Caught Doing Good
Holiday heroes keep a family safe and sound for the holidays
By Emma Peterson. The best gift this holiday season came to this mom of four in the form of a free roof. DryHome Roofing and Siding in Northern Virginia hosted their 21st annual Free Roof for the Holidays program last December. They have served their community for over 35 ...
Making change across communities one roof at a time
By Emma Peterson. Everyone deserves to have a roof over their heads. In these four stories, roofing companies and organizations make that a reality for people in their community. A new roof is a huge investment, and one that cannot be pushed aside or ignored. But it is unfortunately ...
The Roof Deployment Project is keeping our veterans safe this winter
By Emma Peterson. For U.S. army veteran Martin Thompson and his wife Carol Maddox, receiving a new roof on a Monday morning was a dream come true. A $42,000 price tag for a new roof is out of many people’s budgets, including Martin and Carol who didn’t know how ...
The power of a helping hand
By Emma Peterson. A local company partners with two other organizations to gift a veteran in Missouri a roof replacement worth over $4,000. Through a collaboration with Detroit’s Habitat for Humanity and the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project, Ross Schnoerherr and his roofing company got another passion project. Since 1995, ...
How this city is keeping safe roofs over their community
By Emma Peterson. Toledo’s Rooftops Repair Program is the blessing that residents needed but didn’t see coming. The Rooftops Repair Program is what Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz sees as the good side of Washington, D.C., where things are done correctly and benefit people like Sandra and Veronica directly. He ...
Roofing contractor surprises a Vietnam veteran with a free roof
By Emma Peterson. Walking into JP Roofing and Metal Buildings, Inc., the last thing John Varnum expected was to leave with the promise of a new roof, free of cost! John Varnum is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam. He went into JP Roofing and Metal Buildings, Inc. ...
Cox Roofing giveaway rewards two veteran police officers
By Emma Peterson. When it comes to giving back to their community, Cox Roofing makes sure to put their money where their mouth is. Cox Roofing in Laurel, Mississippi takes supporting their community seriously. Every year, they choose a profession that helps build up and protect their community to receive ...
Local construction company gifts a free, new roof to a local family in need
By Emma Peterson. Rainwater buckets inside of your house is a cry for a new roof, but for the Gray family, that just wasn’t in the cards financially. That is until Saints Roofing and Construction stepped in. This past July, Saints Roofing Construction sat down and wondered how they ...
Local company helps their community roof by roof
By Emma Peterson. When Karin Sebastianelli and Kiley Geddie found out they had each won a contest for a free roof from Roe Roofing & Exteriors, there were many emotions: shock, joy and overwhelming relief. The last few years haven’t been easy for Karin Sebastianelli, a senior who has lived ...
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 ...
