FORT WORTH, TEXAS (October 31, 2023) – Goodwill North Central Texas is proud to partner with the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains to present Good Turn Day. During the month of October, Girl Scouts were challenged to donate at least two 30-gallon trash bags full of donations to a Goodwill North Central Texas location. The girls then completed an online virtual tour and video quiz about the nonprofit’s mission to earn their Good Turn Day patch.
On Saturday, October 28th, Goodwill North Central Texas offered a tour and activity day to Girl Scouts that visited Goodwill Altamesa to learn more about Goodwill operations in person. Goodwill also facilitated a craft activity and provided goodie bags for attendees. Girl Scouts that attended the tour and turned their donations in or presented their donation receipt, received their Good Turn Day patch on-site.
“Good Turn Day is an event that has historic roots with Goodwill North Central Texas dating back to the 1960’s. We partnered with Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and Camp Fire Girls and these youth organizations would collect donations for Goodwill in exchange for a Good Turn Patch,” said Shay Gipson, Vice President of Community Engagement for Goodwill North Central Texas. “In 2015, we found old patches and photos of this program in our photo archives, and we formally brought the program back in 2017 to increase awareness of Goodwill and our charitable mission among our youth.”
Learn more about the program at www.GoodwillNorthCentralTexas.org/GSTOP.
About Goodwill North Central Texas
Goodwill is more than a thrift store. The largest employer of people with disabilities in the world, Goodwill believes that work has the power to transform lives by building self-confidence, independence, creativity, trust and friendships. Everyone deserves this chance.
Goodwill North Central Texas is based in Fort Worth and serves 18 counties in the region. The nonprofit’s 27 area retail locations provide revenue through the sale of donated goods to support Goodwill’s mission to CREATE lives of independence and BUILD a stronger local community. Job training and career services programs for people with disabilities, such as physical or mental disabilities and other barriers to employment including lack of education or work experience and homelessness are guided by the organization’s vision of a North Central Texas where every person has the opportunity for maximum independence and abundant living. For more information, please visit www.GoodwillNorthCentralTexas.org.