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Goodwill Does What!?!? – Harpers Ferry
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This week I will be focusing on our partnership with the National Parks Service in Harpers Ferry, WV. Since I was a kid I have always loved visiting our National Parks. The scenic beauty, learning about the stories that created them, and bonding with my family and nature. If you have visited a National Park, you are no stranger to the familiar signage that is consistent at all parks and wayside displays. 
You may also notice a consistency in the video and audio presentations that you see at various parks. You will likely be surprised to learn that much of that work 
happens right in our backyard in Harpers Ferry, WV at the Center for Media Services. The staff there work with parks across the country to do interpretive design for these signs and displays. Materials are constantly being shipped into and out of this facility and eventually find a home at the parks we all visit. In addition, there is a significant amount of artifact restoration that is conducted in Harpers Ferry as well.
Horizon Goodwill Industries is proud to be partnered with the National Park Service for this project. We provide mailroom services, warehouse management, and administrative support to help them accomplish their projects and goals.
Our staff greet visitors to the facility, assist with vehicle dispatch, help by preparing restoration reports of historical artifacts, and manage incoming and outgoing deliveries to the facilities and warehouse. It is a great opportunity for our staff to work in a professional environment and learn very specific/transferable skills. They love what they do and have built a great relationship with the customer!
Thanks for reading! Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments regarding the blog or what our Business Services division can do for you! bmarks@goodwill-hgi.org
Goodwill Does What?!?!-Greenbriar State Park
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Goodwill Does What?!?!? -KOHLS
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sinesses have small parts of their operation that go largely unnoticed by the public. Millions of people shop at KOHLS and likely take the distribution chain for granted. So how do all of the items get from various distribution centers to your local KOHLS to be put on the sales floor? Tote boxes! These same boxes are then reused to send hangers from sold garments back to the distribution centers.
Horizon Goodwill partners with KOHLS through a 3rd party to provide the assembly of these boxes. Last year we assembled over 35,000 of these totes! This work gives our clients job experience working on a team as several individuals work together to complete each box. Not only is this job physically demanding work, it also involves training on machinery. Learning how to work with machines improves job readiness for future opportunities that our clients may engage in in the competitive workforce.
So the next time you are at a KOHLS register and you see a hanger tossed into a cardboard tote, think about Goodwill and the job training that we perform daily to help individuals remove barriers to employment.
Thanks for reading! Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments regarding the blog or what our Business Services division can do for you! bmarks@goodwill-hgi.org
Goodwill Does What?!?! Part 7
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This week I will be discussing a business partner that plays a vital role in Hagerstown’s cultural scene, the Maryland Theatre!
Built in 1915, this landmark has been an integral part of our area’s history. Growing up I enjoyed many plays and concerts here and was always fascinated by the detailed architecture. The Maryland Symphony Orchestra has regular performances at this venue and I have had the pleasure of watching my girls perform ballet recitals on this stage. Always nostalgic and always beautiful, the Maryland Theatre is a gem.
With thousands of patrons passing through the door each week, you can imagine the need for a top notch cleaning crew and that is where Horizon Goodwill comes in! Prior to the musicians, actors, and patrons entering the Maryland Theatre our crew makes sure that it is in showcase condition. There is a high need for attention to detail and to track an ever-changing schedule. This provides our team with an opportunity develop professionally and adapt quickly to changing client needs. It is a great space and our team takes great pride in keeping it beautiful!
Thanks for reading! Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments regarding the blog or what our Business Services division can do for you! bmarks@goodwill-hgi.org
Goodwill Does What?!?! Part 6
Welcome back! As you may know, my goal is to educate and excite you about all that Goodwill does for our community and what it can possibly do for you and/or your business! If this is the first blog you have read in this series, please feel free to see how it all got started from my first entry here. [Read more…] about Goodwill Does What?!?! Part 6