Caught Doing Good
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 ...
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 ...
