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March 15, 2001 Habitat opens store to support building efforts Sally Lynch Reporter “My roommate and I had been looking for a carpet,” said Amanda Stover, President of the Habitat for Humanity Club at Elon College. “We went into the re-store the day that it opened and began looking around. We found a great little throw carpet that was much cheaper than anything else we had seen, so we decided to buy it. It was still in good condition, so we are happy.” With the financial support of residents, churches, businesses, schools and civic organizations, the Alamance County chapter of Habi tat for Humanity (HFHAC) has suc cessfully completed more than 60 houses in the last 11 years. In order to continue the mission of building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with the potential homeowners, HFHAC is opening a resale store (re-store) with all prof its supporting the continued build ing efforts. More than 50 Habitat for Hu manity affiliates across the United States and Canada have established re-stores. These stores sell quality used and surplus building materials at a fraction of retail prices. Pro ceeds from re-Stores fund the con struction of Habitat houses in the community. “We decided to make a re store for the Alamance County chap ter of Habitat for Humanity because we needed more money to help fund our building projects,” said Ann Carter, a member of the committee that voted to start the store. “The proceeds from this store will help a lot more houses to be built in the area.” The re-store accepts new and used items such as recycled build ing materials, fixtures, furniture, appliances, tools, manufacturers’ overruns, discontinued merchandise and other surplus items. Items must be in good condition with appli ances less than five years old. The re-store will not accept donations in poor condition. “We have received a lot of items from homeowners,” said Dean Minnich, re-store manager. The re store is currently filled with books, wallpaper, fixtures, printers, appli ances, desks, building supplies and home fumiture. “It has been diffi cult for us to get our name out there so that the people of the area realize that we are here,” said Minnich. “I would think that the community would see this as a win/win situa tion. We take their old things and put them to good use. It also helps to save the environment.” Habitat re-stores were ini tially developed as part of Habitat’s Environmental Initiative, which promotes energy-efficient, environ mentally friendly construction, en courages good stewardship of natu ral resources and raises awareness of the environmental impact of house building. The re-store needs volunteers for all aspects of this retail opera tion. Help is needed for pick-up, repair and cleaning of donated items, assisting customers, answering phones and running the cash regis ter, “We have provided volunteers to run the registers, pick up donated items, and help to restore the items,” said Stover. “We are also talking about having a Uhaul in Moseley on move-out day so that students can donate items that way. “ The re-store will gladly pick up your donated goods Wednesday through Saturday. Call the re-store directly at 222-8292 to schedule a convenient time. The re-store is located in the Cum-Park Plaza on North Church Street in Burlington. Know the campus like the back of your hand? The Pendulum wants to keep the Eion community, informed and needs your help. Interested in writing? Call Ext. 7247 or e-mail the paper at Pendulum@elon.edu for more details. News Page 5 Crime Watch Feb. 25, Gary Shaw was cited on charges of possession of stolen goods on Faucette Avenue. Feb. 26, Travis Burnett was cited on charges of all other liquor law violation on East Haggard Avenue. Feb. 27, Travis Bell was cited on charges of stop sign violation. Mar. 1, Carolyn Myer was cited on charges of speeding on Trollinger Avenue. Mar. 1, Katherine Weeks was cited on charges of a stop sign violation on Antioch Street. Mar. 1, Travis Johnson was cited on charges of speeding on Highway 100. Mar. 1, Omer Hameed was cited on charges of speeding on Williamson Avenue. Mar. 2, Christopher Wright was cited on charges of speeding on East Haggard Avenue. Mar. 2, Kerri Sigler was cited on charges of a stop sign violation on East Lebanon Avenue. Mar. 2, Benjamin Stewart was cited on charges on speeding on East Haggard Avenue. Mar. 2, Jose Lopez was cited on charges of DWI on South Williamson Avenue. Mar. 2, Amy Williams was cited on charges of driving under a provisional license on East Hag gard Avenue. Mar. 5, Elizabeth Freeman was cited on charges of exceeding the posted speed limited. Mar. 5, Tabitha Walker was cited on charges of speeding on Highway 100. Mar. 5, Kelly Allen was cited on charges of speeding on Highway 100. Mar. 5, Anna Earles was cited on charges of speeding on East Haggard Avenue. Mar. 6, Robert Campbell was cited on charges of driving under a revoked license on Oak Avenue. Mar. 6, Dawn Hayes was cited on charges of speeding on Highway 100. Mar. 7, Kevin Beeken was cited on charges of DWI on Saddleclub Road. Mar. 7, George Hamrick was cited on charges of speeding on East Haggard Avenue. Mar. 7, Victoria Larson was cited on charges of speeding on Truitt Drive. Mar. 8, Emily Kolakowski was cited on charges of under age possession of alcohol on Williamson Avenue. Mar. 8,TalitaJordan wascited on charges of driving on the wrong side of the road on East Haggard Avenue. Mar. 8, Mary Griffin was cited on charges of under age possession of alcohol on East Haggard Av enue. Mar. 8, Lindsay Sloss was cited on charges of under age pos session of alcohol on Haggard Av enue. Mar. 8, Joey Jordan was cited on charges of drug parapher nalia on Westbrook Avenue. Mar. 9, Aaron Dube was cited on charges of under age pos session of alcohol on Rhythm and Brews. Mar. 9, Edwin Noel was cited on charges of public urina tion on Williamson Avenue. Mar. 9, Jeffrey Muth was cited on charges of public urina tion on Williamson Avenue. Mar. 9, Bryan Mcfarland was cited on charges of a stoplight violation on East Lebanon. Mar. 9, Alexander Brener was cited on charges of underage possession of malt at Rhythm Brews. Mar. 9, Joshua Pakula was cited on charges of speeding on East Haggard Avenue. Mar. 10, Alexander Grant was cited on charges of speeding on East Haggard Avenue. Mar. 10, Christopher Neese was cited on charges of speeding on Manning Avenue. Mar. 3, Loris Alston was cited on charges of a revoked li cense on South WiUiamson Av- enue. Crime Watch is run on a weekly basis. The Pendulum receives a list of crimes from the town and campus security weekly. Our policy to run this list without editing or showing favoritism to any student or group of students. Crime Watch is compiled from the Town of Elon College and from the Elon College Campus Police.
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