Goodwill Industries held its “Good Folks, Good Futures” event during the grand opening of its new Folkways location at 2920 Folkways Blvd. The event also honored retiring CEO Joanne Pickrel and welcomed incoming CEO Rafael Meza Vidales.
Incoming Goodwill President and CEO Rafael Meza Vidales is seen inside the new store during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the Goodwill Folkways store.
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Guests line up outside of Goodwill’s Folkways store ahead of the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Shoppers peruse the aisles inside the Goodwill Folkways store during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Shoppers peruse the aisles inside the Goodwill Folkways store during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Shoppers enter the new Goodwill Folkways store during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Incoming Goodwill President and CEO Rafael Meza Vidales addresses attendees during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the Goodwill Folkways store.
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Paige Zutavern shops the aisles inside the Goodwill Folkways store during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Executive Director of Lincoln Literacy Bryan Seck, from left, shakes hands with incoming Goodwill President and CEO Rafael Meza Vidales during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the Goodwill Folkways store.
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Suzanne Mann shops inside the Goodwill Folkways store during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Incoming Goodwill President and CEO Rafael Meza Vidales, second from left, cuts the ribbon for the grand opening of the new Goodwill Folkways store during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Guests line up outside of Goodwill’s Folkways store ahead of the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
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Joanne Pickrel, who is retiring as Goodwill’s CEO, speaks during the Good Folks, Good Futures event on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the Goodwill Folkways store.