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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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Winthrop University Hospital Career Day, Thursday April 15, 2010

Today more than 80 students from Massapequa High School and the Ames Campus attended the first Winthrop Hospital Career Day. The Massapequa School to Career Department has been fortunate over the past few years to develop a partnership with both Winthrop University Hospital and LI Works. These partnerships have enabled us to offer new career exploration experiences for all MHS students including those enrolled in the MHS Academy. Diane Bachor, Senior HR Grants Specialist at Winthrop has devoted much professional and personal time to our students as the Health Explorers Coordinator at Winthrop. Our students who are members of the Explorers have learned about many aspects of healthcare and hospitals.  Diane has helped us to coordinate events such as today’s Winthrop Career Day, hospital tours for classes, Career Day at MHS and more.   Denise DeLury, Massapequa School to Career Coordinator, Susan Thompson, CTE Coordinating Chairperson, and I appreciate her dedication to our students.

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