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OfficeMax Hosts Great Chair Trade-Up Event to Benefit Goodwill Career Services

OfficeMax customers receive discount on new chairs with trade-in of gently used chairs; Goodwill to use donated chairs to help provide career services to people with disabilities and disadvantages.

June 6, 2007

Naperville, IL - In the spirit of helping people reach their full potential, OfficeMax® (NYSE: OMX), a leading provider of office equipment and services, is teaming up with Goodwill Industries® for the second OfficeMax Great Chair Trade Up Event, taking place in all stores nationwide June 10 - 16. OfficeMax customers that bring a gently used office chair to their local OfficeMax store during the event will receive a 10 percent discount on a new office chair purchase. OfficeMax will donate all usable chairs to Goodwill for resale, helping Goodwill fund career services for people with disabilities and disadvantages in local communities.

"The office chair is very representative of the person and their business - it is literally their platform for fostering new ideas and building their business," said Ryan Vero, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandise Officer for OfficeMax. "This trade-up event gives our customers the opportunity to upgrade their office chairs, and while doing so, also help less fortunate individuals in their communities chart a new life course and set their career aspirations in motion."

"Every donation to Goodwill Industries is an investment in the economic health of your community," says George W. Kessinger, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. "At Goodwill, we believe that everyone deserves the chance to earn a paycheck and support themselves and their families."

When someone is having a hard time finding a job - either because of a disability, poverty, lack of education and work experience, or another obstacle - Goodwill Industries is there to help. The organization does this by selling donations of clothing and household items in Goodwill stores and using the revenue to fund job training programs that benefit hundreds of thousands of people each year. All chairs collected through the OfficeMax Great Chair Trade Up event will be donated to Goodwill Industries.

About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPressTM, technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 900 stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit www.officemax.com.

About Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill Industries International is a network of 186 independent, community-based member organizations in the United States, Canada, and 15 other countries. Each organization serves people with disabilities, low-wage workers and other job seekers by providing education and career services, as well as job placement opportunities and post-employment support. Through its services, the network helps people overcome barriers to employment and become independent, tax-paying members of their communities. In 2006, more than 930,000 people benefited from Goodwill's career services. To find your local Goodwill, use the online locator at www.goodwill.org, or call (800) 664-6577.