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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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...
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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...
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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...
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