August 4, 2009

 Goodwill Industries and Family Circle Team Up
for Back-To-School Clothing Drive
Goal is to Collect Five Million Pounds of Clothes

To ensure that every child goes back to school in style this year, Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC and Family Circle have teamed up to launch a five million pound clothing drive which will run from Saturday, August 1 through Wednesday, September 30, 2009. The partnership will be featured in the September issue of Family Circle, the magazine’s first ever issue dedicated to Back-To-School, as well as www.shopfamilycircle.com, the brand’s new e-commerce destination.

Family Circle and Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC invite moms and dads to put their gently-used adult and kids’ clothes to work by donating them so that another child can have a “new to them” outfit for their first day of school.  The donated items will be sold at more than 2,300 Goodwill® retail stores, making affordable, contemporary clothing available to families on budgets. The program will also generate revenue that funds Goodwill’s job training programs and career services to help families achieve economic success.

“Not only is donating to Goodwill a great way to clean out closets and teach your children about gratitude, responsibility and the opportunity to help others, but your donation will help fund job training and placement services to help people get back on their feet and provide a stable environment for their children,” said Anthony Liller, VP of Marketing and Development for Goodwill. 
 
Readers can help Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC and Family Circle reach their five million pound goal by attaching the printable coupon from the magazine’s September issue with their clothing contribution. The coupon can also be downloaded from www.shopfamilycircle.com/goodwill, where readers can find helpful information about organizing their own Back-to-School Clothing Drives.

“The Family Circle community is always looking for ways to give back and get involved,” said Carey Witmer, Publisher of Family Circle. “Partnering with Goodwill – both in the magazine and on our new e-commerce destination – is a great way to give our readers the tools to help families in need.”

Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina helps people with disabilities and disadvantages become self-sufficient citizens through job training and job placement.  Last year, Goodwill assisted 17,894 people in their quest for independence and created a potential economic impact of over $47 million through the wages of the 2,839 people placed into employment.

ABOUT FAMILY CIRCLE
Published 15 times a year by Meredith Corporation, with a circulation of 3.8 million and 21 million readers, Family Circle is one of the most widely read monthly magazines in the world. Family Circle provides smart, relevant advice, sensible solutions, and inspiration in a voice that encourages and celebrates success in its pages and online at www.familycircle.com.  Family Circle has always been committed to women’s issues and in 1973 became the first women’s magazine to fully underwrite a professional women’s sporting event, the Family Circle Cup, an annual women’s tennis tournament held in April in Charleston, S.C., at Family Circle Magazine Stadium.

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