Message from the President
In 2007, Goodwill took on an initiative called the Power of Work Campaign to increase services in our community through Job Connection Centers, Stores and Attended Donation Centers. We opened several new Goodwill Donation Centers and three new Goodwill stores. Each time we open stores and centers, we create more jobs in the community which assists us in our mission of Changing Lives Through the Power of Work. With our expansion, we have gained new customers and kept our loyal customer base. It's important to open new stores because it gives us an opportunity to employ and train more people in and throughout Houston and surrounding areas. We also unveiled our new on-line Goodwill GoodNews Newsletter. If you would like a copy of this important newsletter, please contact me at steve@goodwillhouston.org and I will make sure your e-mail address gets added to our list.
This year we will again be creating new jobs throughout our community, and we will be adding additional locations for the convenience of our donors, customers and employees. Over the past few years we have worked hard to decentralize our entire operation so that we can be more accessible to all people who need our services.
As we expand to better serve you, we will continue to exemplify integrity, dignity, and trust, not only to our contributors, but also to the individuals who receive training, education and placement through Goodwill. Your donations create jobs and we are so grateful for your support. I encourage you to visit one of our new convenient donation centers and our new Goodwill Select stores. We are excited to share Goodwill with everyone and we know you will like what you see.
The sales from our stores help provide funding for our Education, Employment and Training Programs. We encourage you to become a frequent shopper at Goodwill so that we can train, educate and employ even more people in our area.
Pleae take a moment to explore our website for more ways you can become involved. We host outstanding special events throughout the year and we feel we have the best volunteers around. We also offer excellent contract services for all of your business outsourcing needs.
Thanks to everyone for your support. We hope you will continue to help spread the "good" in Goodwill.
Steve Lufburrow
President/CEO
Goodwill Industries of Houston
713 699 6332
Changing Lives Through the Power of Work
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2008
Executive Committee:
Chairman of the Board
Bill Kacal
Deloitte & Touche
Vice Chairman/Treasurer
Tommy Moore
First Investors Financial Services
Secretary
Richard Hightower
Wachovia Wealth Management
Sr. Chairman of the Board
Sterling B. McCall, Jr.
Sterling McCall Toyota/Lexus
Chairman Emeritus
Jim R. Smith
Jim R. Smith Company
Sr. Chairman Emeritus
Harvey R. Houck
Houck Realty Company
President/CEO
Steven P. Lufburrow
Goodwill Industries of Houston
Dougal Cameron
Cameron Interests
William K. Wilde
Bracewell & Giuliani
Directors:
Terri Ammerman The Ammerman Experience
Mike Bahorich Apache Corporation
Bruce Baker Baker Jackson Nissan
Gregory Bopp Bracewell & Giuliani
Sue Burnett Burnett Personnel Services
Michael Conway Kanaly Trust
Carlton Cook Oil & Gas Exploration
*Jim D’Agostino Encore Bank
Stephanie Donaho Locke Liddell & Sapp
John Duffie Nelson Duffie Interests
John Ebeling Retired from Enterprise Leasing*Doug Foshee El Paso Energy
William Heller Thompson & Knight LLP*
Don Jordan Jordan Capital Management
Frank Lee Cypress Asset Management
Mark Lee Lee Contracting
George Lindahl Sandefer Capital Partners
Allene Lucas Retired from Chase Bank of TexasRaymond McCall Community Volunteer
Jerome Simon Northern Trust*
George Smith Wachovia Wealth Management
Marc Soper Soper Brothers, Inc
.Cynthia Urquhart Community Volunteer
Jim Vanderhider Enervest Management Partners
Barbara Vilutis Amegy Bank of Texas
Dr. Henry D. Wilde, Jr. Retired Physician
Michael Wilde Dewalch Technologies
*Advisory Board Member
Each board member serves 2-3 year terms and must rotate in the 7th year as per our bylaws.