{"id":2402,"date":"2021-05-20T09:22:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockfordhabitat.org\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2021-05-20T09:22:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:22:01","slug":"staff-spotlight-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockfordhabitat.org\/es\/2021\/05\/20\/staff-spotlight-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlight: Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kelly is one of our ReStore managers, which means she does a little bit of everything at the ReStore\u2014from working on the donations dock and the sales floor to running cash registers from time to time, she truly is (in her words) a Jane of all trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity was lucky enough to cross paths with Kelly back in 2009, when she donated a large haul of items to the ReStore. She was invited to sit in on a board meeting for Habitat, and then decided to join the board. After serving on the Board of Directors (and even serving as president of the board), Kelly started volunteering at the ReStore. She was eventually hired on as a full-time staff member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Kelly, volunteering and working with Habitat and the ReStore is deeply motivated by her desire to care for her community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m all about the mission. I truly believe that everybody should have the chance for safe and affordable housing, and the ReStore funds that. The cool part about the ReStore is that everything that comes in here, all of our sales and all of our donations stays 100% in Rockford,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, what do I love about Habitat? It\u2019s tangible. You can see the outcome. At the end of the year, we have a house. And that\u2019s probably the coolest thing that we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the ultimate purpose of the ReStore to further Habitat\u2019s work, Kelly also mentioned how it can be a meaningful and comforting place for community members to donate their possessions and loved ones\u2019 belongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the ReStore, so many people are giving away possessions\u2026 and sometimes it can be very hard. We had a full week where everyone was struggling to give away things\u2026 We gave a lot of hugs away that week,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cI always promise the donors we\u2019ll find good homes for their things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly is one of the rare people who couldn\u2019t decide which of her many fun facts to share. The one she landed on was pretty unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI used to travel for folk music. I\u2019d work for singer\/ songwriters, and I ran concert series and festivals. And I was a road manager, travelling around the country with musicians,\u201d she said, proudly adding that \u201cI can change a guitar string in the dark in one minute and fifty seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly is also an avid tennis fan\u2014 when she\u2019s not at the ReStore, she\u2019s most likely watching tennis, playing tennis, teaching tennis, or traveling to tennis tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, Kelly, for your enthusiasm and heart that you put into all that you do! You are so appreciated.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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