Take advantage of the beautiful spring we’ve been having by joining us on May 7th for our 20th Annual and Final Golf Classic! The day will begin at 11:00am with registration and complimentary Bloody Marys/mimosas. Locker rooms will be available for use and storage, and the putting green and driving range will be open. Lunch will be served from 12:00-12:45pm, and we will start the tournament with a shotgun start at 1:00pm. After your round is finished, we will have cocktails on the patio followed by dinner and our live auction!
Visit our event page for more information and to sign up.
If you haven’t been able to participate in any of our past golf scrambles, don’t miss this one as it’s bound to be our best one yet! And if you have participated in the past, be sure to sign up as this is the last one we will ever have. Single golfers are $325 and foursomes are $1200. Dinner tickets are also available for $80.
There are also still opportunities available for hole sponsorships. Get your business’s name out there while supporting a great cause. Visit our event page to support us TODAY!
We’ll see you at Norwood Hills Country Club on May 7th!
Do you ever wonder what happens to leftover latex paint? Typically, it goes into landfills or down the drain and is harmful to the environment.
But there’s good news. Latex paint can be recycled!
Amazon Environmental, Inc “uses leftover latex paint to manufacture recycled content paint” (http://www.amazonpaint.com/about_us.html). By using Amazon’s LEED-credited recycled paint, you are helping to protect the environment while still getting the same quality of paint as the non-recycled variety. (For more information on how its made and why you should use it, please visit the Amazon Paint website at www.amazonpaint.com.)
The Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis ReStore now carries Amazon Paint! Available in 1- and 5-gallon sizes, the paint comes in the following colors: whipped white, whipped white eggshell, ivory white, ivory white eggshell, desert beige, tawny beige, island sand, safari tan, ice blue, vintage buff, merlot red, garden sage, forest green, stony gray, autumn mist, and chocolate brown, and is also available as a primer (not all colors come in both 1- and 5-gallon sizes). Stop in today to grab your favorite shade!
St. Louis is GREAT at throwing holiday festivals and events, and Earth Day is no exception. Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis is taking part in the celebration by having ReStore booths and recycling drives at two of the biggest local events. Be sure to stop by!
Chesterfield Earth Day
Where: Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veteran’s Place Drive
When: Saturday, April 21st from 9:00am-2:00pm
What: festival and recycling drive
St. Louis Earth Day
Where: Muny Grounds in Forest Park
When: Sunday, April 22nd from 11:00am-6:00pm
Recycling Extravaganza will be held at the Forest Park Community College parking lot off Oakland Ave.
We also need volunteer help during the Forest Park event, both at the Muny Grounds (times available between 10:30am-2:30pm) and at the recycling extravaganza (times available between 9:00am-3:00pm). At the main event, volunteers will help staff a ReStore booth and distribute information about the store. At the recycling extravaganza, volunteers will help accept donations of recyclable materials and ensure they are loaded into the ReStore truck upon collection.
If interested in helping at this awesome event, please contact Becki at beckie@habitatstl.org. Include your name, phone number, email address, t-shirt size, site, and shift preference. We schedule on a first respond, first schedule basis, so don’t delay!
Let’s all help make Habitat and the world a greener place to live! Thank you for your support!
On yesterday’s Great Day St. Louis, Josh Vaughn (ReStore Manager) describes many different facets of the ReStore, from what can be found find in stock to donation pick up. Visit http://www.habitatstl.org/supportus/restore/ for more information on the Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis ReStore.
Kahari and Kurry are two seniors at Gateway High. In order for them to graduate this spring, each has to have a major – theirs are both architecture – and an internship. Kahari’s and Kurry’s internships are taking place in the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Every Monday and Wednesday from 10:00am-2:30pm, they can be found at the ReStore, assembling a kitchen display. Complete with walls, cupboards, appliances, and flooring, Kahari and Kurry are using only materials found in the ReStore to outfit his kitchen.
Their instructor is Elgin Carnes, a Civil Engineering and Architecture teacher at Gateway. Mr. Carnes says the internship gives students a chance to have hands-on experience and commends his students for being self-motivated and doing (almost) all of the labor themselves (high school students are not allowed to use power tools). Recently finished with the project, Kahari and Kurry stayed well under their budget of $3,000. Now that the display kitchen is finished, Kahari and Kurry will return to school to finish up their high school careers.
Next time you’re in the ReStore, be sure to check out the design, which can be wholly (or partly) purchased by any interested buyer.
Kahari's and Kurry's kitchen installation costs a mere $2,000
Since last October, 11 of our homebuyer’s kids from the JeffVanderLou neighborhood have been participating in Read, Right, Run, a program that develops reading-proficient, community-minded, and physically fit children by challenging them to read 26 books, right the community with 26 good deeds, and run 26.2 miles over a six-month period.
The Read, Right, Run crew visited The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center on March 3rd as one of their Rights. The woman in charge, Ms. Tiny, took the time to get to know all the kids’ names and talked to them about nutrition and how to eat a balanced meal. The crew put food on plates, learned how to use the industrial dishwasher, and helped with diabetic meals. After the children were all finished serving lunch, Ms. Tiny wouldn’t let them leave empty-handed and had everyone take home to-go plates filled with yummy treats.
The crew also completed another Read on March 16th when they visited author/illustrator Kadir Nelson at the public library. Before the event, students from the Washington University in St. Louis Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter came to read with and get to know our Read, Right, Run kids. Our cohort filled roughly 20 of the 80 seats set out for Kadir Nelson, who fielded questions from our 11 runners as well as their brothers, sisters, and parents.
More than 5,000 runners – all children – will make the final 1.2 mile run in Forest Park on the morning of April 14th. Stay tuned for our final report on our Read, Right, Run kids!
Up until recently, the Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis ReStore has focused its efforts on providing hardware and house remodeling materials, with some decorative pieces available here and there. While these products remain on the sales floor, the ReStore has also now begun accepting donations of gently used furniture, which can be found throughout the store! From bedroom sets to side tables to couches and chairs, you can outfit your home with one-of-a-kind items from the ReStore. Stop in soon and often as these newcomers are sure to move quickly!
The ReStore is located at 3763 Forest Park Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63108 and is open on Monday from 10am-3pm, Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm, and Saturday from 8am-5pm. Donation drop off hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 9am-3pm.
We are busy, busy with many special events! If you are interested in volunteering with any of the following events, please email Beckie at beckie@habitatstl.org for more information. Please include your name, phone number, event, date, time available, and t-shirt size. We schedule on a first receive, first schedule basis so don’t delay!
GO! St. Louis Marathon supporting TEAM HABITAT! Finish Line Tent at Charity Tent Village
Friday, April 14 set up, noon – 4
April 15 Tent Ambassadors, 6am – 9am, 9am – 2pm
Expo Booth Ambassadors at Chaifetz Arena
Friday, April 13
9:30am-1pm (includes set up)
1:00pm – 4:30pm
4:30pm – 7:30pm
Saturday, April 14
9:45am – 1:00pm
1:00pm – 4:30pm
4:30pm – 8:00pm (breakdown from 7-8pm)
Chesterfield Earth Day ReStore support needed at 690 Chesterfield Parkway W. (Chesterfield Amphitheater and Parking lot)
April 21st from 8:45am – Noon
Carondelet Kick Off Event – help us celebrate in a new neighborhood! Parking attendants and helpers for the refreshments are needed.
Celebrate Spring at the ReStore with our Tulip Bulb Giveaway! Join us Saturday April 7th and pick up next year’s spring flowers at our Tulip Bulb Giveaway, in partnership with THF Realty and Brickman. Tulips will be available starting at 7am,* so hurry in- these free bulbs won’t last long! While you’re here, be sure to stop by the ReStore and see what we’ve got in the store. For address and location, visit the ReStore Hours and Location page.
* Start time has been changed form 8am to 7am. Sorry for the confusion!
Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis recently had the honor of partnering with Max, a local St. Louisan, on his Bar Mitzvah project. While he’s 13 years old and doesn’t quite meet the build site volunteer age requirement, Max did get to visit the Old North site during our blitz build, stopped into the ReStore, and interviewed Kimberly McKinney, Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis CEO. Because he feels lucky to be able to have his own backyard, Max donated sod to HFHSL so that future Habitat families can have their own backyards. Habitat’s model of building houses through community effort (including donations, volunteers, and homebuyer “sweat equity”) reminds Max of his “Torah portion, T’rumah (gifts) where all of the people come together and contribute something, with a willing heart, to build the very first sanctuary, which is meant to be a sacred space for worship and a gathering place for the community.” A big THANK YOU to Max for his support of Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis!
