Goodwill to Open Second Attended Donation Center in Collierville

Memphis, Tenn., December 23, 2011– Memphis Goodwill Industries has opened a new Attended Donation Center (ADC) in Collierville. The ADC is located in Almadale Crossing at 9947 Wolf River Blvd. Suite 103, Collierville, TN 38139. This ADC isnear the First Tennessee Bank at the corner of Houston Levee Road and Wolf River Blvd.

            The opening of the new Attended Donation Center in Collierville marks the 22nd center of its kind to open in the greater Memphis area and the 36^thin the Mid-South.

            “We are excited about the opportunity to expand the reach of Memphis Goodwill Industries with our second and newest Attended Donation Center in Collierville,” said Tony Martini, Chief Executive Officer for Memphis Goodwill Industries. “The new center will be a wonderful resource for the community as well as a source for creating more jobs for the Greater Memphis Area during these trying economic times.”

            Memphis Goodwill currently has another Attended Donation Center in Collierville at 330 Market Blvd. (next to Booya’s) and a retail location at 783 W. Poplar Avenue (at the corner of Poplar and Byhalia Road).

            Memphis Goodwill Industries was founded in 1927 as a territory of the nationwide Goodwill Industries movement. Today, the organization employs more than 650 people in Tennessee and Mississippi who face significant barriers to employment. For more information about Goodwill in Memphis, store locations or hours of operation, call (901) 323-6221 or visit www.goodwillmemphis.org.