Goodwill Store Opens in Avon Lake
June 14 grand opening includes ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The newest addition to Learwood Square, the Avon Lake Goodwill Store, is officially open. The store, which occupies the space formerly used by Peter & Co. Jewelers before it moved to the front of the plaza, sells donated gently used clothing, knick knacks, and small household and gift items. It is the seventh Goodwill Store in Lorain County. Bob Rees, president of Goodwill Industries of Lorain County gave a brief speech before the June 14 ceremony and said the Avon Lake store has more of a "boutique" feel than the other stores. “What this store opening means is an opportunity for us to help people with barriers to employment, disabilities, and other things we think in society shouldn’t happen,” Rees said. “Like vets who can’t get places, …
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Lori E. Switaj
9:59 pm on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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