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

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www.goodwillnne.org

In yesterday’s post, I wrote about the 10% Shift Campaign in New England.  The initiative encourages individuals and businesses to shift 10% of their current spending to local, independent businesses to help stimulate the local economy.

Here at Goodwill, we recently launched our month-long campaign to support independence for individuals with disabilities or other barriers to employment.  From now until July 6, Goodwill is accepting $1 donations in all 25 of our retail stores in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.  For every $1 donation you make, you are entered into a chance to win one of three Visa gift cards in the amounts of $250 or $500.

How do we use your donation?  Your contribution will help support Goodwill’s Workforce Solutions program, which helps people find – and keep – meaningful jobs.  Your contribution to the campaign, as well as your donations and purchases in our retail stores, directly supports individuals in our local northern New England communities.  Thank you for your continued support!