Goodwill Industries of Central Michigan’s Heartland (Battle Creek) was recently highlighted in the Battle Creek Enquirer for the success of Goodwill Connects, which works to promote high school graduation, college and career readiness for students within the area’s four public school districts.
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Goodwill of Silicon Valley (San José) recently announced it will expand its mattress recycling program, thanks to a new partnership between the Goodwill, GreenWaste Recovery and the City of San José.
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The Los Angeles Lakers teamed up for one day of Do Good fun. On December 12 GSC launched their second annual Do Good Day campaign to encourage the community to do good for the community, the planet and each other.
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In late October, Johnstown, PA, area middle and high school students from eight school districts had the opportunity to take a close look into sought after, high-paying careers through Health Careers Week/Careers in Demand Week—a career exploration event organized by Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley (GICV) (Johnstown, PA), through services the agency operates at the PA CareerLink in Cambria County.
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Michelle Lesniak, season 11 winner of popular TV show Project Runway, is using her high fashion skills to help raise money for Goodwill Industries of Columbia Willamette (Portland). The designer has created a coat from a collection of donated clothing. Her one-of-a-kind design is currently being auctioned on shopgoodwill.com. The relationship with Lesniak began when Portland Goodwill’s Copywriter
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From shoes to sweaters to school supplies, we all know that Goodwill® has just about anything you could ever dream of. But sometimes, that gorgeous pair of heels staring at you from the shelf needs a little help to bounce back to the glamor of their glory days. Today, let’s check out some of the ways that others have fixed up their Goodwill finds for the holiday season!
On November 20, the Mobile County Recycling Center opened its doors to the public in Alabama. This project will provide residents with an attractive facility at which they can drop off their recyclable material. Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast (Mobile) will operate and manage the facility with between four to eight staff and many volunteers.
Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan (GINM) (Traverse City) recently garnered national attention for its community-based job training program, Farm to Freezer, that flash freezes produce from local farms in Northern Michigan. Current program leader, Mark Coe, who originally worked for a nearby farm, came up with the idea in 2013.
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Goodwill of Orange County recently celebrated its 90th anniversary with the help of legendary rock band The Beach Boys and actor John Stamos as guest drummer. The entertainers performed a full set for nearly 600 attendees at the beach-themed Goodwill Gala.
Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire (Santa Rosa, CA) and Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) have joined forces in a partnership that benefits homeless and low-income children, youth and families.
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Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake (Baltimore) held its 15th Annual Goodwill Gridiron Halloween party on October 27 at a nearby Dave & Buster’s. This year’s event featured Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta, kicker Justin Tucker, defensive tackle Brandon Williams and many business community leaders. The party attracted 465 attendees and raised nearly $115,000 for
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On August 13, Goodwill of North Georgia (Atlanta) launched a weekly radio talk show on station WCFO-AM called “Good Works.” The agency’s Vice President of Marketing Jim Caponigro and Director of Public Relations Elaine Armstrong are the show co-hosts, bringing on local business people, nonprofit spokespeople and a variety of community leaders to talk about goings on in the metro-Atlanta area.
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