Goodwill's 10 things to donate before year's end

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Goodwill Industries International is encouraging Americans to commit to donating 10 items before the end of 2012. During this celebratory time of year, many people are looking for a way to help those in need, and donating used goods is perhaps the easiest, most affordable and one of the most efficient ways to help, according to Goodwill.

Among Goodwill’s top 10 goods that can be donated:

10. Computers: At the end of their useful life, computers can be donated at your local Goodwill store and recycled via Goodwill’s Dell Reconnect partnership. Donor should be sure to delete personal data before donating.

9. Kitchenware: Get something new for the kitchen for the holidays? Gently used kitchenware can be donated at most Goodwill donation locations. To find the donation site in your community go to http://www.goodwill.org/.

8. Video Games: Donate 10 video games and provide 47 minutes of on-the-job training for someone like Sarouet Ouk, who dropped out of school but found a green job and got back on track educationally thanks to a Goodwill job training program.

7. Books: Upgrade from paperbacks to a Kindle or iPad this year? Donate 15 books and provide 26 minutes of career counseling for a veteran lik Jason Tobey, a Marine Corps vet who struggled to find employment after being honorably discharged from the military.

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