The 2010 Goodwill Ambassador Scholarship Competition Winners























The Goodwill Ambassador Scholarship Competition, October 24th & 25th, 2009
The Goodwill Ambassador Sr., Tara Fuino (left) and The Goodwill Ambassador Jr. Tori Mason (right)

We salute James J. Ward for his generous, exceptional and enduring support of The Goodwill Ambassador program. Mr. Ward is pictured here with Mary Therese Friel, The Goodwill Ambassador Program Executive Director, at the Fourth of July Veterans Celebration at Frontier Field.
	Tori Mason, The Goodwill Ambassador Jr. and Tara Funio, the Goodwill Ambassador Sr. along wit Dayna Fuino welcome guests to the Native American Music and Dance Festival at the Ganondagan State Historic Site, in Victor NY.
	Tara Fuino, The Goodwill Ambassador Sr., accompanied by a group of models, greets guests at the Ad Council’s Annual Luncheon fundraising event.
Goodwill Ambassadors Tori Mason (Jr.) and Tara Fuino (Sr.) assist senior citizens at the annual Sunshine Luncheon hosted by St. Louis Church.
	The Goodwill Ambassador Apple Blossom Parade group (from left to right): George Sander (rear), Megan Dobesh, Tess Gilmore, Tara Fuino, Dayna Fuino (front), Tori Mason, Caitlin Keery and Judy Farrell.
Goodwill Ambassadors Tori Mason (Jr.) and Tara Fuino (Sr.) make a special appearance at the Apple Blossom Parade in Williamson, NY on Armed Forces Day.
The Goodwill Ambassadors model in a fashion show at the Eastview Mall Genesee Valley Parent Magazine Camp Fair.
	The Goodwill Ambassadors hosted and served dinner to Veterans at the American Legion.
Tori Mason and Tara Fuino with Bob Dominik, Commander of the American Legion Williamson Post 394.
Lorraine Mason, Mary Therese Friel and Kent Friel at the American Legion.
	The Goodwill Ambassadors and friends planted 100 evergreen trees on Earth Day to enhance the environment and offset their carbon footprint.
The Goodwill Ambassador winners and runners-up riding in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Rochester, NY.
Tara Fuino, The Goodwill Ambassador Sr. volunteers at The Lollypop Farm Telethon.
	Tori Mason, The Goodwill Ambassador Jr. raising funds for the Humane Society.
Mary Therese Friel interviewing Joanna Dychton from The Humane Society during the Telethon.	Kailey Marshall, Megan Dobesh, Briar Bonadonna and Emma Sauer all volunteer their time to help out at the Lollypop Farm Telethon.
Goodwill Ambassador Coordinators, Jessica Prisk and Emily Hall keep everything running smooth!	Kaitlin Keery and Dianna Powell-Keery help sell beanie babies for Lollypop Farm at the Telethon.
Lindsay Zelter, Briar Bonadonna and Jenelle Cichelli helping out at the “Lollypop Village” display during the Telethon at Eastview Mall.	Goodwill Ambassadors Tara Fuino and Tori Mason host a bingo game for senior citizens at the Hilton East retirement community.
The Goodwill Ambassador Hilton East group (from left to right); Tara Fuino, Kent Friel, Lisa Fuino, Dayna Fuino, Mary Therese Friel, Tori Mason, Lorraine Mason.	Mary Therese Friel, Lawrence Forte and Kent Friel at a Goodwill Ambassador fundraiser for Haitian Relief, organized by ETROF.
The Goodwill Ambassadors Tara Fuino (Sr.) and Tori Mason (jr.) with Kevin Doran from News 8 at the Foodlink “Food For Families” Food Drive.	The Goodwill Ambassadors collected a large amount of food to donate to needy families through Foodlink through their Holiday Comfort Campaign!
Helping others makes you feel good!	The Goodwill Ambassadors collected holiday greeting cards of hope and gratitude to deliver to the injured soldiers at area VA hospitals through their Holiday Comfort Campaign.
The Goodwill Ambassador’s collected new toys through their Holiday Comfort Campaign to donate to the Pirate Toy Fund. These toys are given to hospitalized children throughout the year.	The Goodwill Ambassadors appeared on TV with Gary the Happy Pirate and Rebecca LeClair from News 10 at Wegmans.
The Goodwill Ambassador group rings bells for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign.	Tara Fuino, The Goodwill Ambassador Sr.
	Mary Therese Friel and Kent Friel, The Goodwill Ambassador Executive Directors.
Tori Mason, The Goodwill Ambassador Jr.
George Sander and Judy Farrell “The Officials”	The Goodwill Ambassadors created “The Friendship Tree” out of gingerbread and sweets and contributed it to the annual Sweet Creations event at the George Eastman House.
Peace, Love and Joy fly free on this pink feather tree created by The Goodwill Ambassadors and donated to the annual Festival of Trees event at the Granger Homestead, in Canandaigua NY.
The Goodwill Ambassadors decorated this “Glamorous” pumpkin and donated it to the Pumpkins on Parade Fundraiser to benefit the School of the Holy Childhood.

2009 Goodwill Ambassador Winners:

Jessica Van Houten (Jr.) and Mary Caitlin Maloney (Sr.)

They entertained the troops "Bob Hope Style" this summer on the 4th of July.

A few enjoyed the "Days of Old" at Walnut Hill, the world's most prestigious driving competition.

Our animal lovers have volunteered to help out the folks at the Humane Society at the Lollipop Farm.

Others welcomed visitors to our local county fair.

Things got exciting as the motorcycles revved up for "Operation Patriot".

Hundreds of t-shirts were collected for the veterans.

Mary Therese & Kent Friel entertained a group of mothers and daughters for a special evening entitled "You Can Be…"

Here our Goodwill Ambassador visits with one of Rochester's favorite mascots for the Red Wing Baseball Team. Catherine threw out the first ball.

Some of the Goodwill Ambassadors helped box up books for Kenya. Julia organized the event and the group was spotlighted on Channel 13's "Bright Spot".

Eight of Goodwill ambassadors and models helped out at the annual Ad Council Golf Tournament.

Here our Goodwill ambassador Chris, is helping out the Children's Institute in conjunction with the Rochester Ad Council. He along with eleven other models volunteered their time.

Halloween is always a fun time for the kids and seniors. Fun was had by all at the Woodside Manor Nursing Home especially by resident, Theresa Zubert.

It is important to contribute to one's community. That is how Goodwill Ambassador's Kellie and Todd feel. At a recent conference, they offered these thoughts.

"Life is what you make of it. Keep your eye on the prize." ~Kellie

"We have something to learn from everyone. Everyone and everything we come in contact with has something to contribute to our lives." ~Todd