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With a program built upon faith, we are confident of the future. We hope many more people will come to share our interest and faith as we move ahead with our service to humanity.

STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT
RICHARD A. NELSON

The past year, 1956, has been a good year and has shown splendid progress for Goodwill Industries. However, we should look back upon what we have done only to see how much more we must do. It is looking at the past year's progress that shows us our real task.

We have now grown and become an important factor in the entire economy of the United States. That is, we are able to contribute to the economy by helping the handicapped find employment either in Goodwill Industries or in an industry which has been enlightened by Goodwill.

Growth such as this is no different in Goodwill Industries than it is in private business, for it demands additional capital and added staff members. The coming year of 1957 brings with the challenge an added responsibility, the very noticeable demand for additional funds with which to establish more Goodwill Industries and additional staff to professionally serve all sections of our country.

As we enlarge our scope, let us pray that we will never lose sight of the spiritual foundation of Goodwill Industries. There would not have been a Goodwill Industries if there had not been a God, and there will not be a continuing of Goodwill Industries unless we continue to honor our God in all our work and thoughts.

Let us also continue to work together, as one team all working for the same ideals. Then we shall look back on 1957's progress and say it, too, has been a good year.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AUXILIARIES TO GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA, INC.
MRS. RICHARD W. KRATZ

The 82 woman's auxiliaries which are members of the National Council are continuing to give valuable support to the Goodwill Industries program. These organizations of volunteer workers are being increasingly recognized for their effectiveness in working with staff to provide supplementary services.

Public relations programs have been strengthened by the involvement of larger numbers of citizens and through increased knowledge, interest, and understanding gained by participation in the auxiliary program.

A variety of services such as opportunities for recreation and entertainment are offered to enrich the lives of the handicapped workers.

Over $200,000 in cash and equipment were contributed to individual Goodwill Industries, and more than 300,000 hours of volunteer service were given in an effort to extend and improve service to the handicapped in 1956.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA, INC.

Goodwill Industries is more than buildings and equipment, earned income and expenditures, wages disbursed and taxes paid. It is a program where service to handicapped people is the basic objective and personal achievement is the chief goal. Goodwill Industries with its many facets of industrial activity provides an opportunity for a handicapped person to personally achieve a measure of usefulness, independence and social acceptance. It uses the therapies of medicine, social adjustment, religious motivation and industrial skill as resources for personal growth and development.

In short, the enrichment of human personality and the possibility of a victory over a handicap are the most important values of our unique program. The real dividends of Goodwill Industries are the handicapped people who have found in this program a highway of opportunity.

The facts and figures set forth in this report are most challenging. They reveal what can be accomplished when men and women of Goodwill work together. We are humbly proud of what has been accomplished and most grateful to all who have had a part in making this outstanding reward possible.

But the task is not completed. Available information indicates that there are at least 250,000 handicapped persons who can be vocationally trained for productive employment. Many can be placed in normal industrial situations while others can be effectively used in sheltered or special situations. The records of handicapped persons so placed, with respect to their attendance, their observance of safety regulations, their morale and their productivity indicate an acceptable level of performance. These persons do not seek special advantage. They desire only an opportunity to prove their worth.

In the light of this great need Goodwill Industries cannot rest on its achievements. It must go forward until the needs of our fellow men have been met. In this advancing program we seek the continued cooperation of those who have made our present progress possible.

NATIONAL GOODWILL WORKER OF 1956 SPEAKS AS ONE OF THE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE SERVED

"Through the years, Goodwill Industries has been able to light a candle for those living in a cold, bleak and cheerless world. With that candle, Goodwill people have been able to step from the darkness.