7.6 tons of materials were donated from inside a 8,000 square-foot building to non-profit organizations and community members.
Groups such as Habitat for Humanity, the Milwaukee Ballet, Theaterworks, Wildspace Dance Company and Lisbon Avenue Neighborhood Development (LAND) were invited by WasteCap Wisconsin to walk through the building and select the materials they wanted. Materials up for grabs included mirrors, cabinets, crown molding, doors, and signs.
"We were thrilled to be called," said Jeri Kavanaugh, director of Habitat ReStore. "I knew the building, and knew it was going to be really cool. It's a piece of history."
Habitat ReStore is a retail outlet featuring recycled home furnishings, and the donated reuse items Habitat for Humanity received from the Brico Fund project will be sold in the new ReStore opening in the building formerly occupied by Sam's Club on Hawley Rd. this September. Proceeds from Restore go to funding Habitat's programs.
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