Goodwill Industries of Greater NY and Northern NJ (Goodwill NYNJ) hosted its fourth annual Goodwill Evening of Treasures event to celebrate sustainable fashion and the power of work. Designer June Ambrose hosted the event at 10 Hudson Yards on May 2, 2024.
Designers and brands Busayo Olupona, Jack Carlson of Rowing Blazers, Chris Echevarria of Blackstock & Weber, Zero Waste Daniel and Bibhu Mohapatra, presented one-of-a kind outfits they upcycled using merchandise donated to Goodwill stores and that they donated to be auctioned. Bidding for the upcycled outfits to benefit Goodwill’s Mission Services went live on May 3 and will be open for two weeks.
Goodwill NYNJ honored David Coquillette with the Visionary Leadership award in recognition of his twenty years of service on Goodwill NYNJ’s Board of Directors, and Google with the Corporate Leadership award for their longstanding support of our mission work at the event. Tequila Lamar, NYC Outreach Lead, Education for Social Impact, accepted the award on behalf of Google.
“I am honored to accept this award on behalf of Google in the New York City metro region. Google is deeply committed to making a positive impact in the communities where our employees live and work, which is why we proudly support organizations like Goodwill. Across the U.S., Google partners with Goodwill to help job-seekers find meaningful career opportunities. Since 2017, Goodwill’s offering of Google’s digital skills programs has resulted in 400,000 Americans being placed into well-paying jobs,” said Tequila Lamar, NYC Outreach Lead, Education for Social Impact. “In New York, we have supported Goodwill’s Bridge to Tech program through funding, in-kind support, and volunteer engagement. Googlers have personally provided one-on-one resume assistance to Bridge to Tech alumni. In addition, Google and Goodwill NYNJ have fostered a nearly two-decade long partnership through annual collection drives, which have now evolved into permanent collections at our Meatpacking District campus in NYC.”
Revenue from the Goodwill Evening of Treasures, Goodwill stores and online site ShopGoodwill helps support Goodwill NYNJ’s programs that provide job placement, training, on-the-job coaching, and retention services for individuals with disabilities or mental health diagnoses, and adults who are underemployed or unemployed seeking employment.
