate clothing. In addition to McGladrey, other sponsors included Bingham, The Castle Group, and TJX Companies.

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Looking Forward to Fall!

The fall is always a busy time at Goodwill. Shoppers are looking for that perfect “mix and match” Halloween costume and we’re planning for a number of activities.

This year, more than 1,600 individuals from Goodwill’s job training program, career services, and youth programs will enjoy our annual Thanksgiving events and holiday party for children.

We thank our friends and donors who help make these holiday traditions possible.

Thank you!

thank you

to all our sponsors and restaurants!

The Good Party Sponsors Gold Sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Every day Goodwill helps people facing barriers to achieve lives of independence and dignity through work. That is why Celebrating Everyday Independence was the perfect theme for The Good Party, held on June 15 at Goodwill’s headquarters. More than 300 guests attended as Goodwill presented Victoria Reggie Kennedy with its first ever Independence Award in appreciation for all her husband, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, did to assist people with disabilities. Guests also heard from Donald Deas, a Dorchester resident whose education and training at Goodwill helped him to secure a job at Stop & Shop. The gala celebrates the achievements of participants in job training, career services, and youth programs at Goodwill.

Left to right: John Henry and Linda Pizzuti Henry; Clayton Turnbull and Mary Kakas; Paul and Ashley Bernon; Steve Pogorzelski, Joanne Hilferty, Jim Gibbons, Victoria Reggie Kennedy

event committee Honorary Chairs

Co-Chairs

Governor Deval Patrick Mayor Thomas M. Menino Karen Holmes Ward WCVB-TV, Good Party Emcee

Ashley Bernon Paul Bernon Rubicon Real Estate, LLC Richard Caturano McGladrey Peter Morrissey Morrissey & Company Steven Pogorzelski ClickFuel.com

Honored Guest Victoria Reggie Kennedy Alison Arnett Nancy Aubrey Maria Battaglia Kay Bernon Bishop John Borders Kevin Bottomley Theresa Bresten Jeffrey Casler Edward Cassidy Eugene Colangelo Sam Cron Edward Davis Jovita Fontanez Wanda Geer

Marvin Gilmore Robert Gittens George (Chip) Greenidge Jr. Joanne Hilferty Carol Ishkanian Mary Kakas Herbert Lemelman Lois Lemelman Vivien Li Stephanie Lovell Allen Maltz Fran Maltz Michael Manoogian

Jay McCarthy Kathy Melley Oz Mondejar Keith Motley Reginald Nunnally Colette Phillips Mary Reed Kevin Reynolds James Rooney Candace Simourian John Simourian Kirk Sykes Linda Thompson Ellen Wilson

Bronze Sponsor Acadian Wipers Boston Private Bank & Trust Company NSTAR The TJX Foundation Copper Sponsor Ashley and Paul Bernon Kay and Peter Bernon Eugene and Dona Colangelo Eastern Bank Grant Thornton Lily Transportation Corporation Massachusetts Convention Center Authority McGladrey New England Development Northeastern University PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP Richard White Sons, Inc. Riemer & Braunstein LLP Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation, Inc. Tartts Day Care Centers, Inc./The Waldwin Group William Gallagher Associates Ellen Wilson Friend Sponsor Gallup Landscape Company John Hancock Rick and Carol Ishkanian Stephanie Lovell Morrissey & Company New England Baptist Hospital Steve and Brenda Pogorzelski Rafanelli Events Roche Bros.

Elinor Bernon Rosenthal UGL Services Supporter Sponsor Anthurium Solutions Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Avenue Solutions Boston Athletic Association Boston Financial Management Kevin Bottomley Theresa Bresten Michael Burns Burns & Levinson

Cambridge Bank & Trust Company Community Development Corporation of Boston Century Bank Cleary Advisors Sean Curran Danversbank Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Epstein/Carver Family Foundation Matt and Kim Fink Dan and Penny Fireman Michael Flood Courtney & Michael Forrester Goodman Associates Gordon Brothers Group Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Hampton Inn & Suites Boston Joanne K. Hilferty Honeywell Hub Plumbing & Mechanical Image Technology Specialists JRT2 Consulting Services Inc. Herbert and Lois Lemelman Michael Lerner Steve Levinsky Libby Hoopes Allen and Fran Maltz Michael and Lori Manoogian Marshall Law Group Jay McCarthy Newport Creative Communications Pilgrim Parking Mary and Joseph Rahal Real Candy Rubin & Rudman LLP Kevin and Maigan Reynolds Second Time Around Sentry Ford, Inc. Seyfarth Shaw LLP Simplex Janitorial Supplies Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Tracy Spicer Sysco Boston Winthrop Wealth Management United Waste Management University of Massachusetts Boston U.S. Security Associates Tom & Kristie Zaccagnino

Featured Food and Spirits Donations Cocktail Reception 28 Degrees Giant Liquor of Roxbury Grafton Street Pub & Grill, Cambridge Julio’s Liquors Martignetti Narragansett Brewing Company Lower Falls Wine Company Ruby Wines Dinner Ashmont Grill Bella Luna Burton’s Grill Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse Merengue Restaurant & Catering Sel de la Terre Tasty Burger Tavolo The Pit Stop BBQ Dessert The Cheesecake Factory Edible Arrangements HP Hood LA Burdick Montilio’s Baking Company Sweet Whole Foods

YOUTH PROGRAMS – continued

Development C O R N E R Goodwill Welcomes 2,500 Donors to New Donor Recognition Society The Helms Society, Goodwill’s new donor recognition program, is named after Goodwill’s founder, Edgar J. Helms. His vision of helping those in need find independence and dignity through work lives on today. Through the Helms Society, Goodwill more fully acknowledges the major impact that friends and donors make through their annual donations. Members of the new society will receive recognition in the annual Goodwill honor roll of donors, and will receive other benefits as well.

President’s Circle $10,000 Sponsor

$5,000 to $9,999

Benefactor

$2,500 to $4,999

Partner

$1,000 to $2,499

Patron

$500 to $999

Associate

$250 to $499

Friend

$100 to $249

Loyal Donors Help Met the Challenge To help boost donations to Goodwill, an anonymous benefactor agreed to match by $25,000 new and increased donations received in fiscal year 2011. Thanks to Goodwill’s donors, we have met the challenge!

“I love the atmosphere at camp,” Bella said. “You might get homesick, but eventually you get over it. It’s my home away from home.”

This fall, Bella will be participating in the after-school academy, working with the younger girls as a Peer Leader. “You are with the girls for the whole school year so you get a lot closer,” she said.

Bella will also continue to stay involved with GoodGuides. She is mentoring a 14-year-old in the program and also meets regularly with her own mentor.

“It’s a great experience for people who need that person to talk to, that shoulder to lean on,” Bella said. “I can talk with my mentor about anything. I would recommend this program to anyone.”

Goodwill’s Marathon Team Runs for Great Kids

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In its seventh consecutive season, Goodwill’s Running for Great Kids raised $62,000 in the 2011 Boston Marathon in April. The money raised by the 17 team members supports Goodwill’s youth programs. As is tradition, an enthusiastic group of girls from Goodwill’s after-school program was there at mile 17 to cheer the runners on. Thanks again, runners!

Goodwill Raised the Roof Thanks to the generous support of many individual, corporate, and foundation friends, the Building Goodwill…By Raising the Roof and More! capital campaign reached its goal! We are completing the final report now, so stay tuned for details in future communications.

Boston Career Link Employees Are Recognized As the number of individuals being served at Boston Career Link increased from 6,176 to 8,003 from fiscal year 2010 to 2011, several employees were recognized for their work at the one-stop career center operated by Goodwill.

Neil Sullivan, executive director of the Boston Private Industry Council, Shane Jackson, customer services representative at Boston Career Link, and Joanne Hilferty, president of Goodwill.

Shane Jackson, a customer services representative at Boston Career Link and former Goodwill program participant and Boston Career Link customer, was recently named one of the 2011 Boston Private Industry Council Achievers. The Private Industry Council is a private partnership that connects business, the Boston Public Schools, higher education, government, labor, and community organizations to create innovative workforce and education solutions.

“Shane Jackson is a tremendous employee at Boston Career Link. Job seekers are often discouraged when they come here, but Shane helps put them at ease and gets them off to a good start in their job search,” said Paul MacNeil, the director of Boston Career Link and vice president of work programs at Goodwill.

Also, Rafaelina “Lina” Ramirez, who works as a Boston Career Link advisor, won Goodwill’s 2011 Emil Hartl President’s Award in recognition of her outstanding performance.

Rafaelina ‘Lina’ Ramirez

Lina has worked at Boston Career Link as a career advisor for five years. Last year, the state rolled out a new program called Reemployment Services, which requires mandatory visits for unemployed individuals to attend a career center. Ramirez was asked to get the program running in less than two months.

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Session One Fresh Air Campers show off jewelry they made in arts and crafts class.

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GOODWILL

Goodwill’s mission is to provide exemplary job training and related services to help individuals with disabilities and other barriers to selfsufficiency to achieve independence and dignity through work. Not charity, but a chance.

Joanne K. Hilferty President & CEO Joy S. Burghardt Vice President, Programs & Services Carol S. Cardozo Vice President, Finance & CFO Terrence M. Fitzpatrick Vice President, Retail Enterprise Paul MacNeil Vice President, Work Programs; Director of Boston Career Link Mary G. Rahal Vice President, Human Resources & Administration Joyce Gallagher Sullivan Vice President, Marketing & Development James Harder Director of Communications Editor, GoodwillOutlook Photo Credits Zev Fisher Mike Ritter Design Studio A Design

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