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Although the award was given to Fichtner Services as a company, special thanks and credit need to be given to several individuals: Douglas Gomez, Jose Romero, Matthew Sherman, Felipe Ramos, Larry Coulter, Rolando Melendez, Jose Rodriguez and Nelson Cruz. These men volunteered their own time, without pay, and on a weekend, to give back to the community from which they felt that they have benefited.
My parents, Mary and Jerry Fichtner, have contributed decades of service to Habitat for Humanity. They served as construction laborers, board members, volunteer coordinators, meal preparers for volunteers, as well as any other little task that might be asked of them. They began their work with Habitat in the late 80’s and helped construct the first home that Arundel Habitat ever built. They also helped build one of the most notable projects, the Lighthouse Shelter on West Street in Annapolis. My parents involvement with Habitat for Humanity quickly waned as my mother was stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), but hopefully I can continue my family’s involvement in my own small way for years to come as well as encourage other people, such as the men listed above, to give back to their communities in some way. Tom Fichtner Community involvement has been an important element of our culture and is a key reason why our employees are proud to say they work at Fichtner Services. At Fichtner Services, we believe that giving back to the communities in which we work is integral to our business operations. Below is an outline of the work we have done for our community as a way of giving back: Lighthouse
Shelter The
Light House is an emergency shelter for men, women and children operated by Annapolis
Area Ministries, Inc. Annapolis
Maritime Museum Rebuilding
Together, formerly Christmas in April. Christmas in April*USA is a nonprofit, nonsectarian volunteer organization that works with communities to rehabilitate the houses of low-income, elderly or disabled community members. Christmas in
April, which is NRCA's national charitable organization, operates with more than
1 million volunteers in more than 600 cities in all 50 states and will have improved
more than 7,100 homes by year-end. Habitat
for Humanity International Other
Projects Read a letter of Appreciation from Girl Scout Troop #3034 We supplied and installed a new roof, siding, soffit, fascia and gutters on the new Press Box at Davidsonville Park. www.aacounty.org/RecParks/launch/davidsonville.cfm Following is a select list of other charities and events that we support: Anne Arundel CASA, The American Red Cross, Children's Hospital, The ALS Society, St. Mary's Schools, Cardiac Rehab Center, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central Elementary School, Brave Dave Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Annapolis Crusader's Football Team, St. Margaret's Church, Washington DC AIDS Ride, American Heart Association, Anne Arundel Police and Fire Departments, and Cure Search. |
We
received an award of recognition today from Joe Allwein of the newly merged Chesapeake
Habitat for Humanity. The award was given to us as thanks for installing new rubber
roof membrane systems on the homes they are rebuilding in Brooklyn Park.
A
special thanks is also given to Met-Fab, a metal roofing and trim fabrication
company, for supplying and folding the coping details for these roofs. Bill, Jim
and Hugh are always there to help us out. |  |