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Goodwill Industries in Washington using multiple outlets for community development

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The Washington metro community is a better place because of the work of Goodwill Industries. But if you thought they just want you to donate auto parts, then you were sadly mistaken. Goodwill is doing a ton of work in the community, and they are reaching out with a bunch of different means and outlets. Continue Reading

Goodwill Industries in DC teams up with Dell to promote program

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Just about everyone knows about car donation, but charity work in DC has grown to include much more than that. In 2008, Goodwill Industries chapters all over Washington got together with the Dell computer company to form what they hoped would be a rewarding and helpful program. That program sought to give people another avenue Continue Reading

D.C. Goodwill thrift stores becoming more popular

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If you have ever heard from the people working at Goodwill Industries, you know how important it is to donate a car to their charity effort. Who would have guessed that Goodwill Industries in Washington does so much more than just solicit used cars, though? In reality, a lot of what they do is out Continue Reading

Seattle Goodwill is Reaching Out to the Community on Facebook

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Seattle Goodwill has long been considered to be one of the most progressive and forward looking of all the Goodwill charities. In a new move it has been using Facebook to reach out to the community in new ways. Since 2008 they’ve been logging on to facebook to keep their supporters aprised of their events Continue Reading

Greater East Bay Goodwill Industries Celebrates 90 Years of Serving the Public

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Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay has been helping people in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa and Salano in California since it’s establishment in 1919. In February of 2009, they celebrated their 80th anniversary. To mark this anniversary, president and CEO John B. Latchford said this; “Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay Continue Reading

Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan Organizes 5k Walk/Run for Shelter

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Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan was founded in 1972 under the name of Asgard Enterprises. In 1986, Asgard joined with Goodwill Industries International to form the Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan we know today. That’s when things really took off. Adapting the model used by other Goodwill Industries, Goodwill Industries of North Michigan relies heavily Continue Reading

Nearly a Century of Service to the Detroit Community

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While Detroit, Michigan is known to some as Motor City, home to the American automotive industry, there are other major players helping to place Detroit on the map. Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit was founded in 1921, only a few years after Goodwill Industries made it’s initial debut in Boston. In Detroit, Goodwill Industries wasted Continue Reading