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NEW STORE LOCATION OPENING FOR BUSINESS AT 3656 MASSILLON ROAD Green, Ohio—April 3, 2025— Goodwill Industries of Akron is excited to announce the opening of its new Retail Store in Green, located at 3656 Massillon Road (former InfoCision space). The organization has actively sought a location in Green for over 15 years, making this expansion a significant milestone. “At Goodwill, …
AKRON, Ohio — March 28, 2025 — Goodwill serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties held its 98th Annual Meeting virtually on March 26, 2025, to elect board members and honor program champions. “This celebration showcased a record-breaking year of service and the inspiring achievements of our 2024 Celebration of Champions honorees!” said Nancy Ellis McClenaghan, president & CEO, …
AKRON, Ohio — Jan. 28, 2025 — In 2024 Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties served a record-breaking 15,909 individuals in the community with job search assistance, training and other services. The agency will formally present 2024 service numbers at its virtual Annual Meeting and Celebration of Champions on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. “We are grateful …
AKRON, Ohio — Sept. 5, 2024 — Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties was very pleased to announce its 2024 “Making a Difference” award recipients at the September 4th, Employee of Distinction Luncheon held at Guy’s Party Center. The “Making a Difference” award was created in honor of a longtime Goodwill Director and Honorary Director, Mary Beth Kluge, …
AKRON, Ohio — Sept. 5, 2024 — Goodwill Industries serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties recognized outstanding employees in our community during its 23rd Annual Employee of Distinction Award Program yesterday. The event provides employers with a cost-effective way to publicly recognize outstanding employees. This year 72 employees were nominated for the Employee of Distinction Award. Nominations for …
AKRON, Ohio – Aug. 6, 2024 – Westfield Bank announced a new partnership with The Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc. to offer a vehicle loan guarantee program to moderate and low-income individuals in Summit and Medina counties. “As a community bank, partnerships like this are essential to our efforts to best serve our neighbors throughout Northeast Ohio,” said Krista …
I did something I rarely do when I’m thrifting: spent my entire visit in the activewear section. And I enjoyed it?! As someone who is drawn to funky and quirky finds, I typically find this section to be the least exciting department. However, after a visit to the Goodwill in Brunswick, I found that thrift shopping for athleisure can indeed …
AKRON, Ohio — March 27, 2024 — Goodwill serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties held its 97th Annual Meeting virtually on March 27, 2024, to elect board officers, members and honor program champions. “This celebration showcased the past year’s record setting service numbers and the successes of Goodwill’s inspirational 2023 Celebration of Champions honorees!” said Nancy Ellis McClenaghan, …
Taking a page out of former fashion editor and journalist, Erica Davies’ book, “Leopard is a Neutral,” I have taken to the racks of the Kent/Ravenna Goodwill location to showcase the infinite ways in which leopard can be worn. Truly, we can think of leopard as being a “neutral” to help us coordinate our outfits when we need an additional …
~Where to find Quality Secondhand Menswear In the spirit of March Madness, I decided to dedicate this post to the boys and shed some insight on where you can get quality secondhand menswear in the NORTHEAST OHIO area. BLUE ~ A Goodwill Boutique: Picture a curated boutique style version of your local Goodwill store and that’s BLUE! I took …