Horizon Goodwill Industries
As promised, here’s the conclusion regarding my volunteer experience at last year’s Horizon Goodwill/Bon-Ton event. If you missed the beginning of the story, you can read how my family decided to donate our time to this truly amazing clothing drive and sale. Ready to see how it all turned out? [Read more…] about The Horizon Goodwill Bon-Ton Event Is In Full Swing!
Like any writer committed to their passion, I perform my fair share of research before sitting down to compose any project. Way back in September, I can remember in vivid detail, a telephone conversation I had with my good friend Deb Carbaugh from Horizon Goodwill. I had a few questions regarding an article I was working on and I could tell by the tone of her voice she was, as my Uncle Ron used to say “up to her ears in alligators”!
“Deb, I hope you don’t mind me saying, but it sounds like I caught you at a bad time.”
“Not that it’s a bad time, I’m just trying to work on this volunteer schedule for the big upcoming Bon-Ton event.”
Now, this, Dear Readers, sounded intriguing, as I had no idea about any event with my favorite department store, let alone the fact an adjective such as “big” was involved. [Read more…] about Horizon Goodwill, The Bon-Ton & You!
With snow still covering the grass and brisk temperatures requiring gloves, hats and scarves, it may seem hard to believe, but it’s coming. In fact, brighter, warmer days are just around the corner! You can feel it, can’t you? Daylight seems to be lingering just a bit longer every day, the Super Bowl has passed and baseball’s Spring Training is underway and you’re starting to get that itch…that Spring Cleaning Fever! [Read more…] about Can You Smell It? Spring Is In The Air!
I like to work from home sometimes, not a lot, but sometimes. With the recent cold weather leading to school closings, my daughter, and all of her classmates for that matter, has been spending more time at home as well. Anyway, last week I was working at my desk and Kaitlyn, my second-grader, was playing with this educational tablet device thing that “Santa” left for her. Little did I know she was recording my speakerphone conversation with Deb from Horizon Goodwill. Want to read the transcript? Of course you do! [Read more…] about A Fly On The Wall Conversation…You Never Know What You’ll Hear
Even as a creative writer, there are some things I just can’t make up! As a dedicated reader you may recall that I recently contributed an article about the amazing treasures that are just waiting inside Goodwill Stores across the country. No sooner do I start contemplating all the incredible values just sitting on shelves waiting for a lucky shopper to stumble across than not one, but two such stories make national news! [Read more…] about Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: Check Out These Amazing Goodwill Finds!
I’m guilty. I love reality television. Let me clarify—I love certain types of reality programing. I can’t, however, watch nearly 99% of it. I simply don’t care about a rich guy trying to find his next wife, what restaurant needs turned around and I could very happily live my life not “Keeping Up With The Housewives of Duluth, Iowa”. But I will tell you one program that is just captivating: A&E’s “Storage Wars”. [Read more…] about How Is Shopping At Horizon Goodwill Like A Reality Show?