Auction & Jewelry Sale to Take Place in February The Annual Junior Group of Goodwill Auction & Jewelry Sale

will take place on Friday, February 16 at 6:30 pm at Stambaugh

Auditorium in Youngstown. Tickets are now available at any of

the eight area Goodwill stores (Austintown, Boardman, Calcutta,

Hermitage, Liberty, New Castle, Salem and Warren), at the

Goodwill offices on Belmont Avenue in Youngstown, or online

at www.goodwillyoungstown.org. Tickets for the event are

$25.00 each and must be purchased in advance. The deadline for

tickets is Monday, February 12. Any tickets, if still available,

sold after the deadline are $30.00.

The evening’s events includes a live auction of new items do-

nated by area businesses, silent auction, basket raffle, jewelry

sale, 50/50 raffle, vintage clothing sale, hors d’oeuvres and cash

bar. New this year will be a wine pull.

The Junior Group of Goodwill volunteers have been preparing

for months for the auction and are currently accepting donations.

Items that are sought after include, sporting event and concert

tickets, gift cards, hotel or trip packages, jewelry, services or

products by local businesses, gift baskets, collectibles, cash, etc.

Donations valued at $125 or more entitle the donor to two com-

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Junior Group member, Talva Maslach, goes through a rack of vintage clothing in preparation for The Junior Group of Goodwill Auction & Jewelry Sale.

Vintage furs, clothing, purses and women’s accessories are sold in the

“Vintage Shoppe” during the event.

plimentary tickets to the event. Donors also have the option of

giving cash and having the Junior Group members buy some-

thing on their behalf.

Last year, over 500 people attended the event to raise over

$45,000 to support Goodwill. All proceeds from the auction go

towards supporting Goodwill’s mission of providing job train-

ing and employment services to people with disabilities and

other barriers to employment such as homelessness, welfare,

lack of education or lack of work experience. Last year, Good-

will assisted nearly 6,000 people in vocational services, ambly-

opia screening, social services to the visually impaired and

Radio Reading services.

Sponsors of this year’s auction include Aim NationaLease,

Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley, Austintown Pla-

za, Cohen & Company, DCW Group, Farmers Trust Company,

Gasser Chair Co. Inc., PNC Bank, Pecchia Communications

LLC, Beard Pension Services, Inc./Bob Smallwood and Hill,

Barth & King LLC. If you are interested in making a donation for the auction or

need additional information, please contact Goodwill’s market-

ing department at 330.759.7921, ext. 1207.

Watch for the online antique and collectible auctions in January, April,

July and October. Find us at www.georgeromanauctioneers.com

and look for the Junior Group of Goodwill auction.

Junior Group members (from left) Ginnie Kernan, Barb Metzendorf, Patty Su-chora and Sue Stingel wrap baskets and price jewelry in preparation for the

upcoming The Junior Group of Goodwill Auction and Jewelry Sale.

Make Room for Your New Holiday Gifts, Donate to Goodwill

If you’re looking to get rid of those holiday gifts that didn’t

fit quite right, aren’t really your style or you simply don’t need,

try donating them to Goodwill. Goodwill will even take those

gently used items that you are getting rid of to make room for

those holiday gifts you are keeping.

The winter season is typically a slow period for donations to

Goodwill. “People don’t venture out in the cold weather to

drop off donations. As a result, Goodwill sees a drastic decline

in donations over the winter months,” states Jim Freeze, execu-

tive director. It becomes a critical time for Goodwill and makes

stocking the Goodwill retail stores to their full capacity diffi-

cult.

The items that the community donates to Goodwill stay local

and are sold in the eight area Goodwill stores in Austintown,

Boardman, Calcutta, Hermitage, Liberty, New Castle, Salem

and Warren. The revenue generated by the sale of merchandise

in the stores is used to fund Goodwill’s job training and em-

ployment programs for people with disabilities and other barri-

ers to employment in the local community.

“When considering donating an item to Goodwill, ask your-

self if it is something you would give to someone else,” advises

Freeze. If it is, then it is probably in good enough condition

where it can be sold in one of Goodwill’s stores.

Unfortunately, Goodwill gets some donations that are dam-

Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries’ Donation Center Locations:

Austintown - Austintown Plaza, 6000 Mahoning Ave., 330.792.8830 Calcutta - 15765 State Route 170, 330.385.7998

Boardman - Boardman Plaza, 285 Boardman-Canfield Rd., 330.758.0282 Liberty - 2747 Belmont Avenue, 330.759.0677

Hermitage - Hermitage Hills Plaza, 2986 East State St., 724.346.4456 Warren - Warren Plaza, 2083 Elm Rd., 330.372.1214

New Castle - Shenango Towne Center, 2611 Ellwood Rd., 330.652.4877 Salem - 187 South Broadway, 330.337.9685

**the Liberty donation center has recently moved to the front of the building

closer to Belmont Avenue and to the left of the entrance to the store.

aged or unsaleable. These items have to be trashed, resulting in a

large trash bill for Goodwill. That is money which can be used

for Goodwill’s programs.

It is important to realize the impact your donation can have on

an agency and for those that the agency serves. “Taking the ex-

tra time to ensure your donation goes to the right cause can

make a difference to people in your own community,” says

Freeze.

Donors interested in claiming tax deductions should keep

itemized lists of their donations. The Internal Revenue Service

allows a deduction for donated items, but the donor determines

each item’s value. Goodwill provides receipts to donors at its

donation centers, although donation attendants are not able to

put a monetary value on donation receipts. For general guide-

lines, visit www.goodwill.org or www.irs.gov.

Of course, in addition to material donations, Goodwill also

accepts monetary donations to help support its programs. Finan-

cial donations can also serve as a tax write-off and can be made

through Goodwill’s website at www.goodwillyoungstown.org.

To find out more information about donating to Goodwill, call

330.759.7921. Goodwill is also always looking to partner with

community agencies, organizations, schools or businesses for

donation drives. If you are interested in holding a donation drive

for Goodwill, contact Goodwill’s marketing department.

Girl Scouts do a Good Turn

Girl Scouts from troop 80669 drop off their donations at the Warren store and donation center during the Good Turn Day donation drive. Over 800

bags of donations were collected for Goodwill by participating scouts in the

area. (photo courtesy of: Brenda Harvey)

Warren store employees surround Santa during his store visit. Santa stopped by the store to visit with children and distribute gifts. While Santa was in Warren,

Mrs. Claus and Twinkle the Elf paid a visit to the Austintown store.

Santa Visits the Warren Store

Donors: Thanks for Believing in the Power of Work

O’Neill & In Support of YRRS

Jennifer Roller - In Memory of Kendall

Jai Roller & In Support of YRRS

Margaret Shelley

Elyn Summers

Supporters – $100+

Shirley J. Burnett - In Support of YRRS

Don Crago

Emily Marginian

New Middletown Lions Club - In

Support of YRRS

Donald L. Peterson

Contributors – $50+

Austintown Podiatry Association, Inc.

Buckeye Beauty

Ida Budrevich & Betty Tyndall - In

Memory of Ruth Anderson

Great Garage Doors

Holko Enercon Inc.

Ilona Labusch

Marilyn Michael

Betty L. Serich

Mark Zeidenstein - In Honor of Sam

Boak of Boak and Sons, Inc.

Friends – Up to $50

Margaret A. DePaul

Connie DeToro - In Memory of Lou

DeToro & In Support of YRRS

Diane M. Janeco

Gino Pannunzio

Margaret Varley - In Honor of John

Varley

Delbert F. Wolfcale

Gifts In Kind

Insta Copy Centre

*donations received as of December 21, 2017

Maximize your donation to Goodwill when you donate through The Youngs-town Foundation’s Support Fund. They will consider a 5% additional contribu-tion to your donation to Goodwill. The check must be sent to, and made payable to, The Youngstown Foundation. To qualify for the 5% additional contribu-tion, the donation must be a minimum of $100, and only the donor’s first $5,000 qualifies for the additional contribution. They also accept donations to the Sup-port Fund through their website at www.youngstownfoundation.org.

Benefactors – $1,000+

Brotherhood Foundation

Fibus Family Foundation

James and Carol Bacon Charitable Gift

Fund

Jib Jab Inc.

Joel and Deborah Clayman Family

Foundation

L. Calvin Jones

William M. Neckerman Charitable

Foundation

Sustainers – $500+

Lark Dickstein-Rienerth - In Support of

YRRS

Sharyn Dunlap - I support of YRRS

Joyce Ann Hoover - In Support of

YRRS

Molly Maid of Mahoning/Trumbull

Counties

Patrons – $250+

BOC Water Hydraulics, Inc.

Ryerson W. Dalton

The Rhiel Supply Co.

Skip & Connie Robinson - In Honor of

Rick Robinson & Alexa Robinson-

January Friday, January 26

Saturday, January 27

February Friday, February 9

Saturday, February 10

Friday, February 23

Saturday, February 24

March Friday, March 30

Saturday, March 31

April Friday, April 13

Saturday, April 14

Friday, April 27

Saturday, April 28

May Friday, May 25

Saturday, May 26

Friday, October 26

Saturday, October 27

November Friday, November 23

Saturday, November 24

December Friday, December 14

Saturday, December 15

Friday, December 28

Saturday, December 29

Friends & Family Sale (40% off everything in stores)

Saturday, July 7

Saturday, November 10

**Please note that the New Castle, PA

store is now 50% off all donated

merchandise every day.

2018 Goodwill Store Sale Schedule

The Youngstown Area Goodwill stores hold a 50% off all donated merchandise sale several times throughout the year, as well as

two Friends & Family Sales. Stores are located in Austintown, Boardman, Calcutta, Hermitage, Liberty, New Castle, Salem and

Warren. Sign up for a loyalty card in stores and register your email address to be notified via email of any additional sales.

Below are the 2018 sale dates:

June Friday, June 15

Saturday, June 16

Friday, June 29

Saturday, June 30

July Friday, July 27

Saturday, July 28

August Friday, August 10

Saturday, August 11

Friday, August 24

Saturday, August 25

September Friday, September 28

Saturday, September 29

October

Friday, October 12

Saturday, October 13

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The Junior Group of Goodwill volunteers recently held a holiday jewelry sale for employees and clients of Goodwill. Donated holiday jewelry and other low priced items were available for employees to purchase for themselves or for gifts. The sale was held during morning break and lunch in the Goodwill cafeteria. The group

also brought donuts and snacks, played festive music, set up decorations and spread holiday cheer to employees. ABOVE: From left, Sue Stingel, Sandy Ebinger,

Sue DiGiacomo, Barb Metzendorf, Kathy Gerberry, Talva Maslach, Cheryl Wormley, Patty Suchora and Karen Scenna. AT RIGHT: Goodwill employee Lloyd McCullough, makes his donut selection and chats with Junior Group volunteers Gerberry (left) and Scenna.

Junior Group Spreads Holiday Cheer to Goodwill Employees