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GWOODWILL

ORKSA Report to the Community

Summer 2014

Private donors Clara and the late Ottie Ladd, and JPMorgan Chase & Company put forth the capital costs to pay for the development of the new Goodwill “blue” boutique in Sumner. Their investment will produce $750,000 in area economic stimulus and fund job training and placement for 250 unemployed over the first five years. Clara and Ottie Ladd contributed a personal gift toward the store, while JPMorgan Chase & Company provided $90,000 for capital costs.

The late Ottie Ladd owned and operated the Kentucky Fried Chicken stores in Pierce County, Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. “His restaurants provided a first job for many young people,” said Clara Ladd. “He loved to see

young people blossom as they gained confidence and learned new job skills. And he fervently believed in Goodwill’s mission – to help people develop the skills they need to find meaningful work. It’s in that spirit and in his memory that I support Goodwill’s mission through the opening of this boutique in Sumner.”

The new store supports youth, families, single parents and transitioning soldiers by helping to fund more than 30 job training and other educational services.

“JP Morgan’s contribution leverages Goodwill retail operations to significantly increase job training opportunities in culinary, retail, custodial, office, landscaping, construction, warehouse and logistics fields in this region,” said Cree Zischke, JPMorgan Chase Vice President of Global Philanthropy for the Northwest and Intermountain Regions. “We like Goodwill’s business model - an economic engine and workforce development program that effectively trains the unemployed and fast tracks them into jobs,” said Zischke.

The Sumner “blue,” Goodwill’s third boutique, opened its doors May 8th, nestled within a downtown walkable neighborhood with other small shops and boutiques. The store offers top merchandise selected from household items donated across Pierce County - designer apparel, shoes, accessories and home décor for 60 to 70 percent below retail.

To better represent the 15 counties served, “Tacoma Goodwill Industries” is now “Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region.”

“Now we have a name that better represents Goodwill’s reach and the 15 counties we serve,” said Don Johnson, Chairman of Goodwill’s Board of Directors. “Through nearly a century of service our mission has grown to encompass many communities beyond our homein Tacoma.”

NEW blue BOUTIQUE OPENS IN SUMNER

WHY DID WE CHANGE OUR NAME?

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Clara Ladd (left), Cree Zischke of JPMorgan Chase & Mindy Ladd O’Neill reveal Sumner blue’s commemoration plaque.

Tacoma Goodwill is now “Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region.”

South 21st and I street: Tacoma Goodwill Industries in 1922

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The organization began in 1920, when Reverend H.W. Michener, pastor of Tacoma’s Central Methodist Church, was given a basket of clothing by women of the congregation who told him, “… you have been talking a lot about beginning a Goodwill Industries. Here is a start.” On April 22, 1922 incorporation papers for the new “Tacoma Goodwill Industries” were filed with the mission - to provide for the “ …educational and industrial welfare of the poor and neglected without profit or gain...”

“Today our organization reflects the modern needs of the region with the mission of helping people with barriers to employment go to work,” said Terry Hayes, President and CEO of Goodwill. “This year we will help 9,000 people with education, job training, transitional work and job placement services.”

Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region celebrated program graduates and business partners and rolled out an ambitious community support program for the upcoming year at its annual “Ready to Work” breakfast in late April. The event was attended by 650 community leaders and business professionals from throughout the area.

Terry Hayes, President and CEO of Goodwill, announced four strategic initiatives the company will focus on in support of transitioning soldiers, families, single parents, youth and recycling:

Ready to Work Breakfast honors participants and organizations, highlights new strategic initiatives.

2014 READY TO WORK BREAKFAST

Goodwill partnership raises revenue for job training and diverts material from landfills. PLU students and parents donated 400% more to Goodwill this year!

GOODWILL/PLU DONATION DRIVE

Retail Stores and Training CentersWork Opportunity Centers

...name change continued • Expansion of our Operation: GoodJobs program for transitioning soldiers and families to include a new mentoring program, which brings an individualized approach to helping veterans and their families during the transition to civilian life.

• A High School Re-engagement Program that focuses on getting youth back into school.

• A new program in partnership with DSHS called Empower to Work, that helps individuals with personal needs, goal setting, professionalism and job searching skills.

• The Fall opening of a new outlet store and distribution/processing center in Lacey that will enable more efficient recycling of unsold donations into raw material sale and help Goodwill move closer to the goal of “Zero Waste”.

At the event, the organization recognized Starbucks as Community Partner of the Year, and World Vision as Goodwill’s Business Partner of the Year.

Individual awards were also handed out: Ronny Brown, a graduate of Goodwill’s culinary skills program is our 2014 Graduate of the Year; Angelique Rooth who works for Goodwill Contracting Services at the dining facility at Joint Base Lewis McChord is our Achiever of the Year; and the Michener Inspirational Award, named for the founder of our Goodwill, Reverand H.W. Michener, went to AJ Archer, a graduateof our construction training and GED program, YouthBuild.

This year’s event raised more than $175,000 which will help provide scholarships to 140 people.

The end of the school year meant dorm donations and sustainable cleanup for 1,500 students at Pacific Lutheran University, a national leader in sustainable campus life.

Ronny Brown

In May, Goodwill donation trailers at four recycle stations on campus collected couches, lamps, dressers and other items. The effort produced 47,000 pounds of dorm donations for Goodwill – up 400% over the prior year. Overall, “Moveout 2014” nearly doubled the record of 38,000 pounds that left campus last year through donations to Goodwill, the Trinity Lutheran Church Food Bank and Nativity House. PLU’s sustainable effort also cut in half the amount of material ending up in campus dumpsters.

For the second year, PLU and Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region partnered to reduce waste in the landfill, promote recycling and to raise revenue through sale of dorm donations for job training and placement in Pierce County. Goodwill hopes to partner with more colleges using this model in the future.

Pacific Lutheran University is only one of 15 colleges across the country to partner with Goodwill, Keep America Beautiful and the College and University Recycling Coalition to launch “Give and Go! Move Out 2014,” a national effort in college sustainability living and job creation. Each year, the university recycles more than 70 percent of its waste stream and has committed to be carbon neutral by 2020.

This year Goodwill, the IRS VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program, Key Bank and the Pierce County Asset Building Coalition offered Tacoma residents making under $52,000/year free tax assistance at the Milgard Work Opportunity Center. In Washington more than 1.1 million households qualify for Goodwill tax services.

The free service was to encourage more persons to take advantage of tax credits which are typically missed through self-filing such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. In the U.S. last year, more than $1 billion in Earned Income Tax Credits went unclaimed.

This year, the program served 20% more households (622) and saved taxpayers $76,327 in preparation fees. Including the Key Bank sponsored Super Refund Saturday, the center filed for $872,979 in refunds including $359,979 in Earned Income Tax Credits.

In May we unveiled our premier expansion into HOME store furnishings with our separate department at the Goodwill store on 6th avenue in North Tacoma!

Tacoma residents received $76,327 in free tax filing assistance this year.

FREE TAX FILING ASSISTANCE

Home furnishings and décor specialty shops are coming!

NEW GOODWILL HOME STORE OPENS

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From college dorm rooms to high end home furnishings, shoppers now have a one-stop shopping experience with prices at 60 – 70% below retail. HOME departments feature a large inventory of donated lamps, art, home décor, bedroom furnishings, new rugs and locally-made mattresses.

The sixteen students who are the 2013 YouthBuild class logged 2,700 hours in construction and volunteer service prior to their March graduation. Three are now enrolled in higher education and ten are already working in the construction industry. YouthBuild provides low-income young people ages 17 – 24 the opportunity to work toward their GED while learning job skills and finding employment in the construction trades. Goodwill offers the program at Milgard Work Opportunity Center thanks to a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.

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CONGRATULATIONS YOUTHBUILD GRADS

Stephanie Elske with graduate Caidyn Matthews

Goodwill’s Veteran’s Services effort received a national award and $10,000 in additional funding in May. Goodwill Industries International presented the Vested in Veterans Centers of Excellence award for providing resources and services for military service members and their families. The Pierce county local program supporting transitioning soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McCord was one of two awarded nationally. “The award panel was particularly impressed with the depth of your veteran-centric work,” said Joylin Kirk, Director of Mission Services for Goodwill Industries International. When a veteran comes to Goodwill, employment specialists provide career services such as resume help, career assessment and counseling, and vocational rehabilitation. We also offer no-cost education, skills training and job placement services so that veterans and family members may advance beyond their military careers into sustainable civilian employment.

Goodwill International awards $10,000 to our Veterans Services effort.

Keep up with our Veteran’s Services Program on Facebook!

Visit us at facebook.com/OperationGoodJobs

VETERAN SERVICES GRANTED AWARD

Training Programs:Food ServiceJeff Pratt 253.573.6633

Barista TrainingAudra Layman 253.573.6560

Logistics/Warehouse TrainingGaruba Akinniyi 253.468.1709

Retail Skills/TEACHSarah Call 253.573.6761

Custodial SkillsFelix Cruz 253.573.6678

Financial EducationDeena Giesen 253.573.6679

Computer Skills/Office EssentialsJeanne Courtney 253.573.6564

Youth Services:STEPSYouthBuildBob Rowlands 253.573.6746

Older Adults: SCSEPProgram Manager Paul Spears 360.501.8342

Tacoma JoLynn Dunavant 253.573.6759

Longview Lenette Connolly 360.425.6929

Yakima Kelly Fox 509.452.6061

South Lacey, Port Angeles, Jefferson County Susan Kirchoff 360.456.0273 Adults with Disabilities/ Disadvantages:Supported EmploymentRetention Services Beyond Jobs Wendy Martindale 253.573.6629 Ticket to Work Lori Popejoy 253.573.6758 Group Supported EmploymentMarty Kogle 253.573.6718

Vocational and Educational AssessmentDiedre Puffer 253.573.6637

Veterans: Operation: GoodJobs Mike Tassin 253.573.6653 Public Job Search Assistance: Workforce Navigator James Watts 253.573.6577

Financial Donations:Chief Development OfficerChrista Brothers 253.573.6617

Goodwill Board Officers Chair

Don Johnson

TreasurerC.W. Herchold

SecretaryFrank Scoggins

At LargePamela Transue, PhD

Skip Haynes Jim Loomis

Directors Robert Bruback

Anthony Chen, MDBill Dickens

Nigel EnglishBuzz Folsom

Dennis JoinesCheryl Jones

James MatteucciJemima McCullum

Ryan PettyShahrokh Saudagaran

Karen SeinfeldJudy SwainJane Taylor

Timothy TruebenbachScott Waner Chad Wright

Ed ZittelFoundation Board

Officers Chair

Jim Loomis

Vice ChairGreg Biersack

TreasurerBarbara Mitchell Briner

SecretaryDennis Fulton

Board MembersJustin Anderson

Steve BargerBill Dickens

Buzz FolsomJason Hall

Chuck HellarWillie Stewart

Timothy Truebenbach Jim Walton

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MEET DON JOHNSON, NEW BOARD CHAIR

Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region is pleased to announce that Don Johnson, Port of Tacoma Commissioner, is our new Board Chair. Don brings a strong business and strategic background to Goodwill’s leadership effort, thanks to his former position as VP and general manager of Simpson Tacoma Kraft, a leading Tacoma pulp and paper producer. He also currently chairs the Port of Tacoma Audit Committee and serves on the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Transportation Policy Board. In recent years, Don served as chairman of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Board, the University of Washington Business School Advisory Board, and the United Way of Pierce County Board.

The Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Foundation Board is thrilled to introduce Jim Loomis as our new 2014 Chairman. His strategic focus will be on raising awareness about the critical role Goodwill plays in job training and lowering unemployment in 15 counties.

Jim is the Senior Vice President of Wealth Management for Columbia Private Banking, specializing in customized wealth management solutions. He brings a breadth of knowledge and more than 30 years’ experience in the banking industry to include careers with Puget Sound National Bank, KeyBank and Key Private Bank. He is a graduate of Whitman College and the Pacific Coast Banking School.

MEET JIM LOOMIS, FOUNDATION CHAIR

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Household donations will help us serve 9,000 people this year… Did you know that one bag of household donations can help change a life? When you take your

bags of gently used clothes and household items to Goodwill, it begins a cycle that leads to a first job or second chance for so many people in need. Our mission, to help people with barriers to employment go to work could not happen without those bags of goods. Those items are placed in our 34 retail stores and sold to our loyal customers. And then the proceeds from those sales are invested in our job training, education and placement services – and lives are changed. In addition to accepting your traditional household items, we also appreciate those treasures of higher value that we can offer online to a worldwide audience. Shopgoodwill.com is the largest Goodwill “store” in the world, showcasing items from 140 Goodwill regions across the United States.

Competitive bidding on the site for collectibles and high end merchandise provides significant revenue for job training and placement programs in our area. Last year we sold an African artifact collection, donated to one of our stores, for $23,473. Thanks to your household donations, we will serve over 9,000 unemployed people this year and place about 2,700 into jobs and careers throughout our community. All donors and types of donations are critical to our success. With your continued support, we will help more and more individuals who want the opportunity to go to work. Because jobs – and donations – change lives…

Terry Hayes

President & CEO

A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

ROUND UP! CHANGE LIVES!

When your cashier asks you to Round Up at your next visit to Goodwill, your small change can have a big impact on the life of someone in your community. In fiscal year 2014, shoppers will raise $315,000 to support Goodwill’s mission. That means that more than 210 people with significant barriers to employment will access educational and job training services because of your spare change & the change of Goodwill customers like you. “I came to Goodwill in hopes of finding a job. Instead, I found a life!”- Ronny Brown, Culinary Skills Program Graduate Thank you shoppers! You are helping people go to work!

• Weigh down your purse• Anchor dust bunnies under the couch• Fill the cup holder in your car• Buy ¼ of a candy bar• Change someone’s life!

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