To Our Donors and Shoppers: Thank you for supporting your local Goodwill. As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, we know it is top of mind for our donors and shoppers. The health and safety of our customers, employees and our communities are a top priority and we are committed to doing our part to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →New C.O.O., VP of Retail & Operations, and Director of Retail Former VP of Retail & Operations, Dave Robison, accepted the position as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer. He will supervise Retail/Operations, Facilities, Risk Management/Loss Prevention, and IT. Robison joined Southern Oregon Goodwill in September 2017 bringing eight years of experience with Goodwill, previously working […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →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 […]
Continue Reading →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 […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →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 […]
Continue Reading →Southern Oregon Goodwill facilitated a Community Action Poverty Simulation at the Rogue Regency Inn in Medford on Tuesday, November 19 in partnership with the Medford/Jackson County Chamber of Chamber Leadership Program. The simulation, developed by a community action agency in Missouri, enables participants to view poverty from different angles and then discuss the potential for […]
Continue Reading →It’s tradition for Southern Oregon Goodwill to honor its veteran employees with a catered lunch on Veterans Day. Today we honored the current 26 employees with lunch in their respective county: Jackson, Josephine, Klamath or Siskiyou, CA. Here are some of the photos from lunch at the Regional Headquarters building in Medford where employees representing […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →SO Goodwill® Digital Skills Program Launches Southern Oregon Goodwill partnered with Google to hold a free #GrowwithGoogle digital skills training event in Medford on Tuesday, October 29. Hosted at the Jackson County Library Medford branch due to the class size, 57 participants used laptops and tablets for hands-on Google tools training for job search and business applications. […]
Continue Reading →Legacy Club Created to Honor 25-Year Employees Southern Oregon Goodwill recently inducted nine current and former employees into the Gayle Byrne Legacy Club for service of 25 years or more to Goodwill. The club’s name is in honor of retired President & CEO of Southern Oregon Goodwill, Gayle Byrne, who retired with 37 years of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Local media showed heavy coverage for the final job fair of the season on Monday, October 7, taking place in Medford at the Regional Headquarters. KOBI-TV NBC5, KAJO-AM, KMVU-FOX, KTVL-CBS, KDRV-ABC spread the coverage between evening, 11 pm and morning shows. Participating employers included Cartwright’s Market, ESS SubDesk (school employment), Express Employment Professionals, First Student […]
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