MARCH 12 - Goodwill to Benefit from Girl Scouts GOOD TURN
In honor of the Girl Scouts upcoming 100th Birthday Celebration, Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. is pleased to be included in the festivities as recipient of ‘A Good Turn for Goodwill Day”. On Saturday, March 13, 2010, over 150 Girl Scouts from the Savannah area will deliver donations of clothing and household items to Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc., located at 7220 Sallie Mood Drive at 10am.
The event is part of a council-wide service project taking place across the state of Georgia.
In addition to the Girl Scouts in the Savannah area, 95 Girl Scouts will participate in
Saturday’s event at the Statesboro Goodwill location and another 150 at the Brunswick
location.
Goodwill Industries provided collection bags for the girls to fill with clothing and household items. Goodwill will also provide a patch to each of the girls for their efforts. Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, Inc. is hoping to reach a goal of donating 20,000 pounds of donations on Saturday and is currently on track to surpass that goal!
“I cannot over emphasize the importance of a partnership between two 100 year old non profits. The Girl Scouts 20,000lb goal has an immediate positive impact on work opportunities and income toward our mission of assisting people with disabilities and other barriers to employment to live independently and become employed across Coastal Georgia.” states Bill Oakley, President/CEO, Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. “Furthermore, the long term impact of the value created through this program for the girls generous support helps to shape tomorrow’s responsible citizens.” continues Oakley.
Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. provides job training, employment services, job placement opportunities and post employment support to strengthen communities and families by training people to become independent, tax-paying members of society. Those services include ADVANCE, a community re-entry program for people with acquired brain injury. When someone is having a hard time finding a job– either because of a disability, poverty or lack of experience–Goodwill is there to help.
For more information, please contact Joe Driggers, Director of Marketing & Development, at 912-354-6611 ext. 128 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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