Senate Bill sb1290

    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                      SR 1290

    By Senator Saunders





    37-992-03

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing the continued

  3         contribution of Goodwill Industries to the

  4         economic base of the State of Florida.

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  6         WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries is the largest nonprofit

  7  provider of employment and training services in this country,

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  9         WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries provides employment,

10  job-training, and career services for people with disabilities

11  and for people with other disadvantages, such as welfare

12  dependency, illiteracy, a criminal history, or homelessness,

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14         WHEREAS, in its 101 years of service Goodwill

15  Industries has helped millions of people through its programs

16  and services, and

17         WHEREAS, during the 2002 calendar year, 95,363

18  Floridians participated in the employment and training

19  services of Goodwill Industries, and 23,683 Floridians

20  obtained community employment, and

21         WHEREAS, the Florida Goodwill Association, the

22  organization of nine Goodwill members located throughout the

23  state, has collectively generated $243,758,190 in earnings for

24  people placed in community employment, resulting in a

25  significant contribution to the state's economic base and tax

26  revenues, NOW, THEREFORE,

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28  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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30         That the Florida Senate recognizes the Florida Goodwill

31  Association and commends the organization for its valued

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    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                      SR 1290
    37-992-03




  1  programs, which have expanded the opportunities and

  2  occupational capabilities of millions of Floridians.

  3         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution,

  4  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Mr.

  5  Dennis Clark, President of the Florida Goodwill Association,

  6  as a tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.

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