Wednesday, May 15, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
THRIFT STORE:
New location offers
expanded space
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the idea. Much to our sur-
prise, toward the end of our
tour the agent told us she had
been in touch with the Muirs
and that they felt Habitat
would be a good fit.=
Habitat for Humanity
Thrift Store staff worked
together with the Muirs to
arrive at a price and terms
that would work for Habitat.
Weed added, <With the
sale of our existing build-
ing and the increase in sales
projected, we are confident
that we will be able to pay
off the building within five
years, while also maintain-
ing our home-building pro-
gram at the current pace of
three homes per year. But,
when we closed the deal last
October, the reality of what
it would take to renovate the
space to accommodate our
operations and open the new
store set in.=
During the open house
for the Sisters Habitat for
Humanity Thrift Store,
volunteer Linda Simmons
approached Weed to dis-
cuss her recent retirement
and that she was a project
manager and was willing to
help coordinate all the many
pieces necessary to open the
new thrift store.
<Over the next months
Linda kept us moving. At
the same time, local builder
Dave Clark helped us with
the design and together with
his daughter Brenna spent
hours working on the reha-
bilitation of the new store,=
said Weed.
Habitat construction man-
ager Darlene Snider and the
house-building crew remod-
eled walls for the new sorting
room, bathroom, and dress-
ing room, installed flooring,
painted and built countertops,
and built the new sorting
room cabinets.
Weed noted, <Board mem-
ber Bob Lawton worked on
the exterior signage. Board
member Bob Buchholz con-
tacted the Energy Trust and
helped us obtain incentive
funds to change over 500
bulbs to efficient LEDs that
have already reduced our
utility costs.=
Thrift Store volunteers led
by Store Director Don Reed
and volunteer Nan Daschel
began working on the retail
floor layout.
Over one hundred volun-
teers provided the hands that
made it possible.
Sue Edgerton, who has
been a volunteer for the
Thrift Store for over 15
years, remembers standing
at the cashier counter the day
she timidly mentioned she9d
like to volunteer.
<Lovely Thrift Store vol-
unteer Nan Miller said to me,
8We train on Monday!9 That
started a 17-year tale of vol-
unteering with some won-
derful people. I have sorted
clothing, washed and priced
housewares, and for many
years have been a cashier,
which I love to do. Talking
to all our interesting custom-
ers and seeing what treasures
they have discovered that day
is always fun. I also served
on the store committee for
a few years. We supported
the volunteers several ways
and had a great time at our
meetings.=
Daschel, who was instru-
mental with her help during
the remodel, was looking for
a way to <pay it back= after
she retired.
<I find it rewarding for the
friendships I have made, the
homes we built and the lives
we changed.=
The larger store has
shown Habitat for Humanity
that more volunteer help
is needed with cashiering,
receiving and sorting donated
items.
Store hours will stay the
same as the previous hours:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday. Donations are
accepted 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday
in the alley behind the build-
ing. Volunteers are needed
at the new location as well
as the ReStore and job site.
Anyone interested in volun-
teering can RSVP to attend
a volunteer orientation by
calling the Habitat office at
541-549-1193.
<The next session is May
15, at noon at the Habitat
offices, which are still
located at the former store
building, 141 W. Main Ave.
The Habitat offices will
be located at the two-story
building until a space can
be remodeled on the second
floor of the new store,= Weed
said.
Sisters Habitat for
Humanity is dedicated to
eliminating substandard
housing locally and world-
wide through constructing,
rehabilitating and preserv-
ing homes; by advocating for
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fair and just housing policies;
and by providing training and
access to resources to help
families improve their shelter
conditions.
I find it rewarding for
the friendships I have
made, the homes we built
and the lives we changed.
— Nan Daschel
Those interested in home-
ownership, home repair or
volunteering with Sisters
Habitat can visit the web-
site www.sistershabitat.org
or call the Habitat office at
541-549-1193.
In the coming year Sisters
Habitat for Humanity will
work toward a permanent
location for their ReStore and
offices.
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