The Habitat Hand-Me-Ups Store

Located at 3710 Shannon Road (next to the post office) in Durham, the Hand-Me-Ups store is a non-profit affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. It accepts donations of furniture, house wares, and some appliances, and then sells these items and donates the proceeds to Habitat of Durham and Habitat of Orange County. The Habitat affiliates use the money to buy materials to build new Habitat homes.

If you volunteer at the Hand-Me-Ups store, then you might...

Unpack and sort donations
Answer the telephone -- take messages and give directions
Tabulate purchases using the cash register
Provide clerical or computer support
Help with advertising
Price merchandise with the help of the manager (after working at the store a while)
Test electrical items and appliances
Make small repairs on merchandise
Clean items and tidy the store

Currently, the Hand-Me-Ups Store is looking for people who could commit to at least two shifts a month. (Shifts are generally either 10 am to 1:30 pm OR 1:30 pm to 5 pm.)  However, they will also take people who can only volunteer once each month.

For further information about volunteering at the store, please call the store staff at (919) 403-8668.