Meet our Team: Kathy Wacienga
Kathy Wacienga: Administrative Assistant Name and pronouns: Kathy Wacienga, she/her Title & time with Goodwill: Administrative Assistant, 10 years in August What is your role at the…
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Goodwill Thrift Crawl
Get ready for an evening of food, fun, and sustainable fashion! The Goodwill Thrift Crawl will be held on August 17th from 4 PM - 8 PM. Event participants will meet at our Goodwill store at 451 S…
2022 Quarter Two Employee Milestones!
22 Employees Celebrate Service Milestones This Monday, July 18th, 22 employees celebrated major service milestones. Everyone who has been with Goodwill from 5 to 35 years gathered in our board…
Meet our Team: Carol Garwood
Carol Garwood: Customer Service Team Leader Preferred name and pronouns Carol Garwood, She/Her/Hers Title and time you have been with the organization: Customer Service Team Leader 1 year, 3 years…
Goodwill Summer Social: Sustainability Under the Stars
Join us on August 18th from 6 - 9 PM at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium Featuring: a Goodwill Fashion Show, Raffle, Wine Pull, Music and Dancing, ... and more! "Celebrating sustainability…
Meet Our Team: Jamie Hahn
Jamie Hahn: Assistant Team Lead Preferred name and pronouns: Jamie Hahn, pronouns she/her/hers Title and time you have been with the organization: I am the Assistant Team Lead here at our Jefferson…
Brittney Benedict: Syracuse Area Community Navigator
Brittney Benedict: Syracuse Area Community Navigator Preferred name and pronouns: Brittney Benedict (She/Her) What is your role here at Goodwill of the Finger Lakes? Syracuse Area Good Neighbor…
Meet Our Team: Matt Poehlmann
Matt Poehlmann: Good Neighbor Community Navigator II Preferred name and pronouns Matt Poehlmann, He/His Title and time you have been with the organization: Good Neighbor Community Navigator II, I've…
Thrifted Formal Dresses: Sustainable Fashion with a Miss Finger Lakes' Outstanding Teen
Sustainable Fashion with Marley Thomson: Miss Finger Lakes' Outstanding Teen My name is Marley Thomson and I am Miss Finger Lakes' Outstanding Teen! This title is part of the Miss New…
Local Events Celebrating Juneteenth
Celebrate Juneteenth: A Guide to Local Events Juneteenth ("June Nineteenth") commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. On this day, two and a half…
Meet our Team: Yisreall Malavez
Yisreall Malavez: Good Neighbor Community Navigator Title and time you have been with the organization: Goodwill Community Navigator II, I’ve been with Goodwill for almost 3 years. What is your…
Children and Family Event: Amphibian Adventure
Children and Family Event: Amphibian Adventure at Cumming Nature Center On Saturday, June 4th, members of our low vision children and family programming were welcomed at the Cumming Nature Center in…
Meet our Team: Swellar Zhuo
Swellar Zhuo (she/her): Community Engagement Coordinator Title and time you have been with the organization: I am the Community Engagement Coordinator and I started working for Goodwill in April 2022.…
Tips for Making Table Top Games Accessible
The trick is to be pragmatic and get creative! Start with considering what the barrier is in the specific game to be played. Is it access to text? Understanding imagery? Spatial orientation? Color…
Meet our Team: Brigitte Lee
Brigitte Lee, LCSW: Clinical Care Liaison at 211/LIFE LINE Title and years with the organization: Brigitte Lee, LCSW, Clinical Care Liaison at 211/LIFE LINE. I've been in this role for 4.5 years…
Meet our Team: Richard Hartung
Richard Hartung: Crisis Community Connector Title and years with the organization: I have been with Goodwill of the Finger Lakes in 211/LL as a Crisis Community Connector since Oct. 2013. What do you…
Meet our Team: Merva Alicea
Merva Alicea: 211/LIFE LINE Supervisor Title and years with the organization: My title is Contact Center Supervisor What do you enjoy most about working at 211/LIFE LINE? What I enjoy the most about…
Meet our Team: Amanda Koszelak
Amanda Koszelak: 211/LIFE LINE Operations Manager Title and years with the organization: I am currently the Operations Manager for 211/LIFE LINE. I joined the organization over 5 years ago as a…
Meet our Team: Sekou Stewart
Sekou Stewart: Crisis Community Connector Title and years with the organization? Crisis Community Connector. I’m in my 6th year here at Goodwill of the Finger Lakes. What do you enjoy most about…
Meet our Team: Josh Minarik
Josh Minarik: Crisis Community Connector Title and years with the organization? Crisis Community Connector, Been with GWFL since Feb '21 What do you enjoy most about working at 211/LIFE LINE? I love…