Page 6 - Goodwill of the Finger Lakes Annual Report

Goodwill of the Finger Lakes
Sustainability

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Goodwill of the Finger Lakes is committed to a sustainable future that strengthens the social, economic,
and environmental well-being of our community and planet.
Once your donations are sorted, they are put onto the sales floor of our retail stores. 90% of the money
Goodwill makes from you shopping goes toward programs and services in the Rochester and Syracuse
communities!
Items that are not sold in our stores either go to our Clearance Center, where items are sold by the pound
as one last chance before they are recycled, or are chosen for our Good Neighbor Program. The Good
Neighbor Program partners with local schools and organizations to give necessary items like clothing,
household goods, and winter coats to community members in need.
Once your items have gone through our stores and the clearance center or have been chosen for the
Good Neighbor Program, they are sorted, broken down, and bundled in our warehouse. This prepares the
items to be distributed to partnering organizations that refurbish or recycle the materials. We do our best
to make sure as much is recycled or reused as possible!

Thank you for supporting our mission, elevating people, community, and planet, by donating to Goodwill!