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-- The producers and crew of
NBC’s Scrubs and Plano Molding are presenting the graduates
of New Directions’ Handiworker program with Plano’s
Contractor Grade toolboxes equipped with $100 of tools, each
on Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 4 p.m. at a reception at
New Directions in Los Angeles.
Several of Scrubs’ crew members and show producer Randall
Winston are veterans themselves. Plano Molding is providing
its high-end Contractor Grade toolboxes, while the crew of Scrubs
pooled money together to purchase the tools. New Directions
provided the graduates the tools for recovery. These graduates
of the Handiworker program, formerly homeless veterans, will
utilize the "Tools for Change" when they enter the
workforce. With the help of Scrubs and Plano Molding, these
graduates have an excellent start to finding employment.
ABOUT NEW DIRECTIONS, INC.
New Directions Inc., a long-term residential treatment center
serves more than 800 veterans a year. New Directions Inc. is
located on the grounds of the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) Medical Center in West Los Angeles. An estimated
27,000 homeless veterans reside in Los Angeles, comprising 33
percent of the area's homeless population.
New Directions Inc., a nonprofit agency founded by veterans,
provides drug and alcohol detoxification, intensive substance
abuse treatment, and job training. Last year, 95 percent of
the veterans who entered the center's job-training program found
jobs at livable wages, according to Toni Reinis, New Directions'
Executive Director. New Directions received the Governor's Certificate
for Employer Excellence for providing outstanding employment
services to veterans in 2002.
ABOUT PLANO MOLDING CO.
Founded in 1932, Plano Molding Company manufactures a comprehensive
line of tool- and tackle-boxes, shelving and cabinets, small
part storage containers, and Caboodles (cosmetic organizers,
cosmetics, and bath and body products).
For more information, please contact Mary
MacGyver at (310) 914-4045. |
Copyright ©2003
New Directions, Inc.
Questions or Comments? Email webmaster@newdirectionsinc.org |
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