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Antis Roofing Gives Back
Antis Roofing & Waterproofing pivoted in new ways when the pandemic hit in March 2020, focusing on key impact areas of blood shortage, families, children, food insecurity and frontline workers. American Red Cross Blood Drives Across the nation, 19,000 blood drives were cancelled at the start of the pandemic due to coronavirus ...
Navy Veteran is Recipient of New Roof
By Kate Edwards, RCS Writer. He sailed around the world, battling the waters of the Arctic Circle and serving his country in the Korean War. Charlie Hall’s North Carolina home of 60 years is once again a safe place to live thanks to the donation of a new roof made possible by ...
Beacon of Hope Contest Awards Veterans With Safe Roofs
Canadian winner and four runners-up announced. Beacon today revealed the winner of its first-ever Canadian Beacon of Hope campaign, a nationwide contest awarding Veteran homeowners with new and safe roofs. As part of Beacon’s giving back to its communities, the contest was open to all military Veterans in Canada. Together with ...
Polyglass Continues Donations of Roofing Materials to the Bahamas
Polyglass continues donations of roofing materials to disaster relief organization for rebuilding the Bahamas one year after Hurricane Dorian. Polyglass U.S.A., Inc continues to aid in the relief effort to rebuild communities in the Bahamas a year after category 5 Hurricane Dorian displaced thousands of people from their homes. Even this long ...
Sam Boak Announces Completion of Roof for Local Animal Shelter, Angels for Animals
With the recent addition of the Angel Wing, the shelter added another 25,000 square feet. Boak & Sons, Inc. is an exterior contracting company based in Youngstown, Ohio specializing in roofing, siding, sheet metal, gutters and insulation. One of the company’s strongest attributes is their sheet metal roofing services; a common ...
Korean War Veteran Receives New Roof
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The Army veteran began his service at the age of 17 when he joined to serve in Korea. Charles Emmons recently was the recipient of a new roof thanks to the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project. The 85-year-old Korean War veteran lives in ...
Disabled Former Military Police Officer Given New Roof
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. John Christmann served for three years as a military police officer. The St. Johnsville, New York veteran shared with the Leader Herald that receiving the new roof was a huge relief for him, saying, “It took my anxiety and stress level from about ...
25-Year Army Vet Gets a New Roof
A 25-year Army veteran is the 2020 winner of a new roof courtesy of an annual contest sponsored by MW Roofing and WDEL/WSTW. Sergeant (Retired) Joseph Houghton of Newark was quite surprised when he opened his front door on Thursday morning, August 27, 2020, and was notified he had been selected. "Every ...
Retired Navy Veteran Enjoys Free Roof
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Jacksonville, Florida American Legion Post 137 coordinated the efforts to get a new roof for the 87-year-old veteran. Alton Cook’s roof was leaking so badly that he had buckets strategically positioned throughout his home to capture the rainwater. Neighbor Sher Arbogast told News4Jax, ...
Roofers Hailed as Heroes for Extinguishing California Brush Fire
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Quick action by the crew prevented the high winds from making the fire worse. When a roofing crew from San Diego, California-based Palomar Solar spotted a brush fire while driving, they pulled over and jumped into action. That area of the state was under red flag ...
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