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To recognize and celebrate Goodwill Columbus for 75 years of changing lives.
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WHEREAS, Goodwill Columbus was founded by Reverend Charles Graham in an abandoned church on Mount Vernon Avenue to serve the community by providing donated goods and employment support for individuals with disabilities and barriers; and
WHEREAS, Goodwill Columbus has grown from an agency that operated on a $8,400 budget to the sixth largest nonprofit in central Ohio with a budget of nearly $41 million dollars; and
WHEREAS, over the past seventy five years Goodwill Columbus has touched millions of individuals and families, transforming lives through a pathway to independence and self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, Goodwill Columbus has deep roots in protecting the planet and through their social enterprises diverted 5.5 million tons of waste from landfills in 2013; and
WHEREAS, through day programs, workforce development and employment training services, social activities, and residential services, Goodwill is able to give those who walked through their doors a hand up, not just a hand out; and
WHEREAS, the agencies operation has changed its mission remains the same, allowing Goodwill Columbus to grow the number of people served, positively impact the community's environment and offer a wide array of employment and training opportunities; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate Goodwill Columbus for 75 years of providing critical services to our community.