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June 2016 | Volume 2 | Number 2
Letter from
Kathleen
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What’s
inside…
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Navy Vet
Finds His
'Angel'
Southern
California
Edison
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Christopher’s life changed when
he walked in the doors of our
Homeless Veteran Employment
Program in Riverside. Christopher, a
United States Navy veteran, was on
his way to a promising career as an
Electronics Systems Organizational
Career Maintenance Technician when he
was honorably discharged in 2012. He
found it difficult to transition into civilian
employment, and had given up hope of
ever finding a job. Unemployed and close
to losing his home, Christopher heard
about the Goodwill program in Riverside
and its assistance to veterans.
Christopher’s life changed
dramatically from that day onwards.
He enrolled in our program and joined
our Solar Photovoltaic Installer Training
course free of charge. Christopher worked
diligently to complete the course and his
hard work paid off. He graduated from
the course and was one of the first in his
training group to obtain employment.
Christopher’s transformation through
employment was only possible through
generous investors like Southern California
Edison – thank you! Since 1976, Southern
California Edison has supported our work
in the community to bring hope, jobs, and
brighter futures to the most vulnerable
job seekers
in our
region. Most
recently,
Edison’s
partnership with our Homeless Veteran
Employment Program enabled us to help
our nation’s heroes, like Christopher,
who have loyally served our country, but
are now unemployed and some even
homeless. We are grateful.
In 2015, Goodwill served 2,620
veterans across its territory, trained
227 in new careers, and placed 390 in
good jobs. We hope you will join us this
centennial year in our commitment to
make a positive difference in the lives of
military service men and women through
employment. For more information on how
you can support this worthy cause or to
visit any of our programs, please contact
Rebecca Reyes at (323) 539-2034.
Blindness
no longer an
obstacle to
work
S
antiago Meza was born blind, but
neither his family nor Goodwill
Southern California let that keep
him from enjoying the benefits of
work and a fulfilling life.
“I am the youngest of 13 brothers and
sisters,” Santiago told us. “My family pushed
me, teaching me how to do things since
I was a kid. I remember them telling me,
‘Santiago, now you will clean the patio.’ I told
them, ‘I cannot see! How do you want me to
do that if I cannot see?’ And so they showed
me how to do it. Because they loved me,
they were forcing me to do things.”
Santiago took the determination he
learned as a child into the workplace, first as
an organist and then as a salesman. While
unemployed, he was considering what else
he could do. Then he heard about Goodwill on
the radio. “I heard they help disabled people,
so I came here looking for a job. I started
working here at Goodwill on March 31, 1987.”
“I started off sorting clothes. With each
new supervisor, each department that I
worked in, I learned different skills.” And
Santiago received an extra blessing from his
work at Goodwill – it’s where he met his wife.
“I had started as a switchboard operator
at the time and Gloria was a telephone
operator. We met in 1988 and got married
in 1993. We have been married 23 years!”
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Over the last century,
Goodwill Southern California
has served hundreds of
thousands of people in Los
Angeles, San Bernardino
and Riverside Counties. Our
familiar logo welcomes people
to 81 retail stores, 44 attended
donation centers, three
campuses, and a network of
8 career resource centers and
mission programs.
We are so thankful to you
for your support – through
Partners of Hope, our
monthly giving program, your
donations to and purchases
from our stores, and your
generous gifts that make the
work of Goodwill possible.
Thank you for standing
with us as we celebrate our
Centennial. We look ahead
to the next 100 years, and
celebrate every man, woman
and youth who has gained
work skills to open doors to a
better future.
Stepping into
the Next
100 Years
“Goodwill
gave me the
opportunity
to learn new
things.
”
Please make your check payable to Goodwill Southern California.
Santiago continued on page 3
THANK YOU,
Southern
California
Edison

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Master of Ceremonies
Wilshire Country Club
301 N Rossmore Ave
Los Angeles 90004
For more information, sponsorship
opportunities and early reservations, please
contact Camille Guerrero at 323.539.2185 or
cguerrero@goodwillsocal.org.
H
abakuk left active duty in the
Navy to enroll in the UCLA
International Medical Graduate
program. His dream was to pursue a
residency in Family Medicine so he
could better serve the families of the
U.S. Armed Forces.
But balancing 60 hours of school
a week left Habakuk frustrated,
disappointed – and out of money. “I
wanted to give up my goal to be a
licensed family physician,” he says.
Fortunately, he was invited to an
orientation session at Goodwill where
he met staff from the veteran program
who “had a plan to put me on the right
path,” he recalls. “They referred me to
a Goodwill Veteran Navigator who was
– and still is – my ‘angel.’”
About to be evicted, Goodwill
kept a roof over Habakuk’s head by
helping pay his rent for four months,
providing gas, groceries, and even a
Thanksgiving meal for his family. “They
made me feel proud of having served
in the military,” he told us. We also
helped him get assistance to cover the
exam fees so he could begin the UCLA
Family Medicine Residency Program.
“I am very thankful … and would
like to pay it back somehow,” Habakuk
says. “I promise to provide good quality
medical care to our veterans and their
families through my medical career,
and will be available for every suffering
person I encounter.”
Dear Friend,
Santiago. Habakuk. Christopher. Three people – one with a disability, and two
who proudly served in our military. All three have a story of hope because Goodwill
Southern California was there when they reached out and asked for help.
There are many other stories I could share with you, because it is Goodwill’s passion
to help veterans, those with disabilities, youth and individuals finding their way back into
society after serving a prison sentence. They all have one thing in common – they want a
chance to find dignity and become self-sufficient through employment. We are privileged
to help them learn new skills and
become part of our hard-working
Southern California communities.
I hope you feel privileged, too,
because your gifts transform lives. Your
donations are invested in our mission
to train, educate, employ and place
people with disabilities or disadvantages into careers that transform their lives.
You are critical to these stories of hope being written through determination and
tireless effort. Thank you for everything you do and share to ensure Goodwill is always
Transforming Lives Through the Power of Work.
Grateful for your support!
Kathleen Johnson
Chair, Board of Directors
from KathleenLetter
You “paid it forward” so
this Vet can pay it back
Stories of hope are
being written through
determination and
tireless effort.
It’s our 100 year anniversary and Goodwill Southern
California has an outstanding opportunity that will allow you
to invest every year in perpetuity in the mission of Goodwill
with a named endowed training scholarship!
With a cash gift of $50,000 (payable as $10,000 a year
over 5 years) and a bequest to Goodwill Southern California
for $50,000 in your will or trust, we will create an endowed
training scholarship in your name that will give our most
vulnerable job seekers like Santiago and Habakuk more than
charity...a chance.
The scholarship will be used to assess skills and train
job-seekers for life-long careers in any number of in-demand
occupations in high-growth industries.
Your gift will make it possible for these individuals to live
productive and purposeful lives with the enhanced ability to
support themselves and their families. Every year forever,
your name will be linked with transforming a life through the
power of work.
Interested? Please contact Theresa Farrell, Director,
Major Gifts at 323-539-2110 or email tfarrell@
goodwillsocal.org.
How Does Your Legacy Live on Forever?
Establish a Named Endowed Scholarship.
"I am greatly
thankful … and
would like to pay
it back somehow."
Santiago can’t even imagine
where he’d be without Goodwill.
“Goodwill gave me the opportunity
to learn more and apply myself.
It’s not only donations that you
are giving to Goodwill – it is
opportunity that you are giving.”
“I learned right here at Goodwill,” Santiago continued.
“I have a secure income to support my home. Goodwill is
a great organization and is doing good things for disabled
people.”
Thank you for supporting Goodwill Southern California
so we can help people like Santiago by transforming lives
through the power of work.
Santiago continued

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