The Habitat for Humanity ReStore off of 15-501 celebrated its seventh birthday last week, with raffles and discounts in their store and a birthday celebration on Friday. The store operates on donations of furniture, which are resold for low prices. The proceeds are then used to build houses for families in need in Durham and Orange County.

The birthday event on Friday included a cake donated by Kimmi’s Confection Expressions, a professional cake-decorating service located in Durham, close to the ReStore. In an interview with WCHL on Monday, Kimwa Walker, the business’ owner, discussed the cake donation.

“Because we’re such a fixture in the Durham and Chapel Hill community, we like to partner with community staples such as the ReStore. They’ve done so very much for Habitat for Humanity and for the [community],” said Walker. “We were delighted when we were invited to celebrate with them, because we love community partnerships. It was a privilege and an honor to be able to donate this cake to them to celebrate such a huge milestone for the [ReStore].”

WCHL’s Ron Stutts broadcasted live from the ReStore’s birthday celebration on Friday. Photos from the events are above.

Habitat ReStore communications manager Caitlyn West discussed the store’s seventh anniversary of officially coming under the Habitat for Humanity brand. Previously, the store operated similarly but independently from Habitat for Humanity.

“It was a very surreal moment, watching shoppers take pictures on their phones and sing along with the staff,” said West. “Months of hard work was finally coming to an end and it all turned out much better than I could have ever imagined.”

West also explained the goals of the weeklong celebration.

“Our overall goal was to reach a lucky 777 donated items,” West said. “Without donations, we wouldn’t have shoppers who make our daily operations possible. [They also] helped us reach our yearlong goal of building seven Habitat homes for seven families in honor of our seventh year as a Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We exceeded our weeklong goal by reaching a lucky 902 donated items.”

The ReStore concluded their birthday week with 25% off couches on Saturday, July 2. The store will be celebrating its eighth birthday next year.

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