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Donate Stuff, Create Jobs | Goodwill and The Ad Council April 8, 2014

Most of you know that hubby will retiring this summer after 32+ years of service with the State of Delaware. Although he will be leaving the School District he won’t be leaving the workforce…at least not entirely. He may not know where the next phase of life will take him, he does vow not to have to wear a suit and tie again.

So with a closet full of them, where will they go after my sons have raided his closet, the answer is simple, they will be donated to Goodwill. Hubby may be leaving his job, but in donating his suits, ties, suspenders and shoes he will be helping to create jobs for others.

Using this online Goodwill Donation Calculator we can determine just how much our donations will be helping the community. For example, one man’s suit will provide 14 minutes of resume preparation and a pair of shoes will provide 19 minutes of the same.

Try it out for yourself as you pack up your donations.

You may not be leaving a job, but if your spring cleaning includes clearing out a cluttered closet to make room for more stuff, pack it up and donate it to Goodwill.

I’ll be the first to admit it, but hubby isn’t the only person that needs to clean out their closet…mine is due for some serious purging…need to make room for new shoes!

For more information on just how your donations work, check out this “How We Do It” PSA.

Donate Stuff, Create Jobs

“This post was made possible through the support of Goodwill. All opinions are my own.”

Goodwill ~ Donate Stuff Create Jobs October 20, 2013

Hello Friends, did you know that every time you donate clothing, household goods or even a car to Goodwill you are helping someone in your community?

Did you know that with each box or bag filled with clothes that you donated from your closet is helping someone in your community?

Did you know with each donated game, toy or piece of exercise equipment you no longer want, and need to make room for newer models is helping someone in your community?

Did you know that with each shopping trip or thrifted haul that you are helping someone in your community?

If you didn’t know – Now you do – Because it does!

Donating to or shopping at Goodwill® is more than chic or the “in thing” to do, it’s also helping someone in your community and we all can use a little help sometimes.

Please join me and so many others in spreading the word about the “Donating Stuff Create Jobs” campaign on behalf of Goodwill Industries International and the Ad Council

You’ll be helping someone in your community!

In memory of my sister, Gloria Cross, Jr. – 4/2/63 – 9/14/92

In Memory of my sis Gloria – 4/2/63-9/14/92