Goodwill opens Retail & Donation Center in Estero

Sept. 17, 2012 - PRLog -- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. cut the ribbon on its new Estero Retail & Donation Center on Friday, Sept., 14. The Estero grand opening follows just a week after the agency opened its latest Donation Center & Book Store in Naples. Goodwill board members, business leaders, and many people from the Estero community were on hand for the highly anticipated event.

A large crowd of shoppers had already formed outside the book store by 8:15 a.m., well in advance of the 9:00 a.m ribbon cutting. Erika Hilliard of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce was on hand to facilitate the ribbon cutting.

“The new Estero store replaces our Three Oaks boutique,” says Madison Mitchell, Goodwill’s community relations coordinator.  “It’s more than three times larger than the boutique and will employ 15 additional associates. Having a drive-up donation drop-off and being right on Corkscrew also makes it very convenient for our customers to shop and donate.”

The new Estero retail store is located at 10351 Corkscrew Commons Drive.

The new stores utilizes greener construction elements including thermal insulation, to properly seal the building and eliminate air leakage, native plant species throughout the landscaping, and energy-efficient interior light fixtures.

Hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday and 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. serves Collier, Charlotte, Lee, Hendry, and Glades counties.  Revenue earned at Goodwill’s Retail & Donation Centers supports programs and services for people with disabilities and other disadvantages.  Programs include Goodwill’s L.I.F.E. Academy, a charter school for students with intellectual disabilities ages 11 through 22, Job-Link career training and placement services, and income-sensitive housing for people with disabilities and senior citizens.

For more information about Goodwill’s programs and services, or for store locations, visit the agency’s website at http://www.goodwillswfl.org.