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Helen Hiltz with reporter Katy Phillips
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What do an insurance broker, credit manager,
shoe factory owner, airline reservations agent,
world traveler, homemaker, wife and decorator
have in common? These are the occupations of one woman,
Helen Hiltz, resident of Goddard House in Brookline.
Helen’s career began at Liberty Mutual as a licensed insurance
agent and broker. Appreciated for all her hard work, Helen was
awarded Personal Sales Representative of the Year in 1952. She
was then invited to work for another company. “Finally I couldn’t
refuse,” remarks Helen and she became assistant to the owner of
Dorelli shoe factory in Lawrence, MA. Trained in every area of the
shoe business, she was promoted to credit manager and earned a
reputation for toughness. When the shoe factory went up for
auction after the owner’s death, Helen became its new owner.
Upon selling the shoe factory, Helen accepted a less stressful
position in the reservations department for Northeast Airlines.
Perks abounded with this job – flying all over the world, weekends in Florida and vacations to Europe.
In her various careers, Helen Hiltz has embraced change and allowed it to take her down many roads.
Ask someone about their life’s work
and you will inevitably learn a great
deal about them. You may also be quite
surprised by the challenges and twists
encountered along their journey. We all
possess a range of work-life experiences
that may not be obvious in our current,
day-to-day jobs.
Work is a central force of most of
our lives, be it paid employment,
raising children, homemaking, caring
for relatives or volunteering. Work
creates demands, responsibilities and
opportunities to grow and better
ourselves and others.
At Goddard House, all our jobs are
defined around the goal of providing
the very best care to the elders we serve,
whether we are working as licensed
nurses, nursing assistants, in the business
office or serving as a volunteer on the
Board of Managers. Soon you will be
receiving our Annual Appeal 2004,
Career Ladders Build Care Bridges.
This campaign addresses the career
development of Goddard House staff by
supporting educational opportunities.
We look forward to updating you
about the Matilda Goddard Fund for
Staff Development and the Extended
Care Career Ladder Initiative (ECCLI)
grant that Goddard House received this
year. These programs empower employees
in our organization to build their
care-giving expertise. We’ll also count
on your financial support to keep
Goddard House “working” at its best –
for our elders, families, employees and
communities.
Richard J. Killigrew
Board President
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