Lincoln Goodwill Invites Community to Participate in 8th Neighborhood Challenge

Lincoln Goodwill Industries (lincolngoodwill.org) invites neighborhoods to participate in their eighth annual Neighborhood Challenge. The event, which is a competition among Neighborhood Associations in Lincoln, encourages neighbors to donate their leftover items from their garage sales or clean-ups.

Goodwill will provide convenient and free pick-ups at a centralized location for each participating neighborhood beginning in April and ending in August. Pick-ups can be scheduled any day of the week. Each participating association will also receive advertising and marketing materials upon request to aid in organizing and promoting their event. The top three Neighborhood Associations who collect the most pounds in donations exceeding 2,000 pounds will win a cash prize.

In 2019, Goodwill diverted 2.6 million pounds of materials from Lincoln landfills through community donations. Donations directly support Goodwill’s partners, which include the Community Justice Center, Lincoln Literacy, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and YWCA Job Outfitters, as well Goodwill’s Job Connection and Retail Organizational Employment program.

Goodwill’s annual Neighborhood Challenge presents an opportunity to provide a convenient donation location for the community, help the environment, and support employment programming in the Lincoln community. Contact donate@lincolngoodwill.org, call 402-742-8456, or visit lincolngoodwill.org for further information about participating in the Neighborhood Challenge.