Shoreline Goodwill student wins scholarship award

By David Sandler

Roseanne Trinidad (photo), a graduate of Shoreline Goodwill’s Retail and Customer Service Training Program, accepted an H. Martin Smith Jr. Scholarship Award at Goodwill’s Appreciation Breakfast on June 8 at Benaroya Hall.

When she arrived in the United States from the Philippines, her inability to speak English confidently made it difficult to find work. The Retail and Customer Service Training Program at Shoreline Goodwill helped her become more outgoing while learning valuable jobs skills. Now she works two jobs to support herself here and help her four siblings in the Philippines, all while taking classes at Shoreline Community College. Roseanne’s goal is to earn a bachelor’s degree and get a job in the medical field.

“I’m just a simple person who dreams about finishing school and lifting up my family from poverty,” she says. “I believe that when I finish my studies, I will have a better future, because education is the key to success.”

“We are proud of everything that Roseanne has achieved since coming to this country. This scholarship will help her continue on the path to getting a college education and a good job so she can have a better future,” said Barbara Nabors-Glass, Vice President of Job Training and Education.

The scholarship program was established in 2003 to honor the memory of H. Martin Smith Jr., a long-time member of the Goodwill Board of Directors who was instrumental in raising the profile of Goodwill in the community. He also worked to expand the programs in order to help more people.

Shoreline Goodwill is part of Seattle Goodwill Industries, a private, nonprofit organization that has served the central and northern Puget Sound since 1923. Its free job training and education programs and services help low-income and underserved people obtain the skills they need to secure employment so they may achieve economic self-sufficiency. For more information about Goodwill programs, please call toll-free 1-877-GIVE4GOOD or visit the website.