All proceeds from this event, including funds raised by the Playhouse Auction, Ticket Sales, Raffle Prizes, Sponsorships, and the “Donate to Build a Playhouse for a Charity” event, will go to support Rebuilding Together Montgomery County, Inc. Rebuilding Together Montgomery County is a housing nonprofit that provides critical repairs, energy efficiency improvements, and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners in Montgomery County. Our work keeps families living safely and independently in the homes they’ve worked hard to obtain, while also preserving affordable housing in our county and creating a stable environment in which children can grow up, and seniors can grow old. To learn more about Rebuilding Together Montgomery County, please go to www.rebuidlingtogethermc.org.
When RTMC secures $15,000 in donations to buy shares of The Beach House Playhouse, that playhouse will be donated to The Arc Montgomery County.
The Arc Montgomery County provides a seamless delivery of child care and early intervention services for children with and without disabilities and special medical needs who are six weeks through 10 years old. This unique, fully-inclusive program supports children from many different cultural, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds and leverages community resources and partnerships to help EVERY child develop to his or her fullest potential. The RTMC play house will occupy center stage in our outdoor play area and engage children in imaginative play while also developing their gross motor and socialization skills. We are thrilled to be the recipient of such a beautiful piece of functional artwork! Please visit our website at: www.thearcofmontgomerycounty.org
The playhouses will be on display beginning May 1st at
Wisconsin Place, which is in Friendship Heights, at the
corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Western Avenue in Chevy
Chase, MD. They will be located on the plaza right in front
of Bloomingdales, and directly across from the Friendship
Heights metro station. The playhouses will be on display
through May 29th, and you are welcome to come by any time
to take a closer look. We do ask that you respect the playhouses
by not attempting to enter or climb on them prior to the
Live Auction on May 29th. There will also be key event
dates during the month of May to drive traffic to the location.
Check back on this website for upcoming events.
Yes! There are
several ways to support the work of Rebuilding Together
and the Rebuilding Hope: The RTMC Playhouse Project. Ways
to get involved include:
- Make a donation in support of Rebuilding Together by
going to www.rebuildingtogethermc.org
- Contribute to the
“Build a House” Campaign to construct a house for The Arc Montgomery County.
- Donate an item or service to our Raffle Baskets, which
will be raffled off at the Live Auction Reception on
May 29, 2014. Items should be valued at $100+.
- Volunteer your time on May 29,2014 at the Live Auction
Reception. Volunteers are needed for food service, trash
removal, registration, guest stewarding, and other duties
as assigned. To learn more about this, please email Lee-Berkeley
Shaw at lshaw@rebuildingtogethermc.org
- Purchase a ticket to
the Live Auction Reception on May 29th and support RTMC
through your ticket sales and taking advantage of the
raffle baskets.
Tickets may be purchased on
our website. Ticket sales do not open until March 7,
2014. There is limited space available, and as such, if
the event is marked “SOLD OUT” but you wish to attend,
please contact the Rebuilding Together office at 301-933-2700
for available options and/or to be added to our waitlist.
Yes, the event is for ages 21+.
Your gift may be tax-deductible, but that is something
that can only be confirmed by consulting your tax professional.
Rebuilding Together Montgomery County is a nonprofit
organization, and as such, gifts for which you do not
receive any goods or services are often tax-deductible.
If you purchase an item such as a playhouse, only the
amount spent which exceeds the fair market value of that
playhouse is eligible for tax-deductibility. Again,
certain conditions may apply, and only your tax professional
can state with certainty what your personal eligibility
might be.
The playhouses are donated to Rebuilding Together Montgomery
County, and are being auction “as is.” In attending the
Rebuilding Hope: RTMC Playhouse Project Live Auction Reception,
guests acknowledge via the waiver at registration that
neither the builder, architect, TW Perry, nor Rebuilding
Together Montgomery County will be held liable for any
damage or injury sustained as a result of the playhouse,
either on premises or during transportation. You are responsible
for any insurance you wish to place on the playhouse subsequent
to delivery to your property.
For anyone wishing to place a PROXY BID, purchase
a playhouse outright, or bid on a playhouse during
the Live Auction & Reception,
you will need to read and agree to the terms and conditions
within the Bill
of Sale and the Bidder
Waiver. Please
see these documents for more information.
No. Playhouses are sold “as is”, unless otherwise stipulated.
If there are additions or changes you wish to make, you
can discuss that with your builder for additional cost.
Builders, remodelers, architects, designers, and material
supply companies may be contacted if you are interested
in pursuing them for professional services. In fact, we
strongly encourage that you show your patronage to these
community-minded companies.
Should you have follow-up questions about
your playhouse purchase, however, we ask that you begin
the discussion by contacting Rebuilding Together at 301-933-2700.
The builder’s direct involvement with the playhouse project
ends when they donate their finished product to RTMC. They
are not obligated to support their playhouse beyond this
point.
Payment can be made in the following ways:
- Cash donation
- By personal check on-site at the Live Auction event
on May 29, 2014
- By credit card, on-site at the Live Auction event on
May 29, 2014 (Visa/Mastercard)
- By credit card online, on-site at the Live Auction
event on May 29, 2014(AMEX)
Please keep in mind that credit cards have processing
fees, and AMEX has a significantly higher processing fee
than Visa or Mastercard.
Payment in full is expected on-site at the
Live Auction event on May 29, 2014. We will not invoice
you at a later date. Please do not bid on a playhouse if
you do not have the means or ability to pay at that time.
If you anticipate purchasing a playhouse
and would like to arrange a wire transfer in advance of
the May 29th event, I encourage you to contact the Rebuilding
Together office at 301-933-2700. Only if we have verified
your information in advance of the event will this be an
acceptable form of payment.
TW Perry, a local material supply company with more than
100 years of experience serving the greater Washington
DC metro area, has generously donated all transportation
services within a 50 mile radius of Chevy Chase, Maryland.
After you have won your auction, we will
ask you to select a delivery time from a list of pre-confirmed
options. TW Perry will transport the playhouses to your
address. Barring obstacles such as fencing, drainage ditches,
trees or vehicles, TW Perry will place the playhouse on
your property at the location of your choosing. If they
are unable to reach your intended placement due to obstacles
such as the ones listed above, they will deliver the playhouse
to your driveway or curbside, as designed by you or a representative.
The movement of the playhouse from that point forward will
be your responsibility.
Because Wisconsin Place cannot host the playhouses indefinitely
beyond the event on May 29th, RTMC and TW Perry have
arranged delivery dates during the first week of June,
from which you can select a date and time that is convenient
for you at the time of checkout. We will not hold the
playhouses for a period longer than those listed. After
such time, the playhouse will be moved to storage, and
transportation will be your responsibility.
If you have additional questions or would like to learn
more about Rebuilding Hope: The RTMC Playhouse Project,
you are encouraged to call the Rebuilding Together Montgomery
County office at 301-933-2700 or email Lee-Berkeley Shaw,
Director of Development, at lshaw@rebuildingtogethermc.org.
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