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Last month, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. held our first annual Business Development Retreat. The retreat brought together the various teams from across our social enterprise who are involved in our efforts to engage with employers, throughout southeastern Wisconsin and metropolitan Chicago, as we look to improve the lives of other through the Power of Work.

For Goodwill Manufacturing, 2014 saw continued growth in revenues and capabilities. To our current and new customers, we thank you for your business and your continued support of our efforts to improve people’s lives through the Power of Work.

As you drive through Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, I hope you have seen our billboards advocating our mission:

You Donate. We Train. People Work.

Working for Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. can take you in many different directions but the common thread which runs through all is the feeling of a shared community committed to our mission – providing training, employment and supportive services for people with disabilities or disadvantages who seek greater independence. That commitment is evident throughout all of our mission operations and the training and work we perform on a daily basis. A wonderful example is our work with the U.S. Navy.

You will be inspired when you visit Naval Stations Great Lakes, the U.S. Navy’s only boot camp! Individuals with significant disabilities work closely with our trained professionals to provide a wide array of services to the U.S. Navy recruits, such as food, administrative, logistics services, as well as laundry services. Take a closer look at what we did in 2013:

• Served nearly 8.5 million meals to the recruits
• Handled 2.4 million pieces of mail
• Issued 2.7 million uniform pieces to Sailors and recruits
• Processed nearly 14 million pounds of laundry

Goodwill Laundry & Linen Services – another “I didn’t know Goodwill did that” mission operation. I would like to continue to highlight the businesses which Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin operates to fulfill our mission of providing training, employment and supportive services to people with disabilities and disadvantages, who seek greater independence.

“I didn’t know that Goodwill did that”…… a phrase I have heard many, many times since I started with Goodwill in January of 2013.  It’s not surprising; the size and scope of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. continues to change as we search for new, creative ways to enhance our Mission:  transforming lives through training, development and the Power of Work.

Over my next several blogs, I would like to share with you the many things we do through our Mission Operations in answer to the statement, “I didn’t know Goodwill did that!”

Welcome to the Rhythm of Goodwill; my first attempt at blogging.  Blogs are, by definition, a collection of thoughts, opinions, experiences and observations about a particular subject or idea.  For me, it’s about sharing the perspective of working for Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of others, through the Power of Work.