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		<title>Meet some of our favorite team members</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Watt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re dog-gone adorable
If   you&#8217;ve been to one of our ReStores, whether as a customer, shopper or   volunteer, you may have been witness to unexpected moments of chaos! A  mad pile-up of last minute donations, a dropped sink or the guy who   wants us to fit a 6-piece cabinet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November 5, all three stores open six days a week</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReStore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All three stores will open Mondays!

We&#8217;re giving you an extra day to shop, donate and volunteer at our stores.
Beginning November 5, all three stores will be open Mondays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Yes, our stores will be open 6 days a week &#8211; Monday through Saturday &#8211; beginning Monday, November 5.
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		<title>Serving Up Style: The ReStore builds the structure for an extraordinary space</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/10/beyond_the_restore/serving-up-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReStore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Washington County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Serving Up Style: Designers Fighting Lupus is Portland&#8217;s premier design event. Each year, prominent design teams are invited to create fantastic, stunning, and whimsical dining environments for a four-day showcase during the Portland Fall Home &#38; Garden Show. Serving Up Style culminates with a fundraiser gala, auction, and awards ceremony. All proceeds from the event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet our Volunteer Coordinators</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/07/volunteer_spotlight/meet-our-volunteer-coordinators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Watt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clark County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have  you ever considered volunteering at the ReStore?  We have three hard  working Volunteer Coordinators who are happy to help you find just the  right fit. We asked them several questions to let you get to know them a little.

Portland ReStore
Name:  Malia Tam Sing
What do you appreciate most about volunteers in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building together</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/07/beyond_the_restore/building-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Haley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the ReStore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clark County]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lumber]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you attended the Home and Garden Idea Fair in Clark County this year you saw lots of great home improvement ideas and probably discovered many creative things to put on your garden wish list. You also may have heard tons of pounding, excited chatter and lots of laughter.
That commotion was the result of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you seen our new sign?</title>
		<link>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/05/volunteer_spotlight/have-you-seen-our-new-sign/</link>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/05/volunteer_spotlight/have-you-seen-our-new-sign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malia Tam Sing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Spotlight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Portland]]></category>
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Nick and Matt&#8217;s hand painted sign in the Portland store  is a work of art.
The  ReStore volunteer spotlight shines on two people  this month, Nick  Cogswell and Matt Davis. In February, Nick approached  store manager Shel  Reinwald about painting a sign on the wall that  separates the front and [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/04/beyond_the_restore/the-hfh-store-at-umpqua-bank/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<category><![CDATA[Clark County]]></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>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/04/volunteer_spotlight/three-cheers-for-volunteers/#comments</comments>
		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[reuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reused building materials]]></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>
		<comments>http://pdxrestore.org/restories/2012/02/beyond_the_restore/billboards-to-bags-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shel Mae Reinwald</dc:creator>
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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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