Goodwill Golf Classic Benefits Individuals With Disabilities

Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio will host its twelfth annual Golf Classic on Monday, August 2 at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green, Ohio. Golfers from around Northwest Ohio will participate in an enjoyable afternoon of golf while supporting Goodwill in its mission of helping people with disabilities, and other work related barriers to employment, become self reliant and confident members of the communities in which they live.

This year’s Golf Classic features lunch, dinner, practice range, 18 holes of golf with cart, and a chance to win a 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL from Wilson Buick-GMC, Bowling Green.  Registration the day of the event begins at 10:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon.   

Cost for this year’s Golf Classic is $95 per player or $380 for a foursome.  Hole sponsorships are also available for $100.  For registration and sponsorship information contact Mark Harris at mharris@goodwillnwohio.org or call 419-255-0070. Click here for a printable registration form. Read More News


Goodwill Celebrates Its First Decade of Online Auctioneering
Shopgoodwill.com, Goodwill’s Internet Charity Auction Site, Turns 10

Toledo, Ohio – shopgoodwill.com, the nation’s first and only nonprofit Internet auction site, is celebrating its 10 years in existence and proving that Goodwill Industries is not only a leader in job placement, but also innovative social enterprise through its use of technology.

Shopgoodwill.com was launched nationally in January, 2000, with Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio joining the site in April of 2000. Since that time, Goodwill of Northwest Ohio has sold 190,515 items on the site generating $2,550,000 in revenue for its mission of providing job training programs and employment placement services.

“The auction items all come from one source with a respected brand name – Goodwill Industries. Security procedures make the site a safe place to bid and buy – it’s like buying something from someone you know,” said Bob Huber, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio. “The revenues, as with our stores, benefit Goodwill Industries, and because it goes into job training and other support services for people with barriers to employment, shoppers feel good about their purchases.”

There is no fee to sign up or bid on items. Stock comes through Goodwill’s mainstream donations. When Goodwill staff sees value, antiques and collectibles, the items are sent to our Shopgoodwill.com department to be posted, thereby providing a method to optimize the value of donations. Items on the site are not just collected from Northwest Ohio, but from 165 other independent Goodwill agencies across North America. More that 30,000 items are for sale at any given time.

Shopgoodwill.com ranked as one of TopTenREVIEWS Top 10 online auction sites and Time.com’s "50 Best Websites of 2009."

With more that a million page views per day, shopgoodwill.com is an Internet auction site that successfully coexists and functions with the big-name online auctioneers by its 165 categories and subcategories,” said Huber.

Besides its 11 retail outlets and Shopgoodwill.com, Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio has other unique shopping outlets; the Goodwill Auto Auction and Goodwill’s Findlay Boutique. Read More News


Two Named To Goodwill Board of Trustees

Toledo, Ohio – At their regularly scheduled meeting on April 21, the Board of Trustees for Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio, elected two new members to replace outgoing members whose terms had expired.

The new board members are Randy Rowles and Ted R. Stone. They replace Dr. Martha Carroll and Dr. Larry Hamme whose terms have expired. Both Dr. Carroll and Dr. Hamme were long time members of Goodwill’s Board of Trustees. Goodwill’s two new board members bring years of experience in their respective fields.

Mr. Rowles is employed by Elder-Beerman and has been the general manager of the Westgate store for 12 years. He has worked in retail management and buying positions for 37 years throughout the midwest. Mr. Rowles also serves on the Board of Directors for the Area Office on Aging of Northwest Ohio and has been a member of the Bowling Green State University Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Board and the retail chairperson for the United Way of Lucas, Wood, and Ottawa Counties.

Mr. Stone is Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager for Huntington’s Private Financial Group. He has more than 14 years of experience in money management including positions as vice president/investment executive for Key Corporation’s McDonald Investment, and lead portfolio manager for the former National City’s Private Client Group in Toledo. Mr. Stone is a member of the Association of Investment Management and Research as well as the Financial Analysts Society of Toledo.

Members of Goodwill’s Board of Trustees serve three-year terms and meet as a full board on a quarterly basis with board committees meeting bi-montly. Read More News


Goodwill Providing Work Experience for Youth with Autism

For the last several months, each week students from the Autism Model School have come to Goodwill’s regional training center to receive hands-on work experience with the organization’s retail department.

Six youth, ages 14 – 20, work in the processing room for Goodwill’s Cherry street store assisting in the sorting of donations for sale. Working together with four job coaches, they make sure donated hard goods aren’t broken and that clothes are in good shape.

The goal of the program is to provide youth with autism with meaningful work experience which can assist them in finding supported or competitive employment upon graduation from school.

According to Becky Knapp, a job training coordinator with the Autism Model School, “We’re really grateful that students can get meaningful experience outside the school. “It gives them the chance to meet new people and experience the whole social aspect of having a job.”

In time, Knapp says she’s hoping more classes from the school will take advantage of the opportunity of working with Goodwill, and that work experience opportunities might include even greater tasks such as custodial experiences.

Goodwill Retail Introduces A Program For Even Greater Savings!! Read More News     


Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio, has introduced a new program for all our loyal customers—the “Frequent Shopper’s Card.”

The card will allow customers who visit any of our stores to receive a stamp for every purchase of $15.00 or more; one stamp per purchase, per day. After seven stamps, on your next visit, you can receive $10.00 off your purchase of $10.00 or more!

This card is valid at all Goodwill of Northwest Ohio stores, check our website for locations.

Our South End Boutique, located in at 2435 S. Main in Findlay, Ohio, has a similar card. For every $25.00 spent receive a stamp. After seven stamps, receive $10.00 off a purchase of $25.00 or more.

Goodwill’s Frequent Shopper Card program ends January 1, 2011. So hurry out to your local Goodwill Store and get your Frequent Shopper’s Card today, and also make sure you sign up for our e-mail alerts! You will receive monthly announcement of store specials, donation reminders, new location openings, lists of current happenings at our stores and much, much more! Read More News


Goodwill's Youth Program Benefits From LPGA Tournament Ticket Sales

Here’s a way to watch the top women golfers in the world and help Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio all at the same time.

This year Goodwill has teamed up with the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (JFOCC) as part of the Charity Ticket Program presented by Owens Illinois. Tournament dates are June 28 – July 4 at Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio.

By purchasing your tournament ticket through the Charity Ticket Program you can designate 100 percent of the proceeds to Goodwill. The money raised will be used to provide work experience programming for youth from the Autism Model School.

There are two ticket options for this program:

You can purchase your tickets through either the tournament website or by getting a copy of the ticket order form from Goodwill’s website.

If you chose to use the tournament website:

When you get to Charity Choice you can chose Goodwill from the drop down screen.
Your tickets will be mailed out four weeks prior to the tournament.

Which ever way you choose, Goodwill will receive 100 percent of the proceeds from the ticket. It’s easy, the tournament is loads of fun, and, you’ll be helping Goodwill provide valuable skills to youth with autism. Read More News