House Bill hb9017

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9017

        By Representative Flanagan






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing January 30, 2002, as

  3         the 100th anniversary of Goodwill Industries.

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  5         WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries was founded in Boston in

  6  1902 by the Reverend Edgar Helms, who formed the enterprise as

  7  an opportunity for his parishioners to earn wages by repairing

  8  and selling donated articles, and

  9         WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries provides employment, job

10  training, and career services for people who are disabled or

11  who face other disadvantages, such as welfare dependency,

12  illiteracy, a criminal history, or homelessness, and

13         WHEREAS, in order to fund its work, Goodwill Industries

14  collects donated clothing and household goods and sells these

15  items in its retail stores throughout North America and the

16  entire world, and

17         WHEREAS, during its 100-year existence, Goodwill

18  Industries has helped more than 5 million people through its

19  programs and services, and in the year 2001 provided

20  opportunities and training services for more than 70,000

21  individuals in the State of Florida alone, and

22         WHEREAS, on January 30, 2002, Goodwill Industries

23  celebrates its 100th anniversary, NOW, THEREFORE,

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25  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

26  Florida:

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28         That the Florida House of Representatives congratulates

29  the Florida Goodwill Association and Goodwill Industries the

30  world over on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the

31  organization and commends the organization for its valuable

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9017

    570-187-02






  1  programs, which have expanded the opportunities and

  2  occupational capabilities of millions of Americans.

  3         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  4  be presented to the Reverend Mr. Donald L. Roberts, President

  5  of the Florida Goodwill Association, as a tangible token of

  6  the sentiments of the Florida House of Representatives.

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