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♦ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008
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Goodwill, AbHKy One and RAFB - a partnership that works
By KRYSTAL RINER
Journal Staff Writer
For more than 27 years people
with disabilities have been able to
get jobs with Robins Air Force Base
through a partnership they formed
with Goodwill and the Ability One
Program.
The base has a long standing
successful partnership with NISH,
a national non-profit agency creat
ing employment opportunities for
people with disabilities by securing
federal contracts.
Hibbitts
elected
association
chairman
Special to the Journal
Flint Energies Director
Paul Hibbitts, according to
a release, was elected chair
man of the Georgia EMC
Directors’ Association Nov.
mote electric
HIBBITTS cooperatives
in Georgia,
and provide educational
opportunities and periodical
ly assemble its members to
exchange ideas on common
issues.
Hibbitts was elected to
Flint Energies’ Board of
Directors in 1998. He has a
long, distinguished career in
the military. He served four
years in the Air Force, and
19 years in the Air Force
Reserve where he attained
the rank of chief master ser
geant.
During his military career,
his heroic service garnered
numerous decorations includ
ing the Air Force Meritorious
Service Medal, Air Force
Commendation Medal and
the Republic of Vietnam
Service Medal.
He has served in leader
ship positions in a number
of civic and community orga
nizations including direc
tor, Museum of Aviation;
chairman, Warner Robins
Chamber of Commerce; board
chairman, HODAC; board
chairman, Middle Georgia
Technical College; board
member, the American Red
Cross; past president, Carl
Vinson Memorial Chapter
296 of Air Force Association;
and past chairman, Salvation
Army.
Hibbitts and his wife,
Carlene, reside in Warner
Robins.
Libraries to otter
'food for fines'
Special to the Journal
“Have you been putting
off returning your overdue
library books,” staff of the
Houston County Public
Library System asks.
Well, they add in a news
release, they also have a plan
that will save you money
and help feed the hungry at
Christmas.
Each library branch
- Perry, Centerville, and
Warner Robins - will accept
canned and dry goods as pay
ment for overdue fines from
Dec. 1-31. One food item will
be accepted for each dollar in
overdue fines. Items should
have an expiration date of
Feb 1, 2009 or later.
Also, you may also donate
food items if you have no
fines but would like to help.
Collected food will be
donated to local area food
banks.
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other people get jobs is
a good feeling."
- Robins AFB employee Buddy Pascal
Goodwill Industries is a part of
RAFB’s outreach by managing the
contracts and readying individuals
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Buddy Pascal began his journey
with Goodwill 28 years ago. With
the training and knowledge he
received from the program he was
promoted to be a warehouse super
visor at RAFB. Pascal was referred
to Goodwill by a friend who was
employed by them as well.
“Just knowing that I have a job,”
he said, “and that I can help other
people get jobs is a good feeling.”
David Smisson, another employ
ee of Goodwill Industries that is
working at Robins is a lead worker
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Smisson along with several other
clean the restrooms, vacuum the
floors, take out the trash, and mop
daily. Goodwill Industries custo
dial workers clean over 1.2 mil
lion square feet per day at Robins
Air Force Base. Along with his
custodial duties, Smisson is, also
in charge of transportation in the
mornings as well as the evenings
for the other employees. He picks
up the company van in Macon and
drives to RAFB, and then returns
the van at night after work.
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Smisson said the most reward
ing part of being a lead worker is
that he gets to help people learn
new jobs.
Goodwill has more than 140 indi
viduals in paid training positions
at area federal facilities. Last year
alone over 126,500 training hours
were provide to job seeking clients,
most with severe disabilities.
Current job categories that
Goodwill provides include custo
dial workers, commissary stockers,
and warehouse workers.
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