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		<title>Fifth Annual Golf Tournament</title>
		<link>http://www.skillsinc.com/news/index.php/2010/07/fifth-annual-golf-tournament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to support the Skills Inc. Aerospace Internship Program (AIP) serving high school students since 2000.


2009-2010 AIP Interns


WHEN:  Friday, September 17th 2010
WHERE:  Druids Glen Golf Club
TIME:  Check in 7am, Play starts at 8am
FEE:  $130 per player
Tournament includes 18 holes of golf, use of a GPS-enabled golf cart, complimentary gift, and lunch.  Tournament will [...]]]></description>
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<p>Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to support the Skills Inc. <a href="http://skillsinc.com/aerospace-internships.html">Aerospace Internship Program (AIP)</a> serving high school students since 2000.</p>
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<p>WHEN:  Friday, September 17th 2010</p>
<p>WHERE:  Druids Glen Golf Club</p>
<p>TIME:  Check in 7am, Play starts at 8am</p>
<p>FEE:  $130 per player</p>
<p>Tournament includes 18 holes of golf, use of a GPS-enabled golf cart, complimentary gift, and lunch.  Tournament will be a four-man best ball scramble.  Groups and singles welcome.  No golf handicap required.  Registration is open.  Great prizes and competition!  </p>
<p><a title="2010 Golf Tournament" href="http://skillsinc.com/golf.html">Download event forms and register online</a></p>
<p>For more information or to be a sponsor, contact Monica Lucero at 206.782.6000 or <a href="mailto:monical@skillsinc.com">monical@skillsinc.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Spring 2010 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.skillsinc.com/news/index.php/2010/06/spring-2010-newsletter-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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Download the Spring 2010 Newsletter (PDF)
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<p><a href="http://www.skillsinc.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Skills_Spring_2010_Newsletter2.pdf">Download the Spring 2010 Newsletter</a> (PDF)</p>
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		<title>Annual Report Published</title>
		<link>http://www.skillsinc.com/news/index.php/2010/04/annual-report-published/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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We are proud to share our accomplishments and outcomes from 2009 in our annual report (2.7Mb)
We hope to provide you some insight into our complex organization and unique business model as a Social Enterprise. We are filling a need within the community to provide pathways to employment for persons with disabilities.  We are able to [...]]]></description>
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<p>We are proud to share our accomplishments and outcomes from 2009 in our <a href="http://www.skillsinc.com/pdf/skillsinc-annual-report-2009.pdf" target="_blank">annual report (2.7Mb)</a></p>
<p>We hope to provide you some insight into our complex organization and unique business model as a Social Enterprise. We are filling a need within the community to provide pathways to employment for persons with disabilities.  We are able to accomplish our mission with the help of our numerous stakeholders.</p>
<p>Your connection to Skills Inc. is central to our efforts and is an essential component to generate outcomes that make a difference. Thank you for your partnership and continued support.</p>
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		<title>Bowling Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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Everyone had a great time at the Skills Inc. &#8220;Bowling with Bounds.&#8221; We missed Rich Marriott, but the KING 5 Team was out in force to support our event and cheer our host Dennis Bounds. And we welcomed some new faces this year, including: Jesse Jones, Gary Chittum, and Tracy Taylor. A big shout out [...]]]></description>
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<p>Everyone had a great time at the Skills Inc. &#8220;Bowling with Bounds.&#8221; We missed Rich Marriott, but the KING 5 Team was out in force to support our event and cheer our host Dennis Bounds. And we welcomed some new faces this year, including: Jesse Jones, Gary Chittum, and Tracy Taylor. A big shout out to Ian Furness (afternoon host) @ Sports Radio 950 KJR for stepping in and doing a fabulous job emceeing and for pumping our event on the air!</p>
<p>We raised $11,350. These proceeds benefit our <a href="http://www.skillsinc.com/outreach.html">Outreach </a>and <a href="http://www.skillsinc.com/vocational-services.html">Vocational Services Programs</a>.  Thanks to all of our donors, volunteers, participants, and sponsors for your commitment to supporting our mission to train, employ and serve persons with disabilities.</p>
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<p>Our next event: The Skills Inc. 5th Annual Golf Tournament at Druids Glen Golf Course, September 24.</p>
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