Thanks to a new Goodwill program calledBeyond Jobs, single mothers like KhalidaMuhammed are finding success in the work-place and support for their families.

Funded by a grant from the WalmartFoundation and administrated by GoodwillIndustries International, Beyond Jobs assists

single mothers with job training andplacement, and also helps them planfor continued success. Goodwillworks with each woman to createan individualized plan that out-lines how she will gain and retaina job, advance in her career, andensure long-term financial stability

for her family.

For Khalida, who foundemployment as a pharmacytechnician after completingone of Goodwill’s jobreadiness programs, thathas meant help withkeeping a budget, sup-port with transportation,

and mentoring.

“Beyond Jobs has helped me keep everythingon track,” Muhammed said. “The support andencouragement I get from the Goodwill staffhas been empowering.”

“Steady employment is a priority for everysingle mother, but the struggle doesn’t endwhen she finds a job," said Joanne Hilferty,president of Morgan Memorial GoodwillIndustries. “The Beyond Jobs program helpsmothers and families by providing more thana job, giving each woman the tools she needsto support her family today and in the future.”

Each participant in the Beyond Jobs programreceives a complete career assessment, individualized career planning, job skills training, and assistance with job placement.Recognizing that landing a job is only onestep on the road to success, Beyond Jobs alsoprovides mothers with continued financialeducation, family strengthening services, earlyeducation and child care assistance, and connections to healthy food and nutrition initiatives.

SPRING/SUMMER 2011 A publication of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries

inside this issue

The Good Party ...................................page 2

Annual Report .....................................page 2

Fresh Air Camp ...................................page 3

Goodwill Has aNEW Roof! ............................................page 4

The other goods you candonate this spring

If you haven’t been to The Goodwill Store at 1010Harrison Avenue in Boston lately, now might be a goodtime to pay another visit.

On March 17, Goodwill unveiled a new look to its flagship store with an updated color scheme and merchandising layout and featuring new interiordepartmental signs, posters and price “toppers”designed by the national branding firm CoreyMcPherson Nash. The new signs are an extension ofGoodwill’s brand, incorporating the well-known“smiling G” logo as well as Goodwill’s mission.

The overall renovation is part of a plan to upgradeand update the appearance of all 11 GoodwillStores in eastern and central Massachusetts. Theflagship Harrison Avenue store is the fifth one to

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Goodwill Reopens HarrisonAvenue Store with New Look

Beyond Jobs Helps GoodwillAssist Single Mothers

Spring presents the perfect time to take a freshlook at the items in your home and decidewhat should stay and what should go. As youde-clutter your home, Morgan MemorialGoodwill Industries can put your unwanteditems to good use. As you know, Goodwillalways accepts clothing, but when decidingwhat to donate, consider these other things.

1. Housewares: Sometimes we inherit house-hold items from others or receive them as gifts.If you have spare pots and pans or a secondtoaster, vacuum cleaner or blender that youdon’t need, donate it to Goodwill.

2. Shoes: Donate shoes that were a impulsebuy and you never really became fond of orshoes that don’t seem to fit your child anymore. A few gently worn pairs of shoesmake an excellent contribution.

3. Linens: If you want a new style of linens foryour bed or have a table cloth that you nolonger need, Goodwill gladly accepts dona-tions of gently used linens.

4. Books: If you’ve already read a book andhave no plans to read it again, donate it toGoodwill. Donating books frees valuable shelfspace and makes room for new ones. Check

Independenceand DignityThroughWork

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HARRISON STORE – continuedbe upgraded and more are scheduled for thenew look.

“What’s exciting about the new signage designis how well it synthesizes with our existinglogo and new store vision yet adds a fresh, col-orful look and highlights our mission state-ment of independence and dignity throughwork,” said Joanne Hilferty, president ofMorgan Memorial Goodwill Industries.

The new designs also feature a series of signscalling for personal involvement and action,such as “I will donate, “I will help,” or “I willgive.”

“Instead of using the more obvious word“good” in Goodwill’s name, we thought itwould be more thoughtful to stress “will,”which implies personal responsibility andaction,” said Michael McPherson, partner andcreative director at Corey.

“Part of the goal of the renovation is toemploy improved merchandising techniquesand make it easier for customers to find whatthey are looking for when they are shopping,”said Terry Fitzpatrick, vice president of retailenterprise at Goodwill.

The Harrison Avenue store is the firstGoodwill location in eastern and centralMassachusetts to get the new signs, but otherswill follow. Goodwill’s trucks and donationcenters will also eventually have the new look.

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VictoriaKennedy toBe Honoredat TheGood Party

Victoria Reggie Kennedy will be honored atThe Good Party on June 15.

Kennedy will receive Goodwill’s IndependenceAward in appreciation for all her husband,Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, did to assist peoplewith disabilities, including the successful

implementation of the Americans withDisabilities Act that he authored more

than 20 years ago. The ADA is a civilrights law that prohibits, discrimina-tion based on disability.

Mrs. Kennedy has continued tochampion many of the causes thather husband fought for during hislifetime.

The year 2010 was a year of transformations – peopletransforming their lives and Goodwill transformingits headquarters, too!

These events were highlighted in Goodwill’s 2010Annual Report, aptly named Goodwill Transformations.The report marked not only the beginning of thebuilding renovations, but also profiled some of thelives that had been transformed with the help ofGoodwill.

Success stories like Scheila Guerrero, who was living in a homeless shelter when she learned aboutGoodwill’s HELP class, a two-month training program that prepares individuals to work inhuman services. Scheila enrolled, and before longhad a job as a residential counselor. The job alsoenabled Scheila to find her own place to live.

Or others like Michael Moriarty who suffered abrain injury several years ago and came to Goodwill for job training.

Michael eventually became an attendant at the Goodwill donation center in Woburn and is alsoa regular speaker for Brains at Risk, an awareness program for the Brain Injury Association ofMassachusetts.

The annual report is usually highlighted at Goodwill’s Annual Meeting in January, but this yeara major snowstorm forced cancellation of the meeting.

To view the 2010 Annual Report, go to www.goodwillmass.org and click on Publications.For a copy, call 617-541-1259 or send an email to info@goodwillmass.org.

Goodwill’s AnnualReport ReflectsTransformations

The theme of this year’s Good Party, Goodwill’s signature gala event, will be Celebrating EverydayIndependence because every day is Independence Day at Goodwill.

The Good Party, which is being put together with a dynamic events committee and RafanelliEvents, will be held Wednesday, June 15, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. under a huge tent at Goodwill’sHeadquarters at 1010 Harrison Avenue in Boston. As with previous Good Parties, it will be aBubble Q, meaning champagne and an assortment of BBQ-inspired dishes will be served. Therewill also be musical entertainment.

The Good Party will raise awareness of and financial support for Goodwill’s mission to provideexemplary job training and related services to help individuals with disabilitiesand other barriers to self-sufficiency to achieve independence and dignitythrough work. It will also honor the more than 9,000 men, women andyoung adults who take a confident first step towards a good job—anda better life—by enrolling in one of Goodwill’s many job training,career services, or youth programs.

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celebrat ing everyday independence

For moreinformation on

The Good Party, pleasevisit our website at

www.goodwillmass.organd click on

The Good Partylogo.

As summer approaches, Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries is gettingin full gear to prepare children throughout Boston for an exceptionalcamp experience. This year, Fresh Air Camp, located on 500 acres ofwoods, fields and ponds in Athol, Massachusetts, will once again providecampers with exciting recreational activities, an engaging learning curriculum, and lasting memories.

With two-week sessions, Fresh Air Camp gives children ages 9-17 theopportunity to participate in day and evening activities such as Red Crossswimming lessons, Fresh Air Olympics, arts and crafts, theater and muchmore. While having a fun camping experience, campers also gain anunderstanding of and appreciation for literacy, writing, math, science and technology. Throughout the stimulating summer camp program,these educational elements help children become more motivated andconfident learners.

Shara Nelson is one camper who has excelled due to camp. Last year, shebecame a counselor-in-training with ease due to previous experienceswith assisting her sister at her daycare facility. Shara was open to meetingnew people and open to the experiences that camp had to offer. “Camp,”she said, “it was just great.”

Shara said her greatest achievement to date was when she got her firstpaycheck for her job at camp, realizing that she could provide for herself.

If you’d like to make a donation to Fresh Air Camp, please call(617) 541-1259. Donations support camp scholarships that ensurethat every child who wishes to attend can do so.

GoodGuides, Goodwill’s youth mentoring program, is making a difference in people’s lives.

The program, which is only a little more than a year old, matches 12-17 yearold boys and girls with supportive adult volunteer mentors who commit tomentoring for four hours each month for at least 12 months.

“It’s a priceless, invaluable program,” said Ingrid Trench, one of the adult mentors.

Research has shown that youth who are matched in mentoring relationshipsare more likely to graduate from high school, attend college, and show respectfor adults. The GoodGuides program focuses on career and college explo-ration for older youth.

That means visits to college campuses likeBrandeis, Harvard, Boston University andBoston College. It also means hearingfrom speakers like Boston PoliceCommissioner Ed Davis or visiting NewEngland Baptist Hospital to learn aboutpotential careers in healthcare.

GoodGuides partners with a number of local organizations, schools andchurches to find mentees as well as mentors. Trench, for example, works withfour girls at Dearborn Middle School.

“When I first started meeting with them, one was talkative, but the rest werequiet,” she recalled. “But now when I come they all pipe up and say, ‘here shecomes.’ I love it.”

GoodGuides mixes fun and cultural activities in with career and college exploration. Partcipants have taken trips to Roller World and Monster Mini Golf and are also planning to see “Educating Rita” at the HuntingtonTheater.

The GoodGuides program is always looking for mentors. If you areinterested in learning more, please contact program managerChris Chadwick at 617-541-1416 or cchadwick@goodwillmass.org.

“ It’s a priceless,invaluable program.”

– Ingrid Trench

Having GoodGuidesMakes a Difference

Goodwill’s Camp Offers Education and Adventure!

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HAPPY HAPPENINGSAT GOODWILL

Top left: A volunteer serves Goodwill participant Mary Moran atGoodwill’s Thanks-for-Giving Dinner. More than 400 guests were served.

Top right: New England Patriots player Leigh Bodden delivers aThanksgiving basket to Rosanna and Elizabeth Ramirez. The event provided baskets to 220 families.

Bottom: A volunteer helps a child with a craft at Goodwill’s Youth Holidayparty. Almost 500 young people attended the annual event.

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Fresh Air Camp memoriesHaving a great time atFresh Air Camp!

GOODWILLoutlookGoodwill’s mission is to provide exemplary jobtraining and related services to help individualswith disabilities and other barriers to self-sufficiency to achieve independence and dignitythrough work. Not charity, but a chance.

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries is very grateful to the many individuals, corporationsand foundations who have contributed to the Building Goodwill…By Raising the Roof and More!Capital Campaign.

With sufficient financing and fundraising in place to begin the project last October, Goodwillwas able to complete the exterior work – replacing the roof and rooftop heating and coolingunits – just days before the harsh winter storms began! Staff no longer need layers of heavysweaters and scarves in the winter months. Buckets used to catch water in the atrium duringrain and snow storms have now been put away.

Goodwill is working to complete the final, crucial stretch of the Building Goodwill…By Raisingthe Roof and More! fundraising campaign so that renovations on the building’s interior, firealarm system, crumbling sidewalks and parking lot can be completed before June.

Goodwill Has a New Roof!

A worker replaces the heating and air con-ditioning units at Goodwill’s headquartersas part of the building renovations.

The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission’sNorth Shore office staff paid a recent visit toGoodwill’s Job Training Center in Salem to meetAdam Dossas, the new director of operations there.

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Morgan MemorialGoodwill Industries1010 Harrison AvenueBoston, MA 02119(617) 445-1010www.goodwillmass.org

your children’s rooms for outgrown kid’sbooks or your kitchen for cookbooks youhaven’t consulted in the last year.

More than 19 million pounds of gently useditems are donated to Goodwill every year,helping neighbors build careers and make positive contributions to local communities.Goodwill has also started the Donate Movementto highlight the positive effects donating hason both people and the planet.

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To make a contribution or for more information, please contactChristine Lojko in the Development Office at 617-541-1213 or clojko@goodwillmass.org.

Running for Great Kids Makes it SevenFor the seventh consecutive year, Goodwill has a fabulous team of runners in the BostonMarathon®. The Running for Great Kids team is made up of seventeen runners who areraising money for Goodwill’s youth programs, including the BNY Mellon After-SchoolAcademy for Girls, Fresh Air Camp, and GoodGuides, a youth mentoring program.This year’s team was coached by veteran coach Russ Brennen who helped the runnersprepare for the grueling Boston course. The team has raised almost $60,000 forGoodwill’s youth programs.

Goodwill Welcomes New Board Members Four new board members have recently joined Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries’Board of Directors. The new board members are:• Robert Gittens, vice president of public affairs at Northeastern University. • Peter Morrissey, president and CEO of Morrissey & Company and a previous board

member.• Mary Reed, president, Bessie Tartt Wilson Initiative for Children and a previous

board member.• Kevin Reynolds, director of operations at The Waldwin Group.

Goodwill Wins National Award Goodwill won an Excellence Award from the national organization Student AffairsAdministrators in Higher Education for its “Goodwill, Not Landfill” initiative with BostonUniversity. Under the program, Goodwill partners with sustainability@BU to collectdonations at the end of every school term. Last spring, Goodwill collected more than 35 tonsduring Move Out. This year, Goodwill and BU will be looking to increase those numbers!

Goodwill and Peapod Partnership Growing Peapod, one of the largest Internet supermarkets in the United States, is hiring moreand more Goodwill job training participants as personal shoppers and truck loaders. Inthe last eight months, Peapod has hired four participants from Goodwill’s Salem JobTraining Center. The relationship with Peapod grew out of Goodwill’s partnership withStop & Shop, which hires many graduates from Goodwill’s job training programs. “Thetrainees from Goodwill are ready to work and are great employees,” said Steve Virta,regional director for Peapod. “We’re looking forward to hiring more and more traineesfrom Goodwill.”

Joanne K. HilfertyPresident & CEO

Joy S. BurghardtVice President, Programs & Services

Terrence M. FitzpatrickVice President, Retail Enterprise

Paul MacNeilVice President, Work Programs Director, Boston Career Link

Carol MoranVice President, Finance & CFO

Mary G. RahalVice President, Human Resources & Administration

James HarderDirector of CommunicationsEditor, GoodwillOutlook

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