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Sincerely,
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James M. McClelland President
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P.S.
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Your gift will make a difference.
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For every dollar of public support Goodwill received last year, we returned $1.59 to the community in the form of earned wages and reduced public assistance payments.
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Upon entering the work force, he discovered few job opportunities that seemed to match his abilities.
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For several years he performed packaging and clerical work.
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Dear ,
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For 18 long months Michael could not find a job.
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Think of your greatest accomplishments.
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At Goodwill, Michael's counselors felt that his personable demeanor could be a major attribute and identified for him a possible job-match where his people skills could shine.
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After three interviews, Michael proved that he was the right person for the job.
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Think of the joy and success they bring to you and your loved ones.
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As the Clubhouse Monitor at Bent Tree Apartments, he now provides customer service for 50 to 60 tenants each night.
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Their complaint: the system discourages working because unemployment provides benefits that many entry-level jobs don't include.
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Some of the strongest critics of our welfare system are the people who have become dependent on it.
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That's where you --and Goodwill --come in.
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We help people train for and find jobs that make it possible for them to get off of welfare.
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Last year, Goodwill placed 511 people in jobs, more than double the number we placed in 1993.
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While the debate on welfare reform is gathering like a storm at sea, the people who need jobs are floundering.
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We need your support to continue getting people off of public assistance.
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Welfare is not the answer.
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And welfare reform is an uncertain solution with an unknown starting date.
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Goodwill works.
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Right now.
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Please give the largest gift you can to Goodwill today.
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Sincerely, Jack Dustman Chairman
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With unemployment at its lowest point in years in central Indiana, many people still have a hard time finding meaningful employment.
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Some, like Jerry, are ex-offenders.
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More than 100 were homeless.
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But Goodwill offers hope even to people with numerous obstacles to overcome, like Jerry.
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With a promising new job at a plastic injection molding manufacturer, his legal troubles in check and a safe place to live, Jerry can get on with the business of building a life for himself and contributing to his community.
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March 17, 2000
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For as long as he needs it, Goodwill will continue to help.
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He knew he had made a bad mistake, but despite his commitment to rebuilding his life, he just didn't count on the obstacles that would be thrown up in his path.
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Your support of Goodwill will provide job training and placement services to help the hardest to serve in central Indiana find meaningful employment.
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And, with your assistance, Goodwill can help employers develop resources to keep workers on the job.
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Please make an investment in the stability of our community by sending a gift to Goodwill.
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Your generosity will help people help themselves.
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James M. McClelland President
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Reality hit when he was unable to reconcile with his wife and ended up on the street.
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Name Address City, ST, Zip
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The Trustee referred him to the Blue Triangle where he consulted Goodwill's Career Academy staff for job search assistance.
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Dear Name:
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Jerry's Goodwill caseworker found him a job immediately.
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But Jerry's troubles didn't end there.
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The seasonal construction job he obtained soon ended, and he returned to Career Academy for help once more.
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When Jerry was released from prison, he knew it would take hard work and determination to straighten out his life.
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Unemployed, homeless and with a prison record, Jerry now faced going back to prison for failure to pay child support.
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Such fund are often used for college tuition, vocational training or a deposit on an apartment.
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Without private donor support, this Fund doesn't exist.
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Sincerely,
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Mary Roth Executive Director
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The young adults who leave Pleasant Run have those same feelings.
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June 21, 1999
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Very few have family support to get them started.
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Many need furniture, linens and other basic necessities to begin lives on their own.
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Name Address City, ST Zip
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Individuals who are being emancipated are eligible to receive up to $500 from the Fund if they formally apply and meet four requirements:
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Dear ,
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1. Release by the courts
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2. Successful completion of all life skills tests
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Do you remember the combination of elation and apprehension you felt when you first left home?
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3. Positive termination of his or her Pleasant Run program
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4. Possession of a high school diploma or GED
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Proof of meeting these, two staff reference letters and an essay stating why they should receive a grant and how it will be used are all reviewed by a Pleasant Run panel, which determines if the applicant merits the funds.
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Then the task was to help children who lost parents in the Civil War.
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Some come from families where, through therapy, there is hope for reunification.
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For others, "families" are the counselors are housemates at the group homes where they live.
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The biggest tragedy is that the problems don't go away; they only grow.
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In 1995 we will serve over 850 children and 340 families.
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In 1996, these figures will triple.
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The children and families who come to Pleasant Run are given the opportunity to become happy, loving, and productive members of our society.
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They welcome the chance to belong, to become self- sufficient, to regain their self-esteem and confidence.
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November 27, 1995
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Often it is a long, hard struggle, but the results are well worth it.
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For Pleasant Run to continue to serve abused and neglected children and their families, we need your support.
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The Funding sources are shrinking, but the needs grow explosively.
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Please "help good kids get better" by sending us a contribution today.
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Your gift will give children and families hope for improved tomorrows.
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Sincerely,
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Mary Roth
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Older kids, like Tracy and Kerry, left homeless after a recent murder-suicide in Indianapolis claimed Mom and Dad.
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Young adults, like Mary T., a jobless mother of three, trying desperately to keep her kids out of trouble in a crime-ridden neighborhood.
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Dear Friend:
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Real people!
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There are thousands more.
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Families are being torn apart, and too often, children are the victims.
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What kind of people benefit by your contribution to Pleasant Run Children's Homes?
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Kids like Tommie J., made a ward of the court because of repeated beatings by an alcoholic father;
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Alice, sent to a group home to get help because of severe behavior disorders;
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and John H., a recovering alcoholic, rebuilding a relationships with his family so they can live together again.
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For some, it's a matter of weeks or months;
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for others, it's years.
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We're proud of our children and all that they overcome.
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We are a not-for-profit, multi-service agency.
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We wouldn't exist if the need weren't there.
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The numbers of children who deserve our services are rising... as quickly as our programs can grow to serve them.
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Please help us help them.
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Pleasant Run Children's Homes... "where good kids get better."