January 31st, 2012
Janell Watt
Christmas was ruined!
(Not really, but over dramatizing events helps me cope)
It was two days before Christmas and my husband and I decided it was finally time to open up the box and assemble the play kitchen (that we bought weeks ago) for my daughter, Olivia. Unfortunately we discovered a couple of pieces had been damaged….dang! Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, projects, ReStore
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January 18th, 2012
ReStore
We often receive requests to tear out kitchens and bathrooms, and until now we haven’t been able to help.
Through our new Building Material Recovery service, we can say “yes” when you ask us to remove your cabinets, sinks, appliances, doors and other items. You’ll get a tax deduction receipt for the items Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, ReStore
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December 28th, 2011
ReStore
Because a few people in our group work in the medical field, we were offered a tour of one of the local hospitals. We toured the Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery, the Operating Room and standard care wards. One of the physicians who talked to us was a woman who has worked at the hospital Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity
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November 30th, 2011
ReStore
After visiting the monastery at Amarbayasgalant on Saturday, we went north on Sunday to visit the Mother Tree, one of the holiest sites for the Mongolian people. Here, people and families visit from around the country to offer gifts and prayers. People often picnic in the shadow of the tree as many view this as Read more...
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November 30th, 2011
Colleen O'Toole
Volunteer Eliana “Ellie” Jaimes-Figueroa came to the Washington County ReStore from a work experience program run by the Oregon Human Development Corporation (OHDC), based in Hillsboro. Ellie served the ReStore as a customer service assistant and cashier while actively looking for full time employment with a focus on accounting and banking. Her placement at the ReStore Read more...
Tags: ReStore, volunteer, Washington County
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November 1st, 2011
ReStore
The third installment in Dan’s Mongolia adventure.
We have completed our first week of building in Darkhan, Mongolia. After a team breakfast, we started our second day building ceiling supports and rafters for the house. This entailed measuring, sawing and nailing – no experience necessary. Everyone on the team had the opportunity to try their hand Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity
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November 1st, 2011
ReStore
Alisia Gonzales-Hankins lives with her daughter and three sons in a house in northeast Portland that they’ve rented for 12 years. Alejandra is 19, Dominique is 15, and her twins, DeMario and DeMarco, are 6. Over the years, their neighborhood has become much more affluent than it was when they first Read more...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity
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October 26th, 2011
Janell Watt
He was born with the name Albert Tester, but he’s best known as Tiny. Standing at 6′3″, Tiny is pretty easy to pick out of a crowd. He has lived in the Vancouver area since he was 11 years old, born #9 in a Read more...
Tags: Clark County, Habitat for Humanity, volunteer
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September 29th, 2011
ReStore
Hello from Mongolia, land of the Blue Sky!
After over 15 hours of flying, we landed in Ulaan Baator, Mongolia and were met at the airport by members of the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. We were transported to the Hostel were we would spend our first night before making the trek to Darkhan.
We met our Read more...
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August 31st, 2011
ReStore
What do you want for your birthday? Say you are approaching the big 3-0. You are gainfully employed and have a couple of kids, but you are still living with your parents. In fact, your family of four, your sister and her two children, your brother, and your parents are all living in a 3-bedroom Read more...
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