Volunteers gut former Mormon church building for charity efforts

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Steephanie Soules and Allie Roberts, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a toilet from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers from OC Tanner are harvesting re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100South, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity., and eventually a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers from OC Tanner are harvesting re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune
Jaron Noyce and Teresa Marsco, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a toilet from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Mindy Osmond, and and Paula Thornock, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a door from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Mike Yurish, left, from The Reuse People and Jaron Noyce, right, a volunteer from OC Tanner, remove a bathroom mirror from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Jaron Noyce and Teresa Marsco, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a toilet from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers are harvesting the hard wood floor and other re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

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Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Steephanie Soules and Allie Roberts, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a toilet from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers from OC Tanner are harvesting re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100South, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity., and eventually a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers from OC Tanner are harvesting re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Jaron Noyce and Teresa Marsco, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a toilet from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Mindy Osmond, and and Paula Thornock, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a door from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Mike Yurish, left, from The Reuse People and Jaron Noyce, right, a volunteer from OC Tanner, remove a bathroom mirror from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Jaron Noyce and Teresa Marsco, volunteers from OC Tanner, are remove a toilet from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers are harvesting the hard wood floor and other re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Volunteers from OC Tanner harvest re-usable materials from the old LDS church on 400 East and 100 South in Salt Lake, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The American Cancer Society has donated a retired LDS Church building to Habitat for Humanity, which will eventually be a Hope Lodge for cancer patients.

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· June 26, 2013 5:51 pm

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Volunteers on Wednesday began stripping a former LDS Church building of its hardwood floors, lighting fixtures and other materials, which will be donated to Habitat for Humanity for new homes and its retail store, ReStore.

The site, at 400 East and 100 South, will eventually be the home of a Hope Lodge, the American Cancer Society's home away from home for cancer patients receiving treatment in Salt Lake City.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated the building and the land on which it sits. All reusable materials will be salvaged for use in Habitat homes or to stock ReStore, which routes its proceeds to Habitat initiatives.

The harvesting will take place over the summer and into the fall, with the help of teams from Utah businesses, including Wells Fargo. Employees from O.C. Tanner kicked off the project Wednesday.

When the effort is complete, the cancer society will begin construction of the Hope Lodge, which will include 42 private suites for patients traveling from rural Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, and Wyoming.

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