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Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has expanded its mission services reach by opening a full-time Job-Link center inside its Towne Centre Store in Naples. Goodwill has served Collier and surrounding counties with mission services for 45 years.

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. will present a Celebrity Fashion Show on March 1 at The Historic Ritz Theatre in Downtown Brunswick.

Three graduates of the Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise project are receiving startup grants of $2,500 each from Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida and Lee County Human Services.

The River District Alliances' "It's a Wonderful Life," adorned with bubble lights and tinsel, was the crowd favorite at the Goodwill Festival of Trees in Fort Myers. Other award winners were Camp-Rigby Roofing-Sheetmetal, CenturyLink, and ProFiles.

Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina believes our Veterans deserve our ongoing support for their service to & sacrifice for our country. GIENC is proud to offer free programs like GCFLearnFree.org that will help them return to the workplace.

Colonial Bank FSB, with nine branches throughout southern New Jersey, is making a call for charitable partners for the 2011 holiday season.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has expanded its mission services reach by opening a full-time Job-Link center inside its Towne Centre Store in Naples. Goodwill has served Collier and surrounding counties with mission services for 45 years.

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. will present a Celebrity Fashion Show on March 1 at The Historic Ritz Theatre in Downtown Brunswick.

Three graduates of the Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise project are receiving startup grants of $2,500 each from Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida and Lee County Human Services.

The Florida Sled Hockey Association will host a free sled hockey clinic at the Fort Myers Skatium on January 28. Sled hockey is an adaptive version of ice hockey designed for people with disabilities, in particular lower body disabilities.

An anonymous "secret Santa" paid for the purchases of two young mothers on Sunday, December 18, at a Goodwill Industries store in Fort Myers, Florida.

The River District Alliances' "It's a Wonderful Life," adorned with bubble lights and tinsel, was the crowd favorite at the Goodwill Festival of Trees in Fort Myers. Other award winners were Camp-Rigby Roofing-Sheetmetal, CenturyLink, and ProFiles.

From Dec. 1 until the end of the year, area donors receive one year of movie tickets to use in 2012

Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina believes our Veterans deserve our ongoing support for their service to & sacrifice for our country. GIENC is proud to offer free programs like GCFLearnFree.org that will help them return to the workplace.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has joined forces with the Festival of Trees to provide tree deliveries for the fundraiser. The Festival of Trees and Tux & Trees Gala are the signature events of the Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation.

Trees provide a unique marketing opportunity for businesses and organizations. The 2011 Festival of Trees begins November 25 at the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers and supports the Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation.

Colonial Bank FSB, with nine branches throughout southern New Jersey, is making a call for charitable partners for the 2011 holiday season.

MERS/Goodwill invites St. Louis community to help Judge Edwards win People Magazine’s $10,000 Prize

The Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise project provides training for people with low-to-moderate income or other disadvantages to start their own businesses. A new six-week session of microenterprise classes will begin on Sept. 20.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida is hiring approximately 16 new part-time retail employees for a new retail store in Naples, Fla. The new store is expected to open in late September.

1-800-Junk-USA consolidates the successful College Hunk Hauling Junk franchise brand into one parent company to better reach the nationwide markets of junk removal, moving and donation pickup.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has earned a three-year renewal of its accreditation by CARF. Goodwill earned accreditation in the areas of job development, job support, job-site training, and comprehensive vocational evaluation services.

Nine future small business owners are ready to take their first step in self-employment, after graduating from the Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise project.

Law Firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Florham Park, N.J. Donates Hundreds of Items

More than 2,800 Lee County elementary, middle, and high school students took part in a Goodwill donation drive, collecting 23,518 pounds of gently-used goods which will be re-sold to provide revenue for Goodwill’s mission.

Palmetto Ranch is an income-sensitive, independent-living community designed specifically for the needs of individuals with physical disabilities. It is Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida's first housing community in Hendry County.

The Goodwill Golf Classic attracted 139 golfers and raised $8,000 in net proceeds to benefit Goodwill's programs and services for people with disabilities and other disadvantages in Southwest Florida.

Robert L. "Bob" Haenggi passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 20, 2011. Haenggi was Vice President of Career Development Services for Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.

Gap stores and Fort Myers Miracle baseball are both partnering with Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida for separate donation drives in late May.

Carolina Rodriguez' volunteer work with Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida was so impressive at the agency's Lehigh Acres Retail & Donation Center that her supervisors recommended her for a management position with Goodwill.

Registration for Online Classes for Word 2010, Excel 2010, Access 2010 and PowerPoint 2010 is now open.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has named Ruth Moise of Port Charlotte as the agency's 2010 Chet Perry Achiever of the Year. The award is given to a Goodwill employee who has overcome obstacles on the path to their personal independence.

All profits from theTRIBE Productions' upcoming Hollywood musical, WORKING (by the composer of WICKED and GODSPELL), will be donated to Goodwill of Southern California.

Ruben Castro of Fort Myers has been named Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida's 2010 "Graduate of the Year." Castro became involved with Goodwill through its High School/High Tech program, and is working towards a future as an ADA attorney.

At Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida's Annual Awards Luncheon, two local businesses were awarded for their support of the agency's Mission. BJ's Wholesale Club of Cape Coral and LYNX Services, L.L.C. of North Fort Myers were both honored.

Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County, Inc. has saved cardholders of the Goodwill Prescription Savings Card over $70,000 in healthcare costs.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. announces Jason Gunter as keynote speaker of its Annual Awards Luncheon. The Fort Myers attorney and double-amputee made headlines after competing in the 2009 Iron Man Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii.

April 28th is "Pay it Forward Day", but at Embryo Donation International, it's supported everyday. For embryos donated and on behalf of its patients, EDI will contribute a cash donation to one of 10 international, national and regional charities.

SunTrust Bank has donated $5,000 to Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida and the Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation. The foundation ensures the long-term vision of Goodwill’s mission of helping people with disabilities and disadvantages.

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire will expand its services to Lyons, Georgia, with the opening of the Job Connections Community Career Center on Friday, April 15.

Nearly a dozen Southwest Florida entrepreneurs are set to launch their diverse new businesses after graduating from Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise Project on Friday, April 1. Businesses range from infant day-care to dairy-free homemade ice cream.

"For Once In My Life" takes Best Diversity/Latin film honors at the inaugural Fort Myers Film Festival. The award-winning documentary film follows the band of 30 musicians with disabilities employed by Goodwill Industries of South Florida in Miami.

Goodwill Corporate University will host the Money Smart program April 6 through May 26 at the Village West Job Connection on 3179 Washington Road to help area adults master their financial health.

The Plustek SmartOffice PS282 scanner helps Goodwill go digital

Elementary students in Cape Coral collect donations in a "Good To Go" drive to benefit their community and Goodwill, spurring 11 additional schools to partner with Goodwill . Resale of the items will generate revenue for the agency.

Acid-free coffee maker Tyler’s Coffees and Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona collaborate on packaging project to provide work opportunities.

(SAVANNAH, GA) Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, in partnership with Hanes, is encouraging people to conquer their cluttered drawers once and for all and donate all unwanted clothing to Goodwill.

Certified Professional Organizer® Helene Segura Promotes Clearing the Clutter for a Good Cause

From Feb. 28 through Mar. 4, 2011, Edison State College students on the Lee County campus will be encouraged to donate to Goodwill Donors will receive a coupon for Southwest Florida Goodwill stores at the "Good to Go" donation drive.

The award-winning documentary "For Once in My Life" will be shown at a special VIP screening hosted by the Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation and WGCU Public Television. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP because seating is limited.

Show your love for Mother Earth on Valentine's day by recycling at Goodwill's Towne Centre store in Naples. Goodwill and Collier County Solid Waste will accept computers, e-waste, shredding, batteries, grocery bags and more for recycling.

Author Neville Kirkwood has also sat over cattle kills of man- eating tigers. And he’s read Indian folk tales. Jungle Heroes is the result of these experiences…

Author W.C. Highfield will be signing copies of his novels on Saturday, February 12 at the Goodwill Book Store in Fort Myers. Highfield will sign and sell his books from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., donating a portion of the proceeds to Goodwill.

Four high schoolers from Hendry, Glades, and Charlotte counties have received laptop computers to prepare for their futures. The Dell laptops were provided by the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology and distributed by Goodwill

Divorcing couples over 50 must sort out their pension arrangements or face being seriously out of pocket, warns one of Scotland’s leading financial advisers.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida and the GoodGuides youth mentoring program commemorated National Mentoring Month by honoring 32 mentors at a dinner reception. GoodGuides is a program designed to help at-risk teens.