09/23/2008
(Fredericksburg, VA) – Rappahannock Goodwill Industries’ service region is made up of the City of Fredericksburg, and 12-local counties including Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Louisa, King George, Northumberland, Orange, Rappahannock, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland. Rappahannock Goodwill’s 15-member volunteer Board of Directors meet bi-monthly in its role as the corporation’s oversight body.
On September 22nd, the Board held its fifth meeting of the year on the Germanna Community College campus in Culpeper in the Daniels Technology Center. “A few months ago, our Board decided to begin holding some of our meetings in parts of our service region beyond the headquarters location of Fredericksburg,” said Eldon James, Goodwill’s chairman of the board. “Mark Haines serves on our Board of Directors and works for Germanna Community College. We really appreciate him hosting us for the September meeting,” James added. Goodwill plans to hold more meetings in the future in other areas in its service region.
Last year alone, about 950,000 across the country people benefited from Goodwill’s employment programs, including 2,068 in the Rappahannock region. Thanks to the support of donors, shoppers, and businesses, Goodwill’s across the country places someone in a job approximately every 57 seconds of every business day.
Rappahannock Goodwill Industries is a private not-for-profit organization that provides work opportunities and job training to people with barriers to employment, particularly those with disabilities. Its operations include three job help centers, a commercial laundry, off-site custodial and administrative services, an outsourcing and contract facility and eight retail stores and donation centers.