AKRON, Ohio — Sept. 6, 2013 — Goodwill Industries along with leaders in the legal, financial and wealth management areas are hosting an estate and gift planning seminar on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. The seminar is free to participants and is provided as a community service to increase the knowledge of legal and financial professionals on the probate process through …
Custom Candy Cauldron for Halloween
Other than Christmas, holiday decorating doesn’t really occur in our house. Not because I don’t want to. Check out my Pinterest boards — I have plenty of ideas for cute Valentines garland, and Easter egg wreaths. But the holidays always creep up on me and I am left doing things like handing out …
Goodwill Employee of Distinction Luncheon Recognizes Honorees
AKRON, Ohio — Sept. 4, 2013 — Goodwill Industries today recognized 51 outstanding employees in our community at its 12th Annual Employee of Distinction Awards Luncheon. The event provides employers a cost-effective way to publicly recognize outstanding employees. This year 25 area companies nominated employees for the top honor of receiving the Employee of Distinction Award. Nominations for the Employee …
A Gem of a Find at Goodwill for Entry Table Update
I paid a visit this month to the Goodwill’s store in Cuyahoga Falls. It’s smaller than the store on Waterloo, but the shelves were packed full, which meant I got to do what I love to do most, dig! I’ve learned sometimes even when you dig, you don’t see everything on the first pass through so it’s my rule of …
Hara of Bridgestone Americas to Deliver Keynote Address at Employee of Distinction Luncheon
AKRON, Ohio — Aug. 22, 2013 — Goodwill Industries is pleased to announce Hideo “Hank” Hara, chief technology officer, Bridgestone Americas in Akron, will present the keynote address at its Employee of Distinction Awards luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. The topic is a Premier Place to Work – Outstanding Corporate Citizen. Tickets for the event are $30 each and …
Goodwill Opening New Attended Donation Center in West Akron
DONATE STUFF. CREATE JOBS. AKRON, Ohio — Aug. 21, 2013 — Goodwill Industries serving Summit County is opening a new Attended Donation Center in West Akron to provide a convenient location for residents to drop off their gently used items. When you donate stuff to Goodwill, just like that you become a job creator in our community by supporting its …
Into the Green with Great Finds at Goodwill
Hi Everyone! I just want to jump right in and say my last Goodwill trip to the store in Cuyahoga Falls on State Road was ground breaking. I immediately went into the house wears section (because my kids always make a mad dash to the toys, right next to house wears) and found a vintage Vanity Fair English Gentleman print …
Vintage Fashions Online
From costume to themed parties, fashion shows or styles just reappearing after a couple decades, vintage fashion seems to always make a comeback. Many people collect vintage fashions and Goodwill Akron even has its own collection, which is partially displayed at its signature Fall Fundraiser, Taste of Vintage. Some of these vintage items have sold very well on www.shopgoodwill.com as …
This Back-to-School Season, Remember the Three Rs
Before students can get back to their desks and pick up the traditional three Rs — reading, writing and arithmetic — there’s one end-of-summer hurdle to get out of the way: back-to-school shopping! Parents, before you run in horror, hide your car keys and tear up your checkbooks, you should know that the back-to-school shopping season doesn’t have to be …
Goodwill and Other Community Sponsors Host Employment Expo
AKRON, Ohio — Aug. 6, 2013 — Goodwill Industries, serving Richland and Ashland counties, and other community sponsors are hosting an Employment Expo on Thursday, September 19, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for Richland, Crawford and Ashland counties at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center in Mansfield, Ohio. Area employers can participate free of charge. The deadline to register is …