The Spirit of Goodwill – Brooke Lochore, VP of PR
Dress for Success
“Project Runway” met “The Apprentice” on September 12th for the FSU College of Businesses Dress for Success fashion show. Goodwill and Access Tallahassee joined the FSU College of Business to host this informative fashion show. The event featured local professionals as the models and showed business students affordable business fashions found at Goodwill.
Back to School Fashion Show Raises Awarness about Students in Foster Care
The second annual Back to School Fashion Show was on Thursday, September 13 at Goodwood Museum. This unique event paired children, available for adoption, with local celebrities to raise awareness for adoption and their search for a forever family. Over 300 people attended the event that was organized by Goodwill, Goodwood, Children’s Home Society of [...]
Goodwill Wins Non-Profit of the Year at The Chamber Awards
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce recognized Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. as the 2012 Non-Profit/Association of the Year at the annual Chamber Awards on Tuesday, May 8th. Goodwill was among three local non-profit organizations nominated as finalists. “We are honored to be recognized as non-profit of the year,” said Fred Shelfer, CEO of [...]
Goodwill’s Golf Tournament Draws in Record Crowd
Twenty-nine teams played in the Goodwill Golf Tournament on Monday, April 30th at Golden Eagle Country Club. The annual golf tournament is the only fundraiser Goodwill hosts because, unlike many non-profits, its main source of revenue comes from donations received and sold in Goodwill retail stores. The tournament is a time for Goodwill to make [...]
New Store and Career Training Center Open in Port St. Joe
The new Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. Port St. Joe retail store and Career Training Center (CTC) opened on February 10, 2012 at 210 Monument Ave. in Port St. Joe, FL. The new location offers Goodwill customers and donors a more convenient location to shop and better access to the back of the store [...]
New Bookstore and Donation Center Opens in Tallahassee
On December 30th Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc opened a new Donation Center and Bookstore at 3111 Mahan Drive in Tallahassee in Lafayette Place where Blockbuster used to be. Half of the unit will be used to accept donations and the other half will be a bookstore. Goodwill opened this donation center and bookstore [...]
Goodwill Contract Services Employees Honored by RESPECT of Florida
Joshua Hull and David Laguna, Goodwill Contract Services employees at the NW FL Regional Airport, have been honored by Respect of Florida. Joshua has been named Rookie of the Year and David has been recognized as an Outstanding Employee. Respect of Florida held an awards ceremony for them on December 15th at the airport. Each [...]
GIBB Perry Village Opens Just In Time for the Holidays
On November 18th, Goodwill Industries- Big Bend, Inc. celebrated the opening of its 11thapartment complex in the Big Bend. This new 15 unit apartment complex for people with disabilities is located at 800 Stephens Court in Perry, Florida. The GIBB Perry Village offers six, two bedroom units and nine, one bedroom units. All of the [...]
Donate Your Car
We’ve seen your car…and we still want it! To donate your car call contact John Shoemaker at 850-656-8000 Location: 2800 W. Tennessee Street in Tallahassee, FL. We accept donated cars throughout the 22 counties in the Big Bend that we serve. At this time, we only sells cars in Tallahassee. Vehicles donated outside of Tallahassee [...]
