Get In Summer Shape!

Summer Is Here In Full Motion!

And Goodwill has tons of goods to help you keep in shape!

Check out these awesome bikes!

Come by and get your gear to stay in shape today!

Great Find At Goodwill!

Today I was rummaging through our Goodwill-West Texas store at 2200 N. First Street, and I found this awesome desk! Thought I would share!

As you can see, it has a really unique, vintage design, and is still in great condition. The drawers all open and close smoothly, and are clean. I especially like the "feet" of the desk, with their Victorian design.

And for only $14.99! This item isn't going to last long!


There are always great things to find at Goodwill!

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Reclaimed Riches is a blog that features clothing and household

items found in thrifty ways, or "steals" if you like. There are alot

of great finds showcased on this blog, and Goodwill West Texas

is even credited for great finds!

Check Out This Blog and Find Your Thrifty-Self Today!
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1963 Newspaper

This week, we received a donation that will soon be relocated to one of our many wonderful stores. This donation happens to be a newspaper from 1963, entailing the assassination of President Kennedy. With photos, articles, and captions from the event, this item is definitely noteworthy!

Be sure to look at the photos below, and visit your local West Texas Goodwills for this item soon!
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Get Ready For Summer!

Summer Is Just Around The Corner! (If not here already...!)

Stop by any of our stores to start preparing! We have guys board shorts, many pairs with the tags still on!

 

And the same goes with girls tops and bottoms!

So whatever your plans are for the summer:

- Going To The Beach

- Going On Vacation

- Remodeling The House

- Skydiving

- Writing A Book Of Poems

Stop By Our Stores and Get What You Need!

Go Green, Go Goodwill!

Go Green, Go Goodwill.

So it’s February, 2011. Businesses are changing rapidly and the internet and its capabilities are expanding faster and faster each day. And what is one of the number one topics lingering in the minds of both consumers and business owners? Going Green. Being Eco-Friendly. Watching Their Carbon Footprint. Doing What They Can For The Environment. If black was the new red, then green is definitely the new black. In fact, Entrepenuer.com lists Green Initiatives as one of the top 10 driving forces for businesses in 2011. http://www.entrepreneur.com/trends/index.html

Here at Goodwill-West Texas, we believe recycling is one of the most important aspects of the green initiatives. Sure, it is valuable and important for us to invest millions of dollars into projects that look at harnessing new forms of energy, but why not also focus on reusing the resources we have already harnessed and transformed into consumer goods?

At Goodwill, there are several ways you can help us Go Green! You can see in the list below, that buying new items, compared to buying used items is not only more costly to you, but also to the environment. When buying used items, you eliminate the carbon footprints that are made when new items are manufactured. The list below shows items you can buy at Goodwill compared to the energy used to manufacture them. To put this in perspective, the energy has been translated into the number of miles you would need to drive your car to make the same carbon impact (1 mile = approx. 1 lb C02).

• Leather Handbag – the equivalent of driving your car 700 miles
• Sweater – the equivalent of driving your car 359 miles
• Glassware – per glass: the equivalent of driving your car 48 miles
• A Watch – the equivalent of driving your car 140 miles

By purchasing used, you help reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing a new item by 95%! It is amazing and stunningly simple how you can help reduce your carbon footprint by buying used items.

You can also help Go Green by donating used items. By doing so, you help begin the recycling process and by making purchases at any of our stores, you help finalize the recycling process. By participating in this process, not only do you help support a Green Initiative, you also help provide jobs, support and training for people with disabilities and disadvantages.

So do the right thing and Go Green with your local Goodwill today!

For additional information on Carbon Footprints, please visit the sites below:

http://www.terrapass.com/carbon-footprint-calculator/

http://willprice.blogspot.com/2006/08/carbon-footprint.html

http://greenupgrader.com/12730/whats-the-carbon-footprint-of-doing-the-dishes/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/nov/25/carbon-footprint-load-laundry

Christmas Decor!

 There are 22 days left until Christmas! It's time to get in that holiday spirit, bring out the ol' shopping shoes, and get going!
This year, think about shopping for Christmas in a new way!

 Help make so many people have a Merry Christmas by shopping at Goodwill! We have all your Christmas needs, from stockings to trees, and Santa Claus figurines!

Have a safe holiday season! And we hope to see you soon at Goodwill!


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