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May 01 2025

ReStore Your Passion 2025 Recap

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ReStore Your Passion: A Night to Remember!

Our 8th Annual ReStore Your Passion was packed with fun, food, and fundraising for Habitat families! From dazzling DIY furniture pieces to community connections, this year’s event was buzzing with excitement—and packed with purpose.

Since launching in 2018, ReStore Your Passion has helped fund 11 Habitat homes—all thanks to our generous sponsors, donors, attendees, and the one-of-a-kind furniture creations from our fabulous Goddess Contractor teams.

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New: The Key Raffle Unlocks $4,900!

We added a brand-new twist this year—our first-ever Key Raffle. For $50, guests grabbed a key—if their number was called, they got their chance to try a mystery key in the prize door. The lucky keyholder? They unlocked 4 hours with a handyman

We also awarded second and third place prizes: a ReStore shopping spree and a gift basket packed with Habitat swag.

Huge thanks to Gen-D for sponsoring the grand prize—this new addition was a total crowd favorite and helped raise an incredible $4,900 for Habitat families!

Meet the 2025 Goddess Contractors

Every year, our Goddess Contractors bring creativity and heart to the table. These inspiring women leaders rally a team, raise funds, and breathe new life into secondhand furniture donated through the Habitat ReStore.

Each piece is completely reimagined, styled to perfection, and revealed at the event, ready to be auctioned off with all the accessories included. The result? One-of-a-kind home treasures that support even more families on their journey to safe, affordable housing.

Congrats to our winning Goddess Contractors

  • “I wanted my son to see that his mom could do it, and one day he could do it too. Creating generational wealth—passing that on to my son and then maybe even my grandchildren—that’s what this means to me.”

    Equatia

    Habitat Homeowner

Habitat families, Adrienne and Equatia, clapping on stage

Habitat Homeowners Adrienne & Equatia

It wouldn’t be a true Habitat for Humanity event without the voices that matter most—our homeowners. This year, we were honored to welcome Adrienne and Equatia, two incredible women who recently achieved their dream of homeownership.

Adrienne took the stage to share part of her journey, reflecting on the transformation that came with building and owning her home:

“The greatest thing I gained through the Habitat program was knowledge. I learned that if I put my best foot forward, I can do anything.”

Special Thanks

We’re sending a huge thank you to Abby with AJS Photo for capturing the magic of the night—just before heading off to her own elopement!

We’re also grateful to The Baldus Company and Specialized Printed Products for their generous donation of printed materials that helped bring our event vision to life.

And a big round of applause for our event partners: The Steffen Group, Shaffer Multimedia, Speedbird Hangar Team, Cindy Friend, LIT Impressions, Hoover the Mover, and Mutton Party & Tent Rental—your behind-the-scenes support made everything run smoothly and look amazing!

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Let’s Keep the Momentum Going!

ReStore Your Passion may be over, but the mission continues—and we’d love for you to be part of it. Whether you swing a hammer, donate a couch to the ReStore, drop off lunch at a build site, collect aluminum cans at your workplace, or simply share our story, you’re building more than homes—you’re building hope.

Photo Gallery

More photos coming soon!

Thank you to our 2025 ReStore Your Passion Sponsors

Erwin Insurance Agency •  Franklin Electric  •  GLO Magazine  •  Hoover the Mover  •  Kelley Automotive  •  Misha & Toby Thomas  •  Moore Wealth Management  •  Narrative Furniture & Design  •  Northeastern Realty Group  •  ProFed Credit Union  •  Reynolds Wealth Management •  Strahm Building Solutions

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