2026 Impact Awards: Recognizing Lives Transformed Through Opportunity
Each year, the Goodwill Middle Tennessee Impact Awards Luncheon honors several team members and Career Solutions clients who have achieved success through perseverance and the power of work.
The awards presentation, held at Nashville’s Music City Center on Monday, October 26, 2026, brought together nearly 700 community partners, business leaders and organizations to raise awareness about Goodwill’s mission of changing lives through education, training and employment.
This year’s awards included:
Mission in Action Award – Chris Brewer – Goodwill Skilled Trades Trainer
This award recognizes an individual whose life has been profoundly transformed by overcoming significant personal barriers and embracing new opportunities. This award honors someone who has achieved lasting change—and is now thriving through employment, stability, and renewed purpose. Their journey demonstrates the transformative power of work, perseverance, and hope.
David B. Lifsey Scholarship – Americas Wilson – Career Solutions Client
This annual $2,500 scholarship is named for Goodwill’s past president who served four decades. It is presented to a Goodwill team member or Goodwill client who graduated from one of Goodwill’s training programs and is currently enrolled in post-secondary education or a professional certification program.
Spirit of Goodwill Award – Brea Giles – Goodwill Retail Associate
This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary determination and achievement while overcoming ongoing barriers. This award honors someone who has reached significant personal, educational, or career milestones despite challenges that continue to require resilience, adaptation, and perseverance. Their accomplishments exemplify what is possible through courage, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to reaching their full potential.
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