On a pretty autumn afternoon, the downtown Nashville skyline looks like a scale model when viewed from the 18th floor observation deck of the Leah Rose Residence for Senior Citizens....
Every morning for the past few years, Charisse Haddox’s family members have given her a ride to work at Goodwill in downtown Nashville. Then, after a full shift, one of them has picked her up and driven her to a second job. Finally, at the...
A young woman who refused to let autism prevent her from landing her first job. A man who sharpened his skills to improve his income for a growing family. These are among the stories of tenacity and achievement celebrated by Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee...
In just a few months, a fledgling Goodwill service that picks up gently used furniture and other household items from donors’ homes has expanded from a single Nashville subdivision into communities across 16 Middle and West Tennessee counties....
A vast selection of clothing will be available for just 79 cents per pound during this special, three-day event at the Goodwill Outlet store at 780 Berry Road in Nashville from Thursday, Oct. 29, to Saturday, Oct. 31. ...
They weren’t quite magic beans, but they did open up a new world. As Debbie Grant held the 16-ounce can of baked beans in the aisle at Kroger, four teenagers huddled around her, peering at the can's label and hanging on her every word....
Can’t park your car in your cluttered garage? Can’t find your stepladder, much less a hammer and nails? Enter Goodwill’s Great Garage Rescue contest!...
Director of Production Joan Sundstrom will retire on Sept. 24, 2015, after more than 18 years working with Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee. Before she leaves, she shares some of her most memorable moments. ...
Joshua was often ignored by other students in junior high school because of his autism and his speech impediment. Because he was home-schooled after that, he had few opportunities for socializing, much less work experience....
Myka Bertrand wanted to look like Peter Pan, but not for a trip to Never Never Land. She was headed to her workplace on Nashville’s Music Row, where they were having a Halloween party for employees....
Over the decades they had gathered around it to eat thousands of meals, blow out hundreds of birthday candles, hold dozens of memorable family discussions and share countless laughs. But on this March day Bob DeLacey, his sister Mary Tamburin and his wife Debbie sat...
He was standing in the courtyard of the Nashville Rescue Mission, where he had been staying for six months since getting out of prison. He had initially told himself he would only be in the homeless shelter for a week. Instead, he had returned to...
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.
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(Middle Tenn.) — Two days after James got out of jail, his former neighbor met him at a Nashville probation office with all of his possessions stuffed into her car. James took four suitcases, which was all he could carry. “I don’t know what became...
by Anne Marie Sisk
Shop Till You Drop Without Ever Leaving Home!
Gift giving can lead to the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat depending when you do your shopping. Finding a parking space at the mall may be the biggest victory, but not finding...