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MID-ATLANTIC WATERPROOFING DONATES $40,500 TO TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS

LAUREL, Md., June 27, 2005 — Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing, a basement-repair contracting company based in Laurel, Md., is donating $40,500 to humanitarian agency Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to aid the organization’s relief and reconstruction efforts in tsunami-affected areas.

Six months since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the long work of reconstruction is underway as millions in the hardest-hit areas of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand struggle to recover from a disaster that left nearly a quarter of a million people dead or still missing. The donation from Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing will assist CRS' work to rebuild homes, schools, businesses and trades, hospitals, markets and communities.

“Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing is proud to support the tsunami relief efforts. Catholic Relief Services humanitarian commitment provides the most direct route from our hands to the people suffering the effects of the tsunami. When a world disaster occurs, we believe it is our responsibility to do our little part in assisting the less fortunate in a time of need. Hopefully, promotions like ours will set an industry trend to support relief efforts of any kind,” said Ed Fennell, president of Mid-Atlantic.

From January to March, Mid-Atlantic pledged that it would donate $50 for every installation of its primary service — basement waterproofing. In that first quarter, the company accomplished 810 installations, collecting $40,500 for CRS.

Director, Foundation and Corporate Relations Charles Paquette accepted the check on behalf of the agency at a public ceremony on June 27 at Mid-Atlantic's headquarters in Laurel, MD.

BACKGROUND

CRS is planning to invest more than $180 million over the next five years to provide reconstruction assistance in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The Baltimore-based agency is the official international humanitarian organization of the U.S. Catholic community, providing assistance to people in 99 countries and territories based on their need, not race, creed or nationality. More information about CRS can be found online at www.catholicrelief.org or by calling 1-877-HELP-CRS.

Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing specializes in basement waterproofing and foundation repair. Since 1965, Mid-Atlantic has served the people of Maryland, Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The thousands of satisfied customers over the last 40 years have made Mid-Atlantic “The Nation's Number One Waterproofer.”

With locations throughout the region, the Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing companies are privately held corporations with over 100 years of combined experience. Mid-Atlantic was recently named a Top 500 company (No. 12) by Qualified Remodeler Magazine, the industry standard. Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing also received the National Award for Top Performer in the “Other Specialties” category. Annual sales exceeded $35 million in 2004.

MID-ATLANTIC WATERPROOFING NAMED TO 2005 QUALIFIED REMODELER MAGAZINE TOP 500

November 16, 2005(Fort Atkinson, WI)-Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing has been named a top 500 company by Qualified Remodeler Magazine. The magazine publishes a Top 500 list annually to recognize residential remodeling firms for six criteria of success: Annual sales volume for the previous year, total number of years in business, association membership, financial performance, industry awards and dedication to community services. The Year 2005 Top 500 list was published in the September issue of the magazine and is available on the magazine's popular companion website at www.QRmagazine.com. Companies were officially honored at a reception on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, in Baltimore, MD.

Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing received the National Award for Top Performer in the “Basements” category at the award reception. “We are quite honored to be considered one of the top remodelers in the country and will continually strive to be the best in our industry. We also appreciate the recognition Qualified Remodeler has given us”, said Ed Fennell, President of the Maryland branch. “This is our Eighth year in the Top 500 and this has been one of our best ranking yet.”

Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing was ranked #14 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 list. Specializing in basement waterproofing and foundation repair, the company has been around since 1965. Locations consist of Laurel, MD, York, PA, Boothwyn, PA and South Plainfield, NJ, Fredericksburg, VA and Yonkers, NY.

A homeowner or realtor may gain insight to the services available at Mid-Atlantic's website, www.basements.com

Founded in 1975 Qualified Remodeler Magazine was the first magazine dedicated to serving the residential remodeling market. The magazine is published by Cygnus Publishing, a division of Cygnus Business Media, and serves an audience of more than 83,000 residential remodeling firms.

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