In early August, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee rolled out a new way to electronically track donations for tax purposes, while getting a discount on haircuts in the bargain.
The sponsor of new Tennessee regulations on donation collection bins says she believes the rules will go a long way to protect legitimate charitable organizations, such as Goodwill, and citizens who donate to them.
The path that brought Amgad to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee began in Egypt, but in many ways it was similar to those taken by thousands of other people who get help from Goodwill each year.