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August 2011 E-Newsletter:
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In This Issue
Quick Links Our Mission To bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners, with the vision of a safe and healthy home for every person.
Our Goal Board of Directors
Tom Berquist
Chris Lucero
Dan Garber
Susie Sutton
Rich Clark
Mark Egner
Carol Ellis
Donovan Gladstone
Neil Grigsby
Bett Lucas Gray Lumber
Karla Lopez Ramirez
Bill Sweatman
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"Thank you all for all the generosity you have done for me. I appreciate it dearly, especially building the ramp which I really needed.” -Gregoria, Ramp-A-Thon recipient
Greetings Friend 
Last month, Rebuilding Together South Sound partnered with 2 great groups to complete our first ever Ramp-A-Thon! The Master Builders Association of Pierce County provided home builders who served as Ramp Captains, leading our Veteran volunteers from the VetsMeetVets organization. 3 ramps in just one day! Thank you to CapacityCorps Member Carol Shiflett for organizing this great event and to all those who volunteered. Our New (old) Home Over the past several years, despite the difficult economy, we've been able to expand our services and our staff. Thank you to those that have made that growth possible. We're looking forward to continuing that growth as we move to a new, larger to space! Our new home will be in the William Factory Small Business Incubator located in Tacoma. Our first official office was in the Incubator's first building and even though we've been out of the building for 2 years, we've been able to hold our meetings and events in their beautiful space for free! We're thrilled to now be moving into the Incubator's new building.
Our phone number 253-238-0977 will stay the same We couldn't mention this move with thanking Golden Services who made it possible! This fantastic moving company donated packing materials and moved our entire office! File cabinets, materials, desks...they didn't blink an eye. Thank you!
Completing critical work throughout the year is only possible with the help of our committed volunteers, and we can always use more! If you or anyone you know would be willing to donate your skills to keep our neighbors warm, safe and dry, please let us know. You can volunteer on your schedule, as frequently as you like. If you have the skills and the time, we want you! Remember you can always view our current volunteer projects online.
Here are the projects we currently need volunteers for:
Graham – Install grab bars and off-the-pot in bathroom
Puyallup – repair tub faucet, replace bedroom fixture (light electrical potentially) Lakebay– replace window in mobile home Spanaway – build straight 28’ ramp Lakewood– secure steps with brackets Auburn – install grab bars and handrail, build shallower steps over the existing Gig Harbor– repair mobile roof, repair bathroom ceiling, re-caulk tub, install grab bars & repair handrail
Rebuilding Together South Sound is now addressing EMERGENCY REPAIRS- Plumbers, HVAC, Roofers are always needed!
Thank You Year Round Volunteers Thank you to the Year Round Program volunteers who donated their time and skills in July. Our Year Round Program encompasses home modifications, which are focused on increased accessibility throughout the home, and emergency repairs.
Anthony Branton Your hard work is keeping homeowners safe and independent in their homes! If you are not a skilled tradesperson, but would still like to help, there are opportunities! You can-
Sponsor Spotlight: Metal Roof Specialties
 This month we shine our Sponsor Spotlight on one of our longtime supporters, Metal Roof Specialties. They've brought out a team to replace a roof and much more each year. In addition, their making our new move possible by donating storage for event .jpg?0.7489690573438209 "Carpenter Rebuilding Day (1)") materials and donated building items.Haley Iselin (pictured right) is Metal Roof Specialty's Chief Administrative Officer and one of our dedicated Board members and Second Vice President. Haley's also been named one of the Business Examiner's 40 Under Forty this year! Congrats Haley and thank you for your continued support of Rebuilding Together!
Dave Burgess came to us early this year as a skilled volunteer looking to put his skills to use in his downtime. Since then, he's taken on numerous projects with great dedication. Dave is a home inspector with construction experience, which lends itself beautifully to taking on our year round projects. He's repaired roofs, installed grab bars, modified stairs and more. Thank you Dave for being a regular and dependable year round volunteer!
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