April 2022 Edition

Hello Friends,

April is National Rebuilding Month and the RTMC Team and Board of Directors have been hard at work preparing for our National Rebuilding Weekend coming up on April 29, April 30 and May 1. We’re excited to welcome back our volunteers in force – we’ll have 700+ volunteers from 33 faith and corporate groups fan out across the county to help 24 families in need. We greatly appreciate all of our sponsors and volunteer groups who make our work possible (see list below). 

This month we are also celebrating our 100th homeowner served this fiscal year! Homeowner Ms. A. was in desperate need of a new roof and our wonderful partners at Shanco were kind enough to donate the roof free of charge. Special thanks to Joe Stephens, Shanco’s Director of Sales and Operations for arranging this life-changing donation. 

Don’t forget to mark your calendar -- we have lots of great events coming up (see below) and would love to see you. Please know how grateful we are to you for your ongoing support of our mission. Together, we are helping to preserve affordable housing and making a tangible difference for our Montgomery County neighbors in need. 

All the best,

Maury Peterson

Executive Director

RTMC is proud to celebrate our 100th homeowner homeowner served this fiscal year! Our 100th homeowner, Ms. A., is a longtime resident of Burtonsville. She currently lives with her brother and her two adult children. In addition to working full-time to support her family, Ms. A. is also a student at Montgomery College working to further her education. Ms. A. had significant leaking in her home and desperately needed a roof replacement. Thanks to our partners at Shanco, Ms. A. received a brand new roof. Shanco generously donated the roof free of charge, and we are very grateful for their help to ensure that Ms. A. will no longer have issues with leaking and will be able to remain dry and comfortable in her home. We would like to extend a special thank you to Joe Stephens, Shanco's Director of Sales and Operations, for arranging the donation, and for his unwavering support of RTMC.

Homeowner Stories: Our Neighbor, Ms. M.

Clockwise from left: Homeowner Ms. M. pictured with RTMC staff member Joni, new grab bars, new flooring

Ms. M. has been living in her home in Silver Spring for more than 15 years and is a single mother to a wonderful son and two very energetic dogs. Ms. M.’s home was constructed in 1949 and was in need of multiple critical repairs, including a roof replacement. Our partners at Central Exteriors replaced Ms. M.’s roof, and our partners at Transformation Contractor, LLC addressed additional repair and accessibility issues for Ms. M., including replacing a broken window, tearing out moldy drywall on the bathroom ceiling and replacing it with new drywall, replacing the subfloor and floor in the bathroom, installing grab bars in the bathroom, and replacing the broken sliding glass door. We are so glad that Ms. M. will be able to live safely in her home for years to come!

Left to right: Homeowner Ms. L., newly installed HVAC system

Ms. L. is 78 years old and a long-time resident of Montgomery County. When the furnace in her Rockville home stopped working, RTMC stepped in to ensure that she would continue to be safe and warm. Thanks to our partners at GAC Services for replacing Ms. L.'s furnace and restoring comfort to her home!

Thank you to all who have sponsored our upcoming Cheers to Volunteers event so far! We look forward to sharing an evening out with our supporters and volunteers at Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg.

There is still time to sponsor Cheers to Volunteers! Sponsorship levels begin at $100 and all levels include tickets to the event. We look forward to having you join us!

Presenting Sponsor

Pettit Family Charitable Foundation

Neighborhood Sponsor

GAC Services

Backyard Sponsor

Jean Sperling

Good Neighbor Sponsor

Jeff Purdy

National Rebuilding Day is here! Thank you so much to all of our sponsors for supporting NRD and helping to ensure a successful and impactful event. We look forward to seeing all of our volunteers in action and all the amazing work they accomplish for our homeowners!

National Rebuilding Day 2022 Sponsors

Adventist Healthcare

Bethesda United Church of Christ

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

Christ Episcopal Church Kensington

Church of Christ at Manor Woods

Compass

Covenant Life Church

DAVIS Construction

DG Liu Contractor, Inc

Embrace Home Loans

Fivesquares Development

Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church

G.E. Frisco

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Grace United Methodist Church

Helping Hands Poolesville

Holy Cross Catholic Church

JPAR Stellar Living

Kynoch Environmental Management

Mill Creek Parish UMC

Miller & Long Co., Inc. 

Neelsville Presbyterian Church

Rock Spring Contracting

Saint Mark Presbyterian Church

Sandy Spring Bank

Shaare Torah

Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Temple Beth Ami

Therrien Waddell

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville

Washington Property Company

RTMC is in dire need of storage space to store supplies and materials we use to keep homes safe for Montgomery County residents. We need help finding a secure storage area, ideally at least 750 sq. ft. of either donated or deeply discounted space. If you or anyone you know can help, please contact our Executive Director, Maury Peterson, at [email protected]