Ribbon Cutting: Goodwill Gulf Coast Grand Opening

Name: Ribbon Cutting: Goodwill Gulf Coast Grand Opening
Start: 2025-10-14T09:00:00-05:00
Location: 111 Racetrack Rd NW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547-1644, United States

Schedule

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

111 Racetrack Rd NW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547-1644, United States | Fort Walton Beach, FL

FORT WALTON, FL – A grand opening ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14 to mark the relocation of the Goodwill Gulf Coast store on Beal Parkway to a new location at 111 Racetrack Road NW, in the former Big Lots location directly across from Choctawhatchee High School.
“While the Beal Parkway store has done well over the years, this new location on Racetrack Road will provide a much larger retail floor space and more parking,” Barry Reed, President/CEO of Goodwill Gulf Coast, said. “We look forward to serving our customers and donors in the Fort Walton Beach area with the expanded store that will feature even more items for purchase in support of our programs and services.”
While the retail store will open on October 14, the adjacent Opportunity Center, which offers access for area residents to the many programs and services offered by Goodwill Gulf Coast, is still under construction. The Opportunity Center is slated to open in November.
Goodwill Gulf Coast currently operates 11 retail stores, two outlet stores, 10 stand-alone donation centers, and six opportunity centers throughout its 10-county service area in southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. Ninety cents of every dollar Goodwill Gulf Coast spends provides support for the programs and services offered to the community, including job training and placement services, as well as support programs for children, youth and parents.
In FY 2024, Goodwill Gulf Coast provided over 23,000 services to 14,474 individuals, encompassing people of all ages and abilities, through workforce development programs, early childhood preparation and support, and medical, financial, emergency, and disability support services.