Please plan to join us at the High Country Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 2nd to celebrate local heroes at the Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona's 2nd Annual Community IMPACT Awards Luncheon.

The luncheon will honor organizations that partner with Goodwill as well as Goodwill program graduates and team members who have exemplified how the power of work can transform lives. This year's recipients are:

Collective Community IMPACT Award: Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona (ECoNA)

Business Engagement Award: Little America Hotel

Goodwill Ambassador of the Year: Colleen Smith, President, Coconino Community College

Graduate of the Year: Keillynee Martinez (career advancement)

Achiever of the Year: Liz Ontiveros (overcoming domestic abuse)

Team Member of the Year: Alroy Jones (overcoming physical disability)

Our keynote speaker will be Staff Sgt. (retired) Joseph Girvan, a former Army Ranger who now works as an IT Project Manager with Banner Health. Mr. Girvan is an advocate of programs that aid in the transition for veterans and their families from the armed services to civilian life, such as Goodwill's American Veterans and Their Families partnership.