A message from Shae Johns, President/CEO, Southern Oregon Goodwill I am looking for signs of hope, and in these challenging times while under executive orders in Oregon and California to remain closed, I look to our community and employees for the silver lining. Let me start with the community’s compliance with our unprecedented ask to hold off on donations while we are complying with Oregon ...
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Virtual Services Now Open to Job Seekers in Southern Oregon
With in-person services closed due to the Stay Home, Save Lives order, Goodwill is continuing to help people find work and advance their education. Virtual job services are available in Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, and Klamath counties. Goodwill Career Counselors are offering job search services such as job search techniques, resume writing, online job applications, interview skills, and ...
Donations Going to Work on the Frontline at Asante Medical Centers
Asante Three Rivers Medical Center staff collected the donated scrubs from Goodwill’s South Medford store. Pictured (from left) are Brandi G., Operating Room Surgery Manager, Tania C., Director of PeriOperative Services; and Melissa R. PeriOperative Support Specialist. How Goodwill serves the community starts with the generous contributions of clothing and household items to sell and raise ...
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 ...
Gayle Byrne 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 service to the organization. Employees with service anniversaries of 25 years or more will be invited into ...
