Community Outreach

In The Community

RAUCH inc. is proud to give back to the community.  We have provided reduced-fee and pro-bono services for many non-profit projects throughout the region. Our teams have helped fundraising and outreach efforts for a variety of worthy organizations.  We are proud to be a trusted community partner working with local organizations to provided needed services and supplies for our neighbors.

Professional Boards and Affiliations

Robert D. Rauch, P.E.

  • County Engineers Association of Maryland, Past President
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • National Society of Professional Engineers
  • University System of Maryland, Board of Regents
  • University of Maryland Medical System Board (former)
  • Hughes Agro-Ecology Board (former)
  • UMD MRED Capstone Program, School of Architecture, Colvin Institute

Awards and Recognition

  • 2020 Easton High School Distinguished Alumni
  • 2020 Pride of the Peake– Chesapeake College Volunteer Service Award
  • 2019 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award from UMD Colvin InstituteRecipient of State of Delaware’s Governor’s Conservation Award for SWM design & construction
  • 2017 Talbot County Small Businessman of the Year
  • 2016 Talbot County Small Business of the Year
  • Consultant – World Bank for Critical Path Scheduling & Project Management training

Pro-Bono and Reduced Rate Services

  • Frederick Douglass Mural – Easton – Pro-bono structural and civil site work to support a free-standing structural wall
  • American Legion, Cambridge, MD – Pro-bono survey and civil site engineering services for parking lot upgrades. Subcontracted through David A. Bramble, Inc
  • Polaris Village Ministries, Mt. Pisgah Church renovations, Easton – Pro-bono architectural, MEP and civil site design services for renovations of this former church to a preschool and multi-purpose building with a commercial grade kitchen.
  • Easton Dog Park – Pro-bono civil site engineering in coordination with a private citizen group
  • Easton Volunteer Fire Department – Pro-bono civil and survey services for the creation of a fire-fighter training facility in Mistletoe Hall park
  • Habitat for Humanity, Cambridge, MD – Discounted rates for the Wells St. development project, including civil site design, construction drawings and construction administration services
  • Avalon Tent Pavilion, Talbottown. Temporarnty tent pavilion site survey and design.

Current Town Engineers: Towns of Queenstown, Hebron, Federalsburg, St. Michaels and Vienna, MD offering services at reduced hourly rates.

Community and Program Support

  • Sponsor: Talbot County Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament
  • Talbot County Chamber of Commerce Business Appreciation lunch sponsor
  • Sponsor: Bryan Brothers Foundation
  • Sponsor: Shore Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament & Shooting Clays
  • Town of Bridgeville Charity Golf Tournament tee sponsor

 

  • Shore Economic Development (SED) Talks: Founding sponsor
  • Project Purple
  • Koats for Kids
  • Nicholas Bramble Ironman Golf Tournament
  • Coppin State University – Hole Sponsor
  • Chesapeake College Tee Sponsor
  • McClendon Center Art of Transformation
  • Rural Life Museum of Trappe donor

 

  • Maryland Muncipal League Golf Tournament Hole Sponsor
  • Elks Lodge Fishing Derby Tournament
  • Easton Rotary Youth Fund – Tee box sponsor
  • Easton Rotary Flags For Heros Sponsor
  • Tawes Crab and Clambake Sponsor
  • Chespeake Fire and Ice Festival – Sculpture sponsor
  • ACE Mentors Board
  • Mission Possible 2021 Sponsor

 

team rauch habitat build day!!

A fun filled day giving back for Habitat Choptank’s build site in Cambridge. Our crack team showed off our skills siding 3 sheds in an afternoon, with a little help from Wayne, Jim and Scott! A great time was had by all. Thanks Habitat Choptank for making home ownership obtainable for so many!

RAUCH inc. supports the Arc Central Chesapeake Region

Glad to support The Arc Central Chesapeake Region’s Tee It Up for the Arc golf tournament, which raised over $155,000 for their Children, Youth and Families programs. A fun and rewarding day was had by all!

RAUCH inc. works on new Ryan soccer field at moton park

RAUCH inc. is providing preliminary design for the Ryan Soccer Field renovation at Moton Park in Easton, MD.  Stay tuned for further refinements and updates!