Goodwill Kicks Off "Get Organized Month" with Donation Drive

Drop off unwanted items from Jan. 7 – 16 and enter to win professional organizer services
By: Cary Corbin (830) 609-1932
 
Jan. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- It slowly works its way into our homes, taking up space little by little, leading to stress, lost time and wasted money.

The culprit is household clutter, and Goodwill is ready to help get rid of it.
January is national Get Organized month, and Goodwill is teaming up with a professional organizing firm to help San Antonians have a happy, organized new year.

Goodwill is kicking off 2011 with a Get Organized Donation Drive from Jan. 7 through Jan. 16. Drop off unwanted household items at any Goodwill donation center during that time and enter to win one of three free organizing packages with a Certified Professional Organizer® from LivingOrder®  San Antonio. Each package is valued at $500.

Helene Segura, a Certified Professional Organizer® with http://www.LivingOrderSA.com  says that clearing out the clutter can make us happier in our homes, saving time and money.

“De-cluttering and organizing the home significantly boosts happiness and peace of mind among my clients,” Segura says. “They find that it’s a tremendous relief to have clutter gone and that being organized lets them enjoy their homes and their lives more.”

A survey conducted on behalf of the National Association of Professional Organizers found that 65 percent of respondents described their home as at least moderately disorganized; 71 percent said that their quality of life would improve if they were better organized.

Clutter is a big problem for several reasons, Segura says. First, having excessive clutter leads to wasted time spent looking for things.

“If you waste 30 minutes a day looking for things, that’s two and a half hours a week, which equals 10 hours per month or 120 hours per year. That’s five whole days of each year spent looking for things!” she says.

Clutter also wastes money. Many people will go out and buy duplicate items if they can’t find what they’re looking for in their homes because of disorganization and clutter.

Segura recommends that her clients recycle unwanted household items by donating them to their neighborhood Goodwill store or donation center. Donating unwanted items to Goodwill helps the community in many ways. Goodwill sells donated items at its retail stores and uses the proceeds to support programs that help individuals become as self-sufficient as possible by finding and keeping employment.

In addition, donations to Goodwill help the environment by keeping household items out of the landfill. The non-profit organization recycled 9.5 million pounds of still-usable items in 2009.

Donating to Goodwill is good for the wallet, too; donations of unwanted items are charitable contributions that are eligible for tax deductions. All donors receive a tax receipt.
Goodwill is always in need of new or used household items, and accepts donations of virtually anything that can be found in the household. Items currently in high demand include furniture and home furnishings; small appliances, such as microwave ovens and blenders; and brand-name clothing.

Goodwill is also one of the city’s largest recycler of computers, accepting old computers of any brand in any condition, along with anything that plugs into a computer such as a monitor, keyboard or printer. Through Reconnect, a program with Dell, Goodwill refurbishes and re-sells computer equipment that meets functionality standards and responsibly recycles the rest. In 2009 alone this program kept more than two million pounds of computer equipment out of local landfills.

Goodwill makes it convenient to donate used items, with more than 25 donation centers in neighborhoods throughout San Antonio.

Visit Goodwill online at http://www.goodwillsa.org or call 210-924-8581 to find your nearest donation center.


About Goodwill Industries of San Antonio:
Celebrating 65 years of community service, Goodwill is helping to change lives through the power of work.  Each year, Goodwill provides employment services to nearly 50,000 San Antonio-area individuals who face employment barriers. In addition to operating 17 retail stores, over 25 donation stations and 8 Job Help Centers in San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, Laredo and surrounding areas, Goodwill operates two Good Careers Academies and handles almost 40 contracts for services, ranging from document management to grounds maintenance.

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Helene Segura is the owner of LivingOrder® San Antonio. She helps people get control of their stressful living and working spaces by teaching clients how to understand their core issues causing disorganization and thereby prevent it in the future.
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