Labor Day Weekend

It has been such a mild summer compared to the last several summers that it doesn't seem like it is ready to end.  The Labor Day Weekend marks the unofficial end to summer but coincides with transitions at the ReStore as well.  We lose our Americorps and Lutheran Volunteer Volunteers this time of year and tend to get fewer people signing up to volunteer after the summer.

Our LVC member, Tyler, left at the end of July.  His replacement, Sascha, has started and is doing a great job.  Sascha comes from Germany and is adjusting to a new country while learning the ReStore.  We will have three new Americorps starting in the beginning of October.  Of the three we had this past year Hannah has gone on to a procurement position for the Charlotte, North Carolina store,  Alyson is continuing a couple days a weeks until the end of the month, and Yuri has started an internship in architecture so he is only with us on Saturdays now.

During the summer we get a number of high school students signing up to volunteer to fulfill community service requirements.  With school starting again that number will drop off significantly.  We have been having better luck attracting volunteers since moving to our new location in Prices Corner but we still don't have many regular volunteers.  Someone who can come in occasionally is always welcome but we need regular volunteers who learn the way the store operates and can help with tasks like running the register and pricing.

Habitat ReStore is hiring Procurement Manager

The ReStore in Wilmington is hiring a Procurement Manager.  This position will be responsible for soliciting donations from businesses, scheduling pickups of donations, and supervising the drivers who do the pickups (Donation Ambassadors).  We are hoping to have the position filled by early next month.  Since this position will involve cold calling and establishing relationships with various businesses in the area we prefer someone with outside sales experience.

This position is key to the future growth of the Habitat ReStore.  Keeping a steady supply of quality donations is necessary to keep the store stocked and to bring customers coming back to shop.

The job is posted on Indeed.com.  For the full listing and the link to apply click here.

Vintage Room Now Open!!!

With music playing from a stereo console record player, the ReStore Vintage Room is now open to customers.  The room holds antiques and other collectibles.  Currently we have furniture, tools, books, sheet music, a utility sink, and other items.  For anyone who likes old tools we have manual drills including brace drills and wood planes along with other tools.  The room also has a cobbler's set and a 1920's Burrough's Adding Machine.  These are just a few of the many interesting items in the Vintage Room.

The Vintage Room is located in the back area of the store all the way to the right.  It is the room that used to be the tile and flooring room.

Valspar made paint in the ReStore

We are now carrying Cover Coat paint made by Valspar.  This is a product that is order so we will be able to keep a steady supply of the paint in the store.  We have ordered Interior Flat and Interior Semi-gloss in White, Special Antique White, and Dover White.  Also we have Exterior Flat in White.

Whenever we have had quality paint in the store it has always sold well.  Unfortunately we have not gotten good, new paint donated very often.  Ordering paint from Valspar will allow us to provide a high quality paint product to our customers and, thereby, drive sales of paint supplies and other items.

Since we will have a regular supply of paint we will no longer be accepting paint as a donation from the general public.  Anyone wanting to dispose of paint in Delaware should visit the Delaware Solid Waste Authority's website for information on when and where paint is accepted.