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Goodwill of the Valleys uses Pinterest

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Goodwill of the Valleys is using a photo sharing social media site to get more people into the doors.

You can now check out ideas for fashion, crafts, and home decor using Goodwill's Pinterest page.

Goodwill partnered with a local fashion bloogger to help put some of the outfits together.

The organization's leaders say Pinterest is a great way to reach more people in the community.

"People see something on Pinterest and it's usually pretty expensive to re-create those things and we show people how they can come here to Goodwill and get those items more affordably," Lucie Touchton, Goodwill of the Valley's Marketing Manager says.

Goodwill's Pinterest page also give tips on how to find jobs using social media.

Check it out here.

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