D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
December
2008
Silver City's Re-Store
Page: 2"Yes, we've just built our 300,000th house worldwide today," she says with a broad smile on this sunny November morning. "And we have had impressive accomplishments here in New Mexico! Last year we marked our 500th home in the state. And on Nov. 22, we are having a house dedication for our newest homeowner and her two children right here. That's our 15th house within a 30-mile radius."
She notes that next year, the local program will celebrate its 20th anniversary, and coyly mentions plans for "exciting" growth.
"But I can't say much about that yet," she says. "I can tell you this, though — we need more donations! Gently used household goods, working appliances and construction materials," she says, ticking off on her fingers. "Those are the things that make all this happen. We need to get this yard full again, full of things that people here at home need and can afford. That's what completes the circuit and builds those houses!"
The Silver City Re-Store, 704 W. Market St., 534-9727, is open Wed.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Volunteer opportunities abound and goods are needed.