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I always dontate stuff to the Good Will also but somethings they would just throw away.

Like today on freecycle I posted that I have a Nashville Citipass Coupon book that only has 4-5 coupons used out of it. Someone might get some use out of this book but honestly who would purchase it at the local Good Will?

If your looking for somethng for a project you have to do why not post it on freecycle.org asking if anyone has the items you need?

Like I said I have nothing against the Good Will at all infact with 5 kids at home I donate at least 5-10 bags/boxes of clothes a year (I don't mess with consignment sales) and also many other items.

Maybe I should have explained a lille more in my blog about freecycle.

I use to take everything I didn't need to Good Will until I went there for the help of a family who had been burned from their home. They would not donate anything (no clothes, no furniture, no household supplies) to help these people. Everything they had in the store had to be bought.

So we took them to Good Sam where they were GIVEN most of the things they have today..between Good Sam and OutReach they take care of the needy people who are without funds. Good Will does not.

So now when I have something to donate it goes to Good Sam Or OutReach.

Sorry Nathan but I Am NOT wrong

It's a shame everyone in this world can't be as smart as you THINK you are.

The people who had lost everything they own in a house fire didn't need a job..nor did they need education..they needed the normal everyday things you take for granted clothing and furniture, basic needs. Which is ALL donated to Good Will. They had an immediate need!!! Good Will refused to help...

you do as you wish with your donations.. but I will Never donate to them again. I will continue to donate to organizations that help people within our community.

Good Will helps those in need in a different way, regardless they still help those in need so you are wrong. Attacking an organization because they did not meet your specific needs or cater you is not proper.

-- Posted by nathan.evans on Tue, Oct 2, 2007, at 3:30 PM

She is simply stating a personal experience she had with them. Is it ok to think Goodwill provides help to EVERYONE who needs it? Just like every company, there are unethical decisions that are made on a daily basis.

Just because Goodwill has helped people find jobs, etc, doesn't mean they have helped everyone who needed it. It is ok to speak of your experiences with a certain company or organization, even if they don't equal your experiences. You really should understand that is ONE case of a bad experience, it doesn't necessarily mean that happens to everyone!

Diana has every right to her opinion, and to criticize Goodwill, but Nathan was correcting her for making a blanket statement. Her original statement was that Goodwill doesn't help people, which is, in fact wrong. She could say that Goodwill doesn't help everybody, or that Goodwill doesn't help enough people, or that Goodwill didn't help her, and any of those would be fine. But to say Goodwill doesn't help anyone, period, is factually incorrect, and not a matter of opinion. You can easily prove that Goodwill does help some people. As I read it, all Nathan was doing was correcting her factual misstatement. He wasn't denying her or anyone else the right to have a bad opinion of Goodwill (or whoever).

Interestingly enough, there's an unintended bad consequence of Goodwill's clothing operations that I've seen on my mission trips. When you give to Goodwill (and possibly other, similar charities as well), the clothes that they can't dispose of here in the U.S. often get sent overseas. Sounds like a good thing, right? Well, not always. In some cases, donated clothing from the U.S. has put out of business little local textile and clothing businesses which used to exist in those countries. I was given a dashiki on one of my Kenya trips as a souvenir -- but it was practically a novelty item. I never saw anyone wearing traditional African clothing, except way out in the countryside where the Maasai wear their traditional red cloth.

Good Will sends clothing overseas but can't help a family in need in the community they have a business ... not the organization I wish to donate to

These matters are between her and I.

I hope the people on here who are clashing find a way to work out their problems.

Here we have some bright,informed,caring,articulate people who are taking exception to what another says rather than concentrating on their common beliefs and goals.

Once the issues have been discussed,why not join forces to make things better using all our resources and insights?

Maybe there's a story behind the donations (and lack of them).

Was there a good reason for what happened?

If not,were the persons responsible reprimanded or terminated?

Is there a policy that had to be adhered to that needs to be re-examined and corrected?

Let's extend our response to mending the flaws we find,affirming strengths and making improvements.

We might accomplish more by being part of the solution than arguing over the problems.

I am not going to discuss slavery with you on this blog!

And in my opinion Good Will should be renamed. I have a problem with any organization that professes to help the needy yet refuses help to the ones living within their community.

Yeah that's a problem, they helped you but you aren't one of the ones who needed helping, were you?

"It never hurts to help!" -Eek the Cat

Oh,Lord,Kumbiyah...