Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region (Habitat PKR) says its new Lakefield ReStore is proving to be a welcome addition to the village.
Earlier this year, Habitat PKR announced it was opening a ReStore at 3001 Lakefield Rd. in Lakefield. The new location, which opened in the summer, replaced the ReStore at 550 Braidwood Avenue in Peterborough which Habitat PKR closed in June after it was unable to renew its lease.
“Our Lakefield ReStore has been warmly welcomed by the local community and it has been wonderful to have the opportunity to expand our operations and serve as a new destination for shopping and donating new and gently used items in Lakefield,” Habitat PKR communications and marketing manager Holly O’Connor told kawarthaNOW.
“As we’ve moved beyond the excitement of the grand opening, we’ve been focusing on building momentum at the new location,” O’Connor added.
O’Connor said Habitat PKR is focusing on expanding its customer base for the Lakefield location and increasing the volume of street traffic through its doors. Efforts are also underway to recruit new volunteers and generally spread the word about the Lakefield store being present and open for business.
With the move to Selwyn Township, the location expands the organization’s presence in a new area beyond the two other ReStores at 300 Milroy Drive in Peterborough and at 55 Angeline Street North in Lindsay.
The Lakefield store “provides great exposure for our organization and is located perfectly at the fork in the road when travelling to and from Lakefield, Buckhorn, and Ennismore,” Habitat PKR shared in an earlier interview.
Habitat ReStores are non-profit home improvement and building supply stores that accept and resell quality new and gently used building materials, furniture, appliances, and home décor items.
According to Habitat PKR, shopping, donating, and volunteering at a ReStore “is a socially conscious decision,” as money that comes in covers operational costs and funds local Habitat PKR homebuilding projects across the Kawarthas region. Habitat PKR said embracing a Restore experience is also “an environmentally conscious decision” for those who want to purchase items that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
The Lakefield store is intended to help Habitat PKR extend its reach and continue supporting local families and individuals through affordable homeownership.
“We are looking forward to providing a space where cottagers and local residents of Selwyn can donate and purchase quality new and used furniture, appliances, housewares, and home building materials all in support of local affordable housing initiatives,” Habitat for Humanity PKR said when it made the announcement in May about the new location.
For more information about Habitat PKR’s ReStores, visit www.habitatpkr.ca/restores.
