Caught Doing Good
Vietnam Veteran Receives New Roof
By Cass Jacoby. Veteran in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina no longer worries about a leaky roof. Navy veteran Mark Barker served from 1969 to 1973, a tenure that included multiple tours in Vietnam on land and sea. After his service, he worked with a pest control company, later retiring due to health issues. Mark has been an active member of ...
U.S. Army Veteran in South Carolina Receives New Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Roofing contractor from family of veterans replaces roof with Owens Corning Deployment Project to thank U.S. Army veteran. “There are a lot of veterans in my family, my father was a Vietnam Veteran, my great grandmother was in the Women’s Corp, several of my uncles, and both my grandfathers are ...
American Commercial Roofing Strives to Raise $50,000 for St. Jude Hospital
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Local Roofer in Topeka, Kansas holds fundraiser to donate $100 per free roof inspection to St. Jude Hospital. “I know that, as being a father of 10 children myself, I couldn’t imagine what people go through,” Daniel Riccomini told KSNT. “The time I spent at St. Jude in ...
Roofing Company Provides Office Space for Year-Round Blood Drives
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Antis Roofing and Waterproofing hosts blood drives and saves lives. The pandemic has put stress on nearly everything, and of the list of pressing shortages caused by the pandemic is blood supply. Across America, up to 19,000 blood drives have been cancelled due to COVID concerns. Despite the assurance from American ...
COVID Hero Recognized With New Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Michigan Memorial Hospital worker wins raffle for free roof. Nurses and healthcare providers have been at the frontline of fighting this coronavirus pandemic. They protected us in the battle against a largely unknown and extremely contagious virus all throughout 2020, but who was protecting and caring for them? It was a normal day and Diane Guzicki was making sure her patients were taken care of. While she might not treat patients, she ...
Quality Roofing Organizes a “Build Day” for Nonprofit
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Sleep in Heavenly Peace was able to build 27 additional beds for children in need thanks to roofing contractor securing indoor build space. Quality Roofing team member Kyle Tisdell joined the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace earlier this year. “It started with a phone call from one of my friends. He asked if I’d like to deliver ...
Habitat for Humanity Home-repair Program Reaches 250th Roof Milestone
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. City of Toledo helps single mother replace roof, marking the successful partnership of Owens Corning and Habitat for Humanity. Lindsay Dernier is the proud recipient of the 250th roof replacement from her local Habitat for Humanity chapter. As a single mother of four children, Lindsay couldn’t afford to fix the damage on her Colburn ...
“Raise the Roof” Contest Celebrates Life of 107-year-old Hattie Ethel Bowman
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Streamline Roofing salutes the old Virginian with a new roof and festivities for all four generations of Hattie’s family. When Streamline Roofing reached out to the community asking for Williamsburg residents who deserve a new roof, Hattie’s grandson, Michael Bowman and his wife Tara immediately nominated Hattie. “As a ...
Sense of Community Rekindled for Veterans of Foreign Wars With Roof Repair
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A fellow veteran and owner of a roofing company provides a free roof to Post 9960, giving the community the hope they needed to persevere through the pandemic. VFW is usually the organization serving the community, but this time, the organization was taken care of by Maven, a veteran-owned company, when they replaced Post 9960's roof. Post commander of VFW ...
U.S. Navy Veteran Celebrates 71st Birthday With New Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Willie Brown III was gifted a $12,000 roof, and peace of mind, for his Gallatin home just in time. Willie Brown III turned 71 on April 26, days after a successful roof install. Willie's roof was installed by My Roofing Crew, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County and Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project, and just in ...
