Caught Doing Good
Elderly Woman’s Determination Results in Free Roof Repair
By Dani Sheehan. A local roofing company lends a hand after this 73-year-old homeowner replaces shingles on her own. Sharon Harris may be 73 years old, but that didn’t stop her from repairing her own roof after feeling water drip down her arm one night in the living room. It ...
Family’s Story Touches the Hearts of This Generous Roofing Company
By Dani Sheehan. This Dayton family received a free roof as their daughter battles a chronic illness. Van Martin Roofing in Dayton, Ohio started the On the House program to uphold their commitment to give back to the community. They believe that everyone should have a secure place to live, ...
Women in Roofing Join Forces to Reroof Building of Homeless Nonprofit Organization
By Evelyn Witterholt. Bliss Roofing and National Women in Roofing teamed up to fix the roof of the Project Homeless Connect building in Washington. For National Roofing Week, Bliss Roofing and National Women in Roofing (NWiR) worked together on a reroofing project for the Project Homeless Connect building in Washington ...
Patching up After the Storm
By Adam Cabrera. Post-Hurricane Ian, local companies and national organizations work together to help homeowners restore their damaged roofs. Hurricane Ian hit the state of Florida last year quickly becoming the third-costliest weather disaster on record. Fort Myers resident and U.S. Army veteran, Benjamin Hill and his family survived the ...
Tallahassee Roofing Company Installs New Roof at no Cost to Navy Veteran
By Dani Sheehan. After a coworker reaches out on his behalf, this Navy veteran can keep his family safe with a new roof from Owen Corning’s Roof Deployment Project. Saving up over the last several years, Josh Kish, a Navy veteran in Tallahassee, Florida, received a new roof at no ...
Kindness Takes a Village to Provide This Veteran a New Roof
By Dani Sheehan. Three area organizations teamed up to provide a veteran with a new roof in one central Texas city. When National Guard veteran Gladys Jones received a knock on her door, she didn’t yet know she was getting a new roof at no cost. The Fort Hood Area ...
Local Roofing Company Gives Back to Vietnam Veteran
By Dani Sheehan. Through the Owens Corning National Roof Deployment Project, this veteran’s mold-infested roof was replaced at no charge. When Tom Graham moved into his house in Napoleon, Ohio, a few years ago, he knew the roof was leaking. Unfortunately, he never had plans to fix it due ...
S-5! Gives Back to the Local Community
The company showed support for SHIELD616 and Local First Responders. S-5!, the leading authority on metal roof attachment solutions, provides protective gear for first responders through a donation to SHIELD616 on behalf of the S-5! charitable family foundation. As part of S-5!’s ongoing pledge to support first responders at Black Forest Fire ...
From Building Legos to Building Roofs
By Evelyn Witterholt. Karan Dipnarine took home the grand prize of Roof System Ltd.'s art competition for his impressive roof model. Trinidad and Tobago-based roofing company, Roof System Ltd., recently held an art contest for post- secondary entrance assessment (SEA) students. The contestants were required to build a free-standing structure, ...
New Partnership Helps Residents Receive Funds to Storm-prep Homes
By Cayden Wemple. A public-private partnership in Birmingham, Alabama is providing financial resources for residents to weatherproof their homes for severe storms. The “Protecting Good” program is helping qualified Alabama residents receive up to $25,000 worth of funding to help install storm-resistant roofs as well as repair damages that have ...
