Fluor’s Golf for Greenville charity golf tournament raised $670,000 for three Upstate charities — Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, the Greenville Free Medical Clinic, and Make-A-Wish South Carolina.

Goodwill will receive a portion of the funds raised. This will allow us to purchase and renovate the 45 East Main Street building in Greenville which currently houses our YouthBuild program. It will become the Fluor Golf for Greenville Youth and Family Career Center.

“We’re proud to team up with these three incredible agencies as they work to address some of the most pressing needs in the Upstate of South Carolina,” said Fluor’s Brittany Heusgen, in the news release. “These agencies provide a wide variety of services to those in need, and the proceeds from this year’s tournament will help fund projects that will make a difference in our community for years to come.”

A team of more than 120 Fluor volunteers contributed thousands of hours to organize and operate the tournament. Since its inception in 1989, Fluor’s Golf for Greenville charity golf tournament has raised more than $5.7 million for charities in the greater Greenville area, according to the release.

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On April 23, close to 200 youth, mentors, parents and partners gathered in the First Baptist Fellowship Hall to recognize 62 Greenville County youth who successfully completed the Goodwill GoodGuides® mentoring program. Goodwill GoodGuides is a year-long program designed to help youth aged 12-17 prepare for school completion, develop work skills, identify career paths and transition to post-high school activities, including post-secondary training and education. Goodwill’s program is among the few that have trusted adult mentors dedicated to career awareness and development, making sure participating youth have all the tools they need to succeed in the workplace. All youth participate in four hours of mentoring and two hours of career awareness per month, with countless encounters with mentors, program staff and business professionals to support their development.

The celebration event included refl ection speeches given by eighth graders Cristina Vargas and Brandon Zimerman and mentors Steve Alverson and Joyce Harris. GoodGuides youth from Mauldin High School presented on a service project they initiated to create a more inclusive school environment called “Mix it Up Fridays” and all GoodGuides youth who completed 12 months of mentoring and career awareness sessions or the Community College 101 course received special awards. GoodGuides and youth also surprised the longest serving mentor, Natasha Pearson, with a Lifetime Mentor Award and special tribute.

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Christina Vargas speaking during the event with mentor, Joyce Harris looking on.

Dear Friends,Earlier this month, I had the

privilege of attending and being a part of Goodwill’s inaugural Bridge Builders Breakfast, an event aimed at raising fi nancial support for our mission services as well as educating our community on the important

work Goodwill does. During the event, guests heard incredible stories and met people that have shown tremendous resilience and courage in the face of some of life’s most challenging obstacles. I love my work with Goodwill because of the impact Goodwill has had in these people’s lives, as well as thousands of others.

It is because of the support from people like you that Goodwill can continue building bridges for thousands of people. We are at the end of our fi scal year and we have seen fi rsthand a tough year for those who are unemployed and underemployed. Thank you for being there for those we serve. Because of your generosity, many families in the Upstate and Midlands have been able to cross that bridge into employment and into a life of independence and self-suffi ciency.

Sincerely,

Chip HuntChair, Board of Directors

Goodwill Industries ofUpstate/Midlands South Carolina

115 Haywood Rd.Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 351-0100

www.goodwillsc.org

Chip Hunt

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Each May, Goodwill Industries of Upstate/

Midlands South Carolina honors associates and

board members who have reached signifi cant

service milestones. This year, Becky Cramer was

inducted into the Auten Society in recognition for

her twenty years with Goodwill.

Becky joined Goodwill through a training program

and was eventually hired as a Goodwill associate. Becky started out as a

Production Associates and also worked at an attended donation center over the

years. Today, she has found her niche in production at the Goodwill store on

Saco Lowell Road in Easley.

Becky is pictured in front of The Auten Society’s honor wall. The Auten Society

was formed in 2017 to recognize associates who have served at least twenty

years and board members who have served at least ten years.

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On June 1, Goodwill hosted its inaugural Bridge Builders Breakfast. This fundraising event brought hundreds of people from the Upstate and Midlands communities together at Greenville’s Poinsett Club to hear the impact Goodwill has had in people’s lives recently and long-term. Thank you to the many guests who attended and fi nancially supported Goodwill at this event. We raised over $269,000 in cash and pledges to help build a bridge from hopelessness to a life of independence and self-suffi ciency for those in desperate need!

If you would like to see some of the stories shared, please watch this video: http://bit.ly/goodwillbridges

From May 6–13, Goodwill celebrated Goodwill Industries Week and the impact we have had in the Upstate and Midlands of South Carolina. For 45 years, Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina (GIUMSC) has provided skills training, access to credentials and certifi cations, employment placement and job training, and community-based services for individuals facing challenges to fi nding employment, including people with disabilities and disadvantages, veterans and military families, older job seekers, and young adults. Goodwill Industries Week has been observed by local Goodwill organizations for more than 60 years, and it serves as an opportunity to celebrate the communities who support it and raise awareness about the Goodwill mission. GIUMSC celebrated by hosting a variety of hiring events, workshops, and activities to assist job seekers throughout our service area.

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Since 2015, Danielle Gibbs has been volunteering her time with Goodwill as an active board member. She currently serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Mission Services Committee. Danielle also serves on Goodwill’s Sustainable Funding Team which was responsible for producing our successful Bridge Builders Breakfast this year.

Danielle stated, “For many years I knew Goodwill from the perspective of the donations drive-thru. After seeing the training opportunities and placement services provided to job seekers, I wanted to get more involved with this mission. Seeing lives transformed through the power of work is incredibly inspiring, and the main reason why I am proud of our Upstate/Midlands Goodwill.”

Danielle manages the U.S. Senate offi ce of Senator Tim Scott in Greenville, overseeing the day-to-day operations for his work in the region.

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The spring was a busy time for college students as they prepared to move out of dorm rooms or apartments. This year, Goodwill made it easy for them to get rid of their unwanted things. For four weeks between April and May, Goodwill placed 35 donation boxes, 4 pods and 1 trailer at 6 Upstate and Midlands colleges. Participating colleges were Clemson University, Converse College, Erskine College, Lander University, Presbyterian College, and Wofford College. The University of South Carolina also participated through a community yard sale event, collecting three full trailers of donations. Between the seven colleges, 3,625 donations equaling 145,000 pounds of items were collected. Thank you to each of these participating colleges and their students for donating their used items to help put people back to work in South Carolina.

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Carolina recently received three private foundation

grant awards to support our mission services both

internally and externally.

Greenwood County Community Foundation

(GCCF) and TD Charitable Foundation both awarded

funding to Goodwill for comprehensive training and

supportive services to jobseekers enrolled in Goodwill’s

Certifi ed Nurse Aide and Commercial Driver’s License

training programs. TD Charitable Foundation is also

providing funding for participants to attend our Financial

Stability Boot Camp.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation also

awarded funding to Goodwill. Funds will be used to

provide education opportunities for Goodwill associates

as part of our Organizational Employment Services.

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