— by Jim Duffield for Habit for Humanity —
Wow! What a response from Orcas Islanders on Monday the 17th.The Skagit Habitat for Humanity Store truck was invited back to Orcas to accept donations that could be recycled for use by someone else. We had donors lined up at the Island Market, and when the truck was full, we had to turn some donors away, and for that we apologize. We promise to be back again, probably in late October. We’ll pass on details when we have them.
On behalf of Carol Hagen, our volunteer driver of the truck for this visit, and myself as the Orcas point of contact, we especially want to thank some fine islanders who helped us process donors and load the truck. Rita Bailey coordinated some helpers, which included her family members Julia, Christian, and Sabrina. They even brought along a friend, Matthew Lazlo-White, and he even worked on his birthday.
We could not have gotten so much stuff into the truck without the help of “Mr. Carter” or Phil, who did a masterful job of fitting things into every nook and cranny. Lastly, we want to thank Ron Herman, who not only donated furniture, but let himself be talked into moving lots of items into a temporary storage unit until “next time.”
We sincerely thank these folks, and all the donors whom we met. We look forward to seeing you again.
