Goodwill® Encourages Spring Cleaning with #CleanSweep

1893 - 2016 Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Volume 33, Number 1
Spring 2016
Goodwill® Encourages Spring Cleaning with #CleanSweep Campaign
Spring cleaning is a great time to sort out the clutter, but it can also
be an overwhelming chore that intimidates us out of even getting
started. Goodwill Industries International offers these five expert tips
to help you not only start, but also conquer, spring cleaning and develop new habits to keep you organized all year long.
Lorie Marrero is a Certified Professional Organizer ®, Woman’s
Day contributing editor and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of
The Clutter Diet: The Skinny on Organizing Your Home and Taking
Control of Your Life and The Home Office Handbook. She also created ClutterDiet.com and is a spokesperson for Goodwill Industries
International. We asked Lorie for her top five spring cleaning tips:
1. Have a plan. You don’t want unwanted items clutter ing
up your home any longer than necessary, so plan to spring
clean and take items to Goodwill® on the same day.
2. Start with success. For the fir st r oom or space to tackle,
choose the one that will give you the biggest bang for your
buck—one that will provide immediate daily benefits in efficiency and reduced stress. Is it your home office? Does your car
not fit in the garage? Do you struggle to find anything in your closet in the mornings? Zero in on those areas so that when
you succeed, you’ll be motivated to tackle another space!
3. Clean slate. Once you’ve chosen your pr oject, clear it out as much as possible and star t fr om scr atch. By str ipping
your shelves bare and restocking them only with items that make you smile, your whole house will become a happy and inspiring place. By donating your unwanted items to Goodwill, you help people find jobs and build their careers.
4. Make it fun! Shake up your spr ing-cleaning routine with a peppy playlist: after a song finishes playing, move on to the
next area of the room. Create a fun contest for the family: challenge everyone to find 10 items to put away and 10 items to
donate to Goodwill. This can become a race, with the prize of a traveling trophy (or a hot fudge sundae, if you don’t want
any more clutter!) and you can repeat it once a week for the entire month of March. Share your family’s success story with
the hashtag #CleanSweep.
5. Be brave. Inher ited items may come with guilt and obligation. Ar e you keeping things you don't want or need? Instead of keeping the items, take an artistic photograph of them, frame it and display it in your home. Then take the items to
any of Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries’ donation centers in Austintown, Boardman, Calcutta, Hermitage, Liberty,
New Castle, Salem or Warren to help you let go and move on. Wouldn’t you rather the items do good by helping people
build their employment skills than take up space in your home?
Revenue from the sale of items that are donated to Goodwill are used to fund job training and employment services for people with
disabilities or other barriers to employment.
For more information about what you can donate to Goodwill, and how donated goods and store purchases support the local community, visit our website at www.goodwillyoungstown.org.
Source: Goodwill Industries International
Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries’ Donation Center Locations
Austintown - Austintown Plaza, 6000 Mahoning Ave., 330.792.8830
Boardman - Boardman Plaza, 285 Boardman-Canfield Rd., 330.758.0282
Calcutta - 15765 State Route 170, 330.385.7998
Hermitage - Hermitage Hills Plaza, 2986 East State St., 724.346.4456
Liberty - 2747 Belmont Avenue, 330.759.0677
New Castle - Shenango Towne Center, 2611 Ellwood Rd., 330.652.4877
Salem - 187 South Broadway, 330.337.9685
Warren - Warren Plaza, 2083 Elm Rd., 330.372.1214
Goodwill Employee Spotlight…Rodney Shelton
There are those few people we come across that always seem to be happy and smiling.
They are pleasant to everyone, there's nothing pretentious about them, no ulterior motives, it’s just who they are. Rodney Shelton, a janitor at the Austintown Goodwill store,
is one of those people. Prior to his job at Goodwill, Shelton had spent years working at
various companies including several beverage distribution companies, a manufacturing
company, and a scrapyard. When the scrapyard he was working at closed, he ended up at
the Rescue Mission.
After years of steady employment, it would be easy for someone to become bitter and
angry, but that was never the case with Shelton. From the moment he was referred to
Goodwill for their job training program, he was smiling, happy to be there, grateful for
an opportunity. After completing his program at Goodwill in August of 2013, Shelton
was hired as a janitor at the Austintown Goodwill store.
It wasn’t long after starting at Goodwill that the customers even started to take notice of
Shelton’s infectious personality and sunny disposition. “Rodney is an awesome employee, the customers adore him,” says Heather Yeager, Austintown store manager. Customers often stop to talk to him and carry on conversations with him, even asking the other
employees where he is on his days off. “When the customers or employees ask about me
when I’m not there, or when I’m courteous and smile at someone and they tell me ‘you
just made my day,’ it makes me feel good,” says Shelton.
When you walk into the Austintown Goodwill store, you will often find Shelton sweeping the floors, smiling and greeting customers. One customer in particular took notice of Rodney Shelton, janitor at the Austintown Goodwill
the way Shelton treated people and wanted to pay it forward. Just after the new year,
store, holds up a note and a box of change that was
left for him as a random act of kindness by an anonShelton came to work one day to find that a package with a note attached the top had
been left for him by an anonymous customer. The note explained how this person would ymous customer.
save their change at the end of each day in order to give it away, as a random act of kindness, to a deserving person at year’s end. The note read, “I see you as a hard worker who keeps the Goodwill facility in Austintown
spotless. I have only talked to you a few times and have been impressed with how polite you have been. Keep up the good work!”
When Shelton opened the box he found a bag full of coins. “I was surprised, I still have no idea who the person is,” smiles Shelton. I
cannot put into words what it meant to me, it was just a blessing from this person.” For the anonymous person who dropped of their
year long savings of change, they couldn’t have chosen a more deserving person.
Donors: Thanks for Believing in the Power of Work
Benefactors – $1,000+
Anne K. Christman Fund of The
Youngstown Foundation
Patricia Diamond
J. Ford Crandall Memorial Foundation
Lelia M. Sharp Fund of The
Youngstown Foundation
Schwebel Family Foundation
Youngstown Lions Club
Sustainers – $500+
Bernard & Elaine Soss Family
Charitable Trust
JanJanin Financial Group, LLC.
The Youngstown Playhouse, Inc. - In
Memory of Joann Barry & In
Support of YRRS
Patrons – $250+
A. & J. Cebriak - In Support of the
Amblyopia Program
John F. & Kathryn Corcoran
Ivory & Birch, LLC - In Support of
YRRS
Supporters – $100+
Don Crago
Richard & Diana Evans
Joe & Olga Malmisur - In Memory of
Dr. Earnest Perry
Marilyn Michael
Carol Morrow
Tom & Peggy Poole
Matthew Sanders - In Memory of
Leonard Ganchar & In Support of
YRRS
Seven Seventeen Credit Union - In
Support of YRRS
Elyn Summers
Martin Toomajian
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
Contributors – $50+
Marie Davidson
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish
Friends – Up to $50
Betty Bemis
Pauline Ciavarella
William Hanlon
Dennis Klaustermeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kozusko
Michael & Carol McBride
Don McKenzie
Patricia Nackino - In Support of YRRS
Jeffrey D. Necko - In Support of YRRS
William S. Peyko - In Support of YRRS
Robert Webber
Gifts in Kind
Aeropostale (Niles & Grove City)
Gasser Chair Company
Insta Copy
Kmart (Boardman)
*donations received as of April 15, 2016
Thank you to our donors for another successful auction
Palo Creative
Angie & Ed Palumbo
Linda Parker
Patella Carpet & Tile
Pecchia Communications, LLC.
Petitti Garden Centers
Pine Lakes Golf Club
Pittsburgh Pirates
PNC Bank
John & Erin Powell
Prout Boiler, Heating & Welding, Inc.
Republic Services
The Rhiel Supply Co.
Robert Senn Studios
Rumpus Sports by Gasser Chair
Congressman Tim Ryan
Sam's Club (Boardman)
State Senator Joe Schiavoni
Jim & Cindi Schrum
CMS Robert and Sharon Schrum
Phyllis Simeone
Simon Roofing
Al Slabe
Diana Strudwick
Patricia Suchora
Suzanne's
Team Office Technologies
Trumbull New Theatre, Inc.
Jeanie Turney
The Upstairs Restaurant
Valley Containers, Inc.
Vallourec Star
VEC, Inc.
Vida Vacations
Walmart (Boardman Store)
Walmart (Liberty Store)
Helene Zlotnick & Stephen Wilkins
The Willows by Wehr Florist
York Mahoning Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Youngstown Fence Inc.
The Youngstown Playhouse
Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University Athletics
Youngstown State University Theater
Youngstown Symphony Society
Mark Zeidenstein
The Staff of George Roman Auctioneers & Kravitz Catering
About Beauty
Adamas Jewelry & Gifts
Adolph Johnson & Son Co.
Aim NationaLease
Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning
Valley
Alcyon Wealth Partners
Austintown Plaza
Avalon Inn and Resort
Ballet Western Reserve, Inc.
Beard Pension Services, Inc./Robert L.
Smallwood
Barb Beinecke
Patrick & Mary Grace Briceland
Byzantine, Inc.
Cedar Point
Chalet Premier
Shirley Christian
Citizens for Gerberry
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Cavaliers
Community Corrections Assoc.
Compco Industries
Shelia Cornell
Coronado Steel Co.
Creekside Fitness & Health Center
Crosby Mook Office Equipment, Inc.
Curiosity Shop
Davidson's Restaurant
DC Wellness
Lark Dickstein-Rienerth
Dillard's (Southern Park Mall)
Direct Jewelry Outlet
David & Jenny Ditzler
Adam Divelbiss
Joan Dubiel
Eastwood Mall
Edwards Business Equipment
Eye Care Associates
Donald Fahndrich, Jr.
Farmers Trust Company
Tricia Ferry
First Meridian Management LLC
Fitness Together
D. Joseph & Maryellen Fleming
Zaida Franco
Gasser Chair Co.
General Motors
Daniel & Jaclyn Gerberry
Deanna Gerberry Kies
Ron & Kathy Gerberry
Get'n Fit
Gold Cross Limousine Service
Gracylane
Greenwood Chevrolet
Hearn Paper Company
Hill, Barth & King
Home Depot (Boardman store)
Huntington Bank
Insta Copy
JanJanin Financial Group
JDE Enterprises
Jewish Community Center
Jean & Jim Jones
Jones and Associates Embroidery
Julia's Bed & Breakfast
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Larry & Catherine Karlock
Ginnie Kernan
Kiefer Financial
Komara Jewelers
Carolyn & Jim Leetch
Nanette Lepore
Carol & Mike McBride
Paul McFadden
Mayor John McNally
Mr. Anthony's
Margherita's Grille
Massage Café
Jeff & Patty Moliterno
Talva Maslach
Molly Maid
Morgan Furniture Gallery
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort
Dorothy Nespeca
Michael J. O'Brien, State Representative
Ohio Lottery Commission
Ohio Wine Producers Association
Opera Western Reserve
Packer Thomas
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