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Lon Smith Roofing Honors Local Veteran Fighting Cancer
Roof for Vets program builds a new roof for Dallas man. Lon Smith Roofing, the largest residential roofing contractor in North Texas, today honored another local veteran as part of its ongoing "Roof for Vets" program. Today's recipient was Army veteran and longtime Dallas resident, Fred Robinson, Jr., who is ...
U.S. Air Force Veteran is Repaid with a New Roof
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Cancer survivor and deserving veteran receives a new roof after Hurricane Florence left it damaged. Hurricane Florence damaged Barbara Potter’s roof more than two years ago. Potter, a Havelock U.S. Air Force veteran and cancer survivor who gave 20 years of service, is now being repaid with ...
Community Comes Together to Help Georgia Veteran
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Roofing professionals, a nonprofit and a newscast team collaborate to donate a new roof to a veteran. United States veteran, Elaine Tyler, was used to catching rain in buckets. Depending on the severity of the weather, Tyler would line up buckets in her house under particularly damaged ...
Putting Heads and Hearts Together to Help a Family in Need
Companies and neighbors are donating money, labor and supplies to repair a failing roof. A family in need, adversely affected by COVID-19 and living under a roof in disrepair, is getting a helping hand. National Women in Roofing (NWIR) South Florida is honored to be spearheading a relief effort for the ...
The Time to Donate is Now
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Roofing professionals are being called on to help youth in need. Due to the various uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations like New Pathways for Youth and Youth On Their Own are finding themselves in demanding times. Unfortunately, in our world it is a reality that ...
NexGen Exterior Home Remodeling Announces the Official Launch of the NexGen Opportunity Foundation
This newly established foundation is solving problems and relieving burdens for NexGen customers and their communities. "NexGen is an organization established around a core belief of providing long-lasting and far reaching contributions and because of that we developed the NexGen Opportunity Foundation. The foundation will allow us to serve our customers ...
Air Force Veteran Receives New Roof From Team of Organizations and Companies
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. After three years, one hurricane and a worldwide pandemic, Sonia was in desperate need of a new roof. Since Hurricane Irma hit Brandon, Florida in 2017, Air Force veteran Sonia Marquez has had to place buckets throughout her home to catch leaking water falling from her roof. ...
In Just 6 Days Duro-Last Switched from Manufacturing Roofing Systems to Producing PPE
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Roofing materials protect buildings and healthcare workers on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s largest manufacturer of custom-fabricated, thermoplastic roofing systems, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc., has switched gears to start producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers on the frontline of the current coronavirus pandemic. ...
Who Doesn’t Love a Surprise?
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. An Air Force veteran is overwhelmed with gratitude after receiving a free new roof. In 1985, Michael Kutemeyer joined the United States Air Force. He now lives in Rincon, Georgia with his family. In need of a new roof, Michael was in disbelief when a ...
Healthcare Hero Wins New Roof
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Companies collaborate to provide a deserving mother of four, working three jobs, with a brand new roof. A healthcare worker in Tri-Cities, Washington is the winner of a free roof thanks to a local roofing company’s giveaway. Josh Shupe, the CEO of Black Diamond Roofing, partnered ...
