Background: Richard “Dick” VanDeWeghe was born in upper Michigan and affectionately refers to himself as a ‘yooper’. Dick was born in 1925, and volunteers once a week on Tuesday mornings at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Dick enjoys bagging small items, like drawer pulls and […]
Donations Coordinator | Habitat ReStore Join the awesome team of volunteers and staff at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore – a unique retail outlet that sells donated new and used building materials at very low prices – keeping usable materials out of the landfills and […]
Mark your calendars now for our upcoming Senior Crew Info Meetings! These are designed for anyone interested in learning more about our fabulous Senior Crew either for the Habitat ReStore or within the affiliate. There is no commitment needed to attend the meeting- just a […]
What are the two Driving Crews and how do I help? On the construction side of our work, we have Logistics volunteers. On the Habitat ReStore side of our work, we have our Donation Ambassador volunteers. Logistics Our Logistics crews consist of 1-2 drivers […]
Habitat ReStore Assistant Manager, Beni Westgor, had the pleasure of attending Habitat’s Global Conference last week. While she filled up on contacts, knowledge and ideas, it wasn’t until the conference ended that she experienced her highlight of the week. Hear it in her words: “This […]
When you put in as many hours as our Senior Crew members, your fellow volunteers become more family than friends. This was the case at the Habitat ReStore last week when the volunteer family rallied around one of their own: “Clint Robson is a physically […]
My name is Clint Robson. I am a Master Plumber (retired) and used to have my own hardware store as well as a Plumbing and Heating business. My wife and I moved to Pennsylvania for her job in 1995 and during the 10 years we lived there, […]
Bernie started with the Habitat ReStore just over a year ago and volunteers in Customer Service. Bernie was working as a Process Engineer Manager for Kingsbury, Inc, located in Oshkosh, when he retired. As many recently retired folks are, Bernie was looking to keep himself busy […]
When you walk into the Appleton Habitat ReStore and run into Assistant Manager, Beni, you not only see laughter and spunk, you’re also seeing a two time AmeriCorps Alumn. After finishing her bachelor’s degree, Beni wanted to dig in and give back while challenging herself […]
