The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation Donates $10,000 to arc Thrift Stores

DENVER, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ — For the past 40 years, arc Thrift Stores
has been dedicated to the support of individuals with developmental
disabilities. This week, The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation graciously
donated $10,000 to arc Thrift Stores’ “Working with a Purpose” program. “As
one of the larger employers of people with disabilities in the state, we are
proud to partner with The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation to provide
vocational opportunities and work experience training for people with
developmental disabilities. This donation will go a long way in furthering
this initiative,” said Lloyd Lewis, President/CEO of arc Thrift Stores.

Thousands of people in Denver alone live with physical and cognitive
disabilities. One in every 800 children is born each year with Down syndrome,
three out of 1,000 have Cerebral Palsy and one out of 150 children are
autistic. arc Thrift Stores and its 11-advocacy chapters share the belief
that, with appropriate learning and living environments, people with
intellectual and developmental disabilities can realize their goals of where
and how they live, learn, work and play.

For many years, Sandy and Elaine Wolf have been gracious members of the
Denver community. Since establishing The Elaine and Melvin Wolf Foundation,

Sandy and Elaine Wolf have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local
charities, educational institutions and hospitals throughout Denver. Because
of Elaine and Melvin Wolf’s commitment to helping others, Elaine and Melvin
Wolf received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from Rose Hospital. The
outpatient surgery building at Rose is named in their honor.

Lloyd Lewis went on to say, “Without the support of people like Sandy and

Elaine Wolf, arc Thrift Stores would be very limited in the assistance we
provide to individuals with developmental disabilities. Because of the
communities continuing generosity, we have been able to provide support
services to thousands and thousands of individuals and families over the past
40 years.”

About arc Thrift Stores: arc Thrift Stores operates 18 thrift stores
throughout Colorado and provides funding to The Arc Chapters, which in turn
provide advocacy for people with developmental disabilities. arc Thrift Stores
is one of the largest employers of individuals with developmental disabilities
in the state of Colorado.

     Contact: Lori Sutorius Jones
     Phone:   303-678-7102
     Cell:    303-981-2328
     lori@avocetcommunications.com

SOURCE arc Thrift Stores