Please = Help. ... Champions Of Hope Fundraiser Helps Homeless (Sep 27, 2013) ...item 2.. Florida Teen Arrested For Giving Away Discounted Items At Goodwill (Sep 29, 2013) -- Goodwill is a joke and is not a "charity" ...

Please = Help. ... Champions Of Hope Fundraiser Helps Homeless (Sep 27, 2013) ...item 2.. Florida Teen Arrested For Giving Away Discounted Items At Goodwill (Sep 29, 2013) -- Goodwill is a joke and is not a "charity" ...
Image by marsmet53 The Goodwill said in a statement that under their policies, giving unauthorized discounts is considered theft. They said the thousands of dollars given away could have been used to fund their programs. However, the organization acknowledged that further investigation revealed Anderson's actions were &quot;not for personal gain, but rather for the benefit of others.&quot; . .......*****All images are copyrighted by their respective authors ........ . ... message header for item 1. Champions Of Hope Fundraiser Helps Homeless &quot;We want to take this opportunity not to focus on the problem of homelessness, but that it is possible to get out of homelessness and that success and that celebration deserves an event like this,&quot; said Susan Pourciau, executive director for the Big Bend Homeless Coalition. . . -- Govt Mule • 3 hours ago − Goodwill is a joke and is not a &quot;charity&quot; It's a business who gets inventory FOR FREE and exploits it's workers for profit. . I am no longer going to any of them. If you want to donate - give it to the Salvation Army. They tend to resell at a much more reasonable price and their funds go to people who need it. . If you want to buy thrift - go to the Salvatiuon Army Store or support a local thrift store business - not Goodwill. . . . ........................................................................................................................................................................... . .....item 1).... Champions Of Hope Fundraiser Helps Homeless ... ... WCTV News ... <a href="http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/" rel="nofollow">www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/</a> ... Coverage You Can Count On ! ... . ................... Susan Pourciau - Big Bend Homeless Coalition video: 53 seconds ................... . Recognizing Those Who Have Overcome Homelessness 9-26-13 11pm By: Garin Flowers - Email Updated: Fri 12:29 AM, Sep 27, 2013 <a href="http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Big-Bend-Homeless-Coalition-Holds-Champions-Of-Hope-Fundraiser-225452342.html" rel="nofollow">www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Big-Bend-Homeless-Coalition-Ho...</a> By: Garin Flowers September 26, 2013 Tallahassee, FL - The Big Bend Homeless Coalition held its Champions of Hope Fall fundraiser Thursday evening. It honored two people who have used their programs and made it out of homelessness, as well as honored two organizations who help with their mission. . ........................ img code photo ... Please = Help. <a href="http://media.graytvinc.com/images/Homeless66.jpg" rel="nofollow">media.graytvinc.com/images/Homeless66.jpg</a> ........................ . Sylvester Jones was one of those celebrated. He fell into homelessness after his mother passed, but made it back onto his feet. The executive director says this shows that people can make it out of being homeless. &quot;We want to take this opportunity not to focus on the problem of homelessness, but that it is possible to get out of homelessness and that success and that celebration deserves an event like this,&quot; said Susan Pourciau, executive director for the Big Bend Homeless Coalition. The event was held at the Carriage House at Goodwood Museum and Gardens. Sustainable Tallahassee and a Bag for Hope were the two organizations recognized for their work in helping to give hope to the homeless. . . . ....................................................................................................................................................................... . .....item 2).... Florida Teen Arrested For Giving Away Discounted Items At Goodwill ... ... WCTV News ... <a href="http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/" rel="nofollow">www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/</a> ... Coverage You Can Count On ! ... By: CBS News Email Posted: Sun 12:50 PM, Sep 29, 2013 <a href="http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Florida-Teen-Arrested-For-Giving-Away-Discounted-Items-At-Goodwill-225712441.html" rel="nofollow">www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Florida-Teen-Arrested-For-Givi...</a> CBS Web Copy (CBS) COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - Andrew Anderson, a teenage employee at a Goodwill store in Naples, Fla., was fired and then arrested Tuesday for giving away merchandise in what he viewed as a good deed, Good Will Industries confirmed in a press release obtained by CBS News' Crimesider. &quot;The intent I had was to help people, just like Goodwill says, we help people,&quot; Anderson told NBC-2 of his actions. . .................. img code photo ... goodwill <a href="http://media.graytvinc.com/images/goodwill9.jpg" rel="nofollow">media.graytvinc.com/images/goodwill9.jpg</a> .................. . The 19-year-old said people would come in with little to nothing, no more than two or three dollars and he would reportedly cut prices in half, not thinking anything of it, reports the station. &quot;I wasn't actually stealing. Goodwill is a giving and helping company, so I took it upon to myself to be giving and helping because I feel people deserve it,&quot; Anderson told the station. Store officials fired Anderson and reported the incident to authorities. As a result, they arrested him and charged him with grand theft. The Goodwill said in a statement that under their policies, giving unauthorized discounts is considered theft. They said the thousands of dollars given away could have been used to fund their programs. However, the organization acknowledged that further investigation revealed Anderson's actions were &quot;not for personal gain, but rather for the benefit of others.&quot; &quot;Because this is a violation of our policy we recognize that the former employee's termination is an appropriate action, however in light of his overall intent, we are not pursuing criminal charges,&quot; the statement read. The organization said a better course of action would have been for Anderson to have referred shoppers in need to their job training centers inside the stores. . . Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station. . -- JMB • 2 hours ago − I stopped giving to Goodwill; rather, donating to the Help Agency They give all that is donated freely to those in need. . . -- Kevin A • 2 hours ago − There obviously is no GOOD in Goodwill . They Like many Churches have become Business Franchises now. If you do not contribute to Business Coffers , they have no room for you. This is why I do not donate to many &quot;Charities&quot; . The Ones that should be arrested are the Founders of the Company and the Store Management NOT the Do Gooder. Tell Good will to get stuffed. . . -- Cyberpunk • 2 hours ago − Goodwill went corporate, sold their souls, and became a purely profit entity with the hopes of the appearances of standing on former foundations of hope and goodwill...at least in peoples memories. They are no longer a charitable organization unless it's a tax write off. . . -- Govt Mule • 2 hours ago − Goodwill is a joke and is not a &quot;charity&quot; It's a business who gets inventory FOR FREE and exploits it's workers for profit. . I am no longer going to any of them. If you want to donate - give it to the Salvation Army. They tend to resell at a much more reasonable price and their funds go to people who need it. . If you want to buy thrift - go to the Salvatiuon Army Store or support a local thrift store business - not Goodwill. . . -- Cyberpunk Govt Mule • 2 hours ago − That's EXACTLY how I do things. I know what I give will go to those in need and NOT line the pockets of the egregious profiteers. . . -- Joan Smith • 3 hours ago − OH MY GAWD!!! I guess I was wrong about them.. I thought Good Will was all about the people... guess they are all about the money. People are so mean these days. Giving a second chance or forgiveness isn't in the mix. Let's just throw them out, throw them in jail, or make them pay! I will never give Good Will another thing. It's all going in the trash and they can dig it out if they want their money grubbing hands on it. The kid got the message and so did I... No good deed goes unpunished. . . -- Death_Star • 3 hours ago − Someone actually commits a Christian act and all the &quot;believers&quot; on the board can do is criticize the company for how much the CEO makes. Need I mention the irony in those proclamations from known conservatives? . . -- EverythingsTaken • 3 hours ago − Goodwill hires people who have... umm... reduced mental function, if I recall correctly... this guy might not have been the sharpest tool in the shed, but he obviously has a heart of gold. I was on the verge of boycotting Goodwill as it was... . . -- fsbpunk • 5 hours ago − Goodwill of the Big Bend is worse than the mafia. Its inventory is donated and its labor is mostly either unpaid folks working off &quot;community service&quot; or minimum wage workers, but for a THRIFT store its prices are ludicrously high. As far as the charity work Goodwill is supposed to be doing, do any of you personally know anyone who's been helped by Goodwill? Nothing is going change, though, unless people stop donating to and shopping at Goodwill. . . -- 62nitro • 5 hours ago − In the name of &quot;Helping the disabled&quot;, Goodwill pays able bodied employees minimum wage, $ 5 or even $ 2 an hour, while &quot;disabled&quot; workers earn a whopping 0.22, 0.38 or 0.41 cents an hour while Goodwill is paying their &quot;CEO's&quot; collectively over 30 million dollars. Shameful and disgusting, to say the least. <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/econo.." rel="nofollow">thinkprogress.org/econo..</a>. . . -- Mrs Moore • 5 hours ago − I hate goodwill . . -- scottie408 • 5 hours ago − Goodwill sucks. . . -- Glenn • 5 hours ago − While the teen wasn't authorized to do this, Goodwill did teach the teen that it doesn't pay to be nice, be compassionate, a Good Samaritan, and to help those in need. Our local Goodwill is for-profit w/ the owner a multi-millionaire. Merchandise is received FREE to him and he turns around and sells it at high prices. He used to employ almost entirely handicapped folks but that has changed. As for &quot;funding his programs&quot;? That must mean funding his leisure programs for his beach house, boat, pool service, etc.... Firing the kid is one thing but turning him into the police? Get real, Mr. Scrooge. . . -- Guest • 6 hours ago − I agree that Goodwill's prices are way too high, etc, etc, etc, but the moral of the story is that, while the young man was &quot;helping others in need&quot;, it wasn't HIS stuff to give away or to sell at discounted prices - it's not a yard sale! What if a Publix cashier decided to charge half-price for someone's groceries because they looked needy? It would be STEALING! The products do not belong to the cashier, number one, and second, it is not the place of the cashier to hand out free or discounted food. If a manager wants to donate something to a cause on behalf of the company, that's their prerogative. This Goodwill employee cannot be a modern-day Robin Hood! A thrift store is still a business and deserves for its employees to be honest and follow the rules just like any other entity. . . -- Kevin A Guest • 2 hours ago − True , but the Point of Goodwill is to &quot;Help&quot; the Less Fortunate Obviously they Lie ..........where I come From thats Fraud. If any Person did that we would be charged. Companies however get a different Rule Book . . -- Guest Guest • 6 hours ago − And, since he wasn't getting any &quot;kickbacks&quot; from the discounted sales, he really shouldn't have been charged in the first place (makes Goodwill look very bad as, given the many comments on facebook and in this forum, many people have negative feelings toward Goodwill already!) He should have been retrained, if he had a genuine inability to fully understand the rules, or simply fired for violating company policy. . . -- Bearcat6 • 6 hours ago − Goodwill is nothing like what it once was. Tried donating a sleeper couch a few years ago but it was not good enough. The pickup crew was very rude and said the couch had to look like new. I remember when their goal was to take items and refurbish them to give folks work but it seems that is no longer the mission, just profit. They take books that they resell at their stores and make it very difficult for local private bookstores to stay in business. I no longer have anything to do with them. . . -- 62nitro • 7 hours ago − The &quot;owner&quot; of Goodwill lives in a million dollar home and rakes in millions of dollars, all through the guise of &quot;helping&quot; the needy. He is using the generosity of good people to enrich himself, always has, always will. Give to the Salvation Army or the Red Cross or any charity that spends the collected donations on the people they claim to be raising the money for, unlike this POS that has become fabulously wealthy selling a lie. Check out the salary of whoever is running the charity before you give a nickel. . . -- Spanky • 7 hours ago − I quit donating to these asshats a couple of years ago. All of my donated clothing etc. goes to The Lucky Duck. At least they donate all proceeds to autism research. . . -- can't_never_could • 7 hours ago − Seriously??? Kudos to you, Mr. Anderson!! IMHO Goodwill has, in the last several years, has abandoned their initial &quot;mission&quot; of helping people....and gone over to the &quot;for profit&quot; aspect of &quot;business&quot;....at least they had the decency to not prosecute....or was that just &quot;good business&quot;...because they were advised of the backlash that they would incur? I don't even donate to Goodwill anymore because they appear to just be a &quot;discount retail outlet&quot; nowadays......I now either sell the items (at a garage sale) that would've been donated and then donate the funds to worthy causes, or find other organizations that seem to be doing more for people in need. . . -- WCTV_Reader • 8 hours ago − Goodwill charges too much, you can buy brand new stuff for practically the same price . -- CupOfJoe2012 WCTV_Reader • 7 hours ago − Exactly. You donate your items to them and they turn around and put a $ 50 price tag on it. . . -- Kevin A CupOfJoe2012 • 2 hours ago − Just like Pawn shops take advantage of others misery and misfortune Low Ball the Hell out of you , and try to make 400 percent profit. Never dealt with them in that capacity either I know better . . -- fiuson WCTV_Reader • 8 hours ago − I agree. I stopped donating to them several years ago due to them increasing their prices and buying a lot of property around town. . . -- RonaldReaganRepublican fiuson • 2 hours ago − Not only is Goodwill buying a lot of property but some of the most expensive in town. . . . . ......................................................................................................................................................................... . . .

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