Christina's Success Story

When Christina came to Goodwill in 1998, she was shy and bereft of self-esteem - a mother of three who had been stuck in an abusive relationship. Today, Christina works in accounting at a successful educational foundation and has earned the respect and friendship of her coworkers. In addition, her remarkable singing talent recently propelled her into a finalist spot in the Gospel Music Channel's "Gospel Dream" competition. "I am the fruit of Goodwill's labor," says Christina. "Goodwill was the beginning of living for me."

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 contact Dave Stutts at (336) 724-3621 ext. 259 or dstutts@goodwillnwnc.org 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 500 tons 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.