Bon-Ton's Goodwill[R] Sale Event Collects over Five Million Items.YORK, Pa. -- The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BONT) is pleased to report that customers and associates donated approximately 5.2 million articles of gently used clothing and home textile items during its semi-annual Goodwill[R] Sale event, which was held September 16 - 30. Goodwill will sell the donations in the communities where they were collected and the revenues will go to support job training to assist individuals in achieving economic stability. Goodwill expects the donations to generate $12- $15 million in revenues. Eighty-four percent of Goodwill's revenues are directed into employment placement services and other supportive services for people who have disabilities, lack education or job experience or face employment challenges. "The Goodwill Sale is a great benefit to our customers and our communities," said Bud Bergren, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. "We want to thank everyone who donated this season. The Goodwill Sale exemplifies our commitment to the communities in which we operate." "Partnerships such as the Goodwill Sale engage people in a way that helps Goodwill expand and enhance its career programs in the community," said Jim Gibbons Jim Gibbons may refer to:
The Goodwill Sale event is just one of the ongoing charitable partnerships that the company has developed on a local level. Look for more exciting cause-marketing promotions as Bon-Ton continues to be an active and positive participant in the communities that it serves. In addition to offering customers a great shopping experience, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. also supports its communities by promoting and raising money and awareness for non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. . Through these partnerships, Bon-Ton touches customers in all of its communities as well as their friends and family members who benefit from these organizations. ABOUT BON-TON STORES, INC. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates 279 stores, including 12 furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store Boston Store is a major, mid-line department store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, established in 1897 when Julian Simon opened his first store there. History Federated and Maus Freres S.A. , Carson Pirie Scott Carson Pirie Scott & Co., known informally as Carson's, is a chain of traditional department stores that have been in business for over 150 years. Their product price points are targeted to the moderate-to-upscale shopper. , Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers Younkers is a department store chain in the Midwestern United States. The chain concentrates on the middle and upper-class segments of the market. History Beginnings nameplates and, under the Parisian nameplate, stores in the Detroit, MI area. The stores offer a broad assortment of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. Visit www.bonton.com for more information. ABOUT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL Goodwill Industries International is one of North America's most recognized nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. and a leading social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales enterprise with a network of 183 community-based, independent agencies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and 14 other countries. Each organization serves people who have disabilities, lack education or job experience or face employment challenges. To find a local Goodwill[R] store, use the online locator at www.goodwill.org or call (800) 664-6577. |
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