Mars Wrigley Confectionery Cares

July 20, 2018 This past Monday, thirteen Mars Wrigley Confectionery Employees volunteered at the ReStore.  The team of men and woman came together from many locations between Connecticut and Washington DC. Mars Wrigley Confectionery encourages team building which has proven to be an effective tool among this group.  The group chose to work outside while … Read More.

Pedals for Progress

Pedals for Progress is a non-profit organization whose mission is “To supply economic development aid by recycling bicycles and sewing machines in the U.S. and shipping them to the people of the developing world.” Successful drive Pedals for Progress had the most successful bike drive ever! WCHFH contributed sixty bikes and thirty-four sewing machines out … Read More.

Tom Massey

You can often find Tom Massey in the small workshop area carved out at the back of the ReStore. Tom has been a volunteer at Habitat for over four years. “After I retired from AT&T, I was looking for something to do, and I started to volunteer at the build site,” Tom explained. “It was … Read More.

Bob Pesaniello

Serving Country, Serving Community. On Thursday and Saturday mornings, you can usually find Bob Pesaniello at the Habitat Veterans Build site, working with the partner family and the rest of the regulars. He has been on the team since 2007 and has had a hand in the construction of several Habitat homes. We recently had … Read More.

DSM Builds!

Thanks to the folks at DSM Partner Family parents Heather and Bob thank you for working on their future home! You, too, can help! If you would like to volunteer to participate in the construction of this home, or to donate money for its construction, please see the links below. If you have other questions, please call … Read More.

Sweat equity explained

Sweat equity is a term used often when talking about the creation or building process. It’s about doing the work — the hard work — to bring an idea to life. That work becomes an investment in the project. It can be an investment as real as money or land. According to Investopedia, an online … Read More.