March|NNP 17|CD ,|, 2000|CD 

Name|NN Address|NNP City|NNP ,|, ST|NNP ,|, Zip|NNP 

Dear|RB Name|NN :|: 

When|WRB Jerry|NNP was|VBD released|VBN from|IN prison|NN ,|, he|PRP knew|VBD it|PRP would|MD take|VB hard|JJ work|NN and|CC determination|NN to|TO straighten|VB out|RP his|PRP$ life|NN .|. 
He|PRP knew|VBD he|PRP had|VBD made|VBN a|DT bad|JJ mistake|NN ,|, but|CC despite|IN his|PRP$ commitment|NN to|TO rebuilding|VBG his|PRP$ life|NN ,|, he|PRP just|RB did|VBD n't|RB count|VB on|IN the|DT obstacles|NNS that|WDT would|MD be|VB thrown|VBN up|RP in|IN his|PRP$ path|NN .|. 

Reality|NN hit|VBD when|WRB he|PRP was|VBD unable|JJ to|TO reconcile|VB with|IN his|PRP$ wife|NN and|CC ended|VBD up|RB on|IN the|DT street|NN .|. 
He|PRP went|VBD to|TO the|DT Center|NNP Township|NNP Trustee|NNP for|IN food|NN stamps|NNS until|IN he|PRP could|MD find|VB a|DT job|NN and|CC a|DT place|NN to|TO live|VB .|. 
The|DT Trustee|NNP referred|VBD him|PRP to|TO the|DT Blue|NNP Triangle|NNP where|WRB he|PRP consulted|VBN Goodwill|NNP 's|POS Career|NNP Academy|NNP staff|NN for|IN job|NN search|NN assistance|NN .|. 

Jerry|NNP 's|POS Goodwill|NNP caseworker|NN found|VBD him|PRP a|DT job|NN immediately|RB .|. 
But|CC Jerry|NNP 's|POS troubles|NNS did|VBD n't|RB end|VB there|RB .|. 
The|DT seasonal|JJ construction|NN job|NN he|PRP obtained|VBD soon|RB ended|VBD ,|, and|CC he|PRP returned|VBD to|TO Career|NNP Academy|NNP for|IN help|NN once|RB more|JJR .|. 
Unemployed|NNP ,|, homeless|JJ and|CC with|IN a|DT prison|NN record|NN ,|, Jerry|NNP now|RB faced|VBD going|VBG back|RB to|TO prison|NN for|IN failure|NN to|TO pay|VB child|NN support|NN .|. 

It|PRP took|VBD some|DT time|NN and|CC hard|JJ work|NN ,|, but|CC with|IN the|DT help|NN of|IN Goodwill|NNP ,|, Jerry|NNP was|VBD able|JJ to|TO work|VB out|RP a|DT payment|NN plan|NN with|IN the|DT prosecutor|NN 's|POS office|NN ,|, find|VB housing|NN and|CC conduct|VB a|DT more|RBR thorough|JJ job|NN search|NN .|. 

With|IN unemployment|NN at|IN its|PRP$ lowest|JJS point|NN in|IN years|NNS in|IN central|JJ Indiana|NNP ,|, many|JJ people|NNS still|RB have|VBP a|DT hard|JJ time|NN finding|VBG meaningful|JJ employment|NN .|. 
Of|IN the|DT more|JJR than|IN 42,000|CD people|NNS Goodwill|NNP served|VBD in|IN 1999|CD ,|, over|IN 5,000|CD of|IN them|PRP have|VBP multiple|JJ barriers|NNS to|TO finding|VBG and|CC keeping|VBG a|DT job|NN .|. 
Some|DT ,|, like|IN Jerry|NNP ,|, are|VBP ex-offenders|JJ .|. 
Some|DT are|VBP blind|JJ ,|, deaf|JJ or|CC have|VBP other|JJ physical|JJ disabilities|NNS .|. 
More|JJR than|IN 100|CD were|VBD homeless|JJ .|. 

But|CC Goodwill|NNP offers|NNS hope|VBP even|RB to|TO people|NNS with|IN numerous|JJ obstacles|NNS to|TO overcome|VB ,|, like|IN Jerry|NNP .|. 
With|IN a|DT promising|JJ new|JJ job|NN at|IN a|DT plastic|NN injection|NN molding|NN manufacturer|NN ,|, his|PRP$ legal|JJ troubles|NNS in|IN check|NN and|CC a|DT safe|JJ place|NN to|TO live|VB ,|, Jerry|NNP can|MD get|VB on|IN with|IN the|DT business|NN of|IN building|VBG a|DT life|NN for|IN himself|PRP and|CC contributing|VBG to|TO his|PRP$ community|NN .|. 
For|IN as|RB long|RB as|IN he|PRP needs|VBZ it|PRP ,|, Goodwill|NNP will|MD continue|VB to|TO help|VB .|. 

Your|PRP$ support|NN of|IN Goodwill|NNP will|MD provide|VB job|NN training|NN and|CC placement|NN services|NNS to|TO help|VB the|DT hardest|JJS to|TO serve|VB in|IN central|JJ Indiana|NNP find|VB meaningful|JJ employment|NN .|. 
And|CC ,|, with|IN your|PRP$ assistance|NN ,|, Goodwill|NNP can|MD help|VB employers|NNS develop|VB resources|NNS to|TO keep|VB workers|NNS on|IN the|DT job|NN .|. 

Please|VB make|VB an|DT investment|NN in|IN the|DT stability|NN of|IN our|PRP$ community|NN by|IN sending|VBG a|DT gift|NN to|TO Goodwill|NNP .|. 
Your|PRP$ generosity|NN will|MD help|VB people|NNS help|VB themselves|PRP .|. 

Sincerely|NNP ,|, 

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

