Help Goodwill and Bon-Ton Stuff the Truck!

The semi-annual Goodwill sale is a popular trade-in promotion between Goodwill Industries of Northern New England and Bon-Ton.  The donations dropped off at the Bon-Ton and Goodwill stores in Concord, NH and S. Burlington and Williston, VT are sold at our stores, where the revenue helps to fund job training programs and support services.

When: Wednesday, March 10, 9 am to 2 pm

Where: Stuff Goodwill’s truck at the Bon-Ton stores in Steeplegate Mall (Concord, NH) and University Mall (S. Burlington, VT) with gently-used clothing and home textiles.

In exchange for each item, donors will receive a Goodwill sale coupon for 20% off apparel and cosmetics at Bon-Ton from Wednesday, March 10 through Wednesday, March 24.

As a special kick-off to the event, on March 10 only, DOUBLE the reward: donors will receive TWO Goodwill sale coupons for each donated item.  For more information, please visit Million Acts of Goodwill.

Dear readers,

On Friday, February 5, Goodwill hosted students from King Middle School in Portland for Junior Achievement Job Shadowing Day.  Student Hannah Stenberg wrote a blog post to share her experiences.  If you are interested in hosting students at your worksite, next year, please visit Junior Achievement.

On Friday the 5th of February, the 8th grade students of King Middle School had the opportunity to shadow and collaborate with the employees at the Goodwill Industries of New England in Portland Maine.  As a part of National Job Shadow Day the students were able to take a peek into the inner workings of Goodwill.  The students were split into groups of 2 or 3 and each spent the day with an employee ranging from Marketing Associates to Retail Managers.

Not only were the students able to experience what their certain employee does, but they were also able to learn more about the many ways Goodwill gives back through their programs and services.  The group that I was in spent the day with Jane Driscoll an employee in the Marketing field. We started out the day brainstorming phrases to put on the wall of the new Goodwill store in South Portland. The wall needed to describe how the customers purchases were making a difference in the community. One description was, “By shopping here today your helping community members empower themselves in the work place.”

It was really interesting to see how even 8th graders ideas could have an impact on the Goodwill work place. In short, Job Shadow Day was a definite success and I hope that the King students have the opportunity to job shadow at Goodwill in the future.

In honor of Valentine’s day and the crafting fever that hits us all mid-winter, the Auburn Goodwill store is hosting a Valentine’s Day Craft & Vintage Sale. The sale is this Sunday only and will feature fabric at $.99/yard, shredded wool sold by the bag (perfect for rug hookers and braiders), notions, vintage clothing and jewelry, furniture, and more!

The Auburn, Maine store is open this Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  For more information, please contact the store at (207) 783-1702.

Here’s a sneak preview of the some of the items

Dear readers,

We have two events coming up in the next week in New Hampshire that I would like to share with you.  First up:

Goodwill Night at the Manchester Monarchs!

Mark your calendars, because February 13 is Goodwill Night at the Manchester Monarchs! Come watch the Monarchs take on the Syracuse Crunch (New York). Bring your gently used donations to the game and receive free prizes from Goodwill!  There will also be a special appearance by “Puffy G,” Goodwill’s mascot!

To purchase tickets online, please visit the Manchester Monarchs.

You can also buy tickets at the Verizon Wireless Arena Box Office, Monday – Friday, 9:30 am-5:30 pm and Saturday, 10:00 am-2:00 pm.  The box office is also open on game days three hours prior to game time through the end of the first intermission.

Join Goodwill for Concord Green Drinks

Goodwill is hosting Concord Green Drinks on Tuesday, February 16, from 6 to 8 pm.  The event will be held at the Barley House Restaurant & Tavern (132 N. Main Street, Concord).

We are celebrating the one-year anniversary of our ReConnect computer recycling program and delivering a small presentation about  Goodwill.  We hope you can join us!  We will have free appetizers available.

Green Drinks is a monthly event in which people in the community get together around a common interest – the natural environment and what we can do to be more sustainable in our daily lives and work.  Many Green Drinks events feature local organizations engaged in green practices.

You can RSVP on our Facebook page.

We are also hosting  Green Drinks events in Portsmouth, NH & Burlington, VT in the next few months – stay tuned for more details!

Did you want a set of new sheets for the holidays? New bathroom towels? Well, if you did not get what you wanted, you can come to Goodwill from now through January 31 and receive 20% off all new bed and bath products. It’s a great time to stock up on household products you need! The sale is occurring at all 27 Goodwill retail stores in northern New England.

Post-holidays is also a great time for winter cleaning. Round up those clothes and home goods you’ve been hanging on to and donate them to Goodwill! The winter months are our slowest donations period, so every donation really counts! Be sure to bring in donations before January 1 to receive receipts for a 2009 tax deduction (be sure to check with your financial adviser about tax questions).

Need to find out how much your donation is worth?  Access our Donation Deduction Guide for a full description.