DUNCAN RESTORE OPENS! - RESTORE NANAIMO | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MVI
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May 2018
Duncan ReStore opens!
The community of Duncan came out in droves to
celebrate the grand opening of their very own ReStore
on March 1st 2018.
The festivities continued throughout opening weekend
with a ribbon cutting ceremony, BBQ, kids building
activities and a colouring contest.
The store is the second ReStore to be opened in the Mid-
Vancouver Island region and will play a vital role in
raising funds for home building projects in that area.
The ReStore has received a very warm welcome to date
and staff and volunteers have been kept busy making lots
of pick-ups from generous local residents.
The ReStore, which is at 251 Government Street, Duncan,
is open Monday to Saturday from 8.30-5.
Pictured: Top right: The official
ribbon cutting was carried out
by Mayor of Duncan Phil Kent
and Habitat MVI Board
Member Jessie Chalmers.
Bottom right: Habitat staff from
Victoria and Vancouver Island
North joined us for the opening
of the store.
Bottom left: The bright interior
of the new ReStore at Duncan.
Did you know?
Money raised at the store will stay in the Cowichan Valley to help fund local builds; including two projects
planned to start in summer 2018 - a Duplex and a 6-plex which will bring 8 new homes to the area.
(See page 3 for more information on these projects).
ReStore staff will not only deliver items purchased in store to your home, we will also come and pick up any
items you wish to donate to the store.
Check out our website at www.habitatmvi.org
Habitat Happenings
TD Canada Trust donates $10,000!
TD Canada Trust has continued their partnership
with Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island
with a generous donation of $10,000.
We are grateful for the continued support of TD
Canada Trust in providing future Habitat
homeowners with affordable homeownership!
In addition to their donation, a team of staff from
TD Canada Trust participated in a Habitat Build
Day where they painted homes at the Meadow
Hill development in Nanaimo.
Pictured: Jeff Kafta, TD Canada Trust Bank
Manager and Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island
Board member presenting a cheque to Executive
Director Rob Hallam (left).
New faces
Please join us in welcoming two new members of staff to the administration office at Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island.
Libby Hunns (left) has joined us as part-time
Administration Assistant. Libby helps with the day to
day running of the office and will be first point of
contact for our Habitat Partner families. Libby can be
contacted at info@habitatmvi.org or 250 758 8078 x 102
Betty Donald (Right) is our new part-time Bookkeeper.
Betty will be dealing with all things financial in the
office. Betty can be contacted at
accounting@habitatmvi.org or 250 758 8078 x 105
Check out our website at www.habitatmvi.org
New Habitat homes for Cowichan
TWO BUILDS PLANNED FOR DUNCAN - Starting summer 2018
Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island is undertaking two new building projects in the Cowichan Valley, with
construction of both slated to begin in 2018. Money raised at the new Duncan ReStore will go directly to helping to fund
these builds meaning local money and donations will be helping the local community.
3364 COWICHAN LAKE ROAD
(location shown on map opposite)
Duplex: 1 x 3 bedroom home and 1 x 4 bed-
room home
Construction due to start Summer 2018
Application process OPEN: applications will
be accepted until 4pm, June 4th, 2018.
(Application forms and eligibility criteria are
available online at www.habitatmvi.org)
625 JUBILEE STREET, DUNCAN
Multi-unit development - 6-plex
Construction due to start in late 2018
Application process will begin in summer 2018
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
INDIVIDUALS
We will need volunteers for both build sites in a variety of roles – skilled and general labour including; carpenters,
painters, plumbers, electricians, general labourers and clean up crews. We also have a variety of general site support
volunteer positions for anyone interested who does not have a particular skill set. If you would like to get involved
in any way please contact us to be added to our volunteer database.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
Do you own or work for a local business which would like to make a difference in your community? You can sign up
to get your staff involved in a corporate build day. Donations of funds, materials or services are also welcomed.
For more information on individual or corporate volunteering, please contact Sarah Pachkowsky, Community
Engagement Manager s.pachkowsky@habitatmvi.org or on 250 758 8078 x 106
Check out our website at www.habitatmvi.org
ReStore reno in Nanaimo
The Nanaimo ReStore, which has been open at its
location on Mostar road since 2001 has had a long
awaited facelift.
The ReStore was closed for two days so the renovations
could take place and re-opened to customers on May 1st.
It's brighter, cleaner, uncluttered look was envisioned by
staff and volunteers who then put in lots of hard work to
make it a reality.
Over two days, 47 volunteers put in over 220 hours of
labour to complete the renovations, which included a
fresh new look with brightly painted walls as well as a
neater and more organized retail display. The group
included some of our regular volunteers, students from
Nanaimo District Secondary School and sweat equity
family partner teams.
ReStore Manager Dawn McHarg said: "Our staff and
volunteers came up with the idea for the renovation
after seeing how good the new Duncan ReStore looked.
I'm proud of everyone who worked so hard on the
renovations. We hope customers like the new, bright
store and that the changes will have a positive impact on
sales".
Did you know:
The Nanaimo ReStore was the
first ReStore to open in all of
British Columbia!
Pictured: Some of our amazing volunteers who helped
out with the ReStore renovation.
Check out our website at www.habitatmvi.org
Thank you volunteers!
National Volunteer Week (April 15-21) is our chance to
celebrate and thank the people who give up their time to
help us achieve our aim of providing families with the
opportunity of affordable homeownership.
Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island has over 300 volunteers
registered who have used their skills to help in our two
ReStores, in our administration office and on our build
sites, with 180 of those actively volunteering in the past 12
months.
This year, to show our appreciation to our volunteers, we
provided snacks and catered lunches to our volunteers as
well as sending a group of volunteers to the special
luncheon hosted by Volunteer Nanaimo.
Sarah Pachkowsky, Community Engagement Manager for
Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island said: "Our volunteers are
amazing! They are the backbone of our organization and
give thousands of hours of their time every year to help us.
We can never thank them enough for their dedication,
support and desire to help provide affordable home
ownership in our community!"
Did you know:
We have lots of varied volunteer opportunities
including:
Build Site Volunteers: construction, carpentry,
painting, general labouring, clean-up crews,
lunch support.
ReStore volunteers: retail sales, stocking
shelves, refurbishment of donations, collections
and deliveries, admin support, warehouse
attendants.
Check out our website at www.habitatmvi.org
Local team builds family home
A group of seven staff, volunteers and board members
from Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island and Habitat
Vancouver Island North headed to Nicaragua in April
where they helped build a home for a local family in
need.
The build was organised as part of Habitat Canada's
Global Village program, which Habitat Mid-Vancouver
Island donated $10,000 to last year.
This was the first international build Habitat Mid-
Vancouver Island had initiated and participated in.
Sarah Pachkowsky, Community Engagement Manager
at Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island led the team. She said:
"As an organization we made a strategic decision to
become more involved in Habitat's international efforts.
Coming from a developed country we are fortunate to
have skills and expertise to offer."
The team was involved in building a new home for a
family of nine who had been living as squatters, using
garbage to fill holes in the home they had put together
A fundraiser to raise enough money to build another
using found materials. "They now have a small, single
home in Nicaragua will be taking place on July 6th. For
room home with solid walls, a roof and doors. It is called
more information contact Sarah Pachkowsky on 250 758
a seed home and has been built so that it can be easily
8078 or s.pachkowsky@habitatmvi.org
extended when the family is able to do so." explained
Sarah.
About Nicaragua:
It took only nine days for the team, who were joined by Capital: Managua
staff from the local Nicaraguan Habitat for Humanity, to Population: 6.1 million
build the home, minus the roof which was due to be Nicaragua has one the highest housing
added soon after. deficits in South America
For the entire team of volunteers, the trip was an 40.5% of the population live below the
poverty line
emotional one "Happy tears were shed for and by this
family who now have a home which won't be flooded in
Pictured above: Sarah Pachkowsky with a member
rainy season. Every one of us who was involved wants to
of the Nicaraguan Family
go back and see the family and Habitat Nicaragua staff
and see how they are doing." said Sarah. Opposite: The team hard at work on the home build
Check out our website at www.habitatmvi.org/projects/international ....
in Esteli, Nicaragua .... for more information on the Global Village Program
Habitat wins business award
Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island was of our ReStore staff so that they are now making a living
honoured to be recognised at the recent Greater wage. A key aspect of our business model is that the
Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. proceeds from the ReStore sales cover off all of our
We were declared the winner in the award category of overhead costs. Therefore 100% of the donations we
'Corporate Social Responsibility'. This award recognised receive support the business of affordable houses for our
Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island as an organisation which Habitat families”.
excels at corporate citizenship and demonstrates social
responsibility within its business model.
Rob Hallam, Executive director, said: "We were delighted
to be recognised by the Chamber with this award. The
Habitat model is based on the 'triple bottom line'
philosophy. This means all our decisions take into
account social, environmental and financial
responsibilities.
Our primary mandate is enabling families to have the
opportunity of affordable homeownership, which can
fundamentally change their future well-being and
success. Our ReStore diverts tonnes of household goods
and building materials that would have otherwise have Pictured: Board Chair Dave Hitchcock receives award
gone to the landfill and had a negative impact on the from Philippe Lucas – Vice President, Patient Research &
Access at Tilray (Award Sponsor)
environment. Additionally, we have increased the wages
Donating to or Buying from a ReStore? We will pick up free of charge!
If you have items you wish to donate to your local ReStore but they
are too big or heavy for you to transport them to us yourself, we
offer a pick-up service. To schedule a pick up, please contact:
Nanaimo ReStore : 250 758 8078 ext 109
Duncan ReStore : 778 455 1888
If you purchase a larger item such as furniture or a refrigerator
from our ReStore we will deliver it to your home for a small
charge. Just ask a member of staff for more information.
How to donate to Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island
We are a not-for-profit organisation and as such we rely on donations to help us build homes. As well as donations of
goods to the ReStore which we can sell, we gladly accept cash donations, contractor donations and Gifts in Kind.
Tax deductible monetary donations can be given at either ReStore, by cheque mailed to our office or online via our web-
site. Tax receipts will be issued for any cash donation and for any donated item valued at $100 or more.
Contractors or businesses who wish to donate tax deductible goods, services, supplies or equipment can contact Sarah
Pachkowsky at 250 758 8078 ext 106.
Check out our website at www.habitatmvi.org
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