With a decline in donations this past winter, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina is making it more convenient for people to get their donations to a Goodwill facility. And what is more convenient than a house call? Goodwill now offers free pickup service for businesses and large residential donations within the greater Asheville area.
For residential pickups, there is a minimum requirement of at least
two or more large items, such as furniture. However,
additional items such as computers, clothing, and household items can be donated at the
same time.
Sales of donated items in Goodwill’s retail stores helped place 5,120
people into jobs in northwest North Carolina in 2013 – 1,110 in the Asheville
area alone. “Donations are critical to our success,” says Josh Pierce, director
of Workforce Development Services for Goodwill’s western NC locations. “Our business
model
is simple and self-sustaining – people donate items; we sell those items in our
retail stores; we take the revenue from sales and invest it in skills training
and youth programs that make a difference right here in Asheville.”
To schedule a pickup, visit www.goodwillpickup.org
or call 855-GWDONOR (855-493-6667). Donations also can be dropped off seven
days a week at Goodwill’s more than 100 donation centers and stores
in northwest North Carolina (27 in Buncombe County alone). To locate the
Goodwill location nearest you, visit goodwillnwnc.org
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