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.

Dear readers,

Would you like to shop at four different Goodwill stores in one day? Now you can!  Join us for the second annual Goodwill Bus Tour on Saturday, May 8 at 8 am.  The tour starts at the new South Portland Goodwill store, heads to Augusta, Rockland, Topsham, and then returns to South Portland in the early evening.

Join us for a great day of shopping, raffles, and “tour only” dressing rooms and check out lines. We will even ship large items to your local Goodwill store. It’s a great opportunity to meet other Goodwill shoppers, learn about Goodwill’s mission, and find some fabulous deals!  Here are some of our tour-goers from last year!

The tour costs $45 and we encourage everyone to bring a bagged lunch.  For more information and to sign up, please contact Tour Busters at (207) 781-8896.

Check out this great video from Threadbanger, featuring stylist Barret Wertz.  He takes you through a Goodwill store in New York City and shares some great tips for back to school and fall shopping.  Enjoy!