Making a Difference at the ReStore

Barett Lenton has been with the ReStore for about six months. Previously he was a miner, until he got injured one day at work. While he is rehabilitating from this injury, the ReStore has let him work with them. "It was a great fit from day one," Barett said.

Barett loves working with the ReStore for quite a few different reasons. He says that it never gets boring around the ReStore, he gets to teach the skills that he has learned from his father's construction company, and he gets to surround himself with wonderful people. "If I need anything, Pete talks to me like a real person," Barett mentioned about the Sr. ReStore Manager, "Everyone here is always smiling, and I don't think there is one person here who wouldn't help me if I needed it."

The ReStore staff members aren't the only people that Barett has become close with, though. He also has formed a strong friendship with a future Habitat for Humanity homebuyer. "Me and him are going to be friends for a long time" Barett said, grinning. "If I walk up behind him and say 'hi,' his face just lights up. It's really great."