Matsu Valley Rebuild

Matsu Valley Rebuild is a non-profit used and surplus building materials store and we need your help. As part of the purchase of our forever home the non-professional down-payment of $200k is spread over 12 months. We are behind and getting close to crunch-time!

Want to know more…read on…and check out our website: matsuvalleyrebuild.com.

Our success is not a forgone conclusion.

You may know Matsu Valley Rebuild, you may know we moved and have bought a building, and that have ideas and plans for some cool stuff for the future. Ideas like community programs and services to share, educate and inspire people. You probably know we are a non-profit and that no one owns MVR, that we have a board of directors that oversee any sizeable financial decisions; including the wage of our employee; me.

Did you know that MVR’s success is not a forgone conclusion? We entered into an agreement to buy a property and buildings because the building we were in was for sale, it was too small, had no parking and was way off the beaten path. Moving 5000 sq ft of inventory to another rental did not make sense; there are not many affordable and available options as it is and the prospect of moving all that stuff another time after that? Not so much, so we jumped on this opportunity.

The agreement we entered into was only possible because the owners of the building like what we are doing and what we want to do for the future of the Mat-Su community. They were willing to work with us on non-traditional terms instead of a 20%+ down payment due at closing.

Did you know MVR is not making a lot of money? With rent (even at a reasonable rate), paying one employee (a very humble wage), payroll expenses, utilities, insurance and the rest there is not much left over. But we are sustainable! If we can get the down-payment satisfied we a good revenue stream and other programs starting for a bright future.

Then why buy a building? Aside from facing an impending 30 day notice to vacate (and the subsequent end of MVR)…this new place gives us highway presence that has improved traffic significantly, boosting sales and donations. It also provides the opportunity to expand our footprint, to customize our footprint and to evolve with programs and services. It is a risk, and it is the critical turning point for MVR.

As of June 10 we have paid $38,000 toward the $200,000. We have raised this with generous donations from the North Lakes Community Council, the Fishhook Community Council and the Gateway Community Council, some help from Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union, the city of Palmer and small donations from residents and MVR shoppers.

People love MVR, people love shopping at MVR, people are so thankful to not have to throw useful stuff away and people that could not have afforded to do projects and repairs without Matsu Valley Rebuild. It inspires me to keep swimming upstream. This store is important and helpful, the workshops, tool library and other programs will change a lot of lives in our Valley. MVR can change this Valley for decades and grow to become a hub of community and sustainability.

We are asking our community for help to keep this resource alive and growing.

Please help if you can.

Thank you,

Tim Zalinger

Founder/President/Manager

Matsu Valley Rebuild