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 [...]
Dell Reconnect Expands Computer Recycling Program to 319 additional Goodwill Donation Sites
Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc is one of the twelve Goodwill‘s in the country to have joined Dell’s Reconnect program. The Dell Reconnect program is a free drop-off program for consumers who want to responsibly recycle any brand of unwanted computer equipment. This week Goodwill and Dell announced that an additional 319 donation sites [...]
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 [...]
Home for the Holidays
On Monday, December 12th Goodwill Industries- Big Bend, Inc. hosted a house warming and dedication event at the Godby House in Monticello, FL. Around 100 students in the Godby High School Construction Program had a hand in building this 1000 square foot home for one very lucky person- Vennessa Elderewer. Community members, friends, and neighbors gathered [...]
Goodwill Announces Its Next Apartment Complex for People With Disablities Will Be Built in Chipley, FL
On Monday, December 5th Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. announced that they have secured funds through the U.S. Office of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to build a 15 unit apartment complex to help support persons with disabilities in Chipley, Fla. The units will consist of 10 one-bedroom and 5 two-bedroom units for 14 [...]
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 [...]
A Costume a Day the Goodwill Way
Halloween is the one chance for anyone to be whoever he or she wants to be. The possibilities are endless, and with a little imagination, anyone can score a great costume for less a Goodwill Industries- Big Bend, Inc. The nearly 2,6500 Goodwill® stores in the United States and Canada are stocked with affordable Halloween [...]
Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Year Anniversary by Collecting 100 Donations for Goodwill
Throughout September the Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle collected donations for Goodwill. As part of the Girl Scouts 100 year anniversary each Girl Scout troop worked to collect 100 donations for Goodwill. At the end of the month troop leaders awarded each Girl Scout the “Caring & Sharing” 100 Year Anniversary badge.
Goodwill Contract Services Employees Honoroed by Respect of Florida
By Paul McAuliffe, Contract Administrator * Joshua Hull and David Laguna, Goodwill Contract Services employees at the NW FL Beaches International Airport, are being honored by Respect of Florida. Joshua has been named Rookie of the Year and David is being recognized as an Outstanding Employee. * Respect of Florida works with nonprofit organizations throughout [...]
