GW Boutique: 12 Days of Online Goodwill Holiday Shopping!

By Gail Champion, OnlineGoodwill.com Manager

Item of the Day - 32' LED HDTV!

The countdown is on. You officially have just a wee bit more than two weeks to buy online and have the perfect gift ready to go under the tree!

How to find that fab gift is as easy at onlinegoodwill.com. We have over 1000 items listed, ranging from jewelry, art, tools, antiques, books, collectibles, electronics and more!

Throughout the next 12 days we will feature a daily gift item for those special people on your holiday list.

Onlinegoodwill.com works much like ebay, with most auctions beginning at the low price of $5.

Best of all, just like our stores, the money generated goes to help fund our mission of providing employment and training opportunities for people who have disabilities and others who have trouble finding and keeping jobs. So far this year we have assisted almost 10,000 Tennesseans at our 16 Career Solutions centers.

So what could be better than finding fab deals with ease, convenience and 24/7 access, AND making a positive impact on your community?

Sounds like the perfect present to me.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see the 12 days of onlinegoodwill.com! It all begins Monday, December 6! Happy Holidays!

D Movement: Need a reason to clear out the clutter…

Karl Houston, Senior Director of Marketing & Community Relations

The fall fashion magazines are on the newsstands, enticing you to shop for new sweaters and slacks, shoes and stocking fillers. Now that we’re heading towards Thanksgiving and Christmas, the ads will keep coming and you’ll be tempted, very tempted, to stock your closets.  But chances are your closets are already bulging and you know it’s time to do a fall clearance at home.

Spend a little time clearing the clutter to make room for all those new items that you’ll be giving or getting as gifts this holiday.  Where to give your gently-used items is a much easier decision than which outfit to splurge on for the company party. Give it to Goodwill.  Better yet, shop for that outfit at any of our stores. Goodwill is one of the hippest shopping spots with many items that are barely used and prices that are easy on the holiday-stretched wallet.  We offer gift cards as well.

So, as you plan your holiday shopping keeping this in mind.  When you donate to Goodwill, or shop at one of our 31 stores, you support an organization that helps individuals with disabilities and disadvantages find jobs and regain their self-esteem. Thanks to you, more than 87 cents of every dollar goes to our program services.  Free services.  That’s a great gift to give.

For more information on where or what to donate, visit us at giveit2goodwill.org.  As always, thank you for thinking of Goodwill because our business is changing lives.  And if you’d like to share a story with us, please comment here.