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"A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live" -Author Unknown
 As people begin to make their New Year's Resolutions, know that many will be daring to dream a new life! Your continued support throughout our organization will help people in our community not only dream...but create a new life for themselves. As always, the staff at Goodwill of Greater Washington is thankful for your support...and for helping us dream!
Catherine
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 Goodwill Graduates its First Women in Construction Class!
Goodwill Partners with ZIPS® Dry Cleaners and Clear Channel Radio for a 2nd Annual Winter Clothing Drive!
Teen Siblings Donate Savings to Goodwill!
Goodwill Recommendations 0n How to Make an End of the Year Donation
WLZL, 99.1 El Zol Clothing Drive
Goodwill is Making Plans for the Fashion of Goodwill 3rd Annual Runway Show & Gala
Goodwill Debuts in NASCAR Atlanta Race
DC United Collects Goods for Goodwill!
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Goodwill Graduates its First Women in Construction Class!
 On December 8th, Goodwill of Greater Washington graduated its first Women in Construction class at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Metro Washington Chapter offices. The program focused on introducing unemployed or underemployed women in Prince George’s County to a booming industry in the nation’s capitol.
Fourteen (14) women completed the program which is designed to provide them with the skills necessary to secure a construction apprenticeship in their area of interest within the construction trade. (Read More)
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Goodwill Partners with ZIPS® Dry Cleaners and Clear Channel Radio for a 2nd Annual Winter Clothing Drive!
Goodwill of Greater Washington will partner with Clear Channel Radio and ZIPS® Dry Cleaners for an area wide winter clothing drive in January 2007.
With 12 locations in the Baltimore-Washington area, each ZIPS® will serve as a drop off for clothing donations between January 1st and January 21st. Just stop by any participating ZIPS® location in Alexandria, Annapolis, CollegePark, Connecticut Avenue/Van Ness, Falls Church/Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church/Columbia Pike., Frederick, Fredericksburg, Laurel, Marlow Heights, Rockville and Timonium. (Read More)
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Teen Siblings Donate Savings to Goodwill!
 Katie and Adam Kessler seem like pretty traditional suburban teenage kids. They go to school and do their homework, they enjoy listening to music and hanging out with their friends and they love watching their favorite shows on TV. But to Goodwill of Greater Washington, these two kids are anything but traditional. On December 20th, Katie and Adam walked through the front door of Goodwill’s headquarters in northeast Washington , DC and brought with them a check for $147 made out to Goodwill. They had been putting away money weekly in what is called a “Tzedakah Box”, which is part of an ancient Jewish tradition of giving. (Read More)
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Goodwill Recommendations on How to Make an End of the Year Donation
During this season of giving, Goodwill of Greater Washington would like to offer 10 useful “Do’s & Don’ts” of making a year end donation of clothing, household goods or cash. We hope that these recommendations will make donating to Goodwill a more pleasant experience. Click here to read more.
To everyone who donates used goods, cash or services to Goodwill of Greater Washington or any other worthwhile charitable organization…thank you!!
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WLZL, 99.1 El Zol Clothing Drive
For three Tuesday afternoons during the month of December, 99.1FM, El Zol held a winter clothing drive to benefit Goodwill of Greater Washington.
 The contemporary Latin music radio station encouraged its listeners to make a donation to Goodwill, while it conducted live promotions at a different Goodwill donation site each week for three weeks. On December 12th the station was at Goodwill’s Glebe Road location in Arlington. On the 19th, El Zol encouraged its listeners to stop by the Sterling, VA donation site and retail store; and the promotion culminated in a final appearance at the Goodwill donation site and retail store in Manassas, VA... (Read More)
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Goodwill is Making Plans for the Fashion of Goodwill 3rd Annual Runway Show & Gala
Yes, we know that 2006 hasn’t even officially ended yet, but Goodwill is already making plans for its 3rd Annual Runway Show & Gala. The event will once again be held at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center on Friday, September 28th. We’d love for you to join us or become a sponsor! For additional information contact Goodwill’s development office at (202) 715-2650 or email Emily Hall at emilyh@dcgoodwill.org.
Goodwill fashions are ALWAYS in style!
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Goodwill Debuts in NASCAR Atlanta Race
 An Oct. 28 NASCAR truck race that featured a Toyota Tundra with the Goodwill “Smiling G” logo might not have ended ideally, but it did bring plenty of added exposure to Goodwill.
Running in 22nd place, the #59 truck took a hard hit and crashed into the outside wall during lap 95 of the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 in Atlanta, Ga. Although the truck sustained too much damage to return to the race, driver Chad Chaffin was not injured. "It was a tough break," said Ray Bishop, CEO of Goodwill Industries of North Georgia, which is located in Atlanta. Click here to read more.
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DC United Collects Goods for Goodwill!
 Twice during the exciting MLS season, our hometown heroes, DC United allowed Goodwill to collect donations of clothing at RFK Stadium. The clothing donations will be used to help fund Goodwill’s job training and employment programs for people with disadvantages and disabilities right here in the DC area.
Thank you to DC United for their efforts in not only helping Goodwill with donations, but giving us the forum to educate and inform thousands of people about the nature of our mission.
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Goodwill
of Greater Washington would
like to recognize its Employee
of the Month for November.
This award is given to the Goodwill
employee who has demonstrated
his or her ability to provide
the best in customer care and
dedication to the Goodwill mission.
Goodwill
of Greater Washington's Employee
of the month for November 2006
are:
Retail: Jessica Jones – South Dakota Avenue Retail Store
Production: Alejandro Alfara – Gaithersburg Donation & Production Center
Contract Services: Antwoine Wrenn – Best Kept Buildings
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GOODWILL
OF GREATER WASHINGTON'S MISSION
Goodwill
of Greater Washington's mission is to educate,
train, employ and place people with disadvantages
and disabilities, creating a stronger workforce
and a more vital community while building
dignity for the people we serve through the
removal of barriers to personal success.
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