Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver
February 2006
The Blueprint
Celebrating the Habitat Burnaby ReStore In October 2005 the Habitat Burnaby ReStore celebrated its 3rd birthday with an open house‌ and what a party it was! With the help of many volunteers and a supply of goodies and coffee from Cobs Bread and JJ Bean, hundreds of regular and new ReStore customers browsed the aisles and came away with some fantastic bargains (including free toilet seats!). The ReStore is integral to the success of Habitat because the profits support the operating expenses of the organization. This means that when people donate to Habitat, their money is going to the building of houses and not to the cost of operations. Not only are there some great bargains to be found, but customers are also helping the environment. Tom (Habitat ReStore manager) estimates that more than 1,500 tons of unwanted material has been resold, reused and recycled through the ReStore since it opened in 2003.
The free toilet seats were a real hit
find on building supplies, household items and one-of-a-kind finds. Plans are underway to open a 2nd ReStore, once a suitable site is found.
Special gratitude goes to the individual donors and corporate suppliers who continually help to replenish the shelves, as well as our customers who spread the word about the great deals they Congratulations William! While his parents were shopping at the Open House, William spent his time colouring a wonderful drawing and won our contest. (He came back later to get his basket of prizes.)
Tom (at far right) helps a customer load up a cart