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Holstein Canada employees showed their support for
Habitat for Humanity Brant with a donation of $75.50. |
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| Photo: Paige Elshaw
(Habitat Brant), Paula McMahon (Holstein Canada), Lyne McGibbon
(Holstein Canada), Kathy Box (Holstein Canada), Peggy Brown
(Holstein Canada), Kerrie Toews (Holstein Canada) |
| Holstein Canada employees showed their support for Habitat for Humanity Brant with a donation of $75.50. The staff participated in dress down days at work and collected donations. What a fun and easy way to support Habitat Brant!
If your organization is interested in holding a similar event in support of Habitat Brant please contact Paige at
events@habitatbrant.org
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Kyle Christie from CTV Kitchener donated Dewalt
tools for Habitat Brant's West Brant build. |
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| The week before Christmas,
the staff of Habitat for Humanity and the ReStore received a
surprise visit from Kyle Christie, TV personality at CTV Kitchener.
Kyle dropped by to deliver $1000 worth of DeWalt tools on behalf of
CTV and DeWalt as part of their Spirit of Giving campaign. The tools
are stored away safely for winter and will be used on the spring
2010 West Brant build. Our sincerist thanks to both CTV and DeWalt
for this unexpected but much needed Christmas gift.
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Friends of Habitat for Humanity Brant and the
ReStore;
January, 2010 |
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year 2009 was an exciting time of challenges
faced and successes achieved for the Habitat
Brant ReStore and through it all the staff
and volunteers remained confident that we
would find a way to reach our goals.
In addition to a slow economic climate, the
ReStore was faced with adversity in 2009 as
we struggled to financially support the
Habitat home building program despite the
theft of our cube van, pick up truck and
three break and enters at the ReStore. Our
luck changed in the summer with the
announcement that the ReStore would receive
a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation
to defray the cost of a new truck.
Additional funds were donated by the
Hankinson Foundation, the Kelly Foundation,
Primal Roar, Sydenham United Church,
Generations Church and Middlekoop Sheet
Metal. Our new truck with its’ diesel engine
and electronic lift gate is generating
savings in fuel costs, has allowed us to
expand our recycle program and is much safer
for our many volunteers who load and unload
the donated materials. The new truck also
made a great Gingerbread House at the
Brantford Christmas Parade!
ReStore staff and volunteers continued to
look for ways to improve the customer
service experience with safer, more
convenient product display shelves erected
at the entrance to the ReStore and newly
installed energy efficient lighting fixtures
to brighten the shopping experience. With
the support of 65 local retailers,
manufacturers, contractors and the general
public, Habitat was able to provide low-cost
building and renovation materials to the
15,300 satisfied customers.
The ReStore reaffirmed it’s commitment to
advocate for a healthier environment by
participating in both Earth Week and Waste
Reduction Week activities to educate and
engage the community in our recycle, reuse
and reduce goals. Presentations were done at
local businesses and networking groups on
the benefits of greening in the workplace.
Partnerships were developed with the City to
increase awareness of the ReStore during the
hazardous waste days at the local landfill.
The ReStore diverted 267.5 tons of
construction and household materials from
the landfill by selling gently used
materials and recycled an additional 78.5
tons of scrap metal, cans, paper and water
bottles.
Our volunteer team expanded with the
creation of new partnerships with the
Ogemawahj Tribal Council, in addition to
established partnerships with Grand River
Education and Training program, Laurel
College and March of Dimes Labour Ready,
Cascade Management, Maidstone Bakeries and
co-op partnerships at the high schools,
Mohawk, GELA and Laurier. These partnerships
were instrumental in allowing us to exceed
our volunteer recruitment expectations with
165 volunteers donating 10,100 hours of
service at the ReStore in 2009.
In the spirit of “paying it forward”, the
ReStore donated product or services to the
Brant Food Bank, Help Food Box Program,
Adult Recreation Therapy Center, Aboriginal
After School Arts program, the local Cadets,
the Arts Block and the Eagle Place Community
Gardens to name a few.
Most importantly, the ReStore has provided
additional funding to support the Habitat
affiliate’s house building goals. The
completion of two semi-detached homes at
Stinson and Stirton Streets has been the
highlight of the year, with staff and
volunteers working together to build
affordable, sustainable and resource
efficient homes for four local families.
As Habitat and the ReStore look ahead to
2010, we are confident that with the help of
our partners, volunteers, and supporters, we
will continue to build more than houses. We
will build hope!
Thank you so very much,
Linda Moyer,
Habitat Brant ReStore Manager
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Josh Bean from the Arts Block selects and
loads a donation from Habitat Brant. |
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| The
Arts Block are renovating their bathrooms
with help from the community. Habitat
Brant's ReStore donated 4 toilets and two
sinks.
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Call 519-759-8600 to
donate to Habitat
Brant |
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