by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog |
One of the best parts of volunteering at Renesting is getting to meet the other people that are volunteering. Before the pandemic, the staff and volunteers would all eat lunch together at an 18-foot table. We’d chat about the weekend, current events,...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog |
Everything Renesting is able to do for the Shreveport-Bossier community is also because of the Shreveport-Bossier community. It takes a village to make everything we do possible. Today we want to say “THANK YOU!” to a member of that village, Rickey Gibbs. Rickey came...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | May 28, 2020 | Blog |
Like any business, Renesting has some jargon associated with our daily activities. One of the most eyebrow-raising phrases thrown around in the warehouse is: “We can give this to the stripper lady.” When new volunteers hear this, they generally have one of...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | May 25, 2020 | Blog |
Everyone loves to be thanked for their hard work, but some thank yous hit your heart differently. And that is definitely the case with the world’s best voicemail. A few weeks before the stay-at-home orders went into effect, we received a voicemail from a client...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | May 21, 2020 | Blog |
Here at Renesting, we have been so excited about being able to reopen, even though it is a slow and complicated process. We have introduced new protocols and a reduced calendar to keep our volunteers, donors, clients, and staff as safe as possible per the guidelines...
