Be a Community Hero. Shop Goodwill ®.

Have you seen the new Spider-Man movie? It delivers all the action Spider-Man fans crave! And this time around Spidey (actually Sony Pictures) is partnering with Goodwill to drop the idea of being a community hero right inside our shopping carts!

Why? Because when you support their mission to help people who are facing challenges to finding employment overcome their hardships and achieve independence through the power of work, that kind of makes you a superhero, too. And, as any true Spider-Man fan knows, with great power comes great responsibility so this is one small thing you can do to help your community. 


It all started with an awesome DIY contest challenging Goodwill shoppers to create a Spider-Man suit. The winner was Tiffany Mink (@tiffmink) who turned a red dress found at her local Goodwill store into a full-fledged, head-to-toe super hero outfit. Her video showing how she created the suit, along with the submissions from the other finalists, can be viewed at spidermandiy.com. Entrants were encouraged to put their super hero love to work alongside their senses of style, and to act as community heroes by sourcing materials for their suits from Goodwill, where the sale of donated goods creates job preparation, skills training, education assistance and support services for people who face challenges to finding employment. Tiff’s purchases equate to 40 minutes of job search training for a Goodwill participant.
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“Tiffany’s crafty sense of style and creative approach set her apart from the crowd,” said Jim Gibbons, president, and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “She captivated our attention by combining the can-do attitude that makes Spider-Man a longtime fan favorite with the DIY aesthetic Goodwill shoppers have cultivated for more than a century.”

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