Are you dreaming of an ugly Christmas sweater? Goodwill has you covered
You see them at parties. You see them on social media. You see them on family holiday cards. Hidden in closets and inside attic boxes for much of the year, […]
Holiday gifts from Goodwill give back in a big way
At Goodwill Central Coast we believe that the holidays bring out the giver in all of us. It’s called the season of giving for a good reason — and gifts […]
Serve up a helping of gratitude this Thanksgiving while giving others a helping hand
Back in 1902, a 39-year-old minister assigned to the Morgan Mission in Boston’s South End was appalled at the conditions faced by some of the immigrants in his parish. […]
Look your best because Thanksgiving is now a day of ‘gramming’
There was a day not that long ago when “gramming” at Thanksgiving could have meant paying respect to the family matriarch. Today it’s all about photo snapping for social media, […]
Host a festive fall-themed party through these satisfying DIY projects
In some parts of our country, November is marked by chilly weather and early warnings of winter. Along the Central Coast, some of the finest days of the year occur […]
Make your Halloween costume creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky with Addams Family inspiration
It’s no coincidence that the wickedly funny “Addams Family 2” movie release falls on the first day of October, given that month’s spooky tendencies. The animated sequel features the antics […]
Find your Halloween inspiration at Goodwill, ranked highest as a spooky thrift store destination
A recent poll shows that 55 percent of Americans said either they (or someone in their household) will wear a Halloween costume this year. Nearly half say they begin shopping […]
Stoke your imagination with a pre-Halloween roam through our aisles to complete your costume
As Halloween creeps closer and closer, an obsession with finding the perfect costume begins to burrow into our brains like an alien being. Sound terrifying? Well, maybe we put it […]
Thrifty door decor for the spookiest of Halloweens
To set the mood for Halloween in your home, one of the easiest things you can do is to update your front door decor with a spooky facelift. Since it’s […]
Goodwill celebrates the magic of reading on National Read a Book Day (Sept. 6)
Despite the multiple distractions of life, 75 percent of U.S. adults say they have read a book in the past 12 months, a remarkable statistic in this day and age. […]