For 2012 Goodwill combined its Celebration of Champions Event with its Annual Meeting on March 29th.
Celebration of Champions: 
Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties celebrated 85 years of service at its 2012 Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at The Tangier in Akron. The event featured a networking reception beginning at 5:00 p.m. The program convened at 6:00 p.m. when President & CEO Nancy Ellis McClenaghan introduced the “i will” concept as featured in the agency’s 2011 Annual Report.
Ray Horner, Radio Personality for WAKR 1590, was the event’s Master of Ceremony. A “Celebration of Champions” was the focal point of the evening. The celebration included honoring several successful program participants and recognizing businesses that have partnered with Goodwill to provide skills training opportunities for participants, hired Goodwill graduates, or who have used the agency’s services to help recruit qualified applicants. Honorees included:
Volunteers:
- Boy Scouts of America, Great Trail Council
- Girl Scouts of North East Ohio
- Linda Carter
- Springfield High School CBI Class, Larry Murphy Instructor
Community Partners:
- CVS/Pharmacy ~ Regional Learning Center
- IFCO Systems
- Johnson Brothers Rubber Company
- Production Tool Company
Program Participants:
- Debbie Fullard
- Richard Fuller
- Andre James
- Amy Johnson
- Wendy Kidd
- Sarah Lukacko
- Gary Parsons
- Linda Schwarz
- Nick Toombs
Each year, Goodwill Industries recognizes true employment champions. Successful program participants, as well as employers from across the region and community partners, are honored for their exemplary efforts which turned possibilities into reality.
Photos from the 2012 Celebration of Champions
Nick Toombs
Linda Schwarz
Richard & Denise Fuller