annual Report 2014 - Habitat For Humanity of Summit County

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Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

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Mission : Vision : Contents

Mission

Vision

Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

A world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Contents Year in Review

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How We build

President & CEO Message

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Board president Message

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Fundraising Events

Financials

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Why We Build Homeownership Message on Growth Message on making a difference

ReStore ReStore Manager Message


Programs

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Volunteers

Donors & Sponsors

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We are habitat

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Board of Directors

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Staff

Contact & Social Media

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Year In Review :: President & CEO Message

April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 is 365 days; approximately 240 workdays for Habitat for Humanity, its staff and volunteers. Thanks to the outstanding support from donors, volunteers, HFHSC staff, and all those who helped spread awareness of Habitat for Humanity of Summit County and our mission, HFHSC was able to build not only houses for those in need, but also build community, hope, and so much more. Here is a glimpse of what we were able to accomplish in the 2014 fiscal year:

Growth in Service: 3,171 individual volunteers gave us

their time and talents for 16,408 hours of service to build in partnership with us and our families, and help in our ReStore to achieve our goals.

Rochelle Sibbio President & CEO

ReStore Milestone: For the first time since its opening in

November 2007, the ReStore achieved over a million dollars in annual gross sales! Only approximately 40 stores of the 850 (just 5%) across the country achieve this milestone each year, and the fine citizens of Summit County helped make it happen.

Donations & Support: A record 2,884 donors gave materials to our ReStore to sell to support our mission, and 633 cash donors supported our organization to build homes.

There is nothing like sharing keys to a home with a family.

The statistics above equate to our organization, with the help of each of you, to complete 8 new home builds (including 4 during the 2014 Home Builders Blitz in June); 1 rehab project; 2 A Brush with Kindness projects; and a record 221 deconstruction projects. These numbers mean that we helped families and created homeownership opportunities, as well as made neighborhoods safer by eliminating blight. We are extremely grateful to our 50/50 Charity Partnership with the Akron RubberDucks and its owner, Ken Babby, and General Manager, Jim Pfander. This partnership raised just over $60,000 in three seasons, all from fans of minor league baseball. It is our pleasure to announce an additional two years has been extended to us for this partnership, making it a five year agreement through the 2017 season.


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Year in Review :: President & CEO Message

Home Repairs

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In 2014 we were presented with the Summit of Sustainability Award for the recycle efforts of our ReStore and Deconstruction program. We also were able to purchase our first two building lots in the City of Cuyahoga Falls, where we will build in 2016 with the help of the Mayor, Don Walters, and Economic Development Director, Diane Sheridan. We continued to receive vacant land in other areas of Summit County—outside the central part of the City of Akron—in Twinsburg Township, Copley, and Barberton. Our growth is the result of the generosity each of you gives us when you put our mission into action, believing that every person, every family, deserves a safe place to live and raise their family. We are all God’s children, and a home means so much more than just four walls and a roof.

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Home Dedications

Thank you for supporting us this past year and believing in our mission. Sincerely,

Rochelle Sibbio

Build 8 Locations

$1 Million+ ReStore Sales

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Fundraising Sponsors & Donors

Akron Barberton Copley Twinsburg

221 Deconstructions Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

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Year in Review


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Year in Review :: Board President Message

Building homes and giving hope to deserving families in Summit County takes the dedication, perseverance, passion and creativity of many. In 2014/15, our motivated team set out to broaden our reach and advance our mission in some key ways. Thanks to our generous financial and in-kind donors, all of our homes were fully funded by sponsors, giving us the necessary resources to build 8 new homes, rehab 1 home, repair 2 homes and deconstruct 221 homes this past year for our partner families and community. Our ReStore continued to serve as a great source of funding for us, with corporate and individual donors providing many of the items available for sale. And we also explored a new revenue source – partnering with the Akron RubberDucks as the charity recipient of its home-game 50/50 raffles. Expanding our deconstruction program was another important area of focus in 2014/15. Our Deconstruction team removes materials from buildings and homes scheduled to be demolished and uses those materials as recycled products and as inventory in our ReStore. It is truly a community initiative, helping Habitat for Humanity but also helping communities reduce blight and opportunities for crime. Strengthening and enhancing our funding sources as well as efforts such as our Deconstruction program are critical to our affiliate and its ability to provide quality homes. Behind each of these initiatives is a group of incredibly committed staff and volunteers – who help operate the ReStore – build homes and seek out new partnerships to advance our mission. Without them, our work would not be possible. On behalf of the board of directors, we sincerely thank everyone involved with making this another successful year for Habitat for Humanity and for partner families in Summit County.

Kim Palmer 2014 Board President

Building homes and giving hope to deserving families in Summit County takes the dedication, perseverance, passion and creativity of many.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Palmer Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

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Year in Review :: Financials

3%

Revenue :: $3,489,778 38%

ReStore

3%

Grants

8%

Other Income

8%

Mortgage payments

9%

In-Kind Events

31%

Annual fund

2%

Expenses :: $3,156,352 Construction Salaries, benefits & payroll taxes

15%

41%

General operating Programs

15%

Marketing & advertising

27% Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

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Why We Build :: Homeownership It’s a hand-up, not a hand-out.

Homeownership With over 190 homes built, Habitat for Humanity of Summit County has housed more than 200 adults and nearly 375 children since 1987. Our homes are sold on a 20-30 year, no-interest mortgage, paid directly to Habitat to help fund additional homes for families in need. The entire process of becoming a homeowner could take anywhere from 12-24 months. Partner Families who apply for a home must complete 250 sweat equity hours by: helping build their home and the homes of others; volunteering with non-profits; and attending classroom sessions—held by the Habitat affiliate with the help of area experts—on a variety of topics.

22 Partner Families Tiarra Andrews

Darlisa Mcmullen

Jerald Lynn Beard

Mildred Murphy

Jamie Lynn Chew

Tanya Rumpf

Toni Code

Nicholas & Julie Sidoti

Desiree Churn-Philpott

Dameion & Tiecha Smith

Kimberly Hill

Kimberly Trenary

Brittany Houston

Sharon Trice

Ceara Jennings

Erica Wadley

Elizabeth Johnson

Akisha Walker

Gwendolyn Jones

Lawanda Walters

C Mawia & Sui Cung

Carolyn Ward


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Why We Build :: Message On Growth The Sidoti family was quickly growing & their housing accommodations were not…. In early 2014, we had two children and were expecting our third, all while living in a cramped rental. Now, with only two bedrooms for the five of us, we have officially outgrown our house.

Sidoti Family Nicholas, Olivia (5), Hunter (2½), Julie, and Spencer Colson (1)

We are excited to see our Habitat home at 1909 Stanford Street, Twinsburg, Ohio 44087 completed i n December of 2015!

It has been a dream for us to own a home we could grow into comfortably, but it seemed there was no hope for that dream to become a reality. After being denied a traditional home loan, and discouraged by high renting costs, we realized our househunting approach needed to change. A family member suggested we apply for homeownership with Habitat for Humanity of Summit County. We were approved for the program in a matter of months, and now Habitat is giving us the chance to make our dreams come true. We are receiving a hand up—not a hand out—to get our family into better living conditions and to help break the cycle of poverty housing. Our favorite part of being a Partner Family is home construction—working on our own home as well as the homes of our new neighbors—as part of our sweat equity. We really enjoy building our community while building relationships. Our children—Olivia (5), Hunter (2½) and Spencer Colson (1)—are looking forward to having a room they can call their own, and a big yard to safely run and play in. They will no longer breathe smoke-tainted air and live in a house with lead paint, as was the case in the past. Our children will be able to sleep peacefully in a quiet neighborhood, which brings us peace of mind. It has been a long journey and hard work, but it is absolutely rewarding. We are very blessed to be part of the Habitat family. With grateful hearts,

The Sidoti Family Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

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Why We Build :: Message on Making A Difference For the Beards, finding a place in the Habitat made all the difference in their lives.... Habitat for Humanity of Summit County has brought so much joy into our lives. They made it possible for me to be a homeowner – a dream that I thought would never come true. I now have a home, an asset that I will be able to pass on to my son, Gerald. That may not mean a lot to others, but it means the world to me. Being part of Habitat for Humanity has actually felt like being part of a large family. The relationships we have formed with many of the staff, volunteers, and other families, will always have a special place in our lives. I can honestly say that being part of this great organization fills me with the same joy and love one feels when surrounded by their own family. From the education classes to the hours of volunteering, and the potluck Christmas dinner to the Payless Shoesource® gift card and shopping trip – each of these things, and more, have been an absolute blessing in our lives. I remember the first year that I received the Payless gift card. I was able to get two pairs of shoes for Gerald – a pair that fit him just right, and a second pair he could grow into. What may be viewed as a trivial and routine expense to many, came to us as such a blessing. That experience filled me with so much emotion, that I actually cried when I got to my car. I am forever grateful to each person that poured out their compassion and selflessness into our lives. The people we have met at Habitat are the type of people who set such an amazing example of being outstanding citizens, and who serve as inspiration to treat others with the same love and respect. I strongly believe that Habitat for Humanity of Summit County is an integral part of this community, and I pray that others in need will seek their guidance so HFHSC can continue to be a blessing to families in our area.

Beard Family Jerald and Gerald (6)

Being part of Habitat for Humanity has actually felt like being part of a large family.

With love,

Ms. Jerald L. Beard Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

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ReStore HFHSC ReStore Since 2007, the ReStore has been helping fund Habitat home builds by selling new and gently used building materials and home furnishings to the public at deeply discounted prices. Items donated and purchased by you are what furthers the HFHSC mission.

How does the ReStore help the community? • Is environmentally and economically friendly: recycles construction waste that would otherwise go to landfills • Reuses materials, selling them to those wanting to make home improvements on a budget • Uses proceeds to help build homes for families in need in Summit County

Extended

Hours

$1 million + Thousands Of LBS. Of

Donation 2,122 Pick-Ups


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In sales Materials Recycled

Donation 1,200 Drop-offs

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ReStore :: ReStore Manager Message

I have been the ReStore Manager at Habitat for Humanity of Summit County for 8 years. The progress made at HFHSC over the past several years has been incredible. In 2014, the ReStore expanded in a huge way. With the implementation of extended store hours that increased public participation, we were able to reach our milestone achievement of hitting over $1 million in sales. What got us there? Donations, volunteer and staff reliability, as well as support from family and friends in the community, make the ReStore successful. The ReStore also worked with the Deconstruction team to salvage materials from homes to sell at the store. Selling these unique items and building materials helps generate funds for Habitat home builds, and helps keep these materials out of landfills. The more the community knows about the ReStore, the more donations and sales we receive, which, in turn, means we are able to give right back to the community by making more of an impact. I have seen people make great things happen through their involvement with the ReStore. Making a difference requires a combination effort from all of us in all areas of Summit County to promote ReStore efforts. Throughout my time at HFHSC, I have seen the organization’s mission in action, and have witnessed the end product of how the ReStore directly helps the homeowners. It is great to be part of an organization that does so much good in the community and gets the involvement of such generous supporters, donors, and volunteers to carry out its mission.

Rick Thoerig ReStore Manager

It’s about the mission and how we got there. I’m blessed with some very very good staff and volunteers.

Sincerely,

Rick Thoerig


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How We Build :: Programs

Neighborhood Revitalization Home Building Habitat for Humanity houses are simple, decent, and affordable to low to moderate-income families. Habitat for Humanity lends no-profit, no-interest mortgage loans to its beneficiary families.

How does Home building help the community? Increases: • Graduation rates • Children’s good health • Net family wealth

Decreases: • Children’s problems

behavioral

• Reliance on government assistance • Asthma

8 Homes

A Brush With Kindness Exterior home repair program serving low income homeowners. The program has a zero interest loan repayment. The amount of the loan includes the final cost of the materials used in the repairs. All homeowners are required to complete sweat equity hours, depending on the dollar amount of the repairs.

How does ABWK help the community? • Stimulates future improvements in neighborhoods • Reduces waste and reliance on production of new building materials • Promotes HFHSC’s mission to help families be warm, safe and dry

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A Brush With Kindness Repairs


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Deconstruction An effort to reduce the carbon footprint of demolishing a home by removing building materials for the purpose of re-use or recycle, or a complete project tear down.

How does Deconstruction help the community? • Generates funds to help build more Habitat homes in Summit County by reducing the need to use new building materials • Reduces landfill materials • Provides affordable building supplies to the public through the selling of recycled materials at the ReStore

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How we Build :: Volunteers : Fundraising Events

Volunteers are the backbone of our organization. There are opportunities for volunteers in the ReStore, on build sites, in the warehouse building and painting picnic tables for Partner Families, and with A Brush With Kindness home repair projects. Houses are built using about 80% volunteer labor. And without our Loyal Volunteers—those who consistently volunteer with HFHSC on a weekly or daily basis—completing home builds would not be possible.

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16,408

Volunteers Hours Fundraising Events Special events held throughout the year are important sources of funding for our organization. It is through auction events— such as “A Night to Build Hope” Wine & Beer Tasting and the “A Home in One” Golf Outing—that Habitat generates the funds necessary to continue serving Summit County. Other events, such as appearances at volunteer fairs, the Great Big Home and Garden Show in Cleveland, and the Akron Home and Flower Show, create awareness of our mission and make lasting impressions on the community that build important relationships with donors.

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Fundraising Sponsors & Donors 2014 Annual Report

How We Build :: Donors & Sponsors $10,000 +

Donors & Sponsors Without the financial assistance of our generous donors and sponsors, we wouldn’t be where were are today.

Akron Community Foundation Akron RubberDucks Circle K Eugene K. Fouse Charitable Lead Trust John A. McAlonan Fund M. G. O’Neil Foundation Ohio Housing Trust Fund Sisler McFawn Foundation St. Mary Church St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Wells Fargo Foundation Westfield Insurance Foundation

$1,001 - $9,999 Active Network, Inc. Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions Bath Church, UCC Sherrie Bearden Bishop Financial Advisors Charles Schwab Foundation Lichelle Chirakos Christ Church Episcopal Church of Our Savior Dominion Foundation Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce Fairlawn West United Church of Christ FedEx Custom Critical Firecracker 5K Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

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How We Build :: Donors & Sponsors First Congregational Church of Hudson FirstEnergy Foundation FirstEnergy Young Professionals GCA Services Group Gertrude F. Orr Trust Advised Fund Gloria Dei Lutheran Church John & Jill Hopkins Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation Larry Jenco Jo-Ann Stores, LLC Johnson United Methodist Church

St. Mary Men’s Club Summa Health System

Hudson Rotary Foundation, Inc.

Walter Henry Freygang Foundation

Hudson United Methodist Church

The Welty Family Foundation

Delores Jones

Westminster Presbyterian Church

John Judge Knights of Columbus #14551

$500 - $1,000

Tom & Ginny Knoll

Alpha Kappa Alpha/Zeta Theta Omega Chapter

John Vander Kooi

American Endowment Foundation

The Lorraine G. and Donald R. Fair Fund

Ted Babiy Bank of America Lawrence R. Barton

Phil Kroll

Joseph S. Majewski Richard & Joan Marsh

Clarence & Mary J. Belknap

The Maynard Family Foundation

Kenneth & Grace Blower

Mills Memorial Foundation

Boggess Memorial Foundation

Juliana M. Morton

Laura R. & Lucian Q. Moffitt Foundation

Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund

Dennis K. Oleksuk

Lloyd L. & Louise K. Smith Foundation

William & Violet Butler Church in Silver Lake

Lockheed Martin

Rock Ohio Caesars Cleveland, LLC

Betty Sutton & Douglas Corwon

Kevin & Denise Schaffner

Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust Douglas A. Kuczynski

Chuck & Paula Lynn Mitsui USA Foundation

Jay & Melanie DePasquale

Musson Charitable Foundation

Faith Lutheran Church Fomo Products, Inc.

Ohio Wireless Association

Paul & Mary Franklin

Omnova Solutions Foundation

Monica Vinay & Roy P. Graham

Kimberly Palmer Helena Peters & Patrick Patterson

Henry V. & Frances W. Christenson Foundation Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

PGA Tour, Inc.

Hudson Kiwanis Foundation


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Emery C. Prior

Walt Schwoeble Smith-Prochaska Foundation Wayside Furniture, Inc.

$100 - $499 Robert N. Albrecht Robert M. Baer & Judith Cohen-Baer James V. Barbieri Sherrie & Phillip Bearden Dan F. Brewer 2014 Annual Report

How We Build :: Donors & Sponsors Richard Klosterman & Kathryn Brown

Phyllis Kennedy

Charlotte Estafen & Jacob C. Scholl

James & Patricia Cochran

Michael F. & Mary T. Krietemeyer

Ron Coill

Mary Lemon

Joleen Sitko

Linda Criss

William & Anne Lowery

Linda Snowball

William A. & Deborah E. Currin

Janet Marting

Amy & Mark Sonntag

Joseph Matuscak

Spiral Brushes, Inc.

Dan & Jessica McCoy

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church

Debra L. Deane Nicole L. Durbin Christopher Esker Bonnie & Robert Evans Margaret Falkenstein Thomas & Diana Farro FM Global Foundation William & Carol Foley Mark & Margee Frey Karl Reuther & Dr. Gayle Galan Jean M. Gent Fred Glock Deanne & Daniel Goehler Helen S. Hapanowicz Joe & Sue Henninger Kathryn R. Hibbard Phyllis & David Hilkert Hitchcock Fleming & Associates, Inc. Patrick & Jean Holden Harold Murray & Christine Isler Nancy Jager JustGive

Stephanie McNally Bob & Vicki Merzweiler Jonathan & Cherie Meyers Brian & Holly Miller Eva Miller Kimberly Miller Elayne Morphy Myers Industries, Inc. Harrison & Katie Orendorf Albert A. & Dorothy Jane Ott Charles & Therese Peter Steven J. Pinard Val Pipps Linda Pursley William S. Rank Rejoice! Lutheran Church John M. Richardson Richfield United Church of Christ

David & Silvana Sensius

Gerald Stitz Carl Subich Daniel Sukys Sylvia Trundle James R. & Evelyn F. Unger United Way of Delaware Mark W. & Kathleen A. Valentine Mary C. Verstraete Susan Vizmeg Brian & Susan Vogelsang Martha W. Vye Larry H. Wallerstein Gary Weiss James R. Williams A. Keith & Martha Winget David & Christine Woodburn Linda Zarnstorff

Jeff Riedel Lawrence Rohr Mary Ross Kandy Walker Sartori

Sara L. Keller

George D. & Betty J. Scaife


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Sandra J. Schlub 2014 Annual Report

We Are Habitat

Board of Directors Brad Beckert, City of Akron Roxia Boykin, Summa Hospital Foundation Gwenay Coniglio, The Coniglio Company Amy DeGennaro, Diamond Title Company John Judge, FirstEnergy

Doug Kuczynski,

Construction

Mutual Health Services

Tim Crozier,

Brian Peterson,

Construction Manager

GPD Group

Tom Marttala & Chris Ross,

Walt Schwoeble,

Construction Site Supervisors

Akron Children’s Hospital

Will Yoho,

Marie Brilmyer, SS & G, Inc.

A Brush With Kindness Home Repair

Kandi O’Connor,

Jon Yoho,

Summit County Common Pleas Court

Deconstruction Manager Mark Berger & Lorin Stuart,

Jay DePasquale,

Deconstruction Associates

Westfield Insurance

Rick Thoerig,

Tammy Skipper, Fair Housing Contact Service Dave Woodburn, Buckinham, Doolittle & Burroughs

ReStore

HFHSC Staff

ReStore Manager Jeremy Higgenbotham, Assistant ReStore Manager Michael McCampbell,

Kurt Kleidon,

Administration

ReStore Back Room Supervisor

Kleidon & Associates

Rochelle Sibbio,

Michael Batu,

ReStore Associates:

President & CEO

Wells Fargo Advisors

Jim Sukys,

Pastor Mark Frey,

Vice President & COO

The Bath Church, UCC

Laura Fiegelist,

Monica Vinay, Myers Industries, Inc.

Communications & Special Events Coordinator

Kim Palmer,

Lori Nitzsche,

Cohen & Co.

Finance Manager

Harrison Orendorf,

Mary Shepherd,

Merrill Lynch

Family & Volunteer Coordinator

Chris Esker,

Rachel Boggs, Bob Conkle, Josh Conley, Anthony “Jay” Davis, Vinnie DeVera, Kim Hoover, Michael Krieger, Ralph McClellan, Jacob Morris, David Popovich, Anthony Sherfield, Mark Wisberger

Julie Estes,

Roderick, Linton & Belfance, LLP

Administrative Assistant


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2301 Romig Road Akron, Ohio 44320 HFHSummitCounty.org

Contact Us

HFHSC Admin Offices @HFHSummitCounty

Phone :: 330-745-7734 Fax :: 330-745-9249 Email :: [email protected] Office Hours :: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

@hfhsummitcounty @HFHSC

HFHSummitCounty.org

ReStore Phone :: 330-745-9098 Fax :: 330-745-9249

@HFHSCReStore

Email :: [email protected] ReStore Hours :: Thursday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

ReStore E-News Sign-Up

HFHSummitCounty.org/ReStore

HFHSummitCounty.org/ReStore/e-news


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