Easter Seals Goodwill Industries Annual Report
“I believe in working for an organization whose values I share.”
Zoë Stetson, Copywriter
COPY EXCERPT: Excerpt from the Annual Report Welcome Letter:
Copywriting by Zoë Stetson
The past year, our programs, services and community partnerships grew, branched out and blossomed into an exciting array of benefi ts that meet the needs of the diverse populations we serve. Our Goodwill stores grew in number and in sales. We continued to grow community, education and business partnerships. Job training, supported employment and recreation programs planted the seeds of self reliance in 1,165 consumers. And our supporters, volunteers and staff continued to be at the root of this growth.
Our Goodwill retail operations expanded with the opening of a spacious new store in Orange and an Attended Donation Center in Wallingford. Thanks to community support, a record of five stores each exceeded sales of $1 million. They are Clinton, Groton, Norwich, Rocky Hill and Southington. This enabled us to serve 20% more people with disabilities and special needs than in 2005 by growing our existing programs and creating new ones. Purchases and tax deductible donations blossomed into resources that created employment opportunities, provided community services and recreational activities for our consumers, senior citizens and others, funded after-school and summer programs for inner city youth, and more.
Our partnership with the New Haven Board of Education reaped benefits for families in the city’s Fair Haven neighborhood, where our after-school program at the John S. Martinez School’s Family Learning Center recently celebrated its first anniversary. The successful program, which offers quality after-school academic services and recreational activities to the area’s predominantly Hispanic/Latino student population, is growing to meet the needs of students and their families. Parenting skills and home ownership workshops were a great success with family members, and more offerings like computer classes and pre-employment skills training are planned.
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