Goodwill Thanks Cincinnati Donors for a Century of Support and Shares Concerns about New Curbside Recycling Service

SIMPLE RECYCLING, NOT SO SIMPLE

Simple Recycling will soon begin providing curbside pick-ups of household items and clothing for Cincinnati neighborhoods. As the original recycler of donated items in Cincinnati with over 100 years of service to our community, Ohio Valley Goodwill is very concerned about this new curbside donation program. Simple Recycling is a for-profit company which sells your items to Ohio thrift and resale stores, and then national, and international buyers. This means that the generous donations which Cincinnati donors have been giving to support non-profit agencies in our community which in turn help our local citizens with disabilities, our nation’s veterans as well as others with support needs will be diverted to attain the financial goals of a for-profit corporation. Because Simple Recycling is a for-profit company, when you leave items for curbside pick-up, they are NOT a tax-deductible donation and therefore, you will no longer be able to get a tax receipt for your donations.

Human service organizations in the Cincinnati area have long been grateful for the support that our generous donors provide which allow all of us to serve thousands of people in our local community. Goodwill, for example, sells goods donations in our retail stores to fund training and employment services for people with disabilities and our nation’s veterans in the Greater Cincinnati area. This year, Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is projected to serve more than 3,500 people and place local Cincinnatians into more than 1,000 jobs. In conjunction with other non-profit organizations in the Cincinnati area, your donations help all of us to serve thousands of local residents to enable them to get jobs, training and vital needed services.

Goodwill urges you to continue your century long generous support of its mission of putting people with disabilities and our nation’s veterans to work in our community- Please DONATE to Goodwill and support other non-profit organizations. With 34 conveniently located Attended Donation Centers, Goodwill is your local donation headquarters and your donations support our local citizens. For a complete list visit www.cincinnatigoodwill.org/donate and please Choose Your Community First!

It should be noted that last year alone, Ohio Valley Goodwill helped to recycle more than 49,000,000 pounds of donated materials diverting from its area landfills. Goodwill’s commitment to environmental preservation and responsible recycling will continue into the future with your generous support. Please continue our century long tradition of helping our local citizens through your generous donations to Goodwill. Please Donate Today! Thank you for your support of Ohio Valley Goodwill and other non-profit organizations in Cincinnati and our mission of service to the community.