Family Halloween Event on Oct. 10, 2015 MANSFIELD, Ohio — Sept. 14, 2015 — Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties has signed a lease to open a second Retail Store and Donation Center in Richland County. The new location is expected to open by October 2015 at 1280 Lexington Avenue in Mansfield, where it currently has …
Employee of Distinction Luncheon Recognizes Honorees
66 HONOREES RECOGNIZED AND 6 AWARDED WITH HIGHEST HONOR AKRON, Ohio — Sept. 10, 2015 — Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties yesterday recognized 66 outstanding employees in our community at its 14th Annual Employee of Distinction Awards Luncheon. The event provides employers a cost-effective way to publicly recognize outstanding employees. This year 33 area organizations …
Thrift A Fall Porch Display
I went to Goodwill Twinsburg in search of something to put on our porch for fall. I didn’t have anything in particular in mind – which can be dangerous for an indecisive person like me – but if you circle through housewares enough times, you’ll eventually see something that sparks an idea! After my third time through I finally …
Halloween Costume Idea: Kermit Meme
Between memes and Emojis, the Internet and technology have really shaped the way we communicate. I have about ten different memes saved in my phone under favorites and I use them to communicate with my friends and family on a regular basis. Sometimes nothing really drives the point home like a picture of a stunned cat or dog. The Kermit …
Patriotic Table Setting
Thanks to Sisters Shopping on a Shoestring, Northeast Ohio’s largest family-frugal website for this article. With school in session and Labor Day and Veterans Day right around the corner, it’s time to bring a little patriotic flair to the table. I’m not one to go out and spend a ton of money on something used so infrequently, so I …
Transforming a Broken Dresser into a Bench
Hi, it’s Amy and I’m back with a new tutorial for you. This time I’m going to show you how to turn a dresser into a bench! This is a great way to repurpose a dresser that has missing or damaged drawers. The dresser I found looks like it’s in perfect condition, but a few of the drawers actually do …
Thrifty Decorating Process
Our living room has suffered an identity crisis for a very, very, long time. It’s gone through many attempted makeovers. The kind of makeovers where you have guests coming for dinner on Friday, and it’s Thursday night so you decide to scour your basement for picture frames that you can quickly nail to the wall. Then you head out to …
Dina’s Days Favorite Goodwill Stores
One of the most common questions I get on my blog, Dina’s Days is “which thrift stores are your favorite and why?” In honor of National Thrift Shopping Day this month, I decided to take my readers on a mini thrift tour of some of my favorite Goodwill Industries of Akron locations. Why I love: Waterloo The Goodwill on …
Dan Flowers, President & CEO, Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, to Deliver Keynote Address at Employee of Distinction Luncheon
AKRON, Ohio — Aug. 4, 2015 — Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties is pleased to announce Dan Flowers, president & CEO, Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, will present the keynote address at its 14th Annual Employee of Distinction Award Luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. The speech is titled “The Honor of a Job Well Done.” Tickets …
DIY: Upcycle Thrifted Picture Frames
Hi everyone, Abby here! It’s almost that time of year: Back-to-school time! If any of you reading out there are like me, back to school was one of your favorite times of the year; the thought of new classes, new teachers and new friends probably kept you up the night before the first day of school with anticipation. But for …