To celebrate their five-year partnership, FLW and Goodwill have created the Forrest L. Wood Sportsmanship and Community Leadership Award that will be presented to the FLW Tour pro who best displays an overall commitment of sportsmanship and community leadership during the 2012 season.
This annual award will recognize the individual who displays an overall commitment of sportsmanship and community leadership, on and off the water, based on ethical behavior, and by exhibiting integrity, class, selflessness, conservation efforts and kindness to others. Self or peer nominations will be accepted. A Goodwill and FLW committee will narrow the nominees and unveil the winner to the community at the Forrest Wood Cup in Duluth, Ga. Aug. 9-12.
“FLW is proud to create this award with Goodwill,” said Kathy Fennel, president, FLW Operations Division. “We pride ourselves on the quality of anglers that fish in our tournaments. It is a privilege to honor one of these outstanding individuals for the work he or she does in his or her hometown and the communities we visit. It is our hope that this award further elevates the high standards of sportsmanship and community service that our anglers, fans and sponsors exemplify.”
“Goodwill looks forward to highlighting the sportsmanship and community service FLW anglers demonstrate in their personal and professional lives,” said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “We hope their example motivates others to reach out to community-based organizations to volunteer their time and talent to create positive impacts in local communities.”
From conservation to community strengthening, Goodwill and FLW care about the anglers, sponsors and millions of fans that enjoy FLW tournaments. The same values that brought them together as partners will inspire the high standards of this award.
ABOUT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Goodwill Industries International is a network of 165 community-based agencies in the United States and Canada with 14 affiliates in 13 other countries. Goodwill is one of North America’s top five most valuable and recognized nonprofit brands as well as a leading social services enterprise (Source: Cone Nonprofit Power Brand 100, 2009). Goodwill agencies are innovative and sustainable social enterprises that fund job training programs, employment placement services and other community-based programs by selling donated clothing and household items in more than 2,600 stores and online at shopgoodwill.com. Local Goodwill agencies also build revenue and create jobs by contracting with businesses and government to provide a wide range of commercial services, including packaging and assembly, food service preparation, and document imaging and shredding. In 2011, three million people in the United States and Canada benefited from Goodwill’s career services. Goodwill channels 84 percent of its revenues directly into its programs and services. To find a Goodwill location near you, use the online locator at the goodwill.org website, or call (800) GOODWILL.
ABOUT FLW
FLW is the industry’s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing unparalleled fishing resources and entertainment to our sponsors, fans and host communities. FLW is offering anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2012 over the course of 191 tournaments across five tournament circuits, each providing an avenue to the sport’s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy – the Forrest Wood Cup. FLW is committed to providing a lifestyle experience that is the “Best in Fishing, On and Off the Water,” through a variety of platforms including tournaments, outdoor expos and the world’s richest fantasy sports game – FLW Fantasy Fishing. For more information about FLW and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit the FLWOutdoors. or FantasyFishing websites and look for FLW on Twitter and Facebook.By: Chad Gay, Director – Public Relations
