The ReStore sells new and gently used building materials at up to 75 per cent less than retail price.
It also funds Habitat for Humanity Sudbury District that builds suitable homes and offers a hands up, not a hand out, to assist families to help themselves to a better life.
"Habitat Canada has a take back of one per cent out of three-hundred-thousand homes in Canada so far. That means 99 per cent of families move onto a better life, their children get a better education and become successful in their own lives," explained Lise Rheault.
She also talked about other little know facts about ReStore:
They offer tax receipts to individuals and businesses who donate items to a value of whatever ReStore can sell the item for; they pick up from as far away as North Bay, Timmins and Brampton; computers can be brought in or picked up and if students donate time to repair one, they get to keep it; big buyers are students, landlords and first-time home buyers renovating because they can buy gently used or new items at such a great price; the excess that ReStore can't house or use goes to St. Vincent de Paul and the Salvation Army.
ReStore also helps out the Positive Steps program of the Mental Health Society because people from the program volunteer at ReStore and also help themselves as well.
The John Howard Society sends volunteers to do community hours at ReStore. For their community work ReStore recently received the Volunteer of the Year Award 2008 from John Howard Society because the ReStore program works so well.
ReStore also helps students to do their 40 hours volunteer work to graduate and students also learn about recycling and building homes.
Habitat for Humanity is a community-based, non-profit, faith-based organization working for a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.
Their mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Habitat is a worldwide organization that spans 100 countries. Since the establishment of the Habitat for Humanity Sudbury District Affiliate in 1995, the organization has built 4 Habitat Homes in the Greater Sudbury area.
They are determined to increase that number by building at least one home (hopefully two) per year and help local families by giving them a hands up.
For more information about Habitat for Humanity call
705-669-0624 or visit
www.habitatsudbury.com
Building Homes-Building Hope.
