Charity stores in the Edmonton area are asking people to hold on to donations for now, as some Goodwill and Salvation Army stores are reporting increasing drop-offs — even though they are closed due to COVID-19. “We know people are struggling with isolation, quarantine, they’re struggling with what to do.
They want to clean their house, they want to donate to good causes,” said Doug Roxburgh, marketing manager with Goodwill Alberta. “The problem is, we just don’t have the resources in place to take it right now.” Goodwill closed all its Alberta stores and donation centres due to COVID-19 on March 21.
Salvation Army closed down all its stores in Canada on March 17, and then shut down donation centres on March 23. Major Al Hoeft from