Goodwill offers spring cleaning tips

It is an annual spring rite. As the weather gets warmer, most Americans take time to cleanse and beautify their homes. A survey by Sparefoot, an informational site on the automated storage industry, in 2017 revealed that 78% of Americans plan a spring-care campaign that takes four days on average. And more than half of Americans (57%) will buy new spring clothing according to a 2016 survey by the International Council of Shopping Centers.

When you redesign your cabinets and update your wardrobe, start a new beginning for the people in your community by buying and donating Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana.

"Spring is a time of refreshment and renewal, but you can not have anything new, useful and beautiful in your life if you have no room for it," said Lorie Marrero, bestselling author. The Disorder Diet and the Home Office Manual . "I love to give goodwill to my clothes and household goods, because I know that the person who buys this item will not only benefit, but the income will create opportunities directly for someone in my community, my own neighbors, to get work done Find."

The Goodwill Network, which consists of 162 independent community organizations, provides placement and training services, career guidance, financial education and mentoring programs in their local communities. Goodwill organizations help people with disabilities and the disadvantaged, veterans and military families, adolescents and young adults, older workers and others who have difficulty finding a job.

As the spring cleaning season approaches, Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana is offering these seven shopping and gift suggestions to make a positive impact on your region.

Tips

1. CLEANING AND ORGANIZING

Empty your basement, attic, garage and cupboards. Find bins, baskets, and boxes to help you organize yourself better. Challenge everyone in your family to find ten items.

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Visit Goodwill to read summer books, or vintage records for the perfect spring soundtrack. Need a motivation for the spring cleaning? Go to a different part of the room after each part of your playlist.

3. DECORATE

Let your home shine with art and family photos. Visit Goodwill to get frames, art and vases. Celebrate changes in your community when donating or making a purchase.

4. PLAY

Goodwill is your spring sports center. Look for basketballs, baseball gloves, tennis rackets and golf clubs. Change the game in your community by buying goodwill.

5. FIND

Find modern designs and prints at Goodwill this spring. Look for stripes, squares and peas or for floral and tribal patterns. Give your style an asymmetric, crossed or square neckline.

6. RAINFALL DAY

Build your wet spring wardrobe in goodwill with elegant blankets, bright galoshes and incredible umbrellas. Or shower indoors, bundled with a classic book or DVD that you will find in goodwill.

7. GIVE

Make your business a fresh start for someone else. Share your success by donating goodwill to your professional work clothes.

Visit http://www.goodwill.org/spring-cleaning for more spring cleaning and fashion tips.

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