THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, May 12, 1996 TAG: 9605100208
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 12 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY ELIZABETH THIEL, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 96 lines
Used clothing. Old dishes. Costume jewelry.
You'll find anything and everything at the new Goodwill thrift store on North Battlefield Boulevard near the Intercoastal Waterway bridge.
The store, which opened for business March 1, had its official grand opening Friday.
It's the first Goodwill store in Chesapeake, and the seventh in Hampton Roads. Virginia Beach has two; Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport News each have one each.
``We've now covered all the major metropolitan city areas,'' said Lori A. Shelton, director of marketing for Norfolk-based Goodwill Industries of Hampton Roads Inc., which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year.
Goodwill, a non-profit group that provides job training for disabled and disadvantaged people, got started in Norfolk in 1925, Shelton said. A Methodist minister wanted to help poor people get back on their feet.
Over the years, Goodwill evolved to become an organization that focused more on helping disabled people. The group recently has expanded its mission to once again begin helping the economically disadvantaged, Shelton said.
The new thrift store increases Goodwill's Chesapeake presence.
Goodwill operates two small donation centers, one at the Wal-Mart shopping plaza on North Battlefield Boulevard and the other at Chesapeake Crossing across from Chesapeake Square Mall, to collect contributions of clothing and household items.
The goods are sold at thrift stores around the area, and the profits go to pay for the job training programs and for employment for disabled and disadvantaged people.
Last year, Goodwill trained 327 people with disabilities, Shelton said. Of those, 68 found outside employment. Most of the rest were employed by Goodwill or by the Norfolk Naval Base and Fort Eustis, which have special agreements to give jobs to people who have participated in Goodwill programs.
Shelton said Goodwill chose Chesapeake as a thrift store location because the city is growing and doesn't have much of a presence yet for such bargain shops.
``We just wanted to be one of the forerunners out there in the thrift store business, and give back to the community because they had given to us for so long,'' She said.
Great Bridge seemed like the perfect spot.
``I think we were just looking for a site that was visible,'' she said. ``You can't miss it, especially when you're stopped by the locks every hour on the hour.''Used clothing. Old dishes. Costume jewelry.
You'll find anything and everything at the new Goodwill thrift store on North Battlefield Boulevard near the Intracoastal Waterway bridge.
The store, which opened for business March 1, had its official grand opening Friday.
It's the first Goodwill store in Chesapeake, and the seventh in Hampton Roads. Virginia Beach has two; Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport News each have one each.
``We've now covered all the major metropolitan city areas,'' said Lori A. Shelton, director of marketing for Norfolk-based Goodwill Industries of Hampton Roads Inc., which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year.
Goodwill, a non-profit group that provides job training for disabled and disadvantaged people, got started in Norfolk in 1925, Shelton said. A Methodist minister wanted to help poor people get back on their feet.
Over the years, Goodwill evolved to become an organization that focused more on helping disabled people. The group recently has expanded its mission to once again begin helping the economically disadvantaged, Shelton said.
The new thrift store increases Goodwill's Chesapeake presence.
Goodwill operates two small donation centers, one at the Wal-Mart shopping plaza on North Battlefield Boulevard and the other at Chesapeake Crossing across from Chesapeake Square Mall, to collect contributions of clothing and household items.
The goods are sold at thrift stores around the area, and the profits go to pay for the job training programs and for employment for disabled and disadvantaged people.
Last year, Goodwill trained 327 people with disabilities, Shelton said. Of those, 68 found outside employment. Most of the rest were employed by Goodwill or by the Norfolk Naval Base and Fort Eustis, which have special agreements to give jobs to people who have participated in Goodwill programs.
Shelton said Goodwill chose Chesapeake as a thrift store location because the city is growing and doesn't have much of a presence yet for such bargain shops.
``We just wanted to be one of the forerunners out there in the thrift store business, and give back to the community because they had given to us for so long,'' She said.
Great Bridge seemed like the perfect spot.
``I think we were just looking for a site that was visible,'' she said. ``You can't miss it, especially when you're stopped by the locks every hour on the hour.'' MEMO: The Goodwill store is located at 300-A North Battlefield Boulevard. It
is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 6
p.m. For more information about the store or about how to make a
donation of clothing or household items, call 627-7733.
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