Janice's Success Story

Janice was raising two teenage sons and her 2-year-old granddaughter when she lost her job. Bills began to pile up and eventually Janice lost her home to foreclosure. In a state of depression, Janice turned to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, where she was referred to Goodwill. After taking some training classes, Janice was hired as a seamstress in Goodwill’s Contract Services Division. Janice smiles when she talks about being able to provide for her sons and granddaughter. “I’m making my own money and feeling better about the future for my kids. We don’t have everything yet, but we’re getting there.”

HOW TO DONATE A COMPUTER

Goodwill welcomes the donation of unwanted electronics including computers, printers and other peripherals at any of its stores or donation centers.

Goodwill will pick up your donation if you have more than ten large items. This may also include office furniture and equipment. Please call (336) 714-3066 for more information.

Donating a Computer is Safe

All donated computers are processed using specialty software and U. S. Department of Defense standards to destroy personal data left on all hard drives. Older computers are "de-manufactured" and hard drives are destroyed.

While Goodwill takes steps to verify erasure or destruction of data on storage devices, Goodwill assumes no responsibility for data.

Donating a Computer is Good for the Environment

Computers are not allowed in County landfills due to the lead and mercury content in the systems. Goodwill's computer recycling process diverts over 2.6 million pounds of e-waste from landfills each year.

Donated computers that are not suitable for sale in Goodwill stores are de-manufactured and broken down into their component parts such as plastics and metals. Goodwill's partnership with Dell in RECONNECT ensures that we will work with environmentally responsible, authorized product recovery partners to remarket the remaining recycled materials.