GOODWILL Making News
Goodwill IT Director receives leadership award; featured in podcast
Congratulations to Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Director of Information Technology Jeff Grammer, who was named a Tech Power Player by the Lead Tribune Group and ComSpark Magazine. Along with receiving the honor, Grammer was also featured in the ComSpark Magazine...
Goodwill featured on CKTV “Community Focus”
Community Engagement Coordinator Ben Haydon was recently interviewed in Washington County on CH-6, as part of their Community Focus show. Haydon recapped The Art of Goodwill event and discussed Goodwill Industries of Kentucky's statewide workforce and career services...
Goodwill celebrates new location in Frankfort with ribbon cutting
Goodwill celebrated the opening of its relocated Frankfort store at a ribbon-cutting ceremony today with the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, City Commissioner and Mayor Pro Tem Katrisha Waldridge and Goodwill Industries of Kentucky President and Chief Executive Officer...
Louisville Hotel Association contributes to Goodwill’s Soft Skills Academies
Today, the Louisville Hotel Association (LHA) presented Director of Development Martha Stephenson and Director of Public Relations & Communications Barnard Baker with a check for $10,000 to help fund Goodwill's Soft Skills Academies. As part of the LHA's vision...
Goodwill to partner with the University of Kentucky during the holidays
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is collaborating with the University of Kentucky in a campus-wide initiative to divert reusable items and perishable food from landfills. The goal of the recycling program is to encourage students to donate rather than throw out usable...
Goodwill supports and sponsors National Philanthropy Day
Goodwill recently supported the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and celebrated the philanthropic accomplishments of the Greater Louisville area at the National Philanthropy Day annual awards luncheon. "We are honored to be a part of this special day,"...
Goodwill VP Speaks at Civil Rights Hall of Fame Ceremony
Goodwill Vice President of External Affairs DeVone Holt spoke in Lexington this evening at the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame ceremony held at the Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts. The Civil Rights Hall of Fame induction ceremony featured remarks from...
GOODWILL RESIDENT ARTIST INTERVIEWED ON WLEX
Goodwill resident artist Jennifer Hart and community engagement coordinator Ben Haydon were recently interviewed on WLEX-TV at a Lexington Goodwill store about The Art of Goodwill. Click here to watch the segment and hear specifics about the event on November 16 at...
Goodwill and Elizabethtown Community & Technical College partner to offer “Essential Skills”
A partnership between Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Elizabethtown Community & Technical College (ECTC) was recently featured in the News Enterprise. The publication reported on how ECTC adopted Goodwill's Soft Skills Academy to create an "Essential Skills"...
Goodwill CFO offers University of Louisville students college and career insight
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Chief Financial Officer Mark Hohmann recently provided thought leadership and insight to freshmen in the University of Louisville College of Business. Hohmann spoke to freshmen in the Thriving and Innovation through Leadership and...