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31 May

Posted at 13:53h in Success Stories by
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Steve had been working from home repairing electronics when he got a job offer he couldn’t refuse. “I was shopping at the Goodwill store in Cookeville, and an employee asked me to put in an application,” he remembers. “They called me before I got home.” That...

30 May

Posted at 06:15h in Mission News by
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01 Apr

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If you need someone to brighten your day, just visit the Donation Express Center in Hermitage and ask for Eric. The 23-year-old is one of the sweetest and most polite people you will ever meet, and his smile can light up a room. “Eric is always smiling, and it...

03 Jan

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"Goodwill is more than just a company. It's a ministry, because it encourages people." A retired machinist, Robert quickly learned retirement life wasn't for him. "I needed a little extra income, and I didn't want to sit around the house," he says. "But no one wanted...

01 Dec

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"There's a 'blind vine'," JoAnne said with a laugh, explaining how she found Goodwill after a not-so-welcome break from the job market when she moved to Nashville from Delaware several years ago. "I heard about Goodwill from other folks in the Nashville area who are...