The Montgomery Dragon Boat Race & Festival is a unique joint venture between two local charities: Bridge Builders® Alabama and Rebuilding Together® Central Alabama.
Rebuilding Together® Central Alabama
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RTCA provide home repairs and modifications at no cost to homeowners in need--particularly seniors, those with disabilities and families with young children. RTCA screens applicants for these services, organizes volunteers to performs the work, and raises funds to purchase the necessary materials, supplies, insurance, etc. Since 1993, RTCA’s program has touched the lives of over 1,000 Montgomery residents in need, helping them restore safety and warmth to their homes, and has engaged over 12,000 volunteers in this work. In 2010, RTCA worked on 22 homes in the River Region, funded in part by proceeds from the Dragon Boat festival.
Rebuilding Together’s motto is: Safe, Warm & Dry!
RTCA’s Executive Director is John Jenkins at 334-625-9062.
Join us at www.RTbama.org
Bridge Builders® Alabama
Bridge Builders® Alabama is a two-year program that works with students from public, private, parochial, and home schools.
The mission of Bridge Builders® Alabama is to develop among high school students a group of future leaders who will lay aside individual, social, economic, and cultural differences and work for the benefit of all.
Our purpose is to help ordinary youth find their voice, experience their power and build positive relationships to do the extraordinary. Bridge Builders® Alabama is designed to promote communication, understanding and trust among these developing leaders. Community projects, discussions, adventure education and first-hand experiences with community leaders are the training tools.
The executive director is Josh McFall at (334) 264-6223
