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The Long Island Works Coalition & Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. are hosting a FREE networking event on Oct. 5th,   at the Bank of America building, 300 Broadhollow Road, (Concourse Level) Melville, to celebrate the kickoff of their new partnership.  The event – Celebrating Partnerships – will highlight programs and services provided by both organizations, and will offer an opportunity for LI business, education and government to network with our partners and supporters. 

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TIME.com Ranks shopgoodwill.com among Best Web Sites of 2009 (8/25/09)

Goodwill’s internet auction site shopgoodwill.com received national attention on August 24, when TIME.com named it one of the 50 Best Web Sites of 2009. “Great deals abound,” the site proclaimed, favoring it above eBay as the best auction site for low-priced finds.

 TIME ranked shopgoodwill.com number 18 on its list, above other popular sites like Amazon (#19), Netflix (#21), Wikipedia (#25) and Facebook (#31). Photo-sharing site Flickr topped the list, commended by editors for its collaborative tagging feature.

Goodwill Industries® of Orange County owns and operates the site, which allows Goodwills across the country to sell their merchandise online. Seventy-two members currently offer merchandise for sale.

“Over the years, the operation of shopgoodwill.com has generated more than $75 million in sales and opened up new jobs and training opportunities for people who have come to Goodwill looking for skill-building opportunities and job training,” said GII Manager of Media Relations Lauren Lawson.

NBC’s The Today Show sat down with TIME Executive Producer Catherine Sharick to highlight five new sites on the list that make web users’ lives easier. Sharick praised shopgoodwill.com as “the online shopper’s alternative to eBay,” noting that bargain hunters can get better deals on Goodwill’s site and feel good knowing that their purchase supports job training and other services for people with disabilities.

 “Buyer registrations were already up just hours after the news was released,” said Joan Dornbach, the Orange County Goodwill’s VP of marketing and public relations.  “We are thrilled to be recognized by such a highly visible and well-respected brand as TIME.  The exposure will translate to greater revenues that support Goodwill mission related services throughout the country.”

Read the shopgoodwill.com entry or view the entire list on the TIME web site.

Watch The Today Show coverage online 
www.criticalmention.com/report/9301x87957.htm
(click on “play media” under the photo strip to view).

 For more information, contact Lauren Lawson.

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EAST ISLIP CAREER ACADEMY: Environmental Green

On October 29, 2008, East Islip High School held its first Annual Career Academy Environment Green Fair.  This event took place in the lobby of the high school from 6:00-9:00 p.m.  Many of our Environment Green students volunteered their time and effort making this one of the most successful events.  They decorated the entire lobby in green, interviewed our sponsors who were delighted to be part of the ceremony, videotaped the event, and created their own flyers and brochures that were handed out to those in attendance.  Many community members stopped by to learn about the Environment Green Program and had an opportunity to meet and greet the sponsors.  Each sponsor had its own table which was stationed throughout the lobby.  The companies handed out literature explaining what they are doing to help the environment.   Students and parents had an opportunity to ask questions and to hear how Long Island businesses have been taking an active role in trying to save the environment. 

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BDO's Successful Intern Story - Joseph T. Scheriff, CPA , Manager

Our intern's name was Chris Demas and right now he's going to Bentley College in Mass.  He originally came to us through a program we have here at BDO over the summer for students and we ended up taking him on as an intern during our last busy season.  He was able to take off most of his semester from college and actually received college credit while he was working here as a paid intern.  So he was really able to benefit from it and so were we.  Everyone loved Chris and can't wait to see if he chooses to work here when he receives his offer but he seemed excited about it.  With a lot of students going away to school I know there are those who end up with jobs in those areas and never come back, but as long as we can continue to create opportunities for them here, then once they graduate they'll be back!  Hopefully we have a similar ending with our summer interns as well. 

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