[1]Ringling College Students Give Habitat An Extreme Makeover!
On August 21st The Ringling College of Art & Design will be painting a custom designed mural on the Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Clearance Center store front. The theme, “Blue Print for Success,” was created by Kaitlyn Priestley and Ximena Fernandez, RCAD art students, capturing the ReStore’s ultimate recycling program. In conjunction with the mural painting on 17th Street another 60 Ringling students will be “making over” Habitat’s Royal Palm Apartments by re-painting the building’s exterior.
The ReStore keeps one million plus pounds of usable products out of the Sarasota landfill every year by cleaning, recycling and re-selling donated goods. The proceeds generated help in building Habitat houses. Items that are not in satisfactory condition to sell are used for scrap metal, or recycled in some other manner.
When: August 21, 2010
Time: 11am-4pm
Where:
Clearance Center Mural – 2055 17th St., Sarasota, 34234
Royal Palm Apartments – 928 Royal Palm Ave., 34234
HISTORY
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Sarasota includes over 57,000 square feet of donated items that are sold to the public at affordable prices. The stores sell a variety of merchandise including, but not limited to: building materials – flooring – tile – lighting fixtures – furniture – appliances – artwork – antiques – electronics – tools and hardware – plumbing supplies and lawn and garden items.
ReStore sells just about everything, including the kitchen sink. It is the perfect place to find a replacement item that may need a “vintage” touch. They also carry brand new items donated from store overstocks, manufacturers, builders, and people in the community.
The Restore opened in 2003 to help in the funding of building affordable Habitat homes for Sarasota’s low income workers. The store has a handful of employees and relies largely on the help of incredible volunteers, who assist in all areas of the store. The Clearance Center is where furniture that won’t fit in the ReStore goes and it is priced LOW to make it GO!
ReStore is truly an environmentally friendly business. Supporting the ReStore helps sustain our local environment, helps provide housing for low income working families in Sarasota and it’s a GREAT place to shop! Visit them at www.sarasotahabitat.com [2].
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