GOODWILL INDUSTRIES TEAMS WITH DETROIT BARS 5pm WJBK 6-4-09

Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit and Generation Goodwill are teaming up with a handful of Detroit bars for Detroit's Big Bar Night - a fundraising event to fight local unemployment.
Patrons can to participate by donating $5 for a Generation Goodwill wristband, and each bar will provide exclusive food and drink offers for wristband purchasers. All money raised will support Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit's mission to provide job training, education and career assistance to unemployed individuals in the region.
Generation Goodwill is a newer initiative of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit that provides young Metro Detroit adults the opportunity and inspiration to make a positive impact on the regions success. Built of a community of students and young professionals, Generation Goodwill works with those who care about making the Detroit region a better place to live. More information about the organization and this event can be found at generationgoodwill.org.
In the past two years of the organizations nearly 90-year history, Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit has placed more than 2,500 Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county individuals into new jobs and provided education, training and career assistance to thousands more in the region.
Bookies Bar & Grill 2208 Cass Avenue (313.962.0319)
Detroit Pub 1326 Brush Street (313.963.3500)
Jacobys 624 Brush Street (313.962.7067)
Metro Detroiters can have a good time, save some money and support their unemployed friends and neighbors just by purchasing a wristband, said Mark Lane, Director of Public Relations and Special Events for Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit. Our partners and their customers are really stepping up to help Metro Detroiters find jobs.
The Designate, Metro Detroit's premier on-call chauffeur driving service, will donate 25 percent of proceeds from Detroits Big Bar Night participants rides home to help put people back to work. Two free rides home from The Designate will be auctioned off during the event with proceeds supporting Goodwill Industries.
for more information: www.generationgoodwill.org

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• detroit
• generation
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[cmmolthr]

@wezzzlyc I could *not* disagree more....I've been working at Goodwill Industries for over 5 years, at our Goodwill (San Diego County) overall, you would be hard pressed to find better people to work with or around...yes, as in any job, you're going to have your bad apples, and usually our Goodwill, nips them right in the bud, but occasionally, as in any business, they miss one or two.

[MrChocolateforever]

@wezzzlyc I work for Goodwill Industries, and have found the individuals here to be sound, and very compassionate to the needs of the unemployed or otherwise unemployable due to "whatever" life has thrown at them! In any organization there are those whose prime objective is to abuse what authority is granted them, a few bad apples in no way tips the cart. An enlightened view is better hiring practices so that abusers are removed! Goodwill Industries gives self-esteem and pride.

[wezzzlyc]

Goodwill Industries employ physically and/or mentally challenged/disabled people in an effort to make their company appear compassionate toward the public and those who face the aforementioned challenges on a daily and/or life-long basis. In essence, I am quite secure in the opinion that the management of "GoodWill" Industries abuse their position and/or authority in an effort to harass and belittle these employees. DO NOT DONATE, WORK FOR, OR IN ANY WAY- CONTRIBUTE TO ANY GOODWILL ..

[ProjectOneHundred]

I should add that we're handing out this money in the Metro Detroit area.

[ProjectOneHundred]

It's good to see more of these events happening in Detroit. We need it! We're contributing in our own way by handing out $100 to 100 randomly-selected people over a period of 100 days. Check out our videos to see the recipients' reactions.