GOODMAN BROTHERS GIVE $2 MILLION GIFT AND BOOST OUR ONE FAMILY CAMPAIGN  We’ve read about the incredible philanthropy of these two generous brothers for many years. No doubt, you have, too. At the Atwood Community Center, we never imagined we would be so lucky to be the beneficiary of such a gift from the the Goodmans — a gift of $2,000,000 and the honor of naming our organization in their good name. We're thrilled!

WE'RE CHANGING OUR NAME TO THE GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER  Long before the fundraising for our One Family Campaign started, we were advised to change our name to reflect how the Atwood Community Center is changing with the move to our beautiful new home — we won’t be on Atwood Avenue, and more of our services will extend well beyond our current service area. We knew that changing our name would be a BIG decision for the Center and the Atwood Community, and we didn’t jump at the chance to do it. But we decided to stay open to possibilities, realizing that any new name had to reflect the reputation for quality, integrity, and community-building that the Center has worked hard to build for 53 years.

Recently, we were offered that great possibility, along with a tremendous gift. We decided to accept it. So, the Atwood Community Center is becoming "The Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Community Center," or more simply, "The Goodman Community Center." We are very honored by the Goodman brothers’ generous gift, which is of course a great boost to our capital campaign. But we are especially honored by their willingness to join us in our mission and to have their good name affiliated with our organization, as their name so clearly reflects the quality, integrity, and community-building we will continue as we move into our next 50 years of service!

This gift is one of many that have helped us raise more than $9,000,000 of the $12,200,000 we need to build our new campus. We have millions to go, so don’t feel left out — we'll be kicking off our community-wide campaign in May — your gifts to this project will be welcome and essential for us to make this dream a reality!
We're changing our name but not who we are.