Goodwill Industries International Names Robert Frank its 2019 Achiever the Year Downers Grove, IL — Robert Frank came to his local Goodwill store five years ago looking for a job that would give his life purpose. Since then, he has excelled as donation attendant and utility worker, and, with the help of his Goodwill Way
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Goodwill Industries International Names Dylan Snell its 2019 Graduate of the Year Anderson, IN — By the time he turned 19, Dylan Snell was facing a felony theft charge. He was a high school dropout with no home, no job and no transportation. Seven years later, he has turned his life around, achieving professional success
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Goodwill® Helps People Find Jobs and Advance Their Careers ROCKVILLE, MD — Every year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations across the United States and Canada celebrate Goodwill Industries Week to highlight the Goodwill mission — transforming lives through the power of work. This year, Goodwill Industries Week runs May 5 –
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Supporting Goodwill on Earth Day benefits the environment and fosters economic growth ROCKVILLE, MD — Earth Day is the perfect time to reflect on how to positively impact the environment and create a healthier planet. One way to do this is by donating to and shopping at a local Goodwill store. Goodwill, the country’s leading
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ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International (GII) is pleased to award the 2019 Advocacy Leader Award to Joanne Hilferty, president and CEO at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries (Boston, MA), and Reginald Hughes, executive director of Palmetto Goodwill Services, a division of Palmetto Goodwill (Charleston, SC). The recipients have demonstrated a long-standing commitment and impact in
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ROCKVILLE, MD Rockville, MD — Goodwill Industries International (GII) is awarding eleven United States Senators and Representatives with the 2019 Policymaker Leader Award. The recipients have demonstrated tremendous support of Goodwill’s public policy and legislative agenda. Awardees include: Representative Kay Granger (R-TX-12) has a long history of fighting for jobs for the citizens in her
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Goodwill®, Google Expand Successful Program to Provide Digital Skills Training ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International and Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, are expanding a successful program that provides digital skills training to U.S. workers. The Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator, is designed to meet a range of needs — from basic keyboarding to advanced computer programming
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ROCKVILLE, MD — After more than 40 years of leading and growing Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries (Cincinnati), Goodwill Industries International is pleased to award Joseph Byrum the 2019 J.D. Robins Jr. Distinguished Career Award. The award recognizes a Goodwill CEO for outstanding career contributions and dedication to the advancement of the Goodwill Industries® enterprise over
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ROCKVILLE, MD — For his tremendous commitment to the development of Goodwill staff and team members at other Goodwill organizations, Jim Martin, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties (Eugene, OR), is the 2019 recipient of the P.J. Trevethan Award. The award is presented annually to a Goodwill Industries® CEO
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ROCKVILLE, MD — During Michelle Belknap’s tenure as the president CEO of Easterseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc. (Great Falls, MT), the organization, also known as ESGW, experienced tremendous growth in revenue, mission and retail services and geographic territory. For her efforts, Belknap received J.D. Robins Jr. Distinguished Career Award from Goodwill Industries International in February
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ROCKVILLE, MD — Embodying a true spirit of societal advancement and international learning, Raimo Korjus is the recipient of the 2019 Gerald L. Clore International, presented by Goodwill Industries International. The award recognizes the efforts of a Goodwill executive to further the international mission of Goodwill and is named for the late Goodwill executive Gerald
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ROCKVILLE, MD — Spring cleaning may have come around early this year! Since the release of the Netflix decluttering series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, local Goodwill® organizations across the U.S. have seen year-over-year increases in donations. In the D.C. area, donations have tripled, and there has been an increase of nearly 20 percent across
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