Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries

Goodwill Eastside team

Ohio Valley Goodwill is preparing to welcome a host of interested visitors to its brand new Eastside Rehabilitation Services Center which is located in Batavia in Clermont County. The new Center represents a precedent-setting agreement between Clermont and Hamilton County Boards of DD which now will offer more work options for individuals who reside on the Eastside of Cincinnati. The exciting Open House event is scheduled for Thursday, August 25th from 2:00-5:00 pm and will feature tours, refreshments, a welcoming program, as well as an opportunity to meet all of the members of the Eastside team.

The new Goodwill Center located at 4247 Grissom Drive offers a variety of work training opportunities which are facility and community-based. The Center also offers door-to-door Goodwill van transportation service, assmebly and packaging tasks, as well as an on-site Recreational program. In addition, the Eastside Center offers the opportunity for participants to engage in community-based work experiences at Goodwill’s Beechmont store location.

“We are thrilled about the variety of work options we are able to offer both to Clermont as well as Hamilton County residents that live on the Eastside of Cincinnati,” said Leslie McCurley, Asst. Director of DD Services.

Currently, the new Eastside Vocational Center has 19 participants in its new Batavia location but will be able to serve much more. In addition, the new Beechmont store location offers the opportunity for several more individuals to choose a more community-based option to learn retail merchandizing skills including: display assembly, clothes hanging and pricing, donation processing, customer service skills and more. Goodwill van transportation is available to transport participants directly from their place of residence to the Beechmont store site.

For more information about the new Eastside Vocational Center, please visit the Services page on our website at www.cincinnatigoodwill.org. To RSVP to the upcoming Open House event on August 25th, please email: shannon@cincigoodwill.org.

Ohio Valley Goodwill looks forward to the opportunity to show off its newest Vocational Services Center located on the Eastside of Cincinnati. Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 25th today!

Ohio Valley Goodwill Public Information Officer, Michael Flannery with Big Bug!

Ohio Valley Goodwill is delighted to announce that it has teamed up with the Hamilton County Park District for a good cause this summer. Starting Tuesday, July 19th through Sunday, August 21st, if you make a donation at any participating Goodwill store or Greater Cincinnati donation center, you will receive a coupon worth $2.00 off admission for the David Rogers’s Big Bugs Exhibit. The remarkable Big Bugs exhibit is currently on display at Glenwood Gardens which is located in the village of Woodlawn at 10397 Springfield Pike.

Please note that in order to receive a coupon, donations must be equal to one bag or more. All donations benefit Ohio Valley Goodwill’s mission of putting people with disabilities and our nation’s veterans to work. To learn more about Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries and its 95 year old history of service to the Greater Cincinnati community, please visit our website at www.cincinnatigoodwill.org

Ohio Valley Goodwill Public Information Officer, Michael Flannery with Big Bug!

For a list of participating Goodwill Retail Store locations, please click here .

Regular admission into the Big Bugs exhibit is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children ages 2-12 (which also includes admission to the children’s Highfield Discovery Garden). Tickets are on sale now at www.greatparks.org/bigbugs. David Rogers’ Big Bugs is presented by the Hamilton County Parks Foundation.Enjoy a day in the park hanging out with the biggest bugs in the world and at a reduced cost- just by making a simple donation to Goodwill. Ohio Valley Goodwill is proud to support Hamilton County Parks and the David Rogers Big Bugs exhibit. Join in the fun beginning Tuesday, July 19th!

Though late Fall seems to be in the distant future, Ohio Valley Goodwill has been busily working with the Friends of Citizens with Disabilities in planning a gala event in support of the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities and the individuals they serve. The first-ever Dancing with the Stars event is scheduled for Saturday, November 12th, 2011 and features a host of local celebrity dancers including State Senator Bill Coley and wife Carolyn, Butler County Commissioner Cindy Carpenter and Friends President Andy Germann, Butler County Recorder Danny Crank and wife Margie, Channel 9 reporters Deb Silverman and Valerie Miller and six other enthusiastic couples. The exciting evening of entertainment will feature wonderful performances from the stars as well as Local 12 personality, Bob Herzog as emcee. The winning couple will be determined by votes from the audience and from on-line fund-raising efforts. To find out more about the contestants and/or to vote for your favorite couple, please visit www.citizenswithdisabilities.com

Ohio Valley Goodwill works in partnership with the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities (BCBDD) in providing more than 200 individuals with work training and employment services as well as recreational support options. The organization was delighted to be selected as the “Provider Agency of the Year” by the Butler County Board in March of this year.

For more information about the Dancing with the Stars event, please click here or contact Wendy Planicka at wkplanicka@butlerdd.org or Connie Melhman at cjmehlman@butlerdd.org.

Please make your calendars today for Saturday, November 12th for the Dancing with the Stars Gala event being held at Receptions in Fairfield. Ohio Valley Goodwill is proud to be a sponsor of the first-ever Gala, the proceeds of which will be used to support the levy efforts of the Butler County Board of DD.

As we celebrate the annual 4th of July holiday this year, let’s take a moment in between the fireworks and picnics to remember our veterans who proudly serve this country.  Ohio Valley Goodwill shares our national pride during this patriotic holiday and suggests we take a moment to salute our nation’s heroes, our veterans.  Since the early 1990′s, Goodwill has been serving our local veterans helping to provide skill training, employment services, transitional housing and case management support as they travel down the road towards self-sufficiency.

The stories of these brave man and women are compelling and remind us of how important Goodwill’s mission is to our community.  Please click here to share Jessie’s story of how Goodwill has helped him in his journey to personal achievement.

So, join Ohio Valley Goodwill this holiday weekend in taking a moment to salute our nation’s veterans during the celebration of Independence Day on the 4th of July.  Our thanks for you for your on-going support of our important mission of service to the Greater Cincinnati community.