Caught Doing Good
Roof Donated to Combat Veteran
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A collaboration between multiple companies and organizations provides veteran with a new roof that is safe and leak-free. After joining the United States Army just after graduating high school, Loretta Grant, “spent three years in the military, serving in combat in Mogadishu, Somalia, and specializing in ...
Roofers Rescue Man Who Fell Through the Ice
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Roofing contractors save 96-year old World War II veteran from icy waters. News channel KFYRTV reported that two roofing contractors in North Dakota came to the rescue of the WWII veteran who had broken through the ice on the Missouri River. Robert Brendel and David Teal ...
WWII Veteran Who Served Under Patton in D-Day Invasion Gets Home Renovation Thanks to Combined Effort of Businesses & Nonprofits
By TAMKO. TAMKO donates roofing for veteran’s Houston-area home after it was damaged in Hurricane Harvey. There are not many people like Clarence Sprague left in the world. The Houston-area 94-year-old is a World War II Army combat veteran who served in both the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the ...
TAMKO, Blair Exteriors, Heely Brown Donate Roof and Install for Tuscaloosa’s One-Stop Resource Center for Families In Need
By TAMKO. Tuscaloosa’s One Place celebrates 20th anniversary with donated roof. For 20 years, Tuscaloosa’s One Place has been a resource hub for families in times of need. But last year, the group found itself in need of help. Formed through a merger of three Tuscaloosa volunteer groups, all with the goal of ...
Air Force Veteran Recipient of New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Unable to afford the repairs herself, Judy Hall was surprised with a free new roof. A deserving Air Force veteran in Corpus Christi, Texas was the recipient of a surprise re-roof. Judy Hall was unable to have her hurricane damaged roof repaired due to financial issues. ...
A Day Giving Back to Military Heroes
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. 20 volunteers got their hands dirty making improvements to a Florida-based veteran organization that provides veterans access to adaptive outdoor activities. Volunteers spent the day in Tampa Bay, Florida building, cleaning, and organizing at the Black Dagger Military Hunt Club’s Range Day. Attorney Lee Tomlinson from ...
The Gift of Giving Uplifts an Upstate New York Roofing and Painting Company
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Upstate Roofing and Painting partners with the Roofing Alliance and Ronald McDonald House Charities© Initiative. In April of 2017, the Roofing Alliance, with the focused efforts of Roofing Alliance members and staff, began working with Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) to create a partnership that would ...
ARCA Young Professionals Donate A Roof To Phoenix Dog Rescue
The Young Professionals (YP’s) of Arizona Roofing Contractors Association were introduced to Kathy Hamel, founder of the non-profit Arizona Shih Tzu and Small Breed Rescue Inc. Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome Shih Tzu’s as well as small mixed and purebred dogs. The rescue also helps animals in the ...
SRS Distribution Raised the Bar with Raise the Roof Fundraiser
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The event at the International Roofing Expo® featured a performance by Journey and appearance by President George W. Bush. One of the most fun things about attending the International Roofing Expo are the customer appreciation events. SRS put a different spin on the fun this year ...
Police Department Helps One of Their Own Get a New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A 911 dispatcher no longer needs to use her tax refund to pay for a new roof thanks to the generosity of her coworkers and local roofing company. As a 911 dispatcher in Ocean City, New Jersey, a mom of two, and battling breast cancer, Amber Adoranto ...
