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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) →With temperatures expected to be in triple digits this week, Goodwill is limiting hours of donation trailers in Medford (in North Fred Meyer parking lot) and Grants Pass (on Williams Highway near Safeway). From Tuesday, Aug. 27- Saturday, Aug. 31, hours will be 9 a.m. to noon. We will observe these hours any day when […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →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 awards luncheon, titled Goodwill Stories Behind the Store Celebration, honored Goodwill program participants who overcame odds and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Goodwill Industries® Week Celebrates the Power of Work Goodwill has been celebrating Goodwill Industries Week since 1951. Each year, local Goodwill organizations host job fairs, retail store promotions and other fun events to recognize their mission impact and highlight community stakeholders. Did you know that Goodwill provides job training and support services for people who […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Behind-the-scenes at Goodwill On March 1, Southern Oregon University (SOU) students who are in the Green House program took a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Southern Oregon Goodwill (Medford, OR) turns donations into jobs by recovering the most value from every donation. The Green House is a freshman seminar<https://sou.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/seminar/house-seminar-experience/> that helps students study and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →KOBI-NBC reporter, Rayvan Veres, came to our White City store on January 31 to interview Southern Oregon Goodwill Marketing Director, Julie Fletcher, about a possible connection between a Netflix show about “tidying up” and any increases in recent community donations. Watch the story here. KMVU-FOX also ran the story on its broadcasts on the evening broadcasts […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Communities Coming Together to Help Californians Goodwill® is a network of 161 community-based and independent organizations. Although not in our name, Southern Oregon Goodwill’s region includes Siskiyou and Del Norte counties in CA. We are aligning efforts for fire relief in Northern California with other Goodwill member organizations in CA. Each Goodwill is assisting the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Ashland Goodwill® on Tolman Creek Road is undergoing a remodel and will have a re-opening celebration at the end of November. Ashland’s Daily Tidings covered the changes and updates in an article published on Saturday, November 10. Read the full article here: http://dailytidings.com/submit-your-news/goodwill-store-to-close-for-remodeling The Mail Tribune also ran that story on the same day, November […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Donors and shoppers can look forward to an improved experience at a newly remodeled Goodwill on Tolman Creek Road in Ashland. Originally planning to demolish and put up a new building, Southern Oregon Goodwill is adding better lighting, more space, and changes to the donation lane. “We got more of what we wanted by renovating […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →KDRV’s, Cassandra Mlynarek, headed out to Central Point’s store early in the morning on Wednesday, September 19, to cover updates to the acceptance of e-waste at Southern Oregon Goodwill locations. Watch the clip below:
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