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Recent News & Events 

A Thank you to two local companies: RTMC would like to recognize and thank Parrish Services and Gaithersburg Air and Heating for helping two Montgomery County families in need. Parrish Services worked on a home in Silver Spring this December. They replaced a furnance and provided fuel oil for this family, keeping them war over the holidays. Check out the story featured on channel 9 news.

Gaithersburg Air and Heating worked on multiple projects between November and December. They donated over $500 in HVAC system repairs. Many thanks to Richard Biava and everyone at Gaithersburg Air and Heating.

Thank you again Parrish Services and Gaithersburg Air and Heating!

A Note from Senior Minister, Dyke McCord, of the Church of Christ at Manor Woods:  One of the members in our church introduced us to Rebuilding Together five years ago.  Since then, our Rebuilding Together project day has become one of the greatest ways we've found to connect with and impact our community.  We have the ability to raise funds and bring together a core of volunteers, with RTMC matching our gifts and talents with the needs in the community.  We get to improve, upgrade and repair a house in the neighborhood with no strings attached, allowing our members to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our world.  The results are overwhelming.  RTMC does the legwork.  Materials are contributed.  Services are donated.  We get to serve.  The neighborhood is enhanced.  Hearts are touched.  Smiles broaden and tears of joy flow.  Our hearts are deeply touched and everyone involved is richly blessed.  We can't wait for the next opportunity!

Adopt a House for Project Day ’09! –The April project day sponsorship packets have been mailed. If your company, organization or faith based community did not receive a sponsorship packet and would like to sponsor a home in April, please let RTMC know!

AmeriCorps Service Week in the Gulf: RTMC’s two AmeriCorps members, Ana Cimino an dBill Kauffman, will be spending the week of January 18th-January 24th, along with their fellow AmeriCorps Capacity Corps members, in Acadiana, Louisiana. The group will be making repairs on homes still in disarray from hurricane Katrina.

Fire Safety in the home –Safety in the home is one of the important goals of RTMC, so we would like to share a segment on Fire Safety brought to us by the TODAY show and Montgomery County Interim Fire Chief Richard Bowers.  The purpose of the segment was to show residents how to respond to house fires in order to ensure safety of families members.

The segment can be seen on the Montgomery County website blog at: http://mcfrs.blogspot.com/2008/12/surviving-house-fire.html

AmeriCorps Service Week in the Gulf: RTMC’s two AmeriCorps members, Ana Cimino and Bill Kauffman, will be spending the week of January 18th-January 24th, along with their fellow AmeriCorps Capacity Corps members, in Acadiana, Louisiana. The group will be making repairs on homes still in disarray from hurricane Katrina.

Fundraising Successes

Online Social Networking Comes to RTMC –RTMC has both a group and a cause on Facebook for those who share their interest in our work or would like to donate to help Montgomery County families in need. Join our group and cause, and spread the word!

New Grants:  RTMC is pleased to report on new funding opportunities:

• RTMC has received over $20,000 in donations in response to our fall appeal and we are still accepting donations!
• RTMC has received $3,000 from the Housing Impact Funds provided by the Home Depot.
• RTMC has submitted a proposal to Sears Holding for their Heroes At Home Program. The Proposal would be to support 2 projects for veterans in Damascus and Rockville.
• RTMC has submitted our application once again to the United Way of the National Capital Area. Designate us with CFC # 34462 and United Way # 8076.
• In response to the RTMC Cause on Facebook, $210 has been donated and 32 people have joined the cause!

Get More From Your Travels:  You can support RTMC as you vacation with your family or travel on business. RTMC has a partnership with YTB Travel, a website comparable to expedia or orbitz, but where RTMC receives 40% of the commission on booked travel. By booking your vacations or business travel on our site, you are supporting RTMC at no additional cost to yourself! For more information, go to http://www.ytbtravel.com/rebuildingtogether.

We at RTMC know that these are difficult times. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated by RTMC, thank you!

RT National News

RT National Media –The RT National Video has received an additional award, the Accolade Merit Award for non –profit videography. The first award received for the national video was the International Ava Gold award for non –profit videos.

 The Accolade Awards are given to non –profit videos that have expressed their work in a creative and distinct manner.

If you have not had a chance to preview the video, click on the link below: http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/content/multimedia/detail/3451

Rebuilding Together is Amongst the top Charities Ranked for Fiscal Responsibility. Charity Navigator, a national charity evaluator, has named Rebuilding Together in the top four percent of charities in the United States for the fifth year in a row. What a great honor for RT National.

HGTV and Rebuilding Together Pair Up Again – Along with the support of Rebuilding Together, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), HGTV’s initiative - Change the World. Start at Home –is starting the New Year off by choosing two of eight group homes of U.S. Veterans to be rehabilitated. Each of the homes is located in eight different cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Tampa. Follow this link and vote for your favorite home: HGTV.com/changetheworld . Voting will be open until March 2nd. However, for the remaining 6 homes not chosen, HGTV will still donate $5,000.

14th Annual  “Kickoff to Rebuild” comes to RT Tampa Bay- For the past 14 years the NFL has participated in the annual “Kick off to Rebuild” where and homes in the community hosting the super bowl are rehabbed. This year it will be held in Tampa Bay, Florida where 500 community volunteers, including NFL players, will join together to repair 15 homes.  The American Petroleum Institute is one of the title sponsors this year and will be provided energy efficient repairs.  API sponsored a house in Montgomery County this past summer.

The Need is Great:  The Joint Center for Housing Studies recently released The State of the Nation's Housing 2008 report.  The report discusses the current housing crisis and projections for the future.  http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/son/index.htm

Getting Involved

Volunteer Opportunities:  We are looking for a few good men (or women!).

• VOLUNTEER NEEDED ASAP: A carpenter to replace rotting supports and railings on a front entry porch in Silver Spring. Please contact Kathy Thrower @ kthrower@rebuildingtogethermc.org
• Flexible – Miscellaneous punch-list items from various recent projects. Need basic carpentry skills and tools. To volunteer, contact Scot Weeks at sweeks@rebuildingtogethermc.org
• Flexible  – 1-2 volunteers needed to provide gutter repairs for a ranch-style home in Silver Spring. Contact Scot Weeks at sweeks@rebuildingtogethermc.org
• Flexible - 2-3 volunteers needed to lay topsoil and install a wood stair rail at a home in Silver Spring. Contact Scot Weeks at sweeks@rebuildingtogethermc.org
• Ongoing – administrative work in the RTMC office including filing, database entry, etc. – contact Kathy Thrower at kthrower@rebuildingtogethermc.org
• Ongoing -Volunteers willing to prime and paint kitchen cabinets at their homes. We can arrange to drop off cabinets and will provide supplies. Contact Kathy Thrower at kthrower@rebuildingtogethermc.org
• On-going -Volunteer willing to organize donated paint supplies in our Gaithersburg warehouse.  Please contact Kathy Thrower at kthrower@rebuildingtogethermc.org
• On-going - Looking for volunteers interested in working with homeowners who have excessive clutter. Volunteers should be able to commit 1-2 hours per week over several months. Training will be offered. For more information, please contact Kathy Thrower at kthrower@rebuildingtogethermc.org or 301-933-2700.

Ways to Give:  RTMC thanks you for all the ways you participate in our program!

• Time: see opportunities above
• Cash: give securely online at www.rebuildingtogethermc.org or contact Lee Berkeley Shaw at lshaw@rebuildingtogethermc.org for more information
• Outreach: link RTMC to potential partners or sponsors – contact Lee Berkeley Shaw at lshaw@rebuildingtogethermc.org for more information
• VACATION OR BUSINESS: RTMC receives 40% of commissions if you book your summer travel through our website – prices and search engine are the same as expedia, orbitz, etc. To support RTMC even as you spend the holidays with your family, go to: http://www.ytbtravel.com/rebuildingtogether

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