RIVERVIEW, FLA. – The public is invited to a ribbon cutting at the new Riverview Goodwill Superstore on Wednesday, April 17 at 8 a.m. The store is at 10739 Big Bend Rd., just east of U.S. 301.
Refreshments will be served starting at 8 a.m. followed by the ribbon cutting. Guests will receive discount coupons and they’ll be invited to shop when the store opens at 9 a.m.
Learn about the mission behind Goodwill’s retail operations and about the new Job Connection Center opening at the store this summer. The Job Connection Center will offer free employment services to anyone who needs assistance.
The 27,700-square-foot store also features a convenient drive-through donation lane to make it easy to drop off donations. The new store has brought 32 new jobs to the area. It opened April 6.
Goodwill Industries-Suncoast is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. The organization’s successful donated goods retail operation helps support its human services in 10 counties in West Central Florida including employment services, training and job placement for people with disabilities, a children’s literacy program, affordable apartment communities for seniors and people with disabilities, and community corrections programs. For more information, visit www.goodwill-suncoast.org.