Caught Doing Good
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 ...
GCP Partners With Florida High School to Build Habitat for Humanity Homes
By GCP. GCP is educating the next generation with hands on experience. For eight years, GCP has partnered with the Weitz Construction Academy at Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee, Florida to provide needed products and educate their students. The Weitz Construction Academy is open to all Palm Beach County students. It is ...
Harmonious Partnership Provides new Roof to Veteran for Free
By Cayden Wemple. Army vet, Charles Beairsto received a brand-new roof courtesy of a local roofing company and Owens Corning. This winter, an army veteran by the name of Charles Beairsto was gifted a new roof free of charge from Freddy and Son Roofing and Owens Corning. Freddy and ...
92-Year-old Blind Woman Gets Porch Roof Replaced for Free
By Cayden Wemple. 92-year-old Gladys Dollar wanted to spend time on her porch but was prohibited by her leaky roof. Although Gladys Dollar is blind, she still wakes up every day with a “conquer the world” type of attitude. She loves to be outside, and she loves to spend ...
Marine Corp Veteran Receives a Free New Roof
By Alec Doniger. The banging from the workers on his roof was music to this veteran’s ears. Melvin Washington, Sr., a veteran living in Richmond, Virginia had been living under a roof in abysmal conditions. His roof had been penetrated in several different areas and he was constantly finding leaks. ...
