Thank you, Herb, for your service in volunteering at Raybrook Holland Home’s “Mission Room!” And thank you, Al, for filling in Herb’s shoes as he retires from the role.

Before New 2 You opened in 2004, New 2 You established the Mission Room at Raybrook as a service for residents who are unable to drive to our store to donate. Here they can drop off small furniture or miscellaneous donations, and our New 2 You truck crew picks up the donations weekly. Each week, the Mission Room has sent anywhere from 20 to 100 boxes to the store. 

Herb was the first manager of the Mission Room and stayed in the role for six years. Then he picked it back up from 2021. Behind the scenes, Herb has been coming in every one to two days to box up loose items and organize them so they’re easier for the truck crew to pick up and easier for our volunteers at the store to process. Knowing that he’s making their jobs easier by creating a neat setup has been his favorite part of managing the location.

As Herb is retiring, Al is stepping in and is very excited to help. He has been a Holland Home resident for four years and regularly donates to New 2 You. He sees supporting the Grand Rapids Christian Schools as a very worthy mission and knows the value of the Mission Room to the store and Holland Home residents. 

Thank you so much, Herb and Al, for your faithful work behind the scenes.