— from Jim Duffield, SHFH Volunteer on Orcas —
Carol Hagen, our volunteer truck driver, and I want to thank all the people on Orcas who once again donated items for the Habitat for Humanity Store in Mount Vernon. This time we were able to do some “at home” pick ups, as well as accept donations in the parking lot of Island Market–thank you, Jason, for letting us use your lot. As we anticipated, the truck was full to the brim by 12:45, and lots of people asked, “When are you coming back?” If there is support, and the Exchange is not yet open, we’ll be back after the first of the year.
We wanted to thank three islanders by name. Todd Shaner sometimes works on the Habitat build site in LaConner, so we recruited him again to help muscle donations into the truck. Jeremiah Strain helped us in September while he was waiting for an employer to meet him, and he showed up again to offer his help. Finally, Bogdan Kulminski helped his neighbor with her donations, and we truly could not have gotten the big, heavy refrigerator out of the house and onto the truck without his planning and efforts.
Our thanks to all three, and to every donor. We hope to see you again soon.
The kudos really go to the Habitat team, Jim and Carol, who, with Bogdan spent much time wrestling appliances onto their truck. that “big, heavy refrigerator” will go to someone who needs it, thanks to their oof-the-clock help!