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Goodwill
Hosts Alumni Dinners
Through
a grant from Capital One Foundation,
Goodwill's Arlington Career Campus
hosted its second quarterly Alumni
Club Dinner at its 10 South Glebe
Road location. 23 recent alumni
and current students attended the
September 20th fete. The new students
are invited to meet the alumni and
hear about their jobs and how they
got to where they are. The alumni
also get a chance to reconnect with
their class and network with previous
classes. A guest speaker is invited
to talk about a professional development
topic.
The
September dinner focused on financial
freedom, with presentation by Adriane
Price Melvin from Ameriprise. The
first dinner featured Evelyn Kaiser
with Virginia Rehabilitative Services
discussing how to organize business
cards using Microsoft Outlook. Goodwill’s
next event will be December 13 and
will be a holiday dinner, without
a speaker. “We've found that
these dinners really help us build
community at the Arlington Career
Campus and it reminds students that
we are here as a support to them,
even after they graduate”,
said Brandi Yee, the Arlington Career
Campus Site Manager.
If
you’re interested in attending
an alumni dinner and learning more
about Goodwill’s programs,
please contact Goodwill’s
training and employment division
at 202-636-4225.
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JK
Moving & Storage to Collect
Donations for Goodwill in Montgomery
County!
 JK
Moving & Storage, the
#1 customer-driven company
in Montgomery County for the
past 25 years, is bringing
the holiday spirit straight
to your neighborhood. From
Monday, November 13 to Saturday,
November 18, JK will bring
JK Valets to several neighborhoods
in Montgomery County for collection
of clothes, furniture, toys,
and more to help those in
need this holiday season.
New, vintage or gently used,
Goodwill will turn your donations
into job training for people
with disadvantages or disabilities.
Just stop by any of the JK
Valet sites and drop your
donations into the bin.
Then join us on Saturday at
6:00 PM when JK Moving and
Storage delivers the donations
to Goodwill, and we say thank
you to our neighbors for all
of your support.
So this November, keep on
the lookout for JK Moving
and Storage moving Goodwill
into your neighborhood!
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Information
Donors
Should
Know
about
the
Pension
Protection
Act
of 2006
Summary
of Selected
Charitable
Provisions
Prepared
by:
Paul
G. Martz
Senior
Financial
Analyst
GII
Research
and
Development
The
Pension
Protection
Act
of
2006
was
signed
into
law
on
August
17,
2006.
The
new
law
contains
numerous
changes
to
the
tax
law
provisions
affecting
tax-exempt
organizations.
The
attached
Detailed
Summary
of
Charitable
Provisions
issued
by
the
Committee
on
Ways
and
Means
of
the
United
States
Congress
provides
a
complete
listing
of
all
the
charitable
giving
incentives
and
reforms.
The
scope
of
this
analysis
is
to
address
only
those
charitable
reforms
and
incentives
which
will
have
an
immediate
impact
on
all
Goodwills.
They
include
the
following
reforms...
more
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Goodwill
of Greater Washington would
like to recognize its Employee
of the Month for September.
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 September 2006
are:
Retail - Paola Jimenez
Contract - William Daquelie
Production - Maria Luisa Leiva |
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Thank
You for Supporting National Disability Employment
Awareness Month
This effort to educate the American public about
issues related to disability and employment
actually began in 1945, when Congress enacted
a law declaring the first week in October each
year "National Employ the Physically Handicapped
Week." In 1962, the word "physically"
was removed to acknowledge the employment needs
and contributions of individuals with all types
of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded
the week to a month and changed the name to
"National Disability Employment Awareness
Month."
Since 2001,
the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
in the U.S. Department of Labor has been responsible
for planning NDEAM activities and materials
to increase the public's awareness of the contributions
and skills of American workers with disabilities.
Various programs carried out throughout the
month also highlight the specific employment
barriers that still need to be addressed and
removed. ODEP provides information online that
can to be used for National Disability Employment
Awareness Month, as well as other educational
programs throughout the year on its Publications
webpage.
Please support Goodwill’s efforts to train
and find employment for people with disabilities
or disadvantages by making a cash contribution
today.
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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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Dear
Supporter,
