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Corporate Citizenship & Giving Guide: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles ReStores

SERVICE AREA

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) covers two-thirds of Los Angeles County. This vast region is comprised of 182 communities, 51 cities, including the City of Los Angeles, and 61 unincorporated areas throughout the County. Habitat LA currently has two stores to serve the area in Bellflower and Torrance with a third scheduled to be opened by year’s end. The ReStore has 9 trucks on the road, seven days a week to pick-up donations throughout our service area.

MISSION STATEMENT

Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

COMMUNITY IMPACT IN 2017

  • Raised $5.1 million through ReStore sales
  • Diverted more than 1.7 million pounds of materials from landfills

LEADERSHIP

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Erin Rank

President and CEO

Dave McKechnie

Vice President of Retail Operations

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman – Bill Blake

Zurich North America

Past Chair – Daniel Burgner

Burgner Experiential

Vice-Chair – John Manganiello

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Secretary – Greg Ferree

Southern California Edison

Treasurer – Alan Wright

Cathay Bank

MEMBERS

Gerry Bross

Hollywood Sierra Kitchens

Tom Clarke

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Max de Brouwer

Grifols

Geoff Delahanty

Thrivent Financial

Terri Haack

Terranea Resort

Steven Johnson

Faithful Central Bible Church

Carl Jordan

U.S. Bank

Alex Kweskin

Union Bank

Kim McManus

Mosaic LA

Michelle Meghrouni

Southern California Gas Company

Matt Petersen

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator

Eric Remensperger

Proskauer

LeAnne Romesburg

Lowes

Craig Russell

Walt Disney Imagineering

Raul Salinas

AlvaradoSmith

John Sykes

Suffolk Construction

Araceli Villegas

Ringstar Sports

Ken Walker

Ernst & Young

AREAS OF FUNDING

The ReStore accepts new, used, discontinued or surplus building materials, appliances and home furnishings from companies, contractors, retailers, film and television studios and individuals.

The ReStore sells donated items at drastically reduced prices to the general public. All proceeds support Habitat’s commitment to building and renovating homes in partnership with local, low-income families and individuals in greater Los Angeles.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Our home improvement thrift stores need volunteers to help run registers, load trucks, greet and help customers and prepare donated items for display. Great for team build days and students to earn their community service hours

Visit www.habitatla.org and click on VOLUNTEER to create your volunteer profile.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

The ReStore is a great place to donate building materials and household items. The ReStore is a “Home Improvement Thrift Store” that is a funding source for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, helping us to build and renovate homes with low-income families and individuals. We provide pick-up service and your donation is tax-deductible!

Items do we accept:

Appliances*

Brick & Block

Cabinets

Doors

Electrical

Exercise Equipment

Furniture

Hardware

Home DĂ©cor

Household Items

Lighting

Lumber

Tile

Windows

and much more!

*Appliances must be 8 years old or less. We do not accept clothes, mattresses, box springs, electronics or baby/children’s items

GOALS FOR 2018

Open 1-2 new ReStores in Los Angeles/Westside

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