Release: First Goodwill DonationXpress Opens in Eastchester

Local parents now can count on a convenient and environmentally friendly final destination for those items found when de-cluttering their children’s closets before they go back to school or college.

Goodwill’s DonationXpress offers a fast and easy way to get rid of the clothing, electronics, and other household items their families no longer need, and get a tax receipt for their donation. Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. will officially open the first DonationXpress, an attended donation center, of its region at 19 Mill Road, Eastchester, NY 10709 with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, August 23 at 10 a.m. Goodwill Donation Express will be open to the public seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Phone: (914) 337-3749)

William J. Forrester, President and CEO of the NY-NJ Goodwill said: “The Eastchester DonationXpress, the first attended donation center in the Goodwill NY-NJ region, will create jobs and a convenient way for people to donate the things they no longer need, diverting those items from landfills. Stop by DonationXpress on your way to the grocery store and the cleaners. And bring along the kids. It’s never too early to teach them the benefits of re-using, re-purposing, and re-cycling.”

Hudson Valley residents can drop-off at DonationXpress clothing, electronics, small furniture, books, records, CDs, DVDs, and other household items. Goodwill relies on the communities that it serves to donate these items to sell in its stores. Sale proceeds from Goodwill Stores support Goodwill’s mission of helping find jobs for individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment. 

DonationXpress will be staffed with three individuals from Westchester-based Goodwill employment programs for persons with disabilities. The attended donation center will also serve as a training site for people from these programs to get work experience prior to placement.

Because Goodwill Industries is a not-for-profit organization, donated goods in good condition are tax-deductible and receipts are provided upon request. In Westchester County, Goodwill stores are located in the ShopRite Plaza at 8 Joyce Rd in New Rochelle, at 380 North Saw Mill River Road in Elmsford, Somers Commons Center at 80 Route 6 in Baldwin Place and at 440 South Riverside Avenue in Croton-on-Hudson. Find the nearest store to you at the Goodwill website.

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. serves the residents from 34 counties in the New York City metropolitan area, Long Island, Hudson Valley, and the capital region of NY, and the 10 most Northern counties of New Jersey. Its mission is to help individuals and families in our community achieve a better life and financial independence through work.