April 03, 2023
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (April 3, 2023) – Goodwill North Central Texas announced today that Project Goodwill will return on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth.
This fashion show, design competition and fundraiser gala tasks aspiring designers from the community with designing wearable garments using $100 worth of unconventional materials from local Goodwill stores and presenting those looks in a runway show. Over the years, participants have used materials including lampshades, album covers, a trampoline, suitcases, tin-foil pans, air filters and even adult diapers to complete their looks. Contestants compete for top honors in design materials and method, and runway presentation. First place in the 2022 event went to Renacio Reyes, who designed a dress entirely out of four framed pictures, wire and a shower curtain they found at Goodwill.
“This is not an outfit competition, it’s a true design competition featuring runway-ready looks,” said Shay Gipson, Vice President of Community Engagement. “Goodwill is proud to be one of the largest recyclers in North Texas, and showcasing secondary uses for everyday household goods and clothing is just one way of emphasizing the importance of reusing and upcycling in promoting sustainability.”
The 2023 fashion show will be hosted by Anthony Elle, winner of Project Runway All Stars, Season 6 and current star of HGTV’s Rock the Block. The fashion show will be judged by industry professionals including 2022 winner of Project Goodwill Renacio Reyes; Director of Customer Care for Kendra Scott, Lyndsay Baylor; Professor of Theatre Arts at Texas Wesleyan University, Joe Allen Brown; Plus-Size Reseller and Body-Positive Activist, Dearrine Morrow (@thedivaofcurvestx); and Design Consultant, Kanani Mahelona.
Project Goodwill benefits the mission of the nonprofit – to empower people with disabilities, disadvantages and other barriers to employment so they may achieve maximum independence. All proceeds go to the Moncrief-Ryan Scholarship Fund supporting initiatives focusing on providing jobs and job training for the homeless, at-risk youth, veterans, the formerly incarcerated and the people with disabilities. The 2022 event raised more than $80,000 for the cause.
Learn more at www.GoodwillNorthCentralTexas.org/ProjectGoodwill.
About Goodwill North Central Texas
Goodwill is more than a thrift store. The largest employer of people with disabilities in the world, Goodwill believes that work has the power to transform lives by building self-confidence, independence, creativity, trust and friendships. Everyone deserves this chance.
Goodwill North Central Texas is based in Fort Worth and serves 18 counties in the region. The nonprofit’s 27 area retail locations provide revenue through the sale of donated goods to support Goodwill’s mission to CREATE lives of independence and BUILD a stronger local community. Job training and career services programs for people with disabilities, such as physical or mental disabilities and other barriers to employment including lack of education or work experience and homelessness are guided by the organization’s vision of a North Central Texas where everyone person has the opportunity for maximum independence and abundant living. For more information, please visit www.GoodwillNorthCentralTexas.org.
This fashion show, design competition and fundraiser gala tasks aspiring designers from the community with designing wearable garments using $100 worth of unconventional materials from local Goodwill stores and presenting those looks in a runway show. Over the years, participants have used materials including lampshades, album covers, a trampoline, suitcases, tin-foil pans, air filters and even adult diapers to complete their looks. Contestants compete for top honors in design materials and method, and runway presentation. First place in the 2022 event went to Renacio Reyes, who designed a dress entirely out of four framed pictures, wire and a shower curtain they found at Goodwill.
“This is not an outfit competition, it’s a true design competition featuring runway-ready looks,” said Shay Gipson, Vice President of Community Engagement. “Goodwill is proud to be one of the largest recyclers in North Texas, and showcasing secondary uses for everyday household goods and clothing is just one way of emphasizing the importance of reusing and upcycling in promoting sustainability.”
The 2023 fashion show will be hosted by Anthony Elle, winner of Project Runway All Stars, Season 6 and current star of HGTV’s Rock the Block. The fashion show will be judged by industry professionals including 2022 winner of Project Goodwill Renacio Reyes; Director of Customer Care for Kendra Scott, Lyndsay Baylor; Professor of Theatre Arts at Texas Wesleyan University, Joe Allen Brown; Plus-Size Reseller and Body-Positive Activist, Dearrine Morrow (@thedivaofcurvestx); and Design Consultant, Kanani Mahelona.
Project Goodwill benefits the mission of the nonprofit – to empower people with disabilities, disadvantages and other barriers to employment so they may achieve maximum independence. All proceeds go to the Moncrief-Ryan Scholarship Fund supporting initiatives focusing on providing jobs and job training for the homeless, at-risk youth, veterans, the formerly incarcerated and the people with disabilities. The 2022 event raised more than $80,000 for the cause.
Learn more at www.GoodwillNorthCentralTexas.org/ProjectGoodwill.
About Goodwill North Central Texas
Goodwill is more than a thrift store. The largest employer of people with disabilities in the world, Goodwill believes that work has the power to transform lives by building self-confidence, independence, creativity, trust and friendships. Everyone deserves this chance.
Goodwill North Central Texas is based in Fort Worth and serves 18 counties in the region. The nonprofit’s 27 area retail locations provide revenue through the sale of donated goods to support Goodwill’s mission to CREATE lives of independence and BUILD a stronger local community. Job training and career services programs for people with disabilities, such as physical or mental disabilities and other barriers to employment including lack of education or work experience and homelessness are guided by the organization’s vision of a North Central Texas where everyone person has the opportunity for maximum independence and abundant living. For more information, please visit www.GoodwillNorthCentralTexas.org.
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