To all of our wonderful shoppers and donors,

We hope you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend and enjoy the last few weeks of summer.  Many thanks for all your continued support.  Your donations and purchases help Goodwill provide job training, supported employment services, workforce development, and a number of other programs that help our neighbors here in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont find and keep good jobs.

Thank you

By shopping/donating today,

You Help our neighbors find and keep jobs

You Give people a second chance

You Strengthen your local community

You Empower people to be self-sufficient

You Reduce waste in our landfills

You Invest in our local economy

Learn more

www.goodwillnne.org

Dear readers,

With many of us heading back to school in the next few weeks, there are many questions on our minds – what is the class schedule?  What do my kids need for winter?  Do I need new work clothes?  Goodwill offers clothing, accessories, and school supplies to help you be ready and look your best.

And that’s what we are wondering – what recent finds have you made for back to school?  What fall work outfits have you found?  Any early Halloween finds?  Any coats for winter? Send us a picture of your recent finds and we will share them all the blog.  We would love to have a fantastic collage of all our shoppers – please contact us if you have questions.

New Hampshire fans!  Goodwill is excited to host the Second Annual Goodwill Night at the NH Fisher Cats.  The game is Thursday, August 26, at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester.

Bring a donation for Goodwill and receive a FREE ticket to an upcoming Fisher Cats game, as well as great prizes for Goodwill.  Be sure to also look for Goodwill employees serving up drinks and snacks in the concession stands!

The game starts at 7 pm, followed by an evening of fireworks.

You can buy tickets at the Fisher Cats website.

What: Goodwill Donation Drive

When: Thursday, August 5, 7 pm

Where: Centennial Field, Winooski Vermont

Why: Your donations are sold in our stores; the revenue helps to fund our job training programs and support services as we help people overcome barriers – thank you for your continued support!

Here are some pictures from last year’s game!

Dear readers,

The end of summer is the perfect time to start planning and preparing projects to get us through the upcoming winter.  I have been reading about a number of inspirational projects the last few weeks.  Here is a sampling:

DIY School Supplies

One of my favorite things about school was putting the brown paper grocery bag on all my schoolbooks – I could then decorate it any way I wanted.  Why not go DIY with all your needed school supplies?  Reuse binders, bring in a reusble snack bag, and more.  Crafting a Green World has some more ideas…

Sheets into Tanks

One of our favorite blogs, New England through Yummy Mommy’s Eyes, recently featured a great project on how to take bed sheets and transform them into comfortable tank tops.  This is a great idea for those vintage patterned sheets you often find!  The tank looks super comfortable and is perfect for hot weather.

Dreamcatchers

Apron Thrift Girl shared a beautiful dreamcatcher her daughter made using an old embroidery hoop, yarn and odds and ends.  This is a great project for kids and adults and allows you use anything you have around the house.  Imagine how nice these will look in your windows all winter!

Toothpaste Caddy

I LOVE THIS PROJECT!  Crafting a Green World featured this very easy project.  It is a great way to reuse old toothpaste tubes.  Though the project calls for Colgate tubes, use any tubes you have around the house.

Dear readers,

It has been too long!  We apologize for the delay in postings, it has been a busy summer.  We are working on a lot of exciting projects for the fall, so please stay tuned for some announcements.

But for today, I would like to feature a recent donation that we are currently selling on eBay.  It is a 14KT yellow gold ring featuring citrine/topaz stone and tiny diamonds.  It is a size 9 and we are fairly certain it has never been worn.  It weighs .12 oz.  There are already two bids, so be sure to get your bid in today!