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The people at Goodwill/Easter Seals are so - Goodwilleasterseals.org

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2007 Accomplishments<br />

• 752 program participants went to work, and 126 advanced in<br />

their c<strong>are</strong>ers.<br />

• Auto, Bank and Construction Skills training gradu<strong>at</strong>es earned an<br />

average starting wage of $10.19 an hour.<br />

• Cre<strong>at</strong>ed a new skills training program, Bank Reconcili<strong>at</strong>ion, in<br />

partnership with US Bank, serving 25 <strong>people</strong> during the pilot year.<br />

• Introduced ReEntryWorks, a program for individuals recently released<br />

from pri<strong>so</strong>n <strong>so</strong> they can train for, find and keep jobs.<br />

• Nearly 1.1 million don<strong>at</strong>ions of clothing and household merchandise<br />

were received, totaling more than 66 million pounds of goods.<br />

• Gross revenues from retail oper<strong>at</strong>ions grew to more than $25 million,<br />

10.4 percent more than 2006 or a five percent increase in comparable<br />

store sales.<br />

• Piloted Smart Women Extend <strong>Goodwill</strong>, bringing 200 volunteers<br />

together to re-purpose don<strong>at</strong>ed swe<strong>at</strong>ers into h<strong>at</strong>s, mittens and scarves<br />

th<strong>at</strong> were <strong>so</strong>ld in retail outlets.<br />

• Volunteers contributed 102,000 hours to the <strong>org</strong>aniz<strong>at</strong>ion or the<br />

equivalent of $2 million in wages.<br />

• Doubled the number of financial donors from 2006.<br />

• Introduced Power of Work Week in celebr<strong>at</strong>ion of the power and<br />

dignity of work.<br />

• Launched a new Web site th<strong>at</strong> better serves the needs of <strong>Goodwill</strong>/<br />

<strong>Easter</strong> <strong>Seals</strong> and its stakeholders.<br />

• 82 cents of every dollar received went directly to building and<br />

strengthening programs and services.<br />

<strong>Goodwill</strong>/<strong>Easter</strong> <strong>Seals</strong> is a 501(c)(3) <strong>org</strong>aniz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Certific<strong>at</strong>es and Accredit<strong>at</strong>ions: CARF, <strong>The</strong> Rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion Accredit<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Commission; WorkForce Investment Act; North Central As<strong>so</strong>ci<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

of Colleges and Schools; Minne<strong>so</strong>ta Department of Employment and<br />

Economic Development; Ticket to Work Employment Network

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