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

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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!

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.

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.

It’s that time of year again!  Goodwill is once again partnering with the Bon-Ton stores in Concord, NH and S. Burlington, VT, for our semi-annual donation drive.

From September 16-29, if you donate clean, gently-used clothing and home textiles at the Bon-Ton and Goodwill stores in Concord, NH and S. Burlington/ Williston, VT  you will receive 20 percent off coupons toward new fall merchandise, including apparel and cosmetics.

We are kicking off the event on Wednesday, September 16, with a “Stuff the Truck” event.  Goodwill staff will be at the Bon-Ton stores in Concord and S. Burlington from 9 am to 2 pm, accepting donations and giving away prizes.  We hope to see you out there!

For those of you who are not familiar with Bon-Ton, they are a great department store that specializes in clothing and household goods.  You can take a peek at their offerings online.

The donations will be sold at Goodwill’s retail stores in northern New England, where the revenue helps to fund job training programs and support services for people who need it most in local communities.

Also!  Every customer who donates gently used apparel during the Goodwill Sale event is contributing an “Act of Goodwill” to help others.  We are seeking a million people to support this mission by donating and registering their commitment on www.millionactsofgoodwill.com. In exchange for your support, you will receive a 25 percent in-store coupon and a chance to instantly win a $100 shopping spree instantly. Now through September 29, registered consumers will also be entered into the grand-prize sweepstakes for a trip for two to Los Angeles and a tour of Universal Studios.