Goodwill Golf Tournament- Monday, April 30th
Please join us on Monday, April 30, 2012 at Golden Eagle Country Club for our annual golf tournament. There will be two flights: 8:00am and 1:30pm with registration at 7:00am and 12:30pm. Every effort will be made to accommodate request for specific flight times. We Believe In the Power of Work Your sponsorship will help [...]
Students Help Student with Goodwill Donation Drive at Leon County Schools
Each year at the beginning of the school year Leon County School Social Workers are given Goodwill clothing vouchers for them to give to LCS students throughout the year when needed. Goodwill believes that students with adequate clothing will be more successful in school; thus their willingness to provide Leon County Schools with clothing vouchers. [...]
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 [...]
Goodwill and 50 LARGE Summer Tech Program Providing Opportunities
On June 21st, 2011 Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. and 50 LARGE will start a summer technology program for ten young men in the 50 LARGE program. The summer program is a result of a collaboration with Goodwill and 50 LARGE to provide hands-on experience for high school students to refurbish computers and learn [...]
GIBB Contracts Provide Jobs for Disabled Workers
Goodwill Industries – Big Bend Services recently landed the janitorial contract for the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City Beach. The team of Respect of Florida and Fred Shelfer, Randy Jones, and Stan Womble of Goodwill negotiated the agreement. We would also like to thank Miami Goodwill and Lisa Walters for their [...]
Dick Howser Childcare Enrolling Now
By Kim Streb, Administrative Program Director, Dick Howser Center Everyone at The Dick Howser Center is very excited to be a part of the Goodwill family. For those of you who are not familiar with The Dick Howser Center, our services include early childhood education, exceptional infant & childcare, early intervention and therapies, as well [...]
Goodwill Offers Affordable Apartments for People with Low Incomes, Disabilities
Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. has been providing accessible apartment rentals for 20 years. In 1989 we opened GIBB Oakridge Village for people with disabilities and very low incomes. Some of the people who moved into GIBB Oakridge Village in 1989 are still living there today. Goodwill now has similar “villages” in Tallahassee (2), Marianna, [...]
