A Million Acts of Goodwill
Since the partnership between Bon-Ton Stores and Goodwill® began in 1994, more than 78 million items have been donated during the Goodwill® Sale events. The Goodwill® Sale is the largest and longest standing department store donation drive with Goodwill® Industries International.
The 2012 Results
- Bon-Ton Stores' signature event generated 6 million items of donated clothing and textiles.
- The donations collected have an estimated potential value of $17 million in revenue to support Goodwill®'s job training and career services for individuals with disabilities and others who have challenges to gaining and maintaining employment
About Goodwill®
- Goodwill® serves more than 3 million people each year through its job training, career services and other support services, such as financial education and youth mentoring.
- Every 42 seconds of every business day, a person served by Goodwill® earns a good job. Every 13 seconds, another person accesses Goodwill® opportunities to build careers and strong families.
Goodwill® is an entrepreneurial leader, environmental pioneer and social innovator of the "reduce, reuse, repurpose" practice.
Bon-Ton Family of Stores
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
