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Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit's Campaign Will Expand Services

23 November 1998

Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit's Campaign Will Expand Services to Disabled in Southeast Michigan

    DETROIT, Nov. 23 -- Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit
announces its $5 million Vision 2000 Campaign to fund renovations and
expansion of its training facilities that will provide people with
disabilities in Detroit the best chance possible for successful long-term
employment.
    Goodwill Industries is a tier one supplier to the automotive industry
achieving Ford Q1 Supplier status, the Chrysler Gold Pentastar Award and GM
Supplier of the Year honors, proving that people with disabilities are capable
of excellence and providing high quality services essential to the economy.
    In 1997 alone, Goodwill provided training and assistance to 1,518 people
with disabilities and placed 532 people in competitive jobs in the community,
an increase of 33% over 1996.
    "Through expanded efforts supported by the Vision 2000 Campaign, we can
continue to significantly increase the number of people with disabilities in
this area who are able to support themselves and their families," said Paul
Tobias, Chairman of the Vision 2000 Campaign, and Managing Partner and CEO of
Munder Capital Management in Birmingham.
    The campaign will renovate and expand Goodwill's employment and training
center, classrooms, counseling areas, rehabilitation centers and cafeteria,
update telecommunication systems, complete all standard safety requirements
and unify the facades of all buildings at the Detroit headquarters.
    "The Vision 2000 campaign will allow Goodwill Industries to expand its
capacity and programming to better meet the needs of the community for years
to come through a state of the art facility," said Delois Whitaker Caldwell,
President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit.
    Leaders in the community who have already made gifts or pledged their
support to Vision 2000 include: the McGregor Fund for $600,000, the Junior
Group of Goodwill for $300,000, General Motors Foundation for $225,000, NBD
Bank for $175,000, Comerica Foundation for $100,000.  The Angelo and Margaret
DiPonio Foundation has also made a major gift to Vision 2000.
    Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the campaign can call
313-964-3900, ext. 315.  Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit's headquarters
is located at 3111 Grand River Ave., Detroit, Michigan, 48208-2962.  Nine
additional Goodwill service sites and six retail stores are located throughout
Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties.
    The mission of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit is to provide people
with disabilities and other barriers to employment with the opportunity to
become independent self-supporting citizens through training, work experience
and employment in the community.