On March 23, officials with Goodwill of North Georgia closed their stores as part of the statewide effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. At the time donation centers remained open, but now those centers will be closed after Saturday, April 18.
"Due to your overwhelming generosity during our temporary store closures, we have more treasures than we can handle right now," said President and CEO Keith T. Parker in a statement on the Goodwill website.
People apparently have been spending a good bit of time during the state's shelter-in-place order doing spring cleaning, and that has translated to overwhelming donations to Goodwill.
The agency will accept donations on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. After that, donation collections will be suspended until further notice.
"We are looking forward to the day when we can safely reopen and make all these newly donated items available for purchase in our stores. Until then, please help us keep our community clean by holding on to your donations until we reopen," Parker said.
Goodwill of North Georgia has 20 stores and donation center across the region.
Follow this link to keep up to date with Goodwill's coronavirus response.
