Goodwill Omaha Hosts Thanks for Giving Event

Thanksgiving is more than family gatherings and pumpkin pie. It’s a heartfelt celebration of gratitude that encourages us to pause and reflect on the blessings in life.

On Saturday, November 29, Goodwill will host a “Thanks for Giving” event encouraging donors to “unstuff” ahead of the holidays. Goodwill aims to provide affordable goods for all and to encourage recycling.

Some of the most in-demand items this time of year include coats, shoes, clothes, warm winter items, electronics, and small appliances -such as coffee machines and blenders. Gently used items become someone’s needed treasures. Donations are turned into sales at Goodwill, helping create workforce development training that leads to quality jobs in our community. If the item is not sellable, Goodwill recycles it through brokers who repurpose textiles, wire, metal, stuffed animals, and denim into useful items, keeping these items out of landfills.

Nationally, Goodwill is the largest driver of textile circularity through the reuse of goods, annually diverting an estimated 4.3 billion pounds of goods from landfills.  Here at Goodwill Omaha, we diverted 8.7 million pounds from the landfill (this does not include clothes sold – this is from textiles no one wanted).

Goodwill encourages everyone to dig through their closets and donate. In celebration of Giving Tuesday, Goodwill is asking for 100 bags. To learn more about recycled items, visit GoodwillOmaha.org/Sustainability.