GRAYLING — On Friday, Goodwill Northern Michigan held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their grand opening in Grayling.
After doing some research, Goodwill Northern Michigan discovered that many customers in Grayling were travelling more than an hour to get to a store.
Now people who live in the Grayling area will be able to shop locally and donate their items. When shoppers purchase items at their stores, Goodwill Northern Michigan says that money is reinvested back into the community.
“The great thing about the Goodwill mission, that the store is a great place for people to shop and also when they’re shopping, they’re shopping with a purpose, they’re making an impact on the community with their their shopping and their donation,” said Dan Buron, executive director.
Some of the programs Goodwill Northern Michigan gives back to are local food pantries and homelessness.