N. Plainfield Girl Scouts Learn Importance Of Donating Clothes

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — A total of 25 girls from the North Plainfield Girl Scout Troop #65141 stopped by a borough Goodwill store to drop bags of donations on Saturday morning.

Newly-elected Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ D-7) helped present the GoodTurn patches, which were designed by the marketing department of Goodwill NYNJ, to the girl scouts for their donations at the store at 955 Route 22 West in North Plainfield.

Malinowski offered a question and answer session and then led the scouts on a tour of the Goodwill store to learn about the production process and how donations are sorted and tagged before going to the sales floor.

"We are a multi-level troop all living in North Plainfield. We have first, third, fourth, and sixth graders in our troop. We are the biggest troop right now in town," Troop Leader Danielle Roberto said.

Goodwill NYNJ holds donation drives for kids to educate children the importance of re-using, re-purposing and recycling usable goods to achieve a more sustainable society.

For more information about Goodwill NYNJ visit goodwillnynj.org.

(Image via Goodwill: Malinowski with North Plainfield Girl Scout Troop #65141 )

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