*** Contest Now Closed ***

Winner will be announced July 19th at the Burhans  Boulevard store between 12  and 1pm!

Donate at any Horizon Goodwill Industries location for your chance to win!*

Concert Date: July 29th – Version Center – Washington D.C.

Two Chances to win!

• Grand Prize – Floor tickets for two and Limousine service
• First Prize – Upper Concourse tickets for two

*No purchase necessary. Must be eligible to win.

Rules and Standards for Horizon Goodwill Industries ‘ The Beyoncé Mrs. Carter World Tour Concert Ticket Sweepstakes

• No Purchase or Donation is required to participate.
• Entry forms may be obtained by submitting a donation of goods to any Horizon Goodwill Industries donation location.
• One Entry Form per donation visit.
• Enter as often as you would like.
• Individuals wishing to participate without submitting a donation may send a self-addressed stamped envelope to 14515 Pennsylvania Avenue Hagerstown MD 21742 ATTN: B-Good Sweepstakes. Completed entry forms may then be submitted for consideration at any Horizon Goodwill Industries Retail Location.
• This sweepstakes is controlled and managed by Hagerstown Goodwill Industries Inc. (DBA Horizon Goodwill Industries).
• Current Employees of Horizon Goodwill Industries and its Promotional Affiliates, VerStandig Broadcasting, Centennial Broadcasting and members of their immediate family are ineligible to participate or win any prize associated with this promotion. Immediate family members include spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents and grandchildren of any Horizon Goodwill Industries, VerStandig Broadcasting, or Centennial Broadcasting employee.
• A total of two prizes will be awarded which will be chosen from all of the eligible entries received between the dates of June 3, 2013 and July 15, 2013.
• Participation is available to anyone living within the Horizon Goodwill Industries geographic retail territory and the surrounding geographic are as. Upon selection of the winning prizes, individual participants under the age of 18 yrs. old must present written permission signed by a valid parent or legal guardian in order to receive any of the winning prizes, prior to any prize being conferred.
• Opening date of this sweepstakes is June 3, 2013. Termination of this sweepstakes will be at the close of business for Horizon Goodwill Industries Retail Locations on July 15, 2013. Prize tickets are for the concert at the Verizon Center, Washington DC, July 29, 2013.
• Prizes will be selected at a random drawing, to take place at a yet to be determined Horizon Goodwill Industries Retail Store Location. Entrants do not need to be present to win.
• All eligible entries will be deposited into a collection receptacle and a person, yet to be determined will select both the Grand Prize and the Second prize from the eligible entries received. Winners will be contacted via the contact information provided on the entrant’s form Any winner not claiming their prize within 72 hours of notification, or who is unable to be notified through the information provided forfeits his/her winnings and another prize winner will be selected at random.
• Each participant and each prizewinner agree to grant Horizon Goodwill Industries permission to use their name and voice recording, photographs, video and other likeness in any advertising or promotional material relating to Horizon Goodwill Industries and this contest for a period of 5 years without receipt of royalty, remuneration, compensation or credit.
• The odds of winning depend on the number of total valid entries received.
• Horizon Goodwill may substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the contest at any time as it sees fit following a public notification of such changes.
• A list of all winners can be found on the Horizon Goodwill Industries Web Site (www.horizongoodwill.org) on or before July 23, 2013 and will also be available on the Horizon Goodwill Industries Facebook address.
• Void Where Prohibited.
• Each participant, entrant, or prizewinner waives any and all claims of liability against Horizon Goodwill Industries, and its contractual partners, its officers, principles, directors, employees or agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur arising directly from or indirectly from the awarding of the prize or the participation in the contest, including the use and operation of the prizes. Upon receipt of prizes, the winners will be required to sign an official waiver and release of liability form be fore taking receipt of the prizes.

Beyoncé partners with Goodwill® to Transform Lives

Goodwill Industries International is pleased to announce that Beyoncé Knowles-Carter will lend her voice to help raise awareness about Goodwill’s mission of transforming lives through the power of work. The announcement comes just as Beyoncé gets ready to kick off The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour today in Serbia.

“Goodwill helps people get back to work by providing education, job training and placement. I wanted to team up with an organization that puts people first and works every day to help them improve and re-establish their lives,” said Beyoncé.

Beyoncé will encourage fans to support Goodwill by promoting donation drives at her North American concerts beginning on Friday, June 28, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Goodwill will host a mobile donation center onsite at 28 tour venues in 24 North American cities, collecting clothing, electronics and small household goods. The revenue from the sale of these donations will directly benefit local Goodwill agencies in their work to help people with disabilities and disadvantages, and anyone facing challenges to finding employment.

Beyoncé will also help build awareness of Goodwill’s mission through in-concert education, social media and online ticket auctions. Global charity auction site Charitybuzz.com will auction special ticket packages for The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, with the revenue benefitting Goodwill.

Every 38 seconds of every business day, a person served by Goodwill is placed in employment. Goodwill promotes independence and dignity for people who need support to provide for themselves and their families. When people donate to their local Goodwill, they play a vital role in fulfilling this mission. Financial donations and the revenue generated from the sale of used goods helps to sustain skills training, career placement services and job opportunities, and support services such as career counseling, access to free tax preparation and financial coaching. Members of the public can do their part to support Beyoncé’s efforts by giving goods, giving financially, or giving their voice to increase awareness of Goodwill’s mission of transforming lives through the power of work.

Beyoncé will also support and advocate on behalf of other local charitable agencies involved in job creation and employment services during the overseas portion of her tour, to bring to light the importance of economic independence and an increased quality of life for those in need around the globe.

“We face a jobs crisis in the U.S. and around the world that threatens the future and the potential of our families and communities. Through Beyoncé’s platform, we will be able to increase knowledge of the positive impact Goodwill has on communities, the environment and the lives of the millions of people we serve each year through education and skills training, many of whom have been unemployed or underemployed for long periods of time,” said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “We cannot begin to express our sincere gratitude to Beyoncé for her generous support of Goodwill and for showcasing Goodwill’s far-reaching programs and services that change lives each day.”

To learn more about the partnership, visit http://www.goodwill.org/give

Horizon Goodwill retail stores have received a one time supply of boxes.  These are new boxes of various sizes that can be used for shipping, storage, moving, etc.We sell them in bundles of 25 for $15 a bundle, or for .99¢ each.  Get them while supplies last.

Horizon Goodwill Industries (HGI) and Family Circle, the go-to resource for moms of tweens and teens, are teaming up for the 4^thannual back-to-school clothing drive.  Part of Family Circle’s back-to-school signature promotion, the drive aims to encourage families to donate their gently used clothing to HGI to fund job training, youth support services and other services that help individuals who are facing challenges to finding employment and their families.

HGI and Family Circle have partnered for back-to-school donation drives since 2009.  In total, Family Circle readers contributed approximately 20 million pounds of clothing donations over the past 3 years, providing job training to people in need while improving the environment by diverting items from landfills.

Donate, Play & Win

This year, we are encouraging families to play the Donation Match Game, which provides a fun way for children to learn that just as there are things you recycle, there are things you donate.  Goodwill’s Donate Movement encourages families to donate responsibly and conscientiously, and to know the positive impact that donating has on both people and the planet. To play the game and enter to win one of five laptops through this promotion, parents should visit: http://facebook.com/GoodwillIntl.

“As a Donate Movement partner, Family Circle is changing the way thousands of parents and decision makers view the impact of donating,” said Deb Carbaugh, Manager of Marketing and Community Relations, Horizon Goodwill Industries.  “Through the Goodwill and Family Circle back-to-school donation drive, we are educating parents and their children on how donations of clothing or household items create a meaningful impact and social good in the communities around them.”

Calculate the Impact of a Donation

To participate in this year’s clothing drive, donors can drop off their clothing items at any one HGI’s more than 15 donation centers across the Four State Region or plan their own donation drives at schools, businesses, or anywhere friends and neighbors gather.  After donating items they no longer need, they can calculate the impact of their donation through the patent-pending Donation Impact Calculator at http://donate.goodwill.org.

Families should visit http://www.horizongoodwill.org/locations.html to find a Horizon Goodwill Industries store or donation center in their community.

“Goodwill is a valuable partner for Family Circle because the partnership spreads the power of donating to families everywhere,” said Lee Slattery, VP and publisher of Family Circle.  “Family Circle readers are committed to supporting their local communities through career counseling and support services, including financial education and youth mentoring. The back-to-school clothing drive is a great way to do that.”

The partnership will be featured in Family Circle’s September issue, which is dedicated to back-to-school activities and is available on newsstands now. More information about the partnership can also be found at http://donate.goodwill.org/familycircle.

About Horizon Goodwill Industries

Horizon Goodwill Industries is a human services agency and network of non-profit businesses.  Our mission is to help individuals with special needs and barriers to employment improve their quality of life through work and related services.  We serve 17 counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.  Goodwill employs over 450 individuals and operates 15 retail stores and other businesses to help fund programs and to provide job training and employment opportunities for our clients.  For more information, please visit our website at www.horizongoodwill.org.

About Family Circle

Published 12 times a year by Meredith Corporation, with a circulation of 4 million and 18 million readers, Family Circle is one of the most widely read monthly magazines in the world?  Family Circle provides smart, relevant advice, sensible solutions and inspiration in a voice that encourages and celebrates success in its pages and online at www.familycircle.com.  Family Circle has always been committed to women’s issues and in 1973 became the first women’s magazine to fully underwrite a professional women’s sporting event, the Family Circle Cup, an annual women’s tennis tournament held in April in Charleston, South Carolina, at Family Circle Magazine Stadium.

Contact:

Horizon Goodwill Industries

Deb Carbaugh
Manager of Marketing and Community Relations
dcarbaugh@goodwill-hgi.org
(301) 733-7330 ext. 1613
(301) 988-3364 mobile

Family Circle Magazine

Blair Decembrele
Senior Publicity Manager
blair.decembrele@meredith.com
(212) 551-6955

Goodwill Joins National Campaign to Connect Military Veterans with Employment and Support Services

By working together, our country can connect veterans and their families with work, homes and the supports they need. That is why Goodwill is proud to serve as the national activation partner of “Got Your 6,” one of the first examples of a nationally focused collective impact initiative led by the entertainment industry and national nonprofits that will help create a new conversation in America, one where veterans and military families are perceived as both leaders and civic assets.

In the military, “Got Your Six” means “I’ve got your back.” “Got Your 6” seeks to connect Americans with veterans and military families to build relationships that will aid transition, foster leadership and reinvigorate our communities. In order to set up veterans and military families for success in civilian life, “Got Your 6” will focus on the six pillars of reintegration: jobs, education, health, housing, family, and leadership.

Each pillar is led by an activation partner—nonprofit organizations that are subject matter experts on each topic. Activation partners will establish a set of goals that can be identified, measured and reported.  The goals will be made public and provide the campaign with specific, substantial benchmarks. Goodwill, which has been serving veterans since World War I, will serve as the national activation partner—working in tandem with partners from all six pillars to prepare and place veterans and their families in jobs across the country.

“We believe in the value and potential of America’s veterans. As a leader in workforce development and training, Goodwill will leverage our programming and extraordinary reach in more than 2,700 neighborhoods to compliment the powerful commitments of the partners of ‘Got Your 6’ and play an integral role as the national activation partner,” said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “With our engagement in ‘Got Your 6,’ we are humbled to be able to work with such accomplished nonprofits as well as the full breadth of the entertainment industry.”

Goodwill has a long history of helping veterans prepare for new careers as civilians and connecting them to necessary support services. These services not only include housing assistance but also primary and mental health care, housing and meal service, vocational rehabilitation, facilitation for treatment for substance abuse and mental illness, and a variety of trainings so that they have stability both at home and in the workplace.  Last year, Goodwill provided employment placement services and other community-based programs to more than 44,000 veterans, military spouses and their families, hiring more than 1,000 of these individuals. The goal is to match these efforts this year in our role as a “Got Your 6” partner.

Nearly every major Hollywood entertainment studio, broadcast and cable network, talent agency, and entertainment union, together with nonprofit organizations, are involved in this unprecedented awareness campaign. This multipronged effort includes nearly two dozen top-tier national nonprofit and government organizations, and will feature events, initiatives and groundbreaking ideas from the public, private and nonprofit sectors. The organizing body and fiduciary agent is ServiceNation, a campaign of Be The Change, Inc.

“Veterans need an advocate and a voice,” said Gibbons. “At Goodwill, our employment specialists in every municipality throughout the U.S. strive to provide services, including employment plans, career counseling, resume help, and skills training, so that veterans can obtain employment positions in emerging industries, such as banking, health care and technology. We are proud to facilitate services and treatment to equip veterans and their families to maintain an increased quality of life.”