Some of Our Just One Day 2026 Projects
Dallas Hill Road, Dallas Plantation (continued from 2025 work)
Improvements that began in 2025 were resumed in 2026. One of the most expensive items of work was insulating the front side and end of the house, which was done on the exterior, and then beautiful new grey siding was installed.
Robbins Avenue, Rangeley
Work started in 2025 on this property and was completed in 2026. A variety of additional work was performed: In 2026 – painting was finished on the back side of the property (scraping, priming and painting). The entire porch was jacked and leveled, and an attractive lattice work was installed to keep animals out that had been successfully, to that time, living under the porch.
Lake St, Rangeley
The garage at this home was structurally challenged due to very heavy objects being stored inside the building. Those items were removed and the building was jacked and new support beams were installed. A new set of rear stairs was constructed complete with handrails as the owner is in her 80’s. In addition to this, the building was scraped, primed and painted with a fresh coat of paint as were many of the shutters on the house. A new garage door was later installed (October 2026).
Reeds Mill Road, Madrid – Madrid Historical Society (MHS)
This project involved the demolition of a substantial Quonset hut that was no longer usable. After this was taken down and hauled away, the excavation contractor dug out all of the old footings and brand-new concrete footings were installed around the new 30 foot by 40 foot pavilion. The new pavilion is for residents’ use for gatherings such as picnics, weddings and receptions, birthday and anniversary parties, and so on. Simply, this is a local community center and gathering spot. A landscaper came onsite to remove much of the overgrown trees so that a view of the Sandy River is now present. There was considerable chainsaw work; large quantities of trees and brush were disposed of. A new parking lot was also built. SFCF replaced some of the stairs that were on the ‘old schoolhouse,’ which is where the Madrid Historical Society is housed. This is on the same site but an adjacent structure. The MHS was able to obtain a $50k grant from Franklin County for this community improvement. SFCF picked up the excess over and above the grant monies and acted as the general contractor for the project.
Some of Our Just One Day 2025 Projects
Dallas Hill Road, Dallas Plantation
This home had 3 new roofs installed… meaning the old ones were completely stripped off , new ice & water shield was placed and then the final asphalt shingles were put on. Both owners have mobility issues and extreme difficulty walking. Thus, a new front deck and stairs were built with a new hand railing. Additionally, volunteers did major work including; trimming back trees the entire length of the 800’ driveway, cutting bushes, mowing, and raking. There were several cords of wood laying on the ground and all that had not rotted was split and taken a few hundred feet to their woodshed where it was stacked. The rotted wood was removed from the property and properly disposed of. Two new Andersen windows were installed. Two storm screen doors were replaced. Due to the scope and expense of this project, it was set up to be handled over a two-year period (2025 & 2026).
Robbins Avenue, Rangeley
Renovations here included clearing out wood debris in the yard, trimming apple trees and reclaiming lawn area. Bushes, trees and lawn areas were overgrown over the years, thus a professional landscaper cut down trees, salvaged apple trees and then removed all of the debris. Subsequently, one of the area’s larger contractors came in with 7 large dump trucks and pieces of equipment and built a completely new lawn. The excavation leveled out the lawn area so it was one nice ,flat surface, loam was spread, and the area was seeded, hayed and watered. Cords of wood were moved and stacked in their woodshed. The two-story house needed to be scraped, primed and then painted and that was partially completed in 2025. Two cleaning crews cleaned the interior of the property; one team on the first floor and a second on the second floor. Due to this also being a $100k + project, this was done over a two-year period.
Some of Our Just One Day 2024 Projects
Orris Lamb Rd, Dallas Plantation
This project provided a new two car garage along with the construction of a covered exterior rampway from the home to the garage. Additionally, there were interior modifications made to the home which included the installation of an elevator (funded by the Masons) allowing the wheelchair bound homeowner much easier and safer access to his vehicle, especially in the treacherous winter months with snow and ice present
Mabel Hill Rd, Rangeley
This project accomplished exterior sprucing up of this homeowner’s property. Debris was removed and extensive pruning and landscaping were performed around the property providing safer ingress and egress for the property owner. Fencing and overgrown shrubbery were removed. A lawn area was excavated and installed.
Some of our Just One Day 2023 Projects
10 Oquossoc Ave, Rangeley
Begun in 2023, this multi-year project involved the complete demolition of an unsafe garage and construction of a new, smaller structure in its place. Extensive groundwork was involved as well as skilled rough and finish carpentry. Basement flooding had occurred and SFCF volunteers pumped it out and cleaned out all of the damaged property. In 2024, the project was completed when exterior trim was painted and a portion of the home’s roof was repainted. The results are amazing!
17 Oquossoc Ave, Rangeley
This is another multi year project. The siding, insulation and electrical service for the home was done in 2022 and then a new roof was installed in 2023.
7 Oquossoc Ave. Rangeley
This extensive project involved the removal of rotted siding and porch ceiling material as well as repairing the metal roof leaks. New vinyl siding was installed. The final step to this multi year project occurred in 2025 when the covered porch roof was repaired, sealed and painted and the damaged porch ceiling was replaced and painted.
2022 Projects
Rangeley
Remodeling inside and out. New flooring, some electrical, and general sprucing up inside. New septic system was installed and extensive landscaping (including removal of a very large oak tree) was done to reclaim beautiful flower beds and open up space near the home. Primed and stained garage and home. New parking area and driveway were also installed. Because of the expense and extent of the work, this was a multi-year project and started in 2022 and ended in 2023.
Some of our Just One Day 2020 & 2021 Projects
~ 2021 Dallas Plantation – 70-year-old widow in need of a new heating system and deck – Owner Carol Anne Danforth, no photos available.
~ 2021 Rt 4, Rangeley Plantation – 70 year old woman with stage 4 cancer who had lost her son and husband within a year and was in need of a new deck – Owner Swanton, no photos available.
Allen Street Project
~ 2020 & 2021 Allen St, Rangeley – mid 60s woman who donates hundreds of hours to non-profits and needed her house and garage jacked and leveled, old asbestos siding removed, clapboards primed and stained, and a new electrical entrance installed. Extensive landscaping was done including the removal of large boulders, apple trees trimmed and installation of a picnic table/area.
2020 Dallas Plantation Project
2020 – Dallas Plantation – Owned by a widow. Primed and stained detached garage. Brought the gardens back to life. Cut and hauled away numerous blow downs that were located on property.
Some of Our Just One Day 2019 And Prior Projects
Rt. 4, Oquossoc
– Interior cleaning/remodeling. Work was done inside the home, new appliances, new flooring, painting, and general updates.
2019 – 2018
19 Greene Rd, New Vineyard
This project received a New roof; removal of blowdowns in the yard and other yard clean up. And then in 2019 a new Propane furnace was installed. This was a two-year project.
2017 Projects
2 Oquossoc Ave, Rangeley
A widow was the recipient in 2017. The property’s lawn was recaptured. Leveled the home and garage. Redid driveway. New roof. Inside = extensive renovations. Much time spent on cutting trees that needed to be removed for the safety of the home and occupants.
2016 Projects
All funds were spent on non-renovation projects for this one year.
2015 Projects
Rangeley
Widow’s home needed repairs. A new deck was installed. New handrails and extensive yardwork were completed.
Featured Volunteers
On the third Wednesday of July, artisans, businesses, and others across the area volunteer one day of their time to assist with the renovations being done to the selected properties. This volunteer event is known as Just One Day (J1D).
Each year approximately 75 people donate up to 8 hours of their time laboring over various aspects of the projects. We couldn’t do it without them!
If you’d like to donate your time and expertise, get in touch!
Ways to Donate
We accept donations to the community fund throughout the year using these options.
“Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.” ― Pierce Brown
Words from our previous beneficiaries.
Nomination Application
If you are local to the communities we serve and know of someone who needs assistance, please fill out the application form for a neighbor you would like to nominate. We will contact you once we have reviewed the provided information.
You can also get in touch via mail:
PO Box 902
c/o Chris Farmer, Esquire
Rangeley, ME 04970