RESTORE NEW HOURS….MORE TIME TO SHOP FOR GREAT DEALS….

Monday thru Thursday-  9am to 5pm

Friday- 9am to 6pm

Saturday-  9am to 5pm

Closed Sundays

Now there is more time to check out the great deals at the Manatee County Habitat for Humanity ReStore with our  expanded store hours:

Monday thru Thursday-  9am to 5pm

Friday- 9am to 6pm

Saturday-  9am to 5pm

Closed Sundays

Longboat Island Chapel President Jared East removed a perfectly good kitchen sink from a home in Emerald Harbor set to be demolished Friday.

Date: August 4, 2010

by: The Observer Staff

Home set for demolition stripped of valuables
A group of Longboat Island Chapel parishioners and other volunteers are working to strip interior valuables from an Emerald Harbor home that’s set for demolition Friday.

The volunteers are working with Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore division, which takes any usable furnishings and interior appliances and sells them, using the money to build new homes.

ReStore’s Manatee County division has helped keep 500,000 usable products out of the Manatee County landfill this year alone.

GREAT DEALS AT A GREAT PRICE!

Cleaning up this summer…..be sure to call Habitat to schedule a donatin pick up of household items and building supplies.  Call 355-7082 for directions to the store or to schedule a pick up.

50% sale on all warehouse items begins 1:00pm Friday, July 23rd and ends Saturday, July 24th at 5:00pm.  Hurry in to find great buys at great prices!  Habitat Retore is located at 1227 Hardin Avenue, Tallevast, Fl 34243.  Call 355-7082 for directions.

Habitat for Humanity now a top 10 U.S. builder

Friday, July 16, 2010

By TIMOTHY R. WOLFRUM

The market forces that bumped Habitat for Humanity up into the top 10 on a list of leading U.S. home builders prevent the nonprofit group from celebrating the milestone.

Habitat for Humanity moved up three spots to eighth on Builder magazine’s Builder 100 list for 2009, partly because for-profit builders struggled and potential home buyers put off new-home purchases.

But the ranking does mean Habitat for Humanity is hard at work performing its mission of providing low-income families the opportunity to purchase safe, affordable houses, according to Manatee Habitat Executive Director Ron Turner.

“It’s a reflection of what’s going on with the economy and housing need,” Turner said of the ranking. “We’re trying to address that.”

Habitat accrued 5,294 new-house closings nationally in 2009. The group repaired 710 homes in the United States, up from 621 in 2008. Around the world, Habitat built 23,657 new houses and rehabilitated or repaired 37,348 houses.

“We could not have accomplished this work without the sustained support of local leaders, volunteers and donors,” said Mark Andrews, senior director of U.S. Operations for Habitat for Humanity.

The Manatee organization completed six new homes in 2009, finishing off the Washington Park subdivision project in Palmetto. The final home of the year was the 100th in Manatee Habitat’s 16-year existence.

On Aug. 21, Habitat will begin construction at Hope Landing, which will be an 18-home subdivision in Ellenton. The project, which will take about three years to complete, will feature an energy-efficient construction technique using insulated concrete forms, Turner said.

Manatee Habitat also has started a new initiative called A Brush With Kindness. The program offers low-income homeowners help with maintaining the exterior of their homes by providing painting, yard work or minor roof or siding repair.

As with new homes, beneficiaries must contribute a small amount financially and commit to sweat equity, which means helping with the project on their home or another Habitat project.

“It gives us the opportunity to serve more people who need safe, affordable housing in Manatee County,” Turner said.

In Sarasota County, Habitat for Humanity Sarasota has built 197 homes since its inception in 1985. Jordan’s Crossing, a development of 79 single-family homes across from Tuttle Elementary School, was completed in June 2009.

The organization has joined forces with Sarasota County on the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a federally funded initiative to provide low- to moderate-income families the opportunity to own rehabilitated foreclosed and abandoned homes.

SALE AT THE RESTORE NOW UNTIL SATURDAY, JULY 17th.

Furniture, appliances, building supplies, electronics and other items are on sale 20-50% the regular price from now until Saturday, July 17th.

The Habitat ReStore is located at 1227 Hardin Avenue, Tallevast, Florida, 34242.   For information or help with directions call 355-7082.

The Habitat Restore is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm.

Cruise in to give blood and you could win!  The Mantee County Habiatat for Humanity ReStore will be host the blood mobile on Saturday July 10^th from 9am-12pm. We will offer a $25 gift certificate to the ReStore for all donors on that day.

Participants who donate this summer will receive a pair of flip flops, a wellness check up and the chance to save 3 lives.  Plus the opportunity to be entered to win a Carnival Cruise. 

The Habitat ReStore is located at 1227 Hardin Avenue, Tallevast, Florida, 34242.   For information or help with directions call 355-7082.

Father's Day Card

Volunteer 4 hours or more from June 1-June 15 in honor of Dad.  We’ll send him a special Father’s Day card to tell him about your donation.  

The estimated hourly dollar value of your volunteer time is $20.85-you’ll be making a “gift” of over $100 to help ReStore, which raises funds to help build Habitat homes in Manatee County.   Register online at manateehabit.org