“The vision for Goodwill… nationally is really about eliminating poverty,” said Richmond Vincent, new President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Valleys. “It’s just an amazing mission.”
The Roanoke Valley SPCA has received a $10,000 grant from the Louise R. Lester Foundation for two programs.
The grant will be used for the Sara Jane and Mickey Second Chance Fund and the Companion Animal Relief Fund.
âThis gift will help us to provide medical and behavioral care for both owned pets and shelter pets,â said Denise Hayes, chief executive officer of the Roanoke Valley SPCA. âWe are so grateful for the continued support of the Louise R. Lester Foundation in our efforts to keep pets and people together.â
The C.A.Re Fund helps economically challenged pet owners struggling with extraordinary veterinary expenses to keep their pets healthy and at home with them.
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A $10 million donation to Goodwill Industries of the Valleys will benefit the nonprofit and people in the 35 counties it serves for years to come.
The Roanoke-based Goodwill chapter announced Wednesday it received a $10 million contribution from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, of the Amazon e-commerce fortune.
âIâve been around for 47 years with Goodwill,â said Goodwill of the Valleys President Bruce Phipps. âIn my career, Iâve never had something of this magnitude in support of Goodwill ever happen.â
The donation, which comes as part of a nationwide $4 billion philanthropic campaign by Scott, is transformative for the local Goodwill organization, Phipps said.
The ex-wife of Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos – MacKenzie Scott – announced yesterday that she has given away more than 4 billion dollars to 384 organizations in just the last 4 months. Today Goodwill Industries of the Valleys based in Roanoke announced that 10 million dollars of that total is coming its way. Goodwill will use that money for its job training programs.
(Goodwill release) Roanoke, VA – Goodwill Industries of the Valleys announced a significant donation of $10 million from MacKenzie Scott today as part of a historic gift presented to Goodwill Industries International (GII) and 45 other local Goodwill organizations. This investment comes at a time when more than 10 million Americans are unemployed and urgently need help finding their next jobs. This gift will enable Goodwill Industries of the Valleys to expand its direct efforts and deliver its mission locally to equip individuals with the skills they need to get back to work and onto sustainable career paths.