November|NNP 15|CD ,|, 1994|CD 

Dear|RB ,|, 

Think|VBP of|IN your|PRP$ greatest|JJS accomplishments|NNS .|. 
Think|VBP of|IN the|DT joy|NN and|CC success|NN they|PRP bring|VBP to|TO you|PRP and|CC your|PRP$ loved|VBD ones|NNS .|. 

Michael|NNP Sims|NNP felt|VBD that|DT way|NN at|IN age|NN 39|CD -|: -|: the|DT day|NN he|PRP earned|VBD a|DT job|NN .|. 

Michael|NNP was|VBD born|VBN with|IN cerebral|JJ palsy|NN .|. 
Upon|IN entering|VBG the|DT work|NN force|NN ,|, he|PRP discovered|VBD few|JJ job|NN opportunities|NNS that|WDT seemed|VBD to|TO match|VB his|PRP$ abilities|NNS .|. 

For|IN several|JJ years|NNS he|PRP performed|VBD packaging|NN and|CC clerical|JJ work|NN .|. 
His|PRP$ most|RBS recent|JJ job|NN lasted|VBD only|RB a|DT year|NN before|IN cut-backs|JJ eliminated|VBN his|PRP$ position|NN .|. 

For|IN 18|CD long|JJ months|NNS Michael|NNP could|MD not|RB find|VB a|DT job|NN .|. 
He|PRP resorted|JJ to|TO public|JJ assistance|NN dollars|NNS to|TO survive|VB .|. 
Finally|RB ,|, Michael|NNP called|VBD Goodwill|NNP .|. 

At|IN Goodwill|NNP ,|, Michael|NNP 's|POS counselors|NNS felt|VBD that|IN his|PRP$ personable|JJ demeanor|NN could|MD be|VB a|DT major|JJ attribute|NN and|CC identified|VBN for|IN him|PRP a|DT possible|JJ job-match|JJ where|WRB his|PRP$ people|NNS skills|NNS could|MD shine|VB .|. 

After|IN three|CD interviews|NNS ,|, Michael|NNP proved|VBD that|IN he|PRP was|VBD the|DT right|JJ person|NN for|IN the|DT job|NN .|. 
As|IN the|DT Clubhouse|NNP Monitor|NNP at|IN Bent|NNP Tree|NN Apartments|NNP ,|, he|PRP now|RB provides|VBZ customer|NN service|NN for|IN 50|CD to|TO 60|CD tenants|NNS each|DT night|NN .|. 

At|IN last|JJ ,|, he|PRP has|VBZ found|VBN success|NN in|IN a|DT job|NN that|IN he|PRP loves|VBZ .|. 
Now|RB his|PRP$ goals|NNS are|VBP set|VBN on|IN moving|VBG up|RP in|IN the|DT company|NN .|. 

Every|DT year|NN ,|, thousands|NNS of|IN people|NNS come|VBP to|TO Goodwill|NNP .|. 
Like|IN Michael|NNP ,|, they|PRP share|VBP two|CD common|JJ characteristics|NNS .|. 
They|PRP face|VBP some|DT barrier|NN to|TO employment|NN and|CC they|PRP want|VBP to|TO work|VB .|. 

With|IN support|NN from|IN people|NNS like|IN you|PRP ,|, they|PRP can|MD overcome|VB their|PRP$ barriers|NNS and|CC earn|VB success|NN and|CC the|DT self-sufficiency|JJ that|WDT comes|VBZ with|IN it|PRP .|. 
And|CC then|RB the|DT pay-off|JJ begins|VBZ for|IN the|DT entire|JJ community|NN .|. 

Individual|JJ successes|NNS at|IN Goodwill|NNP mean|VB fewer|JJR persons|NNS receiving|VBG public|JJ support|NN and|CC more|JJR paying|VBG taxes|NNS .|. 
Last|JJ year|NN ,|, participants|NNS in|IN Goodwill|NNP programs|NNS earned|VBD -|: -|: and|CC paid|VBN taxes|NNS on|IN -|: -|: wages|NNS of|IN nearly|RB $3|NN .|. 5|LS million|CD .|. 
Their|PRP$ successes|NNS at|IN work|NN also|RB saved|VBD taxpayers|NNS more|JJR than|IN three-quarters|NNS of|IN a|DT million|CD dollars|NNS in|IN public|JJ assistance|NN .|. 

The|DT savings|NNS are|VBP counted|VBN in|IN more|JJR ways|NNS than|IN dollars|NNS and|CC cents|NNS ,|, however|RB .|. 
The|DT families|NNS of|IN the|DT new|JJ wage|NN earners|NNS may|MD feel|VB the|DT accomplishment|NN in|IN terms|NNS of|IN a|DT house|NN to|TO live|VB in|RB ,|, money|NN to|TO purchase|VB food|NN -|: -|: without|IN food|NN stamps|NNS -|: -|: and|CC the|DT beginning|NN of|IN a|DT family|NN focused|VBN on|IN success|NN ,|, not|RB hopelessness|NNS .|. 

Wo|NNP n't|RB you|PRP help|VBP make|VB all|DT of|IN these|DT successes|NNS possible|JJ ?|. 
Please|VB send|VB the|DT largest|JJS contribution|NN you|PRP can|MD comfortably|RB make|VB .|. 
Your|PRP$ gift|NN will|MD help|VB give|VB new|JJ meaning|NN to|TO the|DT word|NN success|NN -|: -|: for|IN people|NNS who|WP have|VBP seldom|RB had|VBN reason|NN to|TO use|VB the|DT word|NN .|. 

Sincerely|NNP ,|, 

James|NNP M.|NN McClelland|NNP President|NNP 

P.S.|NN 
Your|PRP$ gift|NN will|MD make|VB a|DT difference|NN .|. 
For|IN every|DT dollar|NN of|IN public|JJ support|NN Goodwill|NNP received|VBD last|JJ year|NN ,|, we|PRP returned|VBD $1.59|NN to|TO the|DT community|NN in|IN the|DT form|NN of|IN earned|VBD wages|NNS and|CC reduced|VBN public|JJ assistance|NN payments|NNS .|. 

