Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County opened its Middletown ReStore earlier this month and broke ground for Springlake, one of the new construction sites in Middletown.
In attendance were Board President Noreen Poole, board member Rick Gessner, State Representative Quinton Johnson, New Castle County Councilman Bill Powers, Councilman Robert Stout, Chamber Executive Director, Roxane Ferguson, and Chamber President Nick Ryan.
“The ReStore is all about raising money so that we can fulfill our mission which is seeking to put God’s love into action by building homes, communities, and hope,” said Kevin Smith, CEO of HFHNCC. “What you see here to my left is the next project we are doing here in Middletown. Everyone who is here today buying merchandise is helping build Habitat houses.”
The store has merchandise ranging from 50-90 percent below retail price. New and gently used merchandise was donated by manufacturers, stores, and individuals.
By the end of the store’s last day, more than 150 people walked through the doors and more than $11,200 in sales were made.
Following the ReStore opening, guests made their way over to the 11:30 a.m. groundbreaking for, Springlake, which consists of new homes on Elizabeth Street, off of East Lake Street.
“I’m excited about being a homeowner, it’s more of a journey for me because it’s something that I’ve been wanting for a long time but didn’t really know how to actually get there”, Cereza Hansley said, a prospective homeowner and mother of two.
The Springlake project consists of five new homes, four on Elizabeth Street and one on Jefferson which will bring the total to 31 houses that Habitat has built in Middletown since 2000.
Habitat thanked sponsors who were able to make the Springlake project possible including New Castle County, Town of Middletown, Capital One, Chichester DuPont, The Laffey-McHugh Foundation, Deutsche Bank, Broker-Hagley Foundation, TD Bank, PNC Bank, HSBC, Milton and Hattie Kutz Foundation, Principal Financial Group, the Anthony and Catherine Fusco Foundation, and the Longwood Foundation.