OVERVIEW

Network of 184 independent, community-based organizations in the U.S., Canada, and 14 other countries.

Provides job training and employment services, job placement opportunities and post-employment support.

Strengthens communities and families by training people to become independent, tax-paying members of society.

2007 HIGHLIGHTS

1.1 million people benefited from Goodwill career services.

140,056 people placed in competitive jobs – that’s every 53 seconds of every business day.

$3.2 billion total revenue.

84 percent of revenues funded employment programs and support services.

2,200+ retail stores and an online auction site, www.shopgoodwill.com.

65 million donors.

Get More For Your Money During the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale

September 3, 2008

Rockville, MD — People looking for a way to stretch their dollars and be eco-friendly can take advantage of the Goodwill ^®Sale event at The Bon-Ton^® Stores, Inc. From September 10 to 22, customers who donate clean, gently-used clothing and home textiles at participating Bon-Ton locations will receive 20 percent off coupons toward new merchandise, including apparel and cosmetics at Bon-Ton. One coupon is given per donated item. The donations will be sold at Goodwill Industries^® retail stores, where the revenue generates job training programs and career services for people who need it most in local communities.

The popular retail trade-in promotion is a successful collaboration between Bon-Ton and Goodwill. The last semi-annual Goodwill Sale generated nearly 3.3 million pounds of donated clothing and textiles. From the sale of these donated items, Goodwill has earned an estimated $2.3 million in revenues to support Goodwill’s job training and career services for individuals with disabilities and others who are having a hard time finding a job. By donating to Goodwill, customers are also helping the environment by keeping usable items out of landfills and providing affordable, gently-used merchandise to local Goodwill stores.

“Bon-Ton is a valuable partner,” says Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International^®. “By donating to Goodwill, Bon-Ton shoppers are helping people in their local community find and keep good jobs.”

“This semi-annual event is a wonderful benefit to our customers. Our customers can donate their items to be re-sold for a great cause while receiving a substantial discount on new fall fashions,” says Bud Bergren, president and chief executive officer of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. “The Goodwill Sale exemplifies our commitment to the communities in which we operate.”

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates 280 stores, which includes 12 furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers nameplates and, under the Parisian nameplate, three stores in the Detroit, MI area. The stores offer a broad assortment of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings.

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Lauren Lawson
Manager, Media Relations (Media Calls Only)
Phone: (240) 333-5266
Cell:	(240) 388-8309

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Specialist, Media Relations (Media Calls Only)
Phone: (240) 333-5590
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