Goodwill Industries of SanDiego County will open a new retail store and donation center in the Lake Murrary neighborhood of La Mesa on Thursday, creating 28 new jobs.
“We love this community, and when this space became available we jumped on it” said Beth Forsberg, VP of operations.
The store at 6127 Lake Murray Boulevard will officially open on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m.
The new location will be one of Goodwill’s free electronics recycling centers. In addition to accepting donations of clean reusable clothing and household items seven days a week, the center will also accept computers, televisions, cell phones and other consumer electronics (working or not) at no charge.
The new store is the second opened in the La Mesa area in three years and the 28th in San Diego County. Goodwill said it hired 19 full-time and nine part-time employees to staff the new location.
Goodwill in San Diego is part of an international network of Goodwill charities. The organization uses revenue gained from selling donated items to fund job training programs and provide employment for people with disabilities.
