Another local Goodwill store is extending its hours to accommodate customers. The Goodwill Store on the Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township will extend its Friday and Saturday evening hours from 6pm to 8pm. Due to an increase in customers, the location will stay open until 8pm, rather than closing at 6pm, on Friday and Saturday evenings. The new hours will begin on Friday, May 1.

This location is the third Goodwill store in the Harrisburg market to expand hours. The Goodwill stores in Lemoyne and Colonial Park are staying open longer to accommodate more customers.  As the economic downturn continues, more people are seeking bargains. According to Ron Kratofil, CEO of Goodwill Keystone Area, “This is a time where we need to be as accommodating as possible to our shoppers and the community.”

In March, the Goodwill store on Jonestown Road in Harrisburg expanded weekend hours and it's paying off. “Many of our shoppers have thanked us for staying open longer on the weekends. We've been seeing more shoppers and new faces,” said Colonial Store Goodwill Manager Jason Brown.

Goodwill sells brand new and gently-used clothing, household items, and furniture. Goodwill is a non-profit organization and items sold at Goodwill stores help fund job training programs for people who are at a disadvantage.

Starting May 1, the new store hours for the Goodwill Store in Hampden will be Monday to Thursday - 9am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday - 9am to 8pm, and Sunday - noon to 5pm. The phone number to the Store is 691-3699 or 635-2881.  For a complete listing of stores, visit yourgoodwill.org.

The mission of Goodwill Keystone Area is to support persons with disabilities and other barriers to independence in achieving their fullest potential as workers and as members of the broader community. In support of the mission, Goodwill collects and sells donated items in 34 stores in 22 counties in central and southeastern Pennsylvania. Goodwill's philosophy is that work is a building block of community and that when people are given an opportunity to work, their self-esteem increases and other problems are minimized.