Welcome to Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries’ new website.
Land of Lincoln Goodwill has been providing services to Springfield and Central Illinois since 1938. We promote programs and services that
embrace education, self-sufficiency, hope and pride to the people we
serve in the Central Illinois Region.
Dell Press Release
Posted June 8, 2009
Dell and Goodwill Industries International are expanding Reconnect, a free drop-off program for consumers who want to responsibly recycle any brand of unwanted computer equipment, to 451 new donation sites in seven additional states: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and West Virginia. They’re also expanding the program in Wisconsin to the Southeastern and South Central parts of the state.
Reconnect is now available in 18 states, plus the District of Columbia.
Today’s announcement brings the number of Goodwill stores participating in Reconnect to more than 1,400 nationwide. Goodwill, focused on creating job opportunities for individuals with disabilities or others having a hard time finding employment, plans to hire additional staff to oversee the expanded recycling program.
Reconnect offers consumers a free, convenient and responsible way to recycle used computer equipment. Consumers can drop off any brand of used equipment at participating Goodwill donation centers in their area and request a donation receipt for tax purposes. For a list of participating Goodwill locations across the U.S., visit www.reconnectpartnership.com.
BY Blake Wood
WCIA 3 & MyCFN News
Posted May 20, 2009
SPRINGFIELD – A Springfield woman is rewarded for her honesty. She found $12,000 in cash while sorting clothes at Goodwill and turned it over to her boss. Now she’s getting a big pat on the back for setting a good example.
“I was totally shocked I didn’t know what to think, but the first thing I thought was someone lost an awful lot of money,’ said Goodwill worker Sheryl Huneke. She knew she had to do the right thing, even though she could use the cash. Read More
BY TIM LANDIS
A group of 74 Goodwill Industries stores nationwide, including LAND OF LINCOLN GOODWILL INDUSTRIES in Springfield, has taken a cue from eBay with creation of an online auction site that features items from local stores.
No corn flakes shaped like Illinois here or selling U.S. Senate seats (from Illinois). Well, there is the bottle cap belt.
The emphasis remains on storefront retail outlets, said Sharon Durbin, president and CEO of Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries. But she said the organization found certain items bring more in an online auction than on the shelf. Read More
By DAVE BAKKE
From the Springfield Journal-Register
Published February 6, 2009
People who donate to Goodwill have been known to forget the odd $20 or even $100 in a pocket or cookie jar.
But Sheryl Huneke, an employee at Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries, found thousands of apparently overlooked dollars in a donated item on Wednesday.
Officials at the local Goodwill, 800 N. 10th St., won’t say what the money was in. They also aren’t being specific as to how much money Huneke found or the denominations of the bills, that information could help identify its owner, but they said it totaled in the five figures.
“I’ve found money before,” said Huneke, who is from Lincoln, “but not like (Wednesday).” Read More
