June 2022 Edition

Hello All,

We did it! I am delighted to announce that, thanks to your support, Rebuilding Together Montgomery County has achieved our goal to serve 150 vulnerable families this fiscal year! That’s nearly 400 neighbors in need who are now living in safer, healthier homes.

It’s been a tremendous team effort and I am grateful to the RTMC Board, our volunteers, donors, and community partners for their steadfast support, guidance, hard work, and generosity. Thank you!

I also want to express my tremendous gratitude to our terrific RTMC staff team who has worked diligently day in and day out to serve our homeowners:



• Lindsay Luhn, Senior Manager of Program Services
• Mat Saunders, Home Assessment and Project Coordinator
• Christina Devlin, Office Manager
• Joni Keaton, Development and Communications Coordinator
• Karen Kozopas, AmeriCorps Client Outreach Coordinator
• Beki Mitiku, AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator
• Vivian Bacarreza Navarro, AmeriCorps Project Coordinator

Together, we are preserving the affordable housing stock in Montgomery County and helping neighbors in need to remain safe and healthy in their own homes for years to come. Bravo!

With gratitude,

Maury Peterson

Executive Director

Cheers to Volunteers

Thank you to everyone who came out to join us for our Cheers to Volunteers event at Smokey Glen Farm! We are so grateful for our amazing community of volunteers and supporters and for the opportunity to honor and celebrate each of you and your contributions to RTMC.

During the event we gave out awards to those in our community who have gone above and beyond to help our neighbors in need over the past year. Congratulations to all the recipients, and thank you for your passion, dedication, and commitment to serving the community and ensuring that all of our neighbors can live in safe and healthy homes. 

Award Recipients

House Captain of the Year

Craig Arold

First-Time House Captain

Kaitlin Krasic

House Captain Retirement, 32 Years of Service

Bob Quinn

Outstanding Corporate Partner

Mallick Plumbing & Heating

Outstanding Corporate Partner

SHANCO

Outstanding Contractor Partner

Victor Aquino of VAQ Renovations

Outstanding Contractor Partner

Mario Granados of Transformation Contractor, LLC

Outstanding Contractor Partner

Fabian Molina of Atlantida Builders, Inc.

Outstanding Community Partner

Adventist HealthCare

Outstanding Organizational Support

Bob Goff

Point of Light

Roger Rothman

Above and Beyond

Pete Wilson

That's a wrap on our 2022 She Builds with ABC of Metro Washington! She Builds is a program at RTMC that brings together women in the community to support other women in need. She Builds projects are organized, led, and completed entirely by women! We partner with ABC of Metro Washington and the Women Building Washington Committee on a She Builds project each year that directly supports women in our community.

This year, we had 23 women from 13 companies join us to revitalize Stepping Stones Shelter, a nonprofit that provides emergency shelter and post-shelter support for homeless families with children. During the project day, volunteers painted the ramp and landings in the backyard, painted the railings along the back porch, constructed and painted three brand new picnic tables, revamped the picnic table area by weeding and laying new rubber mulch, and did extensive landscaping. A huge thank you to all the women who came out to volunteer, and a special shout out to House Captains Apryl Webb, Teralynn Marvel, Maria Snyder, and Libby Mendiratta for leading the team!

Participating Companies

Aegis Mid-Atlantic, LLC

Ashton Manor Environmental

Baker Construction DC

Christman Mid-Atlantic Constructors, LLC

Consigli Construction

Construction Cleaning Service

G.E. Frisco Co., Inc.

Markeys Services, LLC

Sherwin-Williams

Skanska Building, Inc.

Tammal Demolition

Tammal Enterprises, Inc.

The Bartley Corporation

In-Kind Sponsors

Ashton Manor Environmental

CHUTES International

Sherwin-Williams

RTMC Golf Tournament

Announcing our Tournament Sponsors:

Carey's Mechanical LLC

Miller & Long Concrete Construction

Novavax, Inc.

Join us for our annual RTMC golf tournament on Monday, October 3rd, 2022. All proceeds help us to continue our mission of repairing homes, revitalizing communities, and rebuilding lives for our vulnerable neighbors in Montgomery County. We look forward to welcoming all corporate executives, civic leaders, skilled-trades professionals, and community leaders to our event. Visit our updated golf website to learn more and register today.

Please contact Maury Peterson at mpeterson@rebuildingtogethermc.org with any questions.

Lindsay joined the staff at RTMC in August 2019 as the Program Manager and was promoted to Senior Manager of Program Services in February 2021. She saw the organization through one of its most difficult periods when the Covid-19 pandemic set in, and has been instrumental in leading the program team and helping to implement new processes since then to assist more homeowners than ever before. Lindsay's compassion for our homeowners and commitment to our mission is inspiring, and we are so grateful that she chose to dedicate her talents to RTMC over the past three years. We caught up with Lindsay to learn more about her history with RTMC: 

RTMC: How did you first become involved in RTMC?

Lindsay: I came to RTMC as a first-time house captain with the Mill Creek Parish UMC NRD team in 2019. I was thrown into a wonderful project in Rockville helping fix up Ms. G’s home, and was instantly hooked on doing home repairs for local neighbors. Shortly after the project, the program manager position came open and I applied that same day. I was later told that the team had just been commenting that I should apply for the role – the rest is history!

RTMC: What was your favorite part about being at RTMC?

Lindsay: My favorite part of being at RTMC has been facilitating all of the amazing connections, friendships, and relationships. There is such a special group of homeowners, volunteers, corporate partners, contractors, and staff that all come together to make Montgomery County a better place to live. When I see people who met through RTMC continue as friends for years down the road, I know that we’re making a difference in this community beyond fixing houses.

Lindsay's last day with RTMC will be this Wednesday, June 29th. Thank you, Lindsay, for your countless contributions to RTMC and for being a role model to our community, for always leading with kindness and for helping to ensure that so many of our neighbors in Montgomery County are now living in safer homes. Though we are sad to see you go, we wish you all the best on the journey ahead and know you will shine wherever it takes you! 

Homeowner Stories: Our Neighbor, Ms. S.

Ms. S. in her home in Silver Spring 

Ms. S. has been living in her home in Silver Spring for over 50 years. At 83 years old, Ms. S. manages multiple chronic health and mobility issues, and needed assistance to ensure her home would continue to be a safe place for her to live. Our partners at Transformation Contractor, LLC re-secured the handrail leading up to her front door, removed damaged concrete in the driveway of the home and poured a new patch, replaced wood on top of the deck railing, and installed a new handrail leading to the basement. We are so glad that Ms. S. now feels more confident and secure in her home and will be able to age safely in place.