David's Success Story

David was homeless and unemployed for years. Drug and alcohol addiction led to his eventual arrest, but after a short stay in jail, David decided it was time for a change. After months of recovery meetings, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation referred David to Goodwill to begin training for employment. Today, David is employed as a materials handler and has purchased and begun renovating a home. “Goodwill showed me how to have a better life. They don’t hand anything to you. They give you the opportunity to choose a better life for yourself.”

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.