Goodwill Annual Report designed by Susie Allen

A key question often asked of non-profit organizations involves how funding
translates into action on behalf of the agency’s mission. Donors rightly expect
their funds to be used wisely. That is why a fundamental activity of any charitable
organization is to provide donors with information that lets them know how their
generosity is being put to work.
For Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA, that’s literally the case:
Thanks to donors who selflessly give their clothing, household goods, money or
vehicles, Goodwill last year was able to help more than 4,600 people gain employment.
That encouraging number puts our Goodwill more than a year ahead of schedule
for goals set in our 2016 Strategic Plan. It also reminds us of the tremendous need
and great opportunity for Goodwill’s life-changing efforts to eradicate poverty by
building lives, families and communities one career at a time.
For donors, it also is a shining sign of success on the path first set out in 1902 by
Dr. Edgar Helms, who founded Goodwill Industries with a vision of giving the less
fortunate a hand up from poverty through job training and education programs,
providing access to what he called “a maximum of abundant living.”
At Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA, we work to honor
Dr. Helms’ vision by maintaining the traditional career assistance and job-skills
training programs that last year served more than 24,000 individuals. In addition,
we continue to elevate that vision with post-secondary middle-skills education
programs at Helms College and Helms Career Institute that each year serve
hundreds of students learning in a hands-on environment geared toward providing
a pathway to career advancement.
Through Goodwill’s donors and shoppers, funding from the companies, schools
and government entities using Goodwill’s contract services, motorists seeking
Goodwill Automotive service, and from diners and visitors at Edgar’s Grille, Edgar’s
Bistro, the Anderson Conference Center and the Snelling Center, our Goodwill
each year educates and elevates thousands of individuals to achieve a greater slice
of the American Dream.
BOARD CHAIR
Dr. George N. Snelling,
Snelling Properties, LLP
Vice Chair I
Bennett A. Yort,
Merrill Lynch
Vice Chair II
James R. Davis,
University Health Care System
Secretary
Stephen Denton Jr.,
Archadeck of Central Georgia
TREASURER
Fred T. Stitt,
Community Leader
President
James K. Stiff,
Goodwill Industries
Members
Ricardo Bravo,
Ricardo Bravo, LLC
Robbin W. Morton,
Secure Health Plans of Georgia, LLC
Dr. John C. David,
Daviron Healthcare
Shannon Ellis,
Ellis Enterprises
Samir N. Khleif, M.D.,
Georgia Regents University
Cancer Center
James K. Stiff
President
Dr. George N. Snelling
Board Chair
Dr. Paul Jones,
Darton College
Julie McAfee,
Community Leader
Kevin Pethick,
WW-TW Enterprises, LLC
J. David Roper,
Augusta Judicial Circuit