Give Green, Get Green |
Hey readers!Goodwill kicked off its annual springfundraiser yesterday. This year we are doing something a littledifferent. We are raising funds to support Goodwills greeninitiatives to help lessen ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:06:00 GMT |
Featured Maine Etsy Artist: Silver Pear Designs |
Our blog likes to occasionally feature local Etsy artists that reuse and repurpose materials. Today we are showcasing Silver Pair Designs, a member of the Maine Etsy Team.Silver Pear Designs is a mot...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:51:00 GMT |
National Thrift Store Month: Join the Petition! |
The Thrifty Chickshave started a petition to create a National Thrift Store Month andbring attention to the economic and environmental benefits of shoppingin thrift stores. As they state on their blog...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:56:00 GMT |
Easy Felting Projects & Take our Poll! |
Goodwill is considering organizing crafting and repurposing classesin northern New England and we would love to hear your feedback: wouldyou be interested in taking a class? Do you sew, knit, felt, or...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:02:00 GMT |
The Slow Fashion Movement |
What is Slow Fashion?I recently read a pretty interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor about this latest trend in fashion.Much like the Slow Food movement,Slow Fashion is concerned with kn...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:49:00 GMT |
Out with the Old, Save with the New |
Mark your calendars, readers! From March 2 through March 8, Ann Taylor LOFT and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England invites you to donate a pair of gently worn pants at participating Loft st...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:07:00 GMT |
Computer Recycling comes to Goodwill! |
We are excited to announce that Goodwill has partnered with Dell to launch the ReConnect programin Maine and New Hampshire (the program begins in Vermont on February9). You are now able to drop off us...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:27:00 GMT |
Winter Blues? Throw a Party |
Blah! January! Winter! Cold! Did it really just snow again yesterday?January is probably the height of seasonal affective disorder. It ispost-holidays, pre-Valentines Day and the Presidents Day l...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:50:00 GMT |
A Day in the Life of a Gold Digger |
Remember the movie, Gold Diggers of 19333? Well, maybe not, but Im sure you have heard the song with Ginger Rogers. Goodwill Industries of Northern New England formedin 1933 during the height of ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:30:00 GMT |
Keep Those New Year's Resolutions! |
I read somewhere once that only 10% of people keep their New Years
resolutions. I dont know if this is true or accurate, but in the
spirit of getting that percentage higher, I would like to take y...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:48:00 GMT |
