Latest News and Events "Ohio Valley Goodwill's Industrial Services Division Announces New Service!" Ohio Valley Goodwill's Industrial Services Division is pleased to announce the launch of its new Total Facilities Management service. The new comprehensive Total Facilities Management service is designed to provide customized solutions specifically tailored to improve performance and save customers money. "Our goal is to help our customers to preserve a clean, safe, comfortable, well-maintained working facility for their staff and general public," said Todd Schreiber, Industrial Services Marketing Manager. "With safety and quality control as cornerstones of the Ohio Valley Goodwill facilities management program, we focus on best practices to deliver a service that consolidates daily facility functions with a single point of contact," added Schreiber. Ohio Valley Goodwill's Total Facilities Management Services include the following: Facilities operation and maintenance Custodial Services Grounds and Landscaping management Fleet and Transportation Mail Center Operations Administrative Services Engineering and Construction Management Supply Chain and Warehousing Management Utility System Management Contract Closeout Services Ohio Valley Goodwill offers a wide range of facilities management expertise on all types of facilities projects including Federal buildings, warehouses, fleet buildings and more. Goodwill provides quality management support services utilizing a proven formula that not only can be successfully applied to customer facilities but also provides jobs for people with significant disabilities. To find out more about Ohio Valley Goodwill's new Total Facilities Management Service, please contact Todd Schreiber, Industrial Services Marketing Manager at (513) 771-4800, ext. 6287 or Kim Leppert, Industrial Services Sales and Marketing at (513) 771-4800, ext. 6244. Interested customers can also visit the Goodwill B2B website for more information at www.goodwillb2b.com. "Earth Day" Earth Day is right around the corner and you can help celebrate by donating your unwanted computer and other electronic equipment to Goodwill. Through our recycling efforts, we divert more than 44,000,000 lbs from area landfills each year and do our part to help preserve the planet. Join Goodwill in making a difference this Earth Day by donating responsibly! "Ohio Valley Goodwill Gets Excellent Report Card from Dell" Ohio Valley Goodwill Gets Excellent Report Card from Dell on their Donation Effort as part of the Dell Reconnect Project! Dell team members referred to the Cincinnati Goodwill's initiative as making the organization "Rookie of the Year" due to the organization's outstanding efforts in the first 3 months of the organization's Reconnect operation. Our thanks to the Greater Cincinnati community for making Goodwill's recycling efforts a huge success! "DELL Reconnect - Rookie of the year!" Ohio Valley Goodwill Gets Excellent Report Card from Dell on their Donation Effort as part of the Dell ReConnect Project! Dell team members referred to the Cincinnati Goodwill's initiative as making the organization "Rookie of the Year" due to their outstanding efforts in the first 3 months of the organization's Reconnect operation. Our thanks to the Greater Cincinnati community for making Goodwill's recycling efforts a huge success! "2012 CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT!" "2012 Goodwill Celebrity Golf Outing!" The weather is sunny and bright and seems a perfect day for Ohio Valley Goodwill to announce that its 2012 Goodwill Celebrity Golf Outing is coming up June 14th and will welcome this year's new Title Sponsor Hubbard Interactive; Presenting Sponsors MVD Communications and US Bank and a host of other wonderful sponsors. In addition, the 2nd annual Spectacular Helicopter Ball Drop will be taking place once again with a huge Grand Prize for this year's lucky winner. Please take a minute to find out more about the details of this year's exciting Goodwill Celebrity Golf Outing featuring Honorary Chairman Joe Walter by visiting our News Blog page at www.cincinnatigoodwill.org/news. You can also register on-line for this year's event as well as purchase your golf ball for your chance to win this year's Grand Prize! Our thanks to all for your on-going support of Ohio Valley Goodwill and our mission of service. "Ohio Valley Goodwill Announces New Partnership with the Dell Reconnect Program!" Ohio Valley Goodwill is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Dell Reconnect program which will allow donors to drop off any brand of unwanted computer equipment at any of our 15 stores and 12 Attended Donation sites in the Greater Cincinnati area for FREE.The Dell Reconnect partnership with Goodwill will help consumers who want to responsibly recycle unwanted computers and divert technology waste from area landfills. Nationwide, more than 232 million pounds of electronic equipment has been responsibly recycled through Goodwill since the partnership with Dell started in Texas in 2004. Ohio Valley Goodwill is excited to be one of the newest members of the Dell Reconnect program in the Greater Cincinnati area. The Dell and Goodwill partnership was formed because Goodwill has a long-standing reputation as an entrepreneurial leader, environmental pioneer and social innovator of the "reduce, reuse, repurpose" movement. In addition to Goodwill's efforts to preserve the environment, what makes the organization's work meaningful to Dell is its mission to provide job training, employment and placement services for men and women with disabilities as well as our nation's veterans. The Goodwill/Dell Reconnect partnership will offer donors FREE computer recycling at all Greater Cincinnati retail and donation locations as well as help to raise consumer awareness about the importance of responsibly recycling used computers. Donors may request a receipt at the time of their donation to receive a tax deduction. The Dell Reconnect program is a win-win for everyone. It benefits the environment, the community and the individuals that Goodwill serves. For more information about the Dell Reconnect program, please visit www.dellreconnect.com or www.cincinnatigoodwill.org/donate for a list of donation locations. Ohio Valley Goodwill thanks Dell and the Greater Cincinnati community for their support of the new Dell Reconnect program which will allow technology to be recycled responsibly. Ohio Valley Goodwill Prepares to Tee Off for 2011 Goodwill Celebrity Golf Outing! Ohio Valley Goodwill is delighted to announce that despite cold temperatures and gray skies, plans are well underway for the 2011 Goodwill Celebrity Golf Outing on Thursday, June 9th at the beautiful Glenview Golf Club. In honor of our 95th Anniversary of service, this year's event will boast many new features including a new dinner sponsor, primetime schedule for the day, course location, games and most excitingly, a Spectacular Helicopter Ball Drop at the conclusion of play. To find our more about the plans for this year's special celebration Golf Outing, please visit our News Blog page at www.cincinnatigoodwill.org. You can also find out how to purchase your chance to win a large cash prize as well as other sponsorship opportunities available for this year's very special 95th Anniversary Celebration. At Ohio Valley Goodwill, we never think it's too early to think about summertime celebrations! Please plan to join us on Thursday, June 9th at the beautiful Glenview Golf Club! John Weld Peck Building Janitorial Service Survey Click here Ohio Valley Goodwill Featured on Local 12 Newsmakers Program!” From Ohio Valley Goodwill's Blog on August 25th, 2010 Ohio Valley Goodwill was honored to be featured on the “Newsmakers” program hosted by Dan Hurley on Local 12 on Sunday, August 22nd. Goodwill Grant Writer, Dick Oestreich, was Hurley’s guest on the broadcast which focused on the organization’s mission as well as its recent CARF accreditation. The show opened with one of Goodwill’s newest mission videos as well as footage from its recent success showcase starring Ms. Stephanie Mitchell, who is employed in the community and supported by Goodwill. While the organization’s history and mission were covered in some detail, the discussion centered primarily on Ohio Valley Goodwill’s recent CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) audit outcomes report. This is the third consecutive triennial CARF survey which has resulted in a perfect outcome for the organization, placing it in the top 3% of accredited agenices nation-wide. “We are very proud of our history of service to people with disabilities in the Greater Cincinnati area and look forward to continuing to expand the scope of those programs in response to community need,” commented Oestreich during the interview. To view the “Newsmakers” segment, please click here. "Goodwill's Public Information Officer Featured on WCPO!" From Ohio Valley Goodwill's Blog on March 25th, 2010 Michael Flannery, OVGI Public Information Officer On Sunday, March 21st, Goodwill's Public Information Officer, Michael Flannery, was a guest on WCPO's "Good Morning Tri-State," hosted by Jenell Walton. Among the many topics discussed was Ohio Valley Goodwill's recent recognition by GreatNonprofits as one of the top-rated employment and training centers in the country serving individuals with disabilities as well as our nation's veterans. Flannery also stressed the urgent need for donations to support Goodwill's on-going mission. This was a home-coming of sorts for Flannery as he was a reporter at WCPO for more than 13 years before coming to Ohio Valley Goodwill. "I was thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with Jenell and brag about the work that Goodwill does for our community" said Flannery. "I was happy to inform WCPO viewers of how Goodwill works to help people with disabilities and why their donations are so critical," added Flannery. Ohio Valley Goodwill is grateful to "Good Morning Tri-State" and WCPO for their assistance in sharing Goodwill's important mission of service to the Greater Cincinnati community.