The Roofing Industry supports veterans! They make incredible sacrifices to serve our country and whenever we can, we want to highlight and thank them for their service. This page contains a look into some of our most recent articles spotlighting veterans.
By ABC Supply.
Get to know the veterans ABC Supply have helped through their partnership with Homes for Our Troops this year.
ABC Supply has partnered with Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) to make it possible for the company to build over 391 homes and take on 71 nationwide projects ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Community steps in to support the 65-year-old woman in regaining control of her home repairs.
Connie Chadwick is a 65-year-old self-made woman, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and the National Guard. She works hard to maintain her home in Virginia Beach, telling ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
This Delaware veteran was surprised to find he was the first winner of the Operation Raise the Roof contest.
Master Seargent Edward Holloway has led a long life of serving his country. He not only served in the Air Force for over 20 years, but ...
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By ABC Supply.
ABC Supply shows their American pride by helping veterans receive free roofing materials for repairs as a sign of gratitude.
The partnership between Lifetime’s “Military Makeover,” a television show that provides home repairs to veterans, and ABC Supply proves to be fruitful once again, as ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
Thanks to the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project and a local contracting company, this veteran no longer has to worry about the roof over his head.
Alvin Petry served in Vietnam for two years and was recently thanked for his service with a brand-new roof. ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Generous contractors replace a roof for a veteran in Corpus Christi, Texas who desperately needed it.
The roof of veteran Juan Manrique’s home on the 1000 block of St. Mary’s Street had been leaking since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Juan reports that he would ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Keith Gauvin Roofing finds the perfect candidate for their first “on the house” roof giveaway.
Keith Gauvin, of Keith Gauvin Roofing, had been thinking for some time now that he wanted to do a free roof giveaway when he met Geroge Evans. The ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
Habitat for Humanity donates a new roof to a veteran in need.
When U.S. Marine Corps veteran James Marshall Jr. and his wife needed a new roof, they weren’t quite sure how they’d be able to get one. The couple resides in Hillsborough, Florida, a ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
The Vietnam veteran got his roof replaced thanks to Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project.
Dexter Gray Jr. had been having issues with his roof for the last few years. The Army veteran from Elyria, Ohio served from 1967-1969 including time spent in Vietnam. He said ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
Ohio veteran is thanked for his life-long service efforts by getting his old roof fixed free of charge.
Dennis Payne, 70, is a U.S. Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War on the board of a tanker. But his service to our country didn’t ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Volunteers show their appreciation by providing much needed roof repair for free to this Air Force veteran.
Robert Bensen is a U.S. Air Force veteran living in Chesterfield, Virginia. After more than a year of using buckets and tarps to catch the water leaking into his bedroom, ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Monya Collins and her family excitedly envision their new life as they watch their home form before their eyes.
Thanks to the third annual Veteran Build put on by Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, Monya Collins and her three children are getting a new ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Vietnam veteran in Pennsylvania is gifted roof from his community.
Walter Torres has lived in his Lansdale, Pennsylvania home since 1976. Walter fixed up his roof in 1995, but recently problems have begun to start with his roof again, and he wasn’t able ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
South Glengarry veteran awarded much needed roof repair thanks to support from the community.
John Bathurst lives alone in a 200-year-old ancestral home he inherited when his mother passed away in 2013. The barn, general store and house were built about seven generations ago, according to ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
Cheboygan local contractors and veteran’s organizations team up to replace the roof for a Vietnam veteran.
A Michigan veteran who goes by the nickname “Lee” had been in desperate need of a new roof. Lee, who served several tours in Vietnam, has been battling ...
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By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor.
During November, RoofersCoffeeShop® will be spotlighting TAMKO military veteran team members.
We are reminded each November as Veterans’ Day arrives about the sacrifices that our military members make for our country through their dedicated service. Many of us do not always think about it throughout the ...
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By ABC Supply.
The company lived their core value of American pride by becoming 1,000th partner of the U.S. Army’s Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program.
ABC Supply wants veterans to know that they stand behind them. By partnering with U.S. Army’s Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program, ABC ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
After over a decade of protecting others, Chris Hayes and his family are gifted protection in the form of a new roof.
Chris and Vanessa Hayes had been saving up for a new roof for years, “We were just waiting for the financial bit ...
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By Heidi J. Ellsworth.
Terrence McGuire brings years of manufacturing experience to New Tech Machinery.
Since 1991, New Tech Machinery (NTM) has revolutionized the metal construction industry by bringing versatile, easy-to-use rollforming products directly to the job site. Roofing contractors have depended on them to help gain more control of their ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
After a long life of service to his country and community, this veteran was thanked for it with a brand-new roof.
Horras Sheffield and his wife, Willie Mae, have made so many efforts over the course of their lives to give back to their community. ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Leslie Carroll has roof fixed after years of roof issues, giving her a renewed peace of mind.
Navy Veteran Leslie Carroll served active duty for two years stationed in Australia, Guam and Bermuda before civilian service. “I truly loved being in the military. I ...
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By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter.
RoofersCoffeeShop® and TAMKO Building Products team up to honor military veterans who found a new home in roofing.
The initiative to hear from veterans about their journeys into the roofing industry was created by TAMKO and RoofersCoffeeShop® in November 2020, and continues today with ...
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SRS Distribution Inc., a leader in the building products distribution industry, has reached 500 veteran hires as of February 2022.
This completes the 5-year goal originally set in March of 2018 by SRS President and CEO, Dan Tinker, over a year ahead of the target date of March 2023.
At the ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
Navy Reserves nurse gets the perfect gift of a free roof for her 100th birthday.
U.S. Veteran Catherine Anthony is known in her hometown of Independence, Kansas City as someone who always looks out for others. To help her celebrate her 100th birthday, her community ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
Local organizations and programs step up to provide financial assistance for this veteran’s roof.
When former Army National Guard veteran Frank learned he would get help with a loan for his new roof, he was thrilled. “It’s a homerun for me,” he told WWLP News. ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
When this Army veteran needed a new roof for over a decade, these nonprofits stepped up to the plate and granted his wish.
Army veteran Christopher Hayes and his family were in need of a new roof for a long time, but were unsure how ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
The navy veteran was thankful to get his roof repaired thanks to a partnership between two roofing companies and Habitat for Humanity.
James Wright is a Gulf War navy veteran who served as a helicopter mechanic for two decades. While he is originally from Alabama, ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Roofing contractor from family of veterans replaces roof with Owens Corning Deployment Project to thank U.S. Army veteran.
“There are a lot of veterans in my family, my father was a Vietnam Veteran, my great grandmother was in the Women’s Corp, several of my ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
The community leapt into action to provide Danja Miller with a desperately needed new roof, thanking her for her service.
The roof of Danja Miller’s Portsmouth home was deteriorating. She had pots and pans set up inside to catch water, “Some of the ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Fill vacancies within your crew by tapping into the talent pool of veterans.
As an employer, you are always on the lookout to recruit hardworking and loyal employees who will add value to your company. With ongoing labor shortages, it can be hard to ...
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April 14, 2022 at 7 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. ET
In this Coffee Conversation, sponsored by ABC Supply, we'll hear from Brigadier General USA (RET) Tom Landwermeyer about ABC Supply's involvement in Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit dedicated to building and donating specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely ...
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This partnership will support Connected Warriors, a non-profit organization serving veterans and active-duty personnel in need.
Polyglass U.S.A., Inc. a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing systems, recently partnered with long-time client Latite Roofing to support Connected Warriors (CW), a non-profit organization dedicated to serving military veterans and active-duty personnel ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Retired U.S. Air Force veteran in Madison, Kentucky received new home from the Roof Deployment Project just in time to bring his newborn home.
Jermonte Rushing had quite the week when he learned the Roof Deployment Project was going to build him a house ...
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By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter.
Why roofing contractors should focus on recruiting more veterans and women into their companies.
In Season 3, Episode 5 of Coffee Conversations, sponsored by ABC Supply, RoofersCoffeeShop® celebrates Veterans Day by having several impressive women share their experience as veterans in the roofing industry. Angelica ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
This Pennsylvania contracting company gives back to a veteran during their first annual Roof-a-Vet event.
In Erie, Pennsylvania, Marine veteran Chris Czigler was recently honored for his service with the gift of a brand-new roof. When he he first realized needed a new roof, he ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
Jim Hodgson never suspected one day someone would offer him a $7,000 roof for free because of his service, and was shocked and honored when the repairs were done.
It’s not every day that someone knocks on your door and offers you a free ...
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CertainTeed Roofing is contributing to those who serve.
From January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 members of the Canadian Military* who hire a CertainTeed Credentialed Roofing Company to install an Integrity Roof System™ covered by a SureStart PLUS™ warranty on their home are eligible to receive a $250 Cabela's ...
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By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter.
How a chance encounter at gas station in White Cloud, Michigan became a brand new roof for this Army veteran.
Army veteran Jeannie Sconyers was waiting in the line at her local gas station when she was handed a flyer that was the key to ...
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ABC Supply Co. Inc., the nation’s leading distributor of select exterior building products, has always been dedicated to helping people achieve their dreams – whether professional or personal.
The company is taking this commitment one step further by pledging a multimillion-dollar commitment to two nonprofit organizations that are focused on changing ...
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By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter.
SRS Distribution and Habitat for Humanity team up to fix this Omaha veteran’s roof.
George V., 82, served in the U.S. Army during the 1960s as a Morse Code Intercept Operator. Since then, he has resided in his house in Omaha, Nebraska for most of ...
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