Dear Patti,

National Rebuilding Day (NRD) is Saturday, April 27. We've been introducing our partners to the homeowners and nonprofit housing organizations they'll be helping and we're setting up the house captains with all the planning tools they need to ensure they have a fun, rewarding and successful day helping our neighbors. Our partners will be working on 13 homes and nonprofit housing facilities in Arlington, Fairfax and Falls Church.

Our RT Express volunteers are helping several homeowners with repairs and modifications every week. Read on to learn about some of our recent RT Express projects.

If you'd like to share your skills and join our RT Express group please complete a Volunteer Profile, watch a short introduction video and complete a Volunteer Agreement. (click the link to visit the Volunteer page of our website to find all the information). We'll add you to our Volunteer Opportunities email list and you can volunteer occasionally, or weekly - whatever fits your schedule. Most of our RT Express work is done during the week but we are scheduling one Saturday project a month to accommodate volunteers' work schedules. If you have specific questions about volunteering, please call our office or email us at info@rebuildingtogether-aff.org

I'm really proud of all the work we have been doing and my heart is filled by the notes and letters of gratitude from homeowners we have helped . Here's a sweet note from Mrs. H:

Thank you for being a partner in safe and healthy homes.

#WeAreRebuilders

Rebuilding Together Express teams have been working on three projects a week since the new year began. Our four new team leaders have expanded our capacity to assist more homeowners more quickly with about 40 common repairs including installing grab bars, railings, brighter lighting, safety rails on toilets and new dryer ducts. Our RT Express volunteers have also built two ramps and installed one stairlift so far this year. Pictured above - the team celebrates accessibility with Mrs. E.

A Centerville family was very happy to have help with repairs at their home of 10 years including minor plumbing and electrical work, weather stripping and insulation.

Mark is installing the stairlift rail for a homeowner in Arlington. The team also installed a grab bar to make it easier for the homeowner to get to the stairlift.

Mrs. L can safely use her exterior stairs now that she has sturdy railings. We also installed grab bars and took care of tripping hazards inside the home.

Lou leads the team assembling a donated ramp for Mrs. M.

Rob installs a grab bar next to Mr. S's front door, which in combination with the half-step, will make it easier for Mr. S to enter and leave his home.

Mrs. M was very happy to pose with Lou (l) and Lander (r) and then try out her new ramp.

Our partnership with Navy Federal Credit Union was featured in At Ease magazine this month. The repairs and modifications made for Mr. J in Arlington are keeping him safe in his home of 50 years. RT-AFF has a longstanding partnership with NFCU, having worked on over 30 projects in our area, including homes, nonprofit organizations, schools, and the United Service Organization (USO) Warrior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir. We are thrilled that NFCU has joined forces with Rebuilding Together nationally, assisting three veteran homeowners last fall: Mr. J in Arlington, a homeowner in Dallas, and another in Atlanta. We look forward to continuing this great partnership that encourages NFCU employees to dedicate time to community service. Click here to read the article and visit our Flickr to see more photos of the NFCU volunteers at work at Mr. J's home.

Rebuilding Together Arlington/Fairfax/Falls Church

Phone 703.528.1999 | Fax 703.528.1197

info@rebuildingtogether-aff.org | www.rebuildingtogether-aff.org