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Caught Reading: Melissa Kushner, Founder and Executive Director of Goods for Good, by Nojan Aminosharei
What does Goods for Good do? We basically take surplus goods from corporate organizations and provide them to orphans and vulnerable children in Southern Africa and Haiti—basic stuff like school uniforms, school supplies, and health and hygiene materials.
Sounds like a challenging job. Do you find much time to read? I do most of my readings on the long flights to Africa, since I’m back and forth several times a year. So I usually bring a stack of books with me. And when I stay in Malawi, where I spend most of my time in Africa, there’s no electricity, so I often get a lot of reading done. That’s where I get the most peace and quiet.
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Goods for Good and Afya Foundation, a nonprofit supplying medical support to health initiatives worldwide, are working together to provide support to displaced residents in one tent-camp, three orphanages and a hospital on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Goods for Good is providing School Packs, which include a Johnson & Johnson tote bag, pens, and notepads, to 1,500 children in need. The School Packs are intended to help these children cope with the recent disaster by expressing their emotions through writing and art.
The shipment will be leaving for Haiti tomorrow.
Goods for Good matches excess goods from the U.S. with the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in the developing world.
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One ‘Good’ Turn Deserves Another, by Wendy Furrer
It was an evening of fabulous photographs and philanthropy at the Chelsea Art Museum last night. Award-winning celebrity photographer Brian Marcus exhibited and auctioned off his moving series Malawi: Images of Progress to benefit Goods for Good, a non-profit organization that finds surplus products from U.S. corporations and funnels them to vulnerable children in the developing world, principally in Malawi and Haiti. The organization provides necessary school supplies, clothing, health and hygiene products to many children in need while also reducing waste at home. Its motto? Making Progress out of Excess.
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Goods for Good Gives a Helping Hand to the People of Malawi, by Christopher Koulouris
This past Monday night saw a very abundant turnout in support of Melissa Kushner’s foundation, Goods for Good (founded in 2006) at the Chelsea Art Museum, raising awareness of the plight of the Malawian people as well as some much needed funds.
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Goods for Good, by James Andrew
We at WIJW often speak about “elevated living,” and if you’ve read our thoughts on the subject then you will know that the sort of richness we are talking about is not just some sort of external makeover, but it is a richness that extend into all areas of our lives, inside and out.
To this end I think that one of the most powerful ways to affect change in our lives, is through the simple act of giving. It may seem counter intuitive in tough times to open one’s hearts and give, but this is a sure fire way to produce true and positive change in our own lives and the lives of others. In lending a hand to others we are also cultivate inner wealth – in effect one could call “giving” THE most essential part of one’s well-being stimulus plan!
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Finding Charity in Everyday Life: The Goods for Good Project by Melissa Lafsky
This year, on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the Huffington Post headlined with a powerful and inspiring quote from the reverend himself: “Life’s Most Persistent And Urgent Question Is: What Are You Doing For Others?” It isn’t a hypothetical question or a platitude — it’s a mandate for assuming a meaningful lifestyle that is about more than just ourselves and our needs. It’s a call to live your life concerned with not just your own gain, but also the well-being of others.
Melissa Kushner, a New Yorker who formerly worked for the United Nations, thought of a way to put her knowledge, connections, and skills to work to achieve a massive goal. Before a trip to Malawi in 2006, a thought occurred to her: American manufacturers are producing so much that we see huge surpluses in this country, while children in developing nations are without basic needs like school supplies — which can make a substantial difference in a child’s quality of life. So why not call U.S. companies and ask them to donate the products they have left over?
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Malawi: Images of Progress, a photography exhibit and auction by Brian Marcus to benefit Goods for Good, was a huge success! On February 1st, over 500 guests came out to Chelsea Art Museum to view Brian’s series of photographs from his March 2009 trip to Malawi with Goods for Good. With your help, we raised over $51,000 to benefit orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi and Haiti.
Check out pictures from the event here and a video here
* It’s not too late to order one of Brian’s beautiful prints from the exhibit. You can view the images on sale here and place your order through Fred Marcus Photography by contacting 212.873.5588 or brianmarcus@fredmarcus.com. Make sure to order soon- they will only be available until Monday, Feb. 22nd! Proceeds from print sales will benefit G4G.
Goods for Good matches excess goods from the United States with the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in the developing world.
Didn’t get a chance to order prints at the event? It’s not too late to get one!
Until Monday, February 22nd all of Brian’s beautiful prints from his Malawi: Images of Progress series are available by order. To order a print:
1. View images from the exhibition here
2. Choose a print and a size. 11×14 = $125 / 16×20 = $250 / 30×40 = $500
2. Place your order through Fred Marcus Photography by contacting 212.873.5588 or brianmarcus@fredmarcus.com
3. Proceeds from your purchase will benefit Goods for Good’s programs in Malawi as well as rebuilding efforts in Haiti
Goods for Good matches excess goods from the United States with the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in the developing world.
This past Sunday, five wonderful volunteers from Rotaract International came out to Goods for Good’s warehouse in New Jersey to help us sort and organize goods for our next shipment. All said and done, we packed over 3 pallets of children’s clothing that will be delivered to our program sites in our next shipment to Malawi.
Many thanks to Ali, Nicole, Feruza, Sumit and Wadri for their help – we couldn’t ask for better volunteers! Sign-up here to join us at our next packing party.
