Hello Friends,

May was a marvelous month at Rebuilding Together Montgomery County. As always, we continue to focus on our mission: Repairing Homes, Revitalizing Communities, Rebuilding Lives.

We are making steady progress on our goal to serve 180 vulnerable families in need by June 30th. We have already served 158 families this fiscal year and are on pace to reach our goal. Special thanks to our fabulous Board of Directors and our staff team for their relentless hard work: Christina Devlin, Mat Saunders, Gabby Garcia, Beki Mitiku, Vivian Bacarreza Navarro, Shelby Badger, Augustine Freeman, and Karen Kozopas.

On May 19^th we hosted our She Builds, a volunteer day organized by women, with women, for women. The event is in partnership with members of ABC of Metro Washington (Associated Builders and Contractors). The group did a terrific job transforming the exterior of Interfaith Work’s New Leaf Shelter. Read more about it below.

Don’t forget - you are cordially invited to attend our Cheers to Volunteers event on Thursday, June 1^st at Smokey Glen Farms in Gaithersburg. It will be a wonderful evening to celebrate our volunteers and supporters who make our work possible. More info here.

Our RTMC Golf Tournament, chaired by Lance Wolin, will take place on Monday, October 2^nd at Bretton Woods Golf Course. Golf slots are selling fast so visit our golf website for more information and register today.

As always, your support and partnership are greatly appreciated. Thank you for all you do to help neighbors in need. We appreciate YOU!

With gratitude,

Maury Peterson

Executive Director

She Builds with ABC Metro Washington

Our Rebuilding Together Montgomery County She Builds project, in partnership with Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington's Women Building Washington Committee, was a great success! Nearly 40 women volunteers came out in force to transform the exterior of Interfaith Works New Leaf Shelter in Rockville. Special thanks to our sponsors: Altimate Electric, Inc., Canyon Contracting, Inc, Potomac Construction Services, Ashton Manor Environmental, and Sherwin-Williams. Gratitude to Teralynn Marvel from the Bartley Corporation and Heidi Wood from CHUTES International for their leadership. Also, tremendous thanks to Beki Mitiku, RTMC's Community Project Manager for her leadership. We are grateful to these amazing women and their companies for stepping forward to help neighbors in need:

Libby Mendiratta, GE Frisco Company, Inc., Allison McCloy, Genco Masonry, Inc., Amanda Shapiro Whitaker, Shapiro & Duncan, Inc, Ana Catalan, Beatriz Firpo, Beatriz Ortega, Belinda Barro, Brenda Aldana, Casey Lemoi, 84 Lumber, Cassidy Santos, Christina Selby, Genevia Funk, Katie Harker, Graciela Heintz, Jeannie Mayhew, Judith Jensen, Kathleen Gaw, Press Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Katie Harker, Katy Porras, Bartley Corporation, Kelly Gonzalez, Progress Environmental, LLC, Kelly McGuire, Leah Shuzer, Liz Taylor, Marcela Gomez, Mary Beth Kingsley, Mary Koelliker, Pauline Salano, Sandra Palmerton, Stacey Chatfield, Suzette Conrad, Monarc Construction, Inc., Tanya Bellingham Sells, Tori Meissner, Vivian Williams, Donohoe Construction Company, Jennifer Harris, Forrester Construction.

We love our RTMC Volunteer Handymen! Once again Marty Severe and Andy Wilson (top photo) have come to the rescue of another neighbor in need. Our dynamic duo recently assisted homeowner Ms. B, a senior living on a fixed income in Olney. They repaired a storm door, replace a toilet flapper, grounded outlets, and installed smoke detectors, grab bars and LED light bulbs. These critical home repairs will provide Ms. B. with s safer, healthier environment to age in place.

Meanwhile, our other dynamic duo of John Vilgos and Jules O’Rear (bottom photo) provided accessibility modifications for Gaithersburg homeowners, Mr. and Mrs. S., who are both senior citizens with mobility issues. John and Jules installed several grab bars for two bathrooms, fixed the front door entry steps, secure loose cable chord, and fixed toilet seats.

If you'd like to join our merry bunch of handy people, please contact Mat at MSaunders@rebuildingtogethermc.org.

The brothers Adrian and Antonio F.C. have been living in their Silver Spring home for almost 30 years. During that time Adrian worked for Giant grocery and retired in 2020 after 20 years. Unfortunately, Adrian lost his wife to breast cancer in 2010. He also now helps care for his brother, Antonio, who has Parkinson’s disease. To help make their home safer and more accessible home, RTMC, with the support of our partners at Transformation Contractor, converted a tub to a walk-in shower and installed grab bars around the home. The brothers are very pleased with the work and grateful for the help. They sent this nice note of thanks to us. It was our pleasure to assist this wonderful family.

Last Chance to Join Us at Cheers to Volunteers!

RTMC's Cheers to Volunteers is Thursday, June 1st at Smokey Glen Farms in Gaithersburg. We look forward to welcoming our many volunteers and supporters in celebration of another great year of helping neighbors in need. More information, including sponsorship opportunities and tickets are available HERE.

Special thanks to Presenting Sponsor Pettit Family Charitable Foundation which has offered a donation TRIPLE match up to $10,000!

Join Us at RTMC's Golf Tournament!

Registration is now open for our annual RTMC Golf Tournament to take place on Monday, October 2nd at Bretton Woods Golf Course in Germantown. Join us and help raise funds to make critical home repairs for neighbors in need. Sponsorships with golf slots sell out fast so register today! More info at rebuildingtogethergolftournament.com

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