November 1st, 2012
Janell Watt
They’re dog-gone adorable
If you’ve been to one of our ReStores, whether as a customer, shopper or volunteer, you may have been witness to unexpected moments of chaos! A mad pile-up of last minute donations, a dropped sink or the guy who wants us to fit a 6-piece cabinet Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, ReStore, volunteer
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October 16th, 2012
ReStore
All three stores will open Mondays!
We’re giving you an extra day to shop, donate and volunteer at our stores.
Beginning November 5, all three stores will be open Mondays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Yes, our stores will be open 6 days a week – Monday through Saturday – beginning Monday, November 5.
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October 1st, 2012
ReStore
Serving Up Style: Designers Fighting Lupus is Portland’s premier design event. Each year, prominent design teams are invited to create fantastic, stunning, and whimsical dining environments for a four-day showcase during the Portland Fall Home & Garden Show. Serving Up Style culminates with a fundraiser gala, auction, and awards ceremony. All proceeds from the event Read more...
Tags: ReStore, reuse, reused building materials, salvaged, Washington County
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July 31st, 2012
Janell Watt
Have you ever considered volunteering at the ReStore? We have three hard working Volunteer Coordinators who are happy to help you find just the right fit. We asked them several questions to let you get to know them a little.
Portland ReStore
Name: Malia Tam Sing
What do you appreciate most about volunteers in the Read more...
Tags: Clark County, Habitat for Humanity, Portland, ReStore, volunteer, Washington County
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July 31st, 2012
Mark Haley
If you attended the Home and Garden Idea Fair in Clark County this year you saw lots of great home improvement ideas and probably discovered many creative things to put on your garden wish list. You also may have heard tons of pounding, excited chatter and lots of laughter.
That commotion was the result of a Read more...
Tags: building materials, Clark County, Habitat for Humanity, lumber, projects, reused building materials, salvaged
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May 22nd, 2012
Malia Tam Sing
Nick and Matt’s hand painted sign in the Portland store is a work of art.
The ReStore volunteer spotlight shines on two people this month, Nick Cogswell and Matt Davis. In February, Nick approached store manager Shel Reinwald about painting a sign on the wall that separates the front and Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, Portland, volunteer
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April 18th, 2012
ReStore
Once again, Umpqua Bank graciously gives us space in its Vancouver, WA branches to provide its customers with information about the Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store. We did this last year, too and it was a great success. Not only does this partnership showcases Umpqua’s commitment to the local community, Read more...
Tags: Clark County, Habitat for Humanity
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April 18th, 2012
Janell Watt
This month we are excited to celebrate National Volunteer Week April 15-21.
Volunteers are the life blood of our organization, and there is no way we could accomplish what we do without them. Over the past year, volunteers have logged over 29,000 hours for all three ReStores combined. That’s the Read more...
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February 29th, 2012
Mark Haley
Reuse, recycle, and repurpose are words we use daily and values we incorporate into the daily running of our Habitat for Humanity ReStores – we want to practice what we preach! We have ample opportunities for repurposing materials and are always trying to think creatively and see things with a “crafty” and useful eye.
At the Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, reuse, reused building materials, volunteer
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February 29th, 2012
Shel Mae Reinwald
You may remember seeing Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s billboard campaign, “Habitat for Portland” around town last fall. After the billboards came down, ReStore Managers Shel Mae and Alex Bertolucci spent some time thinking about the best use for the billboards. The first thought was to display Read more...
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