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Goodwill
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
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"Jobs change
are in increasingly high de-
mand. lives, they give
"We're a small office but
the number of customers a sense of
has been continuing to in- V - m"owermen*."
crease," he said.
This program focuses on
training senior citizens to
reenter the workforce, fo- tions in the area.
cusing on basic computer "We have facilities in Ta-
skills, coma that warehouse extra
"I was volunteering here product," Clement said.
at first," said Donna Duke, Erlich said that the store
Worksource SCESP employ- would bring much-needed
ee. "I help people with their jobs, services like SCESP,
cover letters and resumesand tax dollars into the cam-
and job searches and any- munity.
thing' on the computer." "The store represents a
Duke said that she has significant investment for
seen firsthand the positive us in a community," Erlich
effects of the program, and said. "The store also be-
that it is in high demand, comes an opportunity to
"It's a function of the provide more programming
economy that this programopportunities."
is in such high demand," Some of those opportu-
Erlich said. nities happen in the store,
He said that Tacoma among it's own employees,
Goodwill served 60 percent he said, explaining that the
more people in 2010 than in store makes an effort to hire
2009. people with "barriers to em-
The new Goodwill store ployment," such as speak-
in Shelton will compete with ing English as a second
other local thrift stores, language, or having little or
such as Nifty Thrifty, which no work experience, or even
helps support the Mason having a physical or mental
County Senior Activities disability.
Center and Treasures, in "We have programs that
downtown Shelton. help overcome that," he said
The stores can't help but"The store has much
compete, but Goodwill rep- more benefit for a communi-
resentatives don't believe ty than people think," Erlich
they will have a problem said. "Jobs change lives,
with sales or supply, andthey give a sense of empow-
may even increase dana- erment."
Sales
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supported countywide efforts to shop locally this year.
Especially in response to the poor economy, businesses
and shoppers alike realized this year that if they don't sup-
port local businesses, their money, and their sales tax dol-
lars, go to other communities rather than their own, Hunter
said.
"If you don't shop locally, those businesses aren't going to be
there," she sai& "We need each 9ther."
Terri Jeffreys, executive director of the Shelton-Mason Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce said that in her opinion, the drive to
shop locally was a success.
"At the least, it raised a lot of awareness," she said. 'There
was a very positive response."
Weather
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Friday night Mason
County residents in higher
elevations could see snow
showers, although no accu-
mulation is expected. The
weather service predicts
that the snow level will drop
to 900 feet above sea level.
Saturday again has a
chance of snow showers, but
will likely have a high tem-
perature near 43 degrees.
Showers should continue
through the weekend and
the beginning of next week,
although the sun may make
a welcome reappearance
next Tuesday.
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Food
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non-profit that may
occasionally provide food,
but is not a 'contracted' food
bank."
The food brigade is at-
tempting to be an additional
resource to the community,
Armstrong said, much like
the Food for Kids back-
pack program and the free
Wednesday lunches spon-
sored by the North Mason
Coalition of Churches and
Community.
"The more people giving
food the better," Armstrong
said. "We want to really
stress that we're not trying
to fight with [the food bank],
we're not trying to get rid of
them, we want to work with
them."
The brigade is also look-
ing for volunteers and do-
nations. For more informa-
tion on how to sign up for
the brigade's food delivery
service or learn where the
upcoming locations will be,
call North Mason County
Resource at 360-275-3652.
Andy Conklin and Jef Conklin
Our family has been living and working in Mason
County for over 125 years an, d we are proud of
our local heritage. We enjoy the water and the
mountains and the people we: have come to know
as our clients and friends. We do this work because
we love it and we love where we do it[ Our
approach is simple, straight-forward and honest.
Let us know how we can help you.
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