Goodwill® is my all-time favorite place to buy fabrics. Why? With a lot of really unique patterns and colors ranging from brand new to 50 years old or more, and still unused, the selection is remarkable! Plus, you can buy bulk yardage without paying the price for it. At fabric stores, it isn't unheard of to pay nearly $10 a yard, but at Goodwill you can buy six or seven yards for less than $5.
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Jobs Talk at the Conventions: Is It All Just “Promises, Promises”?
At the Republican and Democratic conventions, we’ve heard a lot of promises about jobs — how many jobs each candidate will create, how jobs many they’ve created in the past, and how many jobs they have saved. So, is it--as one 1960s musical quipped--all just “promises, promises?”
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Ways to Stay Organized Now That School's In Session
You've got the shopping done and the kids have started school, but NOW what do you do? Sometimes that first couple of weeks is the hardest part of all as everyone gets adjusted to new routines and situations. In part two of our back-to-school series, let’s go over your two best weapons—the “family binder” and “Sunday planning.”
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Ways to Stay Organized Now That School’s In Session
You've got the shopping done and the kids have started school, but NOW what do you do? Sometimes that first couple of weeks is the hardest part of all as everyone gets adjusted to new routines and situations. In part two of our back-to-school series, let’s go over your two best weapons—the “family binder” and “Sunday planning.”
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Love Animals? Advance Your Career by Becoming a Vet Tech
Diane from Chattanooga, TN, asks, “I really like animals and think I might want to work with them for a career. Can you tell me more about what a veterinary tech does and what training or education I might need?”
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Goodwill®, Salvation Army Join Forces to Jump Start Careers in Augusta, GA
When deciding to open its first satellite office in the Augusta area, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA’s Job Connectionsm chose the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center to work closely with other community resources and to help serve new clients. The Kroc Center’s First Stop Family Service Center is a facility where people in need can receive assistance through a partnership of social service organizations such as Goodwill Industries.
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My Story: Dalton Henretta
Dalton, who has Asperger's and bipolar disorder, had trouble in school and wasn't sure he'd be able to succeed in a job. With support from Goodwill, he now works full time in their e-books department and says he's learned "you have to give respect to get respect."
Goodwill® Stores: Breaking the Thrift Shopping Mold
It’s been a few years since I took a little stroll through the thrift stores of Florida, so a few weeks back on my trip down to the Goodwill Summer Conference, I got a chance to pop in and check out some I locations I hadn’t been to before. I’ve always said, I’d fly back to Florida just to thrift -- and the stores I went to only reinforced that statement. Yes, folks. It's that good.
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Goodwill® Stores: Breaking the Thrift Shopping Mold
It’s been a few years since I took a little stroll through the thrift stores of Florida, so a few weeks back on my trip down to the Goodwill Summer Conference, I got a chance to pop in and check out some I locations I hadn’t been to before. I’ve always said, I’d fly back to Florida just to thrift -- and the stores I went to only reinforced that statement. Yes, folks. It's that good.
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Employment Tops GOP Convention Discussions
As Hurricane Isaac plows into the Gulf Coast, the Republican Convention in Tampa, Florida, has been underway, with the economy and jobs among the list of issues being addressed. The following is excerpted from the GOP platform and mirrors almost exactly the ideas by some Senate GOP members and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
On Labor Day, Goodwill® Asks Americans to Help Put Vets Back to Work
Goodwill’s wide array of employment programs serves military veterans, spouses and families ROCKVILLE, MD — As the United States marks its 131st Labor Day this September 3, Goodwill Industries International is calling on all those in our community to join the effort to help military veterans and their family members find employment. Since World War
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Make a Good First Impression in 30 Seconds or Less
Benny from Lexington, KY, asks, "I've been out of work for three months and am attending networking events in hopes of increasing my chances. Someone told me I should have an elevator speech ready. Can you tell me what that means?"
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