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Congratulations to Penny Vielma of Scottsdale, the winner of the Goodwill of Central Arizona Redesign Your Room Contest.

The contest prize includes one hour of design consultation time with Cristi Pettibone, owner of City Chic Design Studios and a $500 gift card to use at the new Redesign by Goodwill store in Scottsdale.

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest!

Goodwill of Central Arizona is building upon and expanding our commitment to reducing our environmental footprint on our state while accomplishing our mission to Put People to Work through our recently launched Pathways Adult Training and Employment Program.

The Pathways Adult Training and Employment Program aims to assist individuals who are interested in obtaining certification in green jobs. More specifically, this initiative is targeting Phoenix-area residents who are recently unemployed and looking to obtain additional training for better-paying careers.

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Valley shoppers who are searching for excellent bargains on new and gently used furniture can find comfort in knowing that we opened our “Redesign by Goodwill” store, 2115 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. A total of 1,086 customers purchased items from “Redesign by Goodwill” during the June 12-13 grand opening weekend.

Ecademie High School's efforts to keep reading in the forefront of students' minds were rewarded in May with a $6,000 grant from the The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries.

Grants from The Laura Bush Foundation are given to school libraries across the country to purchase books. The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries is a component fund of the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (CFNCR) in Washington DC. The former First Lady is the honorary chair of the fund which receives thousands of applications and provides 188 awards nationwide.

Goodwill of Central Arizona recently promoted Tanya Perry to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Perry will continue to oversee the financial infrastructure of Goodwill of Central Arizona and manage the organization’s financial leadership.

Goodwill's newest location - the Weber store and donation center - enjoyed a busy grand opening weekend as 3,393 customers bought merchandise during the Grand Opening celebration held May 21-23.

The opening of the Weber store and donation center, which is located at 1290 N. Scottsdale Road, means that Goodwill has four Goodwill locations in Tempe and a total of 43 stores in Arizona’s communities. All of Goodwill’s stores double as a donation center where “old stuff” is turned into the opportunity for a new live – both for individuals and material goods. Dignitaries such as Tempe City Councilman Corey Woods participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 21.

In order to fulfill its Commitment to Put People to Work, Goodwill of Central Arizona realizes the importance of providing academic support services like the full-service General Educational Development (GED) program. The GED program helps disadvantaged youth and adults attain their academic goals which ultimately set the pace for their independence and personal success.

On May 19, Goodwill hosted a ceremony in the Bulpitt Auditorium at Phoenix College, to honor 35 GED program graduates. Guest speaker Travis Hearn implored the honorees to keep striving for success.

The journey may have been challenging at times for Ecademie High School’s Class of 2010, but the 41 students who graduated understand that the road to success will be a little smoother now that they have earned their diplomas.

Hundreds of proud family members, friends, Ecademie staff members and Goodwill employees gathered at Phoenix College’s Bulpitt Auditorium to celebrate the graduates during a festive and emotional ceremony on May 19. Many of the graduates were the first in their families to finish high school.

Goodwill of Central Arizona is set to open our 43rd store on May 21. The new store and donation center is located at 1290 N. Scottsdale Road and is the fourth Goodwill location in Tempe.

While you are cleaning out your closets this spring, Goodwill would like to encourage you to consider donating your unwanted clothes and other household items to our retail stores and donation centers.

Your donations keep millions of pounds of gently used items out of Arizona’s landfills and puts them into the hands of those who can reuse them.