Goodwill Industries to Host 10th Annual Neighborhood Challenge

Goodwill Industries to Host 10th Annual Neighborhood Challenge

Garage sale season is here, and Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska, Inc. (lincolngoodwill.org) is celebrating by hosting its 10th annual Neighborhood Challenge. This event encourages local neighborhood associations to donate their gently used items to Goodwill after garage sales or cleanup events.

Participating associations receive a free donation pickup at a centralized neighborhood location. After the pickup is over, Goodwill weighs the donations. At the end of the summer, the top three associations that collect over 2,000 pounds of donations will receive a cash prize to help fund a community improvement project of their choosing.

People who donate to the Neighborhood Challenge will support Goodwill’s mission of changing lives through the power of work. The revenue from Goodwill’s thrift stores in Lincoln and York helps fund local programs that assist job seekers as they overcome traditional barriers to employment. Goodwill also recycles many of the items it cannot sell. In 2021 alone, Goodwill helped over 3,500 local individuals with employment-related services and diverted over 2.3 million pounds of materials from the landfill.

For more information about Goodwill’s Neighborhood Challenge, email donate@lincolngoodwill.org or call (402) 742-8456. To stay connected with Lincoln Goodwill and learn more about upcoming events, visit their website at lincolngoodwill.org and follow them on Facebook (@LincolnGoodwill).