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		<title>The HFH Store at Umpqua Bank</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/04/beyond_the_restore/the-hfh-store-at-umpqua-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReStore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, Umpqua Bank graciously gives us space in its Vancouver, WA  branches to provide its customers with information about the Clark  County Habitat for Humanity Store. We did this last year, too and it was  a great success. Not only does this partnership showcases Umpqua&#8217;s  commitment to the local community, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three cheers for volunteers!</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/04/volunteer_spotlight/three-cheers-for-volunteers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Watt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Spotlight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month we are excited to celebrate National Volunteer Week April 15-21.
Volunteers  are the life blood of our organization, and there is no way  we could  accomplish what we do without them. Over the past year,  volunteers have  logged over 29,000 hours for all three  ReStores combined. That&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Wait – let me see that!”</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/02/volunteer_spotlight/wait-%e2%80%93-let-me-see-that/</link>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/02/volunteer_spotlight/wait-%e2%80%93-let-me-see-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Haley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reused building materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reuse, recycle, and repurpose are words we use daily and values we incorporate into the daily running of our Habitat for Humanity ReStores – we want to practice what we preach! We have ample opportunities for repurposing materials and are always trying to think creatively and see things with a “crafty” and useful eye.
At the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billboards to bags project</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/02/beyond_the_restore/billboards-to-bags-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shel Mae Reinwald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ReStore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You  may remember seeing Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro  East&#8217;s billboard campaign, &#8220;Habitat for Portland&#8221; around town last fall.  After  the billboards came down, ReStore Managers Shel Mae and Alex  Bertolucci  spent some time thinking about the best use for the  billboards. The  first thought was to display [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the ReStore saved Christmas</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/01/project_spotlight/how-the-restore-saved-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Watt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Spotlight]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas was ruined!
(Not really, but over dramatizing events helps me cope)
It was two days before Christmas and my husband and I decided it was finally time to open up the box and assemble the play kitchen (that we bought weeks ago) for my daughter, Olivia.  Unfortunately we discovered a couple of pieces had been damaged&#8230;.dang! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We’re ready to tear it out</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/01/beyond_the_restore/were-ready-to-tear-it-out/</link>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/01/beyond_the_restore/were-ready-to-tear-it-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReStore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We often receive requests to tear out kitchens and bathrooms, and until now we haven&#8217;t been able to help.
Through  our new Building Material Recovery service, we can say &#8220;yes&#8221; when you  ask us to remove your cabinets, sinks, appliances, doors and other  items. You&#8217;ll get a tax deduction receipt for the items [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dan’s Last Days in Mongolia</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2011/12/beyond_the_restore/dans-last-days-in-mongolia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReStore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because a few people in our group work in the medical field, we were offered a tour of one of the local hospitals. We toured the Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery, the Operating Room and standard care wards. One of the physicians who talked to us was a woman who has worked at the hospital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Raises the Roof in Mongolia</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2011/11/beyond_the_restore/dan-raises-the-roof-in-mongolia/</link>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2011/11/beyond_the_restore/dan-raises-the-roof-in-mongolia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReStore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Spotlight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After visiting the monastery at Amarbayasgalant on Saturday, we went north on Sunday to visit the Mother Tree, one of the holiest sites for the Mongolian people. Here, people and families visit from around the country to offer gifts and prayers. People often picnic in the shadow of the tree as many view this as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Ellie Jaimes-Figueroa</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2011/11/volunteer_spotlight/meet-ellie-jaimes-figueroa/</link>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2011/11/volunteer_spotlight/meet-ellie-jaimes-figueroa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen O'Toole</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ReStore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pdxrestore.org/restories/?p=604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Volunteer Eliana “Ellie” Jaimes-Figueroa came to the Washington County ReStore from a work experience program run by the Oregon Human Development Corporation (OHDC), based in Hillsboro. Ellie served the ReStore as a customer service assistant and cashier while actively looking for full time employment with a focus on accounting and banking.  Her placement at the ReStore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Gets Busy Building in Mongolia</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2011/11/beyond_the_restore/dan-gets-busy-building-in-mongolia/</link>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2011/11/beyond_the_restore/dan-gets-busy-building-in-mongolia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReStore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The third installment in Dan&#8217;s Mongolia adventure.
We have completed our first week of building in Darkhan, Mongolia. After a team breakfast, we started our second day building ceiling supports and rafters for the house. This entailed measuring, sawing and nailing – no experience necessary. Everyone on the team had the opportunity to try their hand [...]]]></description>
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