A FRIEND IN NEED By Tim Clarke
On July 24, 2024, The Rebuilding Together board of directors had our annual potluck bar-b-que. This year we were joined by a delegation from the national Rebuilding Together organization. This group representing the many states in which they work, came to So Cal to confirm Long Beach as the site of the next conference and to visit a few local affiliates as well. We spent a pleasant afternoon talking and getting to know one another. It was quite an energizing few hours. Much advice was given on ways to help resolve our funding short fall. But the fact remains unless we can raise $40,000 to $50,000 by next year, we will not be able to carry on this vital work for our mountain neighbors, some of whom may have to leave the mountains having insufficient funds to make their homes warm safe and dry.
We will of course, be applying for funding, grants and other charitable avenues to raise this amount, but we have always relied on our mountain communities for the first line of funding. Whether you call us Christmas in April or Rebuilding Together we are the same people that have spent the last 30 years helping those whom because of age or lack of funds or both remain here in our unique community.
I know from my own mailbox just how many requests we all get to help others but Rebuilding Together helps our neighbors and the money given stays here in our community. You can see it in the variety of repairs completed by us each year. “Snowmagedon” was rough to survive and cost us our solvency, but it will not beat us, with your help.
So, if you want to help our “Rebuilding Together” please reach out on-line, in person, by mail or phone, and stand up for our neighbors in need!
RTMC
P.O.Box 3540
Blue Jay, CA
92317
909-336 3910
Rebuilding Together Mountain Communities would like to greatly thank the over 100 volunteers, trades people, and the support of our local businesses for making a successful Rebuilding Day! For 2024 we were able to help keep four homeowners stay safe, warm, and dry in their homes. Our community showed their generosity once again donating their time on April 27th. House #1 in Cedarpines Park was sponsored by the Ted Roy Foundation and Mountain Storage. The House Captain was Wayne Palmer with Volunteer Coordinator Lorna Polley. They with their volunteers replaced fascia boards, repaired front stairs, and cleaned up two dumpsters of yard waste with rain gutters to be installed. House 2, in Running Springs was sponsored by the Lake Arrowhead Rotary and Joan Leopold. The House Captain was Scott Markovich with Volunteer Coordinator Allison Banner. Firewood was split and stacked, fences, gates, and other items were repaired, the fence and house paint was touched-up, and two dumpsters of yard waste was cleaned-up. House 3 in Crestline was sponsored by Mountain Sunrise Rotary with workers from Mountain Sunrise Rotary and the Skyforest Elks. The House Captain was Willie Kanayan with Volunteer Coordinators Rudy & Karyn Westervelt. Their were extensive deck and stair repairs, new fascia boards installed, a window repaired, a new microwave installed, plumbing and electrical repairs, with two dumpsters and three trailer-fulls of yard clean-up and debris. House 4 in Crestline was sponsored by Running Springs Golden Oaks and Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church with workers from Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church, Church of the Woods, and Lake Gregory Community Church. The House Captain was 
