Rebuild Upstate Celebrates Paid Off Mortgage

The Easley warehouse was purchased in 2024. It provides 6,000 square feet of much-needed storage and office space. After moving in last year, volunteers and staff, including members of the Handyman Club, spent an entire summer remodeling and upgrading the warehouse to include offices, a conference room, small kitchen and bathroom. Other upgrades include a new roof, graveled parking lot, and HVAC.

In October of 2025, we hosted a grand opening where we celebrated the completion of the new space with volunteers, donors, and community members.

 

Not only does the warehouse give our team a place to store building materials, inventory trailers, and organize tools, it allows us to establish permanent roots in the center of our service area and have a central hub for our operations. The warehouse also gives our team additional office space and training space for volunteers. 

 

The purchase of this warehouse is a huge step for our organization’s growth, but what does it actually change for Rebuild Upstate? The best person to answer that question is Brandon Reynolds, Rebuild Upstate’s Warehouse and Logistics Manager. Brandon’s list of responsibilities is long, but in short, he manages the warehouse and everything that comes in and out of it. Before anyone ever heads to a job site, he goes through the materials list, verifies its accuracy and adjusts if necessary. He makes sure trailers are stocked and loaded before they leave the warehouse. He schedules and coordinates maintenance for those trailers at the warehouse. He orders supplies, organizes them for storing, and is always looking for ways to make the warehouse run more efficiently.

 

“The warehouse is already functioning so well for what we are doing here, and there is still room to grow,” Brandon says. “It’s responsible for so much behind-the-scenes work that people don’t see.”

 

Brandon says one of the biggest benefits to having the warehouse space is that now we can buy supplies, especially lumber, in bulk, which is a cost savings. Before, we had nowhere to store extra lumber to be able to buy in bulk. It also allows us to have the space to park and store all of our large work trailers, something the limited parking around our downtown Greenville office doesn’t allow for. Plus, the space for those trailers and work vehicles to receive regular mobile maintenance and upkeep.

 

Aside from purchasing, Brandon can occasionally accept donated building materials and other new or gently used supplies such as grab bars, toilets, plumbing supplies, bathroom and kitchen fixtures (faucets, shower heads, and trim kits), lighting fixtures, and obviously standard length, treated lumber. To inquire about in-kind donations, please contact Brandon at [email protected]. 

 

We launched the Building on the Foundation campaign in 2024 as a three-year capital effort. Our community of supporters helped us reach our goal in just two years. There are so many donors and volunteers who made this moment possible. We are especially grateful to our Building on the Foundation donors, whose names are now permanently displayed on the Neighbor Wall in the warehouse lobby. The Neighbor Wall was constructed using wood leftover from real repair projects.

Major Supporters

Hathaway Family Foundation (Warehouse Sponsor)

Symmes Foundation (Warehouse Sponsor)

Helen Reetz and Bill Whiting (Training Space Sponsor)

Kylie and Justin Felker (Tool Room Sponsor) 

Hill Family Fund (Workspace Sponsor)

Anonymous 

Gilreath Family Foundation (Workspace Sponsor)

Fellowship Greenville

Easley Presbyterian Church

 

$1000-4,999

• Rachel and Mark Cooter
• Foothills Community Foundation
• Keith and Lin Cunningham
• Karen Fountain
• Noelle Kulick
• Doug and Patti Greenwell
• Donna and Bob DiAntonio
• Chris and Ashley Manley
• Barry Ballew
• Kevin and Nicole Risden
• Jim and Brenda Beaty

$250-999

• Delia and Walt Laiewski
• Michael E. Harper
• HomeTrust Bank
• Andy and Lora Jex
• Preston and Kyle Oglesby
• Shawn Lowry
• Ebenezer Methodist Church of Greer
• The Risden Family
• Ken and Maxine Ramsey
• Joan Blackwelder
• Jack and Tamara Baringer
• Ame Sanders
• The Rodes Family
• Gerald and Verla Saunders
• B&R Machining & Fabrication
• Bigger Brains
• Gary Cooper
• The Kulick Family
• David Smith Jr.
• Gregory Bechtel
• Christina Moir
• Steele Family Law
• Jacob Benito
• Rusty Garrett
• Michael and June Kulick
• Ken Jones
• Anna and John Henry
• Tim Womack and Don Morris
• Noah Gibson
• LMG Architects
• The Haan Family
• Tom and Maria Lappin
• McBee Avenue Wealth Advisors
• Scott and Helen Vanvick
• Jim Cauble
• Robin and William Dennis
• Mikki Hargrave
• Alice and Kyle Spitzer
• Monte and Janice McKinney
• Maggie Kleger
• Sandra Carr
• Jo Hood
• Precision Specialty Products
• Megan and Mike Finnern
• Dennis and Lisa Smith
• The Schmodsons
• Bob Hannah
• Ron and Patty Donkers
• Kevin and Gina Otero