The Habitat for Humanity Choptank ReStore will be located at Commerce Station, 8648 Commerce Drive in Easton, and will open for business before the end of October. Habitat ReStores are outlets that accept donated and surplus goods for resale with a focus on home improvement goods—furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances. These items are sold to the general public at a fraction of the retail price to help a local Habitat affiliate fund the construction of homes in its communities.
“We’re really excited about getting the ReStore open to the public as soon as possible,” said Susan Devlin, executive director of Habitat Choptank. “Around the country ReStores have generated millions of dollars that go directly into the construction of new Habitat homes, and our ReStore will help us increase the number of families we can serve in our communities.”
The Habitat Choptank ReStore committee has been working for many months preparing for the ReStore, including the collection of a huge inventory of products from area homeowners, contractors and retailers. The store will offer a wide variety of cabinetry, hardware, windows and doors, light fixtures and plumbing and electrical supplies, according ReStore manager, Lee Weldon.
“The generosity we’ve experienced in Talbot and Dorchester counties has been beyond anything we imagined “said Mr. Weldon. . “And the quality of the goods we’ve received is outstanding.” Even though the store is yet to officially open, he adds that several sales have already been recorded through postings made on Craig’s List.
“People are very excited about this concept. The ReStore not only makes good quality products available at a reasonable price, and helps raise money to build Habitat houses. We also help the environment by keeping perfectly good merchandise from ending up in the landfill,” Mr. Weldon explained.
The store location is convenient to the entire Mid Shore, being right off of Easton Parkway on Commerce Drive, near the Coca Cola distribution center. Commerce Station, a business park developed by Woerner, LLC, is a new facility with ample warehouse space and plenty of customer parking. The Habitat Choptank ReStore will occupy suites near the entrance to the complex.
Habitat Choptank is looking for volunteers to help move the ReStore merchandise out of storage, and to help set up the store and get ready for the grand opening.
Habitat for Humanity of Choptank is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to transforming communities and the lives of qualifying families in Dorchester and Talbot counties by building safe, decent and affordable homes. Since its founding in 1992, the organization has worked in partnership with volunteers, churches, community organizations, businesses, and its future homeowners to help 50 local working families achieve homeownership. To learn more about Habitat, to volunteer or to make a donation, visit www.habitatchoptank.org or call 410-476-3204.