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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY REDWINE
1 3 A Senate Resolution honoring Goodwill Industries
1 4 International in its centennial year.
1 5 WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
1 6 turns 100 years old in 2002; and
1 7 WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries International is the
1 8 world's largest private sector employer of people with
1 9 disabilities and has served more than 5 million people
1 10 in its first 100 years; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Goodwill member organizations help
1 12 individuals succeed in the workplace and in life by
1 13 providing job training, job placement, and support for
1 14 people with physical, financial, and educational
1 15 challenges; and
1 16 WHEREAS, five autonomous Goodwills serve the State
1 17 of Iowa, with services provided in all quadrants of
1 18 the state, including Sioux City, Waterloo, Des Moines,
1 19 Council Bluffs, and Iowa City; and
1 20 WHEREAS, the five Goodwills serving Iowa make a
1 21 significant contribution in the reduction, reuse, and
1 22 recycling of goods by diverting millions of pounds of
1 23 household goods from Iowa landfills each year; and
1 24 WHEREAS, the founder of Goodwill Industries
1 25 International, Dr. Edgar J. Helms, had Iowa roots,
1 26 having arrived in Iowa by covered wagon in 1865,
1 27 spending his youth on a farm near East Lake Okoboji,
1 28 working on newspapers in Spirit Lake, Peterson, and
1 29 Sioux Rapids, and receiving his college degree from
1 30 Cornell College in Mount Vernon; and
2 1 WHEREAS, the vision of Goodwill Industries is more
2 2 than 100 years old, but the concept and practice
2 3 remains relevant today, with 180 member organizations
2 4 in the United States, Canada, and the Pacific Basin,
2 5 and another 45 associate member organizations located
2 6 in 34 countries; and
2 7 WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries has changed and
2 8 adapted today to meet the needs of society; the three
2 9 concepts of Goodwill as envisioned by Dr. Helms –
2 10 Community, Independence, Dignity – remain constant
2 11 and are embodied in the provision of work which
2 12 enables individuals to contribute and participate in
2 13 the economic and social vitality of the community,
2 14 which gives the satisfaction and freedom of self-
2 15 support, and which fosters self-esteem and the pride
2 16 of accomplishment; and
2 17 WHEREAS, the Council of Iowa Goodwill Industries
2 18 served more than 4,000 men, women, and children in
2 19 2001; NOW THEREFORE,
2 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That Dr. Edgar J.
2 21 Helms be regarded as an Iowa treasure, whose
2 22 leadership and vision gave birth to Goodwill
2 23 Industries International, Inc., and to the
2 24 establishment of five member Goodwills serving the
2 25 State of Iowa, thereby creating opportunities for and
2 26 helping thousands of Iowans toward brighter futures;
2 27 and
2 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate extends its
2 29 thanks and congratulations to Goodwill Industries
2 30 International, Inc. and the five Goodwills that serve
3 1 the State of Iowa as they celebrate their centennial
3 2 year in 2002; and
3 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
3 4 Senate prepare an official copy of this Resolution to
3 5 be presented to Goodwill Industries International,
3 6 Inc. and the five Goodwills that serve the State of
3 7 Iowa.
3 8 LSB 5839SS 79
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