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		<title>Tacoma Goodwill&#8217;s New Military Veteran Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working at Goodwill day in and day out – what we work for every day is hard to imagine, especially when seated behind a cash register or in front of a computer. But, today was different – we announced something that brought my head up, stopped me dead in my tracks and encouraged me to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May Graduates are Ready to Work!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny how, when you need positive energy it comes out to greet you. Yesterday was a chilly Tacoma spring day and I needed something to lift my spirits. Luckily, it was a Goodwill Graduation Ceremony day and little did I know, I was in for a real treat! We walked in to see Debbie Wooten as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success: Earth Day E-Cycling Event @ Intel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to the employees of Intel for their successful Earth Day e-cycling event! Yesterday more than 400 pounds of electronics were collected at the Intel Dupont campus. Goodwill partners with Washington Materials management and Financing Authority (WMMFA) in a program called E-Cycle Washington, to collect and reuse or recycle electronics equipment that may otherwise end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Graduates &#8211; Pierce County Goodwill Programs Release Skilled Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graduation Day at Goodwill is bitter sweet &#8211; we&#8217;re so proud, but it&#8217;s hard to let go, you know? We get so attached to our program participants. Each one giving their whole selves towards making a better life. The April Pierce County Graduation Ceremony&#8217;s guest speaker was Holt Dunbar, Semi-retired Vocational Rehabilitation Instructor. As he spoke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations Graduates!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Warehouse &#38; Logistics Winter 2012 graduating class! The following people completed a rigorous 7-week program that covered an array of skills, including, basic computer, customer service, and work-readiness. They received a general warehouse clerk certificate, forklift certificate and on-the-job work experience. Learn more about the Warehouse &#38; Logistics class. We&#8217;re proud of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A big THANK YOU Puyallup School District!</title>
		<link>http://tacomagoodwill.org/2012/03/23/a-big-thank-you-puyallup-school-district/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We want to thank the Puyallup School District for their generous donations to Goodwill this week! We were so impressed with the participation level of the students, parents and faculty who collected a total of 40,000 pounds of clothing, toys and household items for Goodwill. Each school in the district dedicated a group of students to essentially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Partnership with Goodwill Cuts Waste, Supports Job Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goodwill is partnering with the State of Washington Enterprise Services to protect the environment and offer consumers good deals on a variety of used, quality merchandise. Due to tight budgets and downsizing, the State Surplus facility in Tumwater has experinced increase inventory. Anything from desks to filing cabinets to computers, what isn&#8217;t sold to public institutions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alerting Prom Goers &amp; Brides &#8211; It&#8217;s All About the Dress Sales Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TACOMA, WA &#8211; Goodwill&#8217;s It’s All About the Dress is a one-day only special sales event to be held on Saturday, March 31st from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. showcasing brand-name evening, prom and wedding dresses. Also a large selection of tuxedos and accessories, including jewelry, veils, sashes and shoes will be available. With nearly 3,000 gowns and dresses, and prices starting at $19.99, it’s a steal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EITC Awareness Day &#8211; Spread the Word</title>
		<link>http://tacomagoodwill.org/2012/01/27/eitc-awareness-day-spread-the-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s money you’ve already earned – file it, claim it and get it. Goodwill wants to make sure that middle- and lower- income families know about all their tax credits, deductions and rebate options. We invite you to join with us to help raise awareness of EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit). The IRS estimates that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put action into Martin Luther King Jr. Day by starting a tradition of community service &#8211; one step at a time.</title>
		<link>http://tacomagoodwill.org/2012/01/11/put-action-into-martin-luther-king-jr-day-by-starting-a-tradition-of-community-service-one-step-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bedell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2012, and I find myself thinking what does this holiday mean? My memories of Dr. King are filled with black &#38; white photography, choppy video documentaries, and memorization of poems &#8211; being that I was born 11 years after his assassination. Dr. King’s image and words [...]]]></description>
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