In The Press
2019
Jefferson City News Tribune – MERS Goodwill merges with MORE Group
Columbia Missourian – Local nonprofit teams up with MERS Goodwill to boost employment services
St. Louis Business Journal – MERS Goodwill to merge with another Missouri nonprofit
KY3-TV/KSPR ABC33 Springfield – MERS Goodwill goes bagless for 2019
KOMU-TV NBC8 Columbia – MERS Goodwill and MORE merge to bring more jobs
KTTS Radio 94.7FM Springfield – MERS Goodwill Going Bagless to Help the Environment
The South County Times – No More Plastic Bags At Mers Goodwill
KFVS-TV CBS12 Cape Girardeau – Heartland Goodwill stores go green, get rid of plastic bags
KY3-TV Springfield – New Excel Center in Springfield proving popular for adults seeking high school diploma
The Alton Telegraph – Alton, Glen Carbon Goodwill part of nationwide bagless initiative
The Edwardsville Intelligencer – Glen Carbon Goodwill part of nationwide bagless initiative
2018
The Healthy Planet – MERS Goodwill Eliminates Plastic Bags
KTVI-TV Fox2Now News in the Morning – DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater
Jefferson City News Tribune – Goodwill going bag-less for new year
Webster-Kirkwood Times – Scouting For Food Kicks Off This Weekend
KTVI-TV FOX2 – Scouting for food blue bags being tied around St. Louis region for good cause
KFVS-TV CBS 12 – Scouting For Food underway in the Heartland
Standard Democrat – Boy Scouts to retrieve Scouting For Food donations Saturday
Edwardsville Intelligencer – MERS Goodwill, Boy Scouts host 34th annual Scouting For Food Drive
Washington Missourian – Scouts to Pick Up Bags
KMOX Radio 1120AM – Scouts Collect Nearly 2 Million Food Donations
KSDK-TV NBC5 – St. Louisans donate nearly 2 million food items to Scouting For Food
Edwardsville Intelligencer – Scouting For Food Drive event rallies for Glen/Ed Food Pantry
Carbondale Times – Annual Scouting For Food Drive collects 1,970,766 donations
Park Hills Daily Journal – Scouts begin Scouting for Food
KSDK- TV NBC5 – A 67-year-old resumes journey towards earning his high school diploma
Daily Journal Online – Scouts begin Scouting for Food Nov. 10
KSDK-TV NBC5 – Halloween LIVE Segment with Abby Llorico!
KSDK -TV NBC5– Abby Llorico’s Halloween quick change LIVE on Facebook continues!
Springfield News-Leader – Drop out of high school? Regret it? Goodwill is offering a (free) do-over
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Director of new Goodwill Excel Center named
KSDK-TV NBC5 – Adults seek H.S diploma through Goodwill
KTVI-TV FOX2 STL Moms – How shopping at Goodwill leads to deals and helps community
Ozarks First – https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/goodwill-s-excel-center-offers-diplomas-to-adult-students/1386525612
KRBK-TV FOX5 – http://www.fox5krbk.com/story/38932778/adults-can-get-high-school-diploma-for-free
St. Louis American – MERS Goodwill opening four adult high schools as it celebrates 100th anniversary
The Southern Illinoisan – Carbondale Goodwill reopens after remodeling
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Missouri labor shortage spurs call to action
KFVS12.com – MERS Goodwill set to reopen in Carbondale on June 9
KTVI-TV FOX2 – World Autism Day: Show your support at MERS Goodwill
KMOV-TV CBS4 – Great Day St. Louis – MERS Goodwill: Earth Day Donation Drive
Illinois Business Journal – MERS Goodwill seeks spring cleaning donations
Washington Missourian – MERS Goodwill, Boy Scouts to Hold Collection Drive – Washington Store Participating
Jefferson City News Tribune Missouri – No. 1 in academic gains among adult education students
KSDK-TV NBC5 – Today in St. Louis – Where do your donations go?
KBIA – Columbia Public Radio Goodwill to open adult high school in St. Louis this fall
KSMU – Ozarks Public Radio Goodwill to open adult high school in St. Louis this fall
KMOV-TV –MERS Goodwill planning to open 4 schools for adults who did not receive diplomas
Springfield News-Leader – New Springfield high school will serve adults without diplomas
Jefferson City News Tribune – Goodwill-run adult high schools have aggressive timeline
Columbia Daily Tribune – Goodwill to open adult high school in late 2019
Columbia Missourian – Mid-Missouri will be location for new Goodwill adult high school
KBIA Columbia Public Radio – Mid-Missouri Will Be Location for New Goodwill Adult High School
KSPR-TV – New adult high school headed to Springfield in 2019
St. Louis Business Journal – St. Louis nonprofit to launch 4 adult high schools
kfvs12.com – Adult high school to open in Poplar Bluff in Jan. 2019
Fox2Now.com – MERS Goodwill opening four high schools for adults
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Goodwill to operate four high schools in Missouri for adults
St. Louis Public Radio – Goodwill to open adult high school in St. Louis this fall
Fox2Now.com – Mers Goodwill to open four Missouri adult high schools
Jefferson City News Tribune – MERS Goodwill establishing four adult high schools in Missouri
2017
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ‘Scouting for Food’ collect nearly 2 million items
Daily Journal – ‘Scouting for Food’ begins Saturday
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – WWII Medals returned to family
STL Today – WWII medals accidentally donated to Goodwill returned to family
Belleville News-Democrat – WWII Medals Being Returned to Owner
KMOV – Accidental Donation: WWII Medals
KOLR – Money Saving Ideas for Halloween
KTVI – Halloween Costume Tips
WJBD – Centralia Store Opening
STL-TV – MERS Goodwill Halloween Shopping Part 2
STL-TV – MERS Goodwill Halloween Shopping Part 1
Riverfront Times – $6,200 Accidental Donation
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Where do your donated clothes go? Take a trip behind the scenes at Goodwill to find out
KMOV – National Thrift Shop Day
Fox2Now.com – STLMoms- Shopping, money saving tips from MERS Goodwill
St. Louis Jewish Light – MERS Goodwill announces new coordinator for Jewish community employment services
Columbia Daily Tribune – Boone County to have Adult High School
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – People in Business: Camille P. Toney
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – MERS Goodwill Announces New Coordinator for Jewish Community Employment Services
Jewish Federation of St. Louis – MERS Goodwill Announces New Coordinator for Jewish Community Employment Services
KOMU TV – Goodwill opens new store in Jefferson City
Jefferson City News Tribune – BizBeat: New Goodwill now open
Gazelle STL Magazine – Eight Fun Spring Cleaning Tips
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Business Bulletin Board: Openings
Farmington Press – Goodwill store moving
24-7 Press Release – MERS Goodwill and the Boy Scouts of America Greater St. Louis Area Council Partner
KMOX – Earn Cardinals Tickets For Donating Your Car to MERS Goodwill
St. Louis Times – Announcement: SPRING CLEANING AND DECLUTTERING
KMOV – MERS Goodwill: Donations
STLmag.com – 7 ways to celebrate Earth Day with the family
Fox2Now.com – Goodwill gearing up for recycling and donation drives
KPLR11.com – MERS Goodwill gearing up for recycling and donation drives
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Cardinals offer ticket vouchers for recyclers
kmov.com – Goodwill, Boy Scouts to hold community collection drive
Fox2Now.com – Cardinals Kick off ‘Green Week’ with collection drive
KYKY 98.1 – MERS Goodwill Earth Day Donation Drives
KY3 – Goodwill store seeks to return $3,400 ‘donation’
KTTS 94.7FM – Accidental Cash Donation Found At Springfield Goodwill
OzarksFirst.com – SGF Goodwill Searches for Owner of Large Cash Donation
IndustryWeek – Ferguson Forward
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – People in Business: Darryl Jones
Buffalo Reflex – Spring Cleaning Tips From Goodwill
St. Louis American – Darryl Jones named chairperson of MERS Goodwill board
St. Louis Business Journal – St. Louis nonprofit upgrading retail stores
2016
AdVantage News – Scouts to collect donations for pantries
KFVS-TV – Scouting for Food Drive starts Saturday
Farmington Press – Scouts deliver ‘Scouting for Food’ bags Saturday
Daily Journal Online – Scouting for Food begins
Sikeston Standard Democrat – Boy Scout’s Scouting for Food drive will begin on Saturday
Webster-Kirkwood Times – Annual Scouting For Food Drive Kicks Off Nov. 12
KMOX – Scouting for Food kick-off
Bnd.com – Scouts to pick up your food donations Saturday
The Elsberry Democrat – Boy Scouts annual food drive collection Nov. 19
Farmington Press – Scouts collect donations for ‘Scouting For Food‘
Fox2Now.com – Local Troops are “Scouting For Food”
KPLR11.com – Local Troops are “Scouting For Food”
KMOX – Boy Scouts Collect Donations For Area Food Pantries
KSDK-TV Channel 5 – Boy Scouts collect 2.2M food items during Scouting For Food
KSDK – Local scouts collect nearly 2.2M food items during Scouting For Food
stltoday.com – Scouting for service: local groups turn out to help those in need
FlagShip – Pinenut District Scouts gather food for needy
Call Newspapers – Boy Scouts throughout south county collect for Scouting For Food
stltoday.com – A second-hand tree for the season
Chesterfield Lifestyle – Goodwill Gives Back
STLmag.com – Where to Get (and Give) Halloween Costumes on the Cheap
STL-TV – MERS Goodwill Halloween Shopping
Springfield Business Journal – Open for Business
Daily Journal – Accidental cash donation found at Goodwill
Hayes, etc. – Deal hunting with Goodwill for back to school and more!
Springfield Business Journal – Goodwill Replacement Store Nears Opening
KMOV.com – Back to School Shopping
Sullivan Independent News – Storie Selected As Franklin/Jefferson Outstanding Older Worker
The Cubicle Chick – Thrifting Teen: 5 Tips for Back to School Shopping
emissourian.com – St. Clair Man is Named Outstanding Older Worker Receives Award in Surprise Ceremony
Town & Style – From the Boardrood: David Kutchback
stltoday.com – Kutchback to lead MERS Goodwill
stltoday.com – People in business: July 8, 2016
STL Motherhood – Get Mine Crafty: Make Your Own Chest
St. Louis Business Journal – MERS Goodwill names CEO
Bolivar Missouri News – Seeking nominations for Missouri’s 2016 Outstanding Older Workers contest
E-missourian – MERS Goodwill Seeks Outstanding Older Workers
KMOV-TV – Goodwill accepting applications for “Older Worker of Missouri” contest
KFVS-TV – Now is the time to nominate an older worker for MO honor
Hannibal Courier-Post – Nominations sought for Outstanding Older Workers of Mo.
KZIM-AM (Cape Girardeau) – Coffee Break – Outstanding Older Worker
KZIM-AM (Cape Girardeau) – Coffee Break – Outstanding Older Worker
STL Motherhood – Goodwill Thrifting
Springfield News-Leader – Goodwill Springfield Opening
KY3.com – New Goodwill store opens Thursday
KTTS.com – Goodwill To Open Two New Stores in Springfield
Southeast Missourian – Business Briefs: Cape Store
Springfield Business Journal – Open for Business
Springfield News-Leader – Goodwill building new, bigger store
Southeast Missourian – Construction on Cape’s Goodwill store nears completion
Oh Julia Ann – Inexpensive DIY Wedding Centerpieces
stltoday.com – Business Bulletin Board: Springfield opening
24-7 Press Release – Goodwill and the St. Louis Cardinals Host Earth Day Drive
BND Magazine – Donation earns Cards voucher
MLB.com – MLB pitches greener future for Earth Day
Fox2Now.com – Cardinals, Goodwill electronics recycling and general donations drive
KMOV – Cardinals, Goodwill partnering for Earth Day donation drive
KPLR – Cardinals, Goodwill electronics recycling and general donations drive
Cardinals Insider (MLB Blogs) – Cardinals Celebrate Earth Day with E-Cycling Drive with MERS Goodwill
stltoday.com – Business Bulletin Board: Bridgeton
West Newsmagazine – Business News: Bridgeton announcement
St. Louis Magazine – Summer Jobs Are Important for At-Risk Youth
St. Louis Magazine – MERS Goodwill Grand Opening of New Outlet Center in Bridgeton
Springfield Business Journal – From the Ground Up: MERS Goodwill thrift store
St. Louis Business Journal – Summer job program seeks participants, funding
stltoday.com – MERS Goodwill and Wehrenberg Team Up for Free Movies
KOLR-TV Channel 10 – Free movie tickets
Belleville News-Democrat Magazine – Earn a movie ticket with a donation
WALB-TV – St. Louis chocolate company hires amazing group of adults to work in factory
Springfield News-Leader – Wehrenberg Wednesdays
West Newsmagazine – Business Briefs: New Board Members
St. Louis Business Journal – Bridgeton opening
Town & Style – From the Boardroom: Lew Chartock
Ladue News – Business in Focus: Lew’s Retirement
Newswire – MERS Goodwill Awarded Third Consecutive Top Rating From Charity Navigator
PR Log – MERS Goodwill Awarded Third Consecutive Top Rating from Charity Navigator
24-7 Press Release – MERS Goodwill Awarded Third Consecutive Top Rating from Charity Navigator
stltoday.com – Business Bulletin Board: Helping Out
2014
Lipstick Magazine – Thrift shop divas
Edwardsville Intelligencer – Cash found in donated coat
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Bleak job market for teens, young adults
Belleville News-Democrat – Thousands in cash accidentally donated to Glen Carbon Goodwill
KSDK-TV – Glen Carbon Goodwill receives $2,500 accidental donation
STLtoday.com: Cheap challenge: Outfits for $25 or less.
KTVI-TV – Goodwill spring cleaning
KSDK-TV – MERS Goodwill behind in donations this year
KMOX 1120 AM – Total Information AM Weekend: Help donate at Goodwill
KMOV-TV – Helping the community
STLtoday.com – MERS Goodwill and Wehrenberg Theatres car donation promotion
KMOV-TV – SLATE announces new program to help troubled St. Louis-area youth
KMOV-TV – Fashionable Finds at Goodwill
2013
KSDK – Busiest day of the year for charities
KSDK – Goodwill employee turns in $600 found in pants
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Thrift store row happy about future neighbor: IKEA
KMOV-TV CBS 4 – Great Day St. Louis: MERS Goodwill
Suburban Journals – Goodwill unveils new Granite City store
KPLR-TV Channel 11 – Donating your old computer creates jobs and helps the environment
Newsmagazine Network – MERS Goodwill awarded Business Spotlight Award
USA Today – Forgotten WWII memorabilia donated to Goodwill
Chesterfield Patch – Former Chesterfield residents who found WWII medals adjusting to new home
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Daughter comes forward for World War II medals found in Goodwill store
ABC News – Daughter of World War II vet located after medals donated to Goodwill
KSDK – Goodwill looking for family of marine sergeant James Joseph McKenzie
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Resourceful students find great buys on clothing, accessories
St. Louis Jewish Light – Temple Israel plans 2nd annual Mega Mitzvah Day
Columbia Tribune – Finding new uses for old things is an exercise in imagination
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Electronics recycling drive in St. Louis
KPLR – MERS Goodwill recycling with the Cardinals
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Get a voucher for half-price Cardinals ticket at recycling event today
2012
KSDK – “Recycling electronics with MERS Goodwill and the Cardinals”
KMOV – “Drop off your old electronics at Ballpark Village Tuesday”
KTVI – “Bring Your Old Electronics to Busch, Save the Planet”
St. Louis Jewish Light – “Temple Israel plans Mitzvah Day”
Washington University -“During move-out, give unwanted items to Share Our Stuff (SOS)”
