Caught Doing Good
IKO and NWiR Step Up To Help SoCal Women's Shelter
After an electrical fire damaged the home and its roof, NWIR and several industry partners stepped in to help. After an electrical fire tore through Alexandria House, damaging the home and its roof, the SoCal Council of National Women in Roofing (NWiR) and several industry partners, including shingle manufacturer IKO®, stepped ...
Family Roofing Company Focuses Philanthropy on Supporting Small Business
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter TEMA Roofing matches donations to deliver a large check to the Salvation Army of Youngstown and the Second Harvest Food Bank. "Shop Local! Give Hope!" inspired the city of Youngstown, Ohio and the Mahoning Valley to purchase gift cards from local businesses. The program pledged ...
Home Run for the Community: Local Roofing Company Repairs Little League Fields for Free
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Aboveboard labor and material donations deliver a grand slam, creating a space for kids to be kids. After a year of cancellations in 2020, Little League baseball is returning to Michigan in 2021. A local company recognized that the St. Charles ballpark needed ...
Local Roofing Company Empowers the Next Generation of Roofers
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Bryan CTE school program partners with Cr Systems and Aggieland Roofing to impassion students to join the roofing industry. Cr Systems and Aggieland Roofing, one of the biggest manufacturing companies in the country, is giving real life roofing experience to the students of Bryan ...
Community Rebuilds Air Force Veteran's Home Destroyed in Fire
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Owen's Corning provides a free roof to 82-year-old couple without homeowner's insurance. Jerry Wooten, and his wife, Tina, both deserved a new roof. Earlier this year, a fire broke out in the neighbors shed, spreading to the side of their 984-square-foot home through ...
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 ...
Woman’s Faith in Humanity Restored Alongside Her Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. After being scammed out of $7,000 by a man who said he would fix her roof, Linda Jones is gifted a new roof by three Gainesville businesses. Linda Jones has lived in her home in Woodbine, Texas for over four decades. She spent the ...
Central Roofing Saves Urban Ventures $679,043
Thanks to Central Roofing's help, Urban Ventures received a new roof system for just the cost of their insurance deductible. When hail severely damaged the roof over classrooms and the gym at Urban Ventures, the team at Central Roofing stepped in to help. They successfully negotiated with the non-profit’s insurance company ...
The Roofing Industry Pulls Together to Help the City of Wortham, Texas Get Drinking Water
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Supreme Roofing, Walmart and RoofConnect Work together to supply the Wortham ISD school system clean drinking water. The CEO of Supreme Roofing, Tim Rainey, was in the mayor's office when he first heard about water supply issues. Tim and his wife moved to Wortham three ...
Teacher “Tangibly Thanked” With Free Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Community in Memphis shows their appreciation by giving back to beloved fifth grade teacher in the form of a new roof. Shelia Ford has taught fifth-grade math and science at Scenic Hills Elementary for 24 years. She has lived in the community for even longer. ...
