by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog |
In Renesting’s first year serving clients, we received a donation of a very large, very beautiful purple sofa, it took about three people to move. Back then we were operating out of Asbury Methodist’s parking lot and loading a trailer every second Saturday...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Jul 9, 2020 | Blog |
Ever wondered about the slang we use around the office? Now’s your chance to brush up on Renesting vocab! Cork & Fork – A game we play at our fundraisers. The donor pays a flat rate for a fork or cork, which are all numbered. The numbers on the forks...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Jul 2, 2020 | Blog |
This past Tuesday, the 30th of June, featured quite an exciting morning here at the Nest. It started with one of our regular Saturday volunteers, Pembroke, bringing us a gorgeous summer fruit tart in a gingersnap crust. Pembroke had called last week and asked if she...
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...