FLW announced today that it will continue its partnership with Goodwill Industries International for the 2012 season. Goodwill provides job training programs, career and community-based services for people with disabilities, those who lack education or work experience and others facing challenges to finding employment through the revenue from the sale of donated goods.
Professional angler Chad Grigsby of Maple Grove, Minn., will continue to represent Goodwill on the FLW Tour.
“I’m very proud to be affiliated with Goodwill,” said Grigsby. “Goodwill agencies across the country make a positive impact in local communities through their job training programs and services, including financial education and youth mentoring, which strengthens families, neighborhoods and the communities we live in.”
In addition, FLW and Goodwill have created the Forrest L. Wood Sportsmanship and Community Leadership Award that will be presented to the FLW Tour pro who best displays an overall commitment of sportsmanship and community leadership during the 2012 season. The annual award will recognize the individual based on ethical behavior, upholding integrity, class, selflessness, conservation efforts and kindness to others both on and off the water. A committee will narrow the nominees and unveil the winner at the Forrest Wood Cup in Duluth, Ga. in August.
“The partnership between Goodwill and FLW educates members of the community on how Goodwill’s job training and career-advancement programs can help them grow their employment skills,” said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “Thanks to FLW’s generosity and cooperative spirit, Goodwill has the opportunity to reach future donors and shoppers who can expand our employment placement programs as well as people who need our career services. As a result, we will be able to serve more people in communities across the country.”
