Perhaps you’ve heard someone quip in recent days that 2020 is the Year of the Optometrist. Get it? As in 20/20 vision, a measure of normal visual acuity. But 2020 represents more than good vision, it’s the start of a new decade! For you, that might mean a fresh set of New Year’s goals, as well as a round of resolutions for what you wish to accomplish for the next ten years. It’s certainly a great ...
Archives for January 2020
157th Birthday of Goodwill’s Founder
Dr. Edgar J. Helms, Goodwill Industries International founder, was born this coming Sunday (19) back in 1863. In 1902 at the age of 39, the young minister was assigned to the Morgan Mission in Boston’s South End. He was appalled at the conditions faced by some of the immigrants in his parish, who found themselves in a new country without jobs and sometimes desperate for food, clothing, and ...
Goodwill Industries International Highlights Local Google Event
The Grow with Google event, held at the Medford Library on October 29, 2019, was featured in Goodwill Industries International’s (GII) Weekly Digest in the first week of December. #GrowwithGoogle is an initiative that draws on Google’s 20-year history of building products, platforms, and services that help people and businesses grow. The event attracted 57 participants, who used laptops and ...
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