Category: ReStories

Most FAQ? “When can I come back?” That’s according to Volunteer Program Manager Colleen O’Toole. Colleen has been with The ReStore for a little over 6 years. She was initially hired as volunteer coordinator at the Washington County ReStore, but took on an expanded role for all four locations (Gresham ReStore opening soon) almost two […]

It was a friend who first turned Tracy Livie on to The ReStore. They had just bought furniture from the Washington County ReStore and they needed Tracy’s advice. “They were asking me about refinishing it, and they told me about how wonderful the store is,” she said. So when Tracy saw the sign for the […]

“I don’t eat anything I can’t identify,” said Kate Ayres.  Those are certainly words to live by,  given that Kate, the Portland ReStore’s new assistant manager, considers community foraging one of her favorite pastimes. You may spot her on the street as she stops to pick up apples, pears, nettles, figs, nuts and  blackberries  from […]

Here’s a fresh face you should get to know. It belongs to Andrew Carlson, new assistant manager at the Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store. Raised in NE Portland, Andrew attended Grant High School, and later graduated from Portland State where he studied history and social sciences with the intent of becoming a teacher. While […]

“Customer service is my heart, and I love being with people!” said Petty Blake. Every exclamation makes that pretty obvious, and it’s what makes us thrilled to have Petty on our team. Petty first found The ReStore when she began her “rejob” search. After 20 plus years babysitting grandkids, she was a bit out of touch […]

“It’s a path to the heart.” That’s how Mark Pomeroy recently described coming to work for The ReStore. Mark joined our staff in June as the new Salvage Service manager. In his new role, Mark will oversee all Salvage Service operations, including planning and development for The ReStore’s deconstruction program. Though he’s new to The […]

On Tuesdays Som Tamang often works behind the ReStore register. He’s a Habitat future homeowner working to build 500 sweat equity hours. He’s half way there. At the end of April Som and his wife, Basanti, hit the 250 mark, and they’ve only been at it since February. Som’s story begins in Bhutan where he […]

When you're questing for the latest trends at local idea fairs and home and garden shows, stop by The ReStore booth and meet Heidi White.

You may not often see Karen Nicola in the ReStore, but she’s there, working hard four days each week. She’s kept busy in the Washington County ReStore warehouse pricing “littles’”- hardware and basically anything that isn’t large like furniture. That’s a whole lot of inventory to cycle through! Karen has a lot of experience with […]

Fifty-seven miles worth of trim! If you lined up the 60 or so loads of trim WestPac has donated to The ReStore over the past 7 months, it would go roughly 57 miles. That’s almost 300,000 linear feet of new MDF trim in multiple profiles and sizes.  Builders and other DIYers use   medium density fiberboard for […]