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Goodwill: Don’t leave donations outside during COVID-19 crisis

by The AV Times Staff • March 25, 2020

LANCASTER – Goodwill Southern California is appealing for the public not to leave donations outside its storefront entrances and donation centers while they are shut down during the COVID-19 crisis.

Donations quickly become trash — in what is becoming a community safety hazard — when left outside the stores during the mandate by state and local officials for non-essential businesses to cease operations, according to a statement issued by Goodwill Southern California.

“It absolutely has been a big problem, especially with the rain,” said Marla Eby, director of marketing and media relations for Goodwill Southern California. “We know everybody’s at home wanting to de-clutter.”

Goodwill Southern California said it will welcome donations when its stores re-open. They’re asking donors to help prepare their donations by pre-sorting items into specific categories such as clothing and home goods so they can quickly be priced for sale.

The closure includes all of Goodwill Southern California’s retail stores, outlet stores, donation centers and bookstores/boutiques in its territory, which includes all locations in Los Angeles County.

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Filed Under: Home, Lancaster, Palmdale

1 comment for "Goodwill: Don’t leave donations outside during COVID-19 crisis"

  1. Jo says

    April 4, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    Do not donate to Goodwill, as they have terminated all of Thier retail employees in LA County. They still ask for monitary donations via their website to help others. What about their own people? The employees that they forced to ask for donations at the register to help others? What percentage do you actually put towards your causes, and how much go towards your grossly over paid CEO and district managers? All employees have lost Thier floating holiday pay accrued. And if you think about working for them again, there will be no vacation time, nor floating holiday pay. This company hides behind helping others when they mostly help themselves. Cold and heartless, and just another greedy money making corporation. Sell your own stuff, people. On eBay, offer up, or give it away to someone who will enjoy it. I would never donate to Goodwill as the company name is a complete lie.

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