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 ...
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 ...
Jackson County Poverty Simulation
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 change within ...
Stories Behind the Store Celebration 2019
Goodwill Celebrates Success Stories Southern Oregon Goodwill® hosted an awards luncheon on Thursday, May 09 at Inn at the Commons for community members, Goodwill team members and volunteers to recognize achievement in employment, community business partners, and personal growth. The Goodwill Stories Behind the Store Celebration honored Goodwill program participants who overcame odds and ...
SOU’s Green House Takes Tour of Goodwill
On March 1, Southern Oregon University (SOU) students in the Green House program took a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Southern Oregon Goodwill turns donations into jobs by recovering the most value from every donation. The Green House is a freshman seminar that helps students study and solve real-world problems by meeting with businesses and organizations outside of SOU. Students learn ...
