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The Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale Collected More Than 2.6 Million Pounds of Donations to Benefit Goodwill's Mission of Providing Job Training and Placement...(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale Collected More Than 2.6 Million Pounds of Donations to Benefit Goodwill's Mission of Providing Job Training and Placement Services ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 29 -- Goodwill Industries International issued the following news release: This Fall, the Goodwill Sale, a cause-marketing partnership between The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) and Goodwill Industries International, collected more than 2.6 million pounds of clothing and textiles to benefit Goodwill's job training and employment services. The donations to Goodwill have an estimated value of $10.2 million in potential revenue, which will help thousands of people find jobs in local communities. In addition, Bon-Ton stores collected $555,000 in cash donations made by customers who gave at the register and received additional Goodwill Sale coupons for their donations. Both the cash and textile donations benefit Goodwill's mission of helping people build their careers and will provide an estimated 349,000 hours of job training services for people seeking employment. During the Fall Goodwill Sale, which took place from September 7 to October 4, 2014, donors brought their Goodwill donations to 273 Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers store locations. Customers received discount coupons of up to 25 percent off for each item donated during the sale. Donations are sold in Goodwill stores, and revenues fund employment and community services such as career counseling, interview training, resume writing, computer or financial education, mentoring, child care, transportation and many other services. The Fall Goodwill Sale marked the 20th anniversary of the event, which started as a local partnership with the Boston Store and Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin (Milwaukee). The partnership gradually grew, and by 2006 the promotion expanded to all of Bon-Ton Stores' seven nameplates. It has become one of the retail industry's most successful and enduring campaigns. "We are grateful for the generosity of the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale donors, whose donations will help Goodwill provide services that enable people to develop the skills they need to find work," said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. "We thank and congratulate The Bon-Ton Stores for their steadfast commitment to strengthening Goodwill's job training programs throughout the past 20 years. Their support has helped millions of people in local communities." "The Bon-Ton family of stores is proud to support Goodwill's job training programs, all of which make a positive impact in the communities where we operate," said Kathryn Bufano, president and chief executive officer of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. "We thank our customers who have donated during the Goodwill Sale and for their commitment over the years." Goodwill provides job training and community services to people with disabilities, those who lack education or work experience, and others who face challenges in finding employment. People receive training to find jobs in a variety of fields such as financial services, health care, IT, retail and many others. The sale is the largest and longest-standing department store donation drive with Goodwill. To learn more about Goodwill's services or to find your local Goodwill agency, visit www.goodwill.org. TNS 24KuanRap-101030 30FurigayJof-4918354 30FurigayJof (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |