Date:  July , 2009

5th Annual Delaware Wheel-A-Thon

Delaware’s Fifth Annual Goodwill Wheel-A-Thon will be August 22, 2009 in front of the Delaware Goodwill Retail Store on Route 23.  The Wheel-A-Thon is a relay race composed of a three-person team racing wheelchairs around a closed course while promoting awareness and offering firsthand knowledge of the daily challenges faced by individuals with disabilities

Team registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the races from 10 a.m. to around 11 a.m., when one team is declared the winner.

  “We are excited to again offer this opportunity to the Delaware area,” states Bob Jordan, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries.  “Our aim is to provide a fun and exciting event for all of our participants.  But this also provides an opportunity to heighten public awareness of the challenges individuals with disabilities face in day-to-day living.  Delaware County has always provided great support and understanding of our mission.  This is one way we feel we can give back to the community.”

Goodwill will also be accepting wheelchairs not in use to donate to Wheels for the World.  This program collects and distributes wheelchairs to the disabled in over 86 countries.  Anyone wishing to donate a wheelchair who cannot attend the event may drop off the wheelchair at the Delaware Goodwill Store located on Route 23.

After the race, Goodwill will be hosting a 50/50 raffle and an auction.  The 50/50 tickets are available in the Delaware County Goodwill stores and the day of the race.  The auction will include an Ohio State quilt custom made by Stitch & Fix of Marion and other community based items.     

All proceeds from the event will help Goodwill in the Delaware community with program and capital funding needs.  For team or sponsor information, call (740) 387-7023.  

Date:  May, 2009

Goodwill Opens New Retail Store and Donation Center
Marion Goodwill Industries (serving Marion, Delaware, Union, Crawford, and Morrow counties) has opened a new retail store in Sunbury, Ohio.  The new location is located in the Sunbury Mills Plaza at 149 St. Rt. 3, Sunbury, Ohio 43074.  The store features an Attended Donation Drive-Up Center at the rear of the building.  

The nearly 16,000 sq. ft. retail space offers high quality clothing, books, and household items.  The departments within the store include Ladies, Juniors, Misses, Childrens, Infant/Toddlers, Mens, Intimate Apparel, Purses and Accessories, Wares, Electronics, Shoes, Pictures and New Goods.  Our New Goods department features socks, jewelry, kitchen items, sunglasses, and clogs.  “Our Sunbury store will be an excellent opportunity to showcase the quality donations that come from this community,” said Lynn Deeter, Vice President of Donated Goods. 

The on-site Attended Drive-Up Donation Center will provide a convenient place for local residents to donate their gently used items.  A Goodwill attendant will greet donors, unload their donations, and give a receipt on the spot for a tax-deductible donation.  Goodwill also accepts donated vehicles in working condition for their Goodwheels-to-Work program. 

The mission of Marion Goodwill Industries is to empower people with disabilities and other work barriers to achieve independence and enhance their lives.  More than ninety percent of our funding is derived from the proceeds of donated clothing and household items sold in Goodwill retail stores.  We are committed to fulfilling our mission and helping in all types of economies.  General Store Manager, Dick Gray, states “We are excited about being involved the Sunbury community.  Our management team invites the community to come over to the store and see what we have to offer.” 

Hours of operation for the new store and donation center are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.  Marion Goodwill Industries now has eight retail locations and online shopping.  For more information about shopping, donating, or our programs and services visit us on the web at www.mariongoodwill.org

Date:  August, 2008       

Goodwill opens new store in Powell, Ohio
Goodwill of Marion, Ohio is pleased to announce the opening our 7th location. Goodwill currently has six shopping stores and offers to its customers who like to surf the net, shopgoodwill.com. The new store will be located at 3963 Powell Road in Powell and will be open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 6:00 p.m.

The new store will be in the Powell Crossing Shopping Center and will offer the same high-quality merchandise available at our other stores.

The Powell store, along with our other locations in Delaware, Marion, Marysville and Lewis Center are all part of Marion Goodwill's efforts to provide good, quality merchandise to our consumers while continuing with our mission of offering educational programs and employment to disadvantaged individuals.