After retiring, Arthur wanted a new challenge. Motivated by Habitat's mission and sustainability values, he came to ReStore and has volunteered for more than 4 years now. Read about Arthur's experience below.
Over many years, I have undertaken various volunteering roles. When I retired from work, I was looking for a fresh challenge, and two of my good friends told me about their volunteering experiences at Restore. Habitat’s aims of supporting vulnerable communities at home and abroad and helping to promote sustainability by diverting tons of material from landfill resonated with my Christian values and beliefs. I have been a volunteer for 4 years.
I enjoy the friendships I have made with the other volunteers and staff. I draw great satisfaction from helping to achieve the daily tasks assigned to me and my volunteer colleague, James, by the store team leader. I also enjoy helping our customers to find things in the shop or helping them to fit their purchase into their vehicles.
I have great patience and a willingness to do whatever is asked of me.
Rearranging the existing stock on the shop floor to enable freshly donated items to be displayed for sale and trying to figure out what some of the more obscure items we receive are for.
The range of items that are donated and the inventiveness of some of our customers in how they repurpose them to meet their requirements.
Reassembling donated kitchens and, in particular, getting the cabinet doors to hang properly!
The “ReStore Family” (staff, volunteers, and customers) as we all interact positively, helping each other thereby assisting our local community and those we assist in communities around the world.
