We came into the process a little late this year, but Tim & Koy from Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley had put in a lot of work prepping the house and planning the 3 weekend long renovation process. However me made great progress and helped make some improvements and move the project along towards it’s desired goal of improving Ms. T’s home.

One Man Wrecking Crew

A Note from One of the Team Leaders:
“Dear RTO Volunteer Team,

The last challenge: Attempting to convey the depth of appreciation for the time, effort and heart you gave to Ms. T and her family. Here goes…

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

We started this RTO project over 2 months ago with a tight budget, a general plan and a lot of dreams for how we could transform 8712 A Street.

With your help, we achieved our general plan which was to repair all broken windows, paint the exterior and interior, repair Ms. T’s front gate, and put molding on the kitchen cabinets. In addition, some of our dreams became reality! We completely tore down and removed an old garage in the backyard, improved her front garden and laid new comfy carpet in her 2 bedrooms and the living room. We also connected Ms. T with several Bay Area home experts that may be able to help her with other issues very soon.

It was a joy to see you all smiling and laughing as you put in so much hard work. And it was great to witness new friendships being made and old friendships being strengthened during the process.

I hope you all enjoyed your RTO experience as much as we enjoyed your participation. Ms. T and her family are extremely pleased and thankful!

Thank you again, and we hope to see you next year – same time, different place!

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