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Jan 20, 2012 CONGRESSMAN JIM HIMES TOURS GOODWILL
Jan 9, 2012 GOODWILL TO OPEN NEW CAREER CENTER IN NORWALK
Jan 4, 2012 GOODWILL OPENS A NEW ATTENDED DONATION CENTER IN MONROE
Dec 19, 2011 END-OF-YEAR DONATION TO GOODWILL IMPACTS YOUR WALLET AND YOUR COMMUNITY
Dec 18, 2011 GOODWILL DISTRIBUTES OVER 1,500 THANKSGIVING MEALS TO CONNECTICUT FAMILIES
Nov 4, 2011 GOODWILL HELPS THE HOMELESS GET OFF THE STREETS
Oct 21, 2011 GOODWILL IS COMING TO GREENWICH
Oct 21, 2011 SEARCHING FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME DOESN'T HAVE TO BITE
Aug 24, 2011 GOODWILL TO SEND 3,500 STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL WITH FREE BACKPACKS AND SUPPLIES
Aug 5, 2011 TWELVE YOUTHS EARN CUSTOMER SERVICE CERTIFICATION AT GOODWILL
May 24, 2011 GOODWILL OPENS CAREER CENTER IN DANIELSON
May 20, 2011 GOODWILL TO OPEN AN ATTENDED DONATION CENTER IN SOMERS
Apr 11, 2011 GOODWILL TO PRESENT AWARDS AT ITS ANNUAL LUNCHEON AS IT CELEBRATES 60 YEARS
Feb 25, 2011 GOODWILL RETURNS TO CANTON
Jan 18, 2011 GOODWILL ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW SUPERSTORE & DONATION CENTER IN MILFORD
Jan 14, 2011 GOODWILL UNVEILS NEW STORE JAN 27TH
END-OF-YEAR DONATION TO GOODWILL IMPACTS YOUR WALLET AND YOUR COMMUNITY
Dec 19, 2011

Does the holiday season leave your wallet lighter? Get some money back from Uncle Sam and make a positive impact on your community by donating gently-used clothing, other unwanted items or by making a monetary contribution to Goodwill for an end-of-year tax write-off. When you donate to Goodwill after cleaning out your closets, you get more than a tax deduction and less clutter. Goodwill uses the revenue earned from the sale of your donations to help local people with disabilities, those who lack education and work experience, and others facing employment challenges find jobs so they can become independent and self-sufficient.

Goodwill accepts clothing, household items, and furniture and provides donors with a receipt for tax purposes. To take advantage of your end of the year write-off, you need to beat the December 31st deadline. General guidelines for taking tax deductions can be found in IRS publications 526 and 561 and on Goodwill's website at www.gwct.org.

Many organizations are vying for donations at this time of the year. Goodwill urges donors to carefully consider to whom they donate their gently-used clothing and other household items this holiday season. Often people simply want to quickly clear out items they no longer use, and they drop those items at the most convenient location, thinking they are making a charitable donation. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Goodwill recommends that donors always inquire about where the money from their donation goes and how much of it is put into local service programs.

Taking the time to make sure you donation goes to the right cause can make a difference to local families. When you give to Goodwill, your donation stays in your community where it is used for critical job training, career services and support programs that employ people, strengthen families and build stronger communities.

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