Habitat For Humanity Receives Governor's Award

Habitat For Humanity ReStores of Minnesota, including the organization's Brainerd Store, were recently awarded a Governor's Award for Pollution Prevention. The eight Minnesota ReStores received the award in recognition of their diversion of nearly 1200 tons of usable building materials from Minnesota landfills during 2007-2008. The Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore alone diverted approximately 590 tons of materials from landfills during the same two-year period. The materials came from contractors, retailers and individual homeowners committed to environmentally sensitive building concepts. To learn more about the Lakes Area Habitat ReStore visit www.lakesareahabitat.org or call 218-454-8517.