Rockbridge Area Habitat’s administrative office has moved from the back of the Lexington ReStore to 30 E. Preston Street in downtown Lexington!
A journey of less than a mile has teleported us from the windowless passage that was our work space to a new world of light. The staff of three administrative workers, one volunteer coordinator and a bookkeeper now have the room to move about the office without bumping into each other.
Sadly, the staff’s transformation from Mole People to Children of the Sun was not without loss. We miss the dynamic store volunteers and interesting customers. Most of all we miss the remarkable ReStore manager Jane Ann. A gifted conversationalist, Jane Ann could as easily talk a desperate man down from a ledge as help a ReStore shopper select a dresser.
Somehow we’ll get by without seeing these friends every day. You can help by visiting us at our new location. Come fill out an application, pick up some brochures, or just check out the new office. We’re open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We’d love to see you.
Developing Development
Representatives from Rockbridge Area Habitat and USDA Rural Development met September 9 at Habitat’s new administrative office to sign a Memorandum of Understanding creating a partnership to provide greater options for mortgage assistance and affordable home repair.
Left to right: Nick Charles, RAHfH Treasurer; Kelly Wallace, RAHfH Assistant Construction Supervisor; Heather Marion, RAHfH Board member; Rob Wilson, USDA Area Specialist; Jim Kvach, RAHfH Board Chair; Lynn Leech, RAHfH Executive Director; RAHfH Board members Thom Gill, Susan Harrison and Linda Wilder; Byron Waters, USDA Director of Multi-Family Housing Program; Valerie Moliterno, RAHfH Board member; Rusty Ford, Chair of Rockbridge Board of Supervisors; Anne Herring, USDA Area Director; Sy Hughes, RAHfH Development Specialist; Ellen Davis, State Director for Rural Development in VA; Joe Reinhardt, RAHfH Construction Supervisor.
Fun, Fast, Factual Facts
Talented W&L student, Lizzie Weston is volunteering with Habitat, collecting interviews and photographs of partner families.
Help build the Habitat home on Lombardy Ave. in Buena Vista! You may meet the new homeowner, Shirley, who is legally blind but still contributes at the work site. To volunteer, email Kelly Wallace at Kelly@rockbridgehabitat.org .
