How can you say thank you to those who risked everything for your safety? It’s a tall order, but here’s one place to start: donate your extra work-appropriate clothes to Goodwill this week and we’ll hand them out at no cost to veterans this Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-28.
One simple stop at Goodwill will make a huge difference in a veteran’s life, giving him the outfit, the confidence and the feeling of community support needed to step back into the job market.
“Every little bit helps. Just one presentable suit can open the door that leads to enhancing your life and community.” – Randall Bent, Army Airborne Combat Engineer 1970-1975 (Vietnam)
We’re helping veterans succeed with programs like these and our many job services. Together, you + Goodwill can begin to say thank you to those who served. Take a look at the impact our last Goodwill Suits Vets drive had:
Please join us in expressing our gratitude. Please help us change lives. Please donate your extra suits/ties/blouses/belts/dress shoes to Goodwill today.
[...] you to everyone who made this past Memorial Day’s Goodwill Suits Vets possible. We’ll have an update for you soon, but in the meantime, please know you have made a [...]
By: Goodwill Suits Vets: Thank You « Where the Goodwill Goes on May 29, 2012
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[...] Goodwill Suits Vets is a program we launched last Veteran’s Day and continued this past Memorial Day. As part of the Goodwill Suits Vets program, vets who entered our stores during those holiday weekends were given an interview-appropriate outfit at no cost. It’s one small way to say thank you, and a big way to show vets we believe in them and their ability to reenter the workforce and the economic mainstream. [...]
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