Thanks to everyone who stopped by for Downtown Worker Appreciation Day yesterday. Shannon Bryan from MaineToday wrote a great entry about it. Check out all those Goodwill bags given away! Downtown Worker Day was a partnership between Portland’s Downtown District and Portland Buy Local.

A reminder to our readers–this Sunday, October 26 is the last day you can donate a gently used sweater or coat to Banana Republic and receive a 30% coupon. The BR’s in Nashua, Salem, & Portsmouth NH, S.Portland, ME, and Burlington, VT will accept your donations.

And as you know, Halloween is one week away and I have yet to finalize my costume. If you are in a similar situation, check out our guide to affordable and creative costumes. I know I will be frantically searching Goodwill’s offerings this weekend. While you are there, be sure to ask about our Trick or Treasure deal. For every dollar you donate, you receive a “scratch” ticket that may offer you some great savings on your purchase. The funds we raise will help provide capital improvements to Goodwill’s group homes.

Have a great weekend!

About the author: Michelle is the Communications Coordinator for Goodwill Industries of Northern New England. She lives in Portland and loves thrift store shopping, food co-ops, New England history and finding people to write posts for this blog. Read more from this author