<\/a>The Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project brings together Habitat for Humanity, members of the Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor Network, and the Owens Corning Foundation to support American veterans. Photos: Owens Corning Roofing<\/p><\/div>\n
Jon Sabo, owner of RoofRoof in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a good example of a Platinum Preferred Contractor who can relate to the program as a veteran. \u201cAs a former Marine myself, I\u2019m personally honored that we\u2019re able to partner with Owens Corning and Habitat to relieve a big stress,\u201d said Sabo, following the donation of a new roof to a veteran. \u201cOne of our core values has always been to give back to the communities we serve, and we jumped at the opportunity to be able to give back to someone right in our own back yard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Military members\u2019 time away from home can mean maintenance on the home front is neglected. Nick Yadron, owner of M&M Remodeling Services in Crete, Illinois, says that the Roof Deployment Project is an opportunity to say thank you to veterans and help their families. \u201cWe all see so much value in this program as a way to say thank you to our veterans. All the Platinum Contractors were really excited when the program was announced a few years ago,\u201d Yadron says.<\/p>\n
While he is active in the Chicagoland area, Yadron\u2019s commitment to service goes much further. In 2013 and 2016, he traveled to India on a mission trip where he helped a team establish water wells and build schools. Closer to home, M&M supports Habitat for Humanity. Over the years, his company has also \u201cadopted\u201d a family experiencing hard times and provided new windows, siding and gutters.<\/p>\n
Employee and Community Engagement<\/h4>\n
Even those not directly impacted by the Roof Deployment Project are engaged by the program. According to Don Rettig, Director of Community Relations and President of the Owens Corning Foundation, the Roof Deployment Project has resonated with both Owens Corning employees and the communities served by Platinum Contractors. Rettig says one welcome outcome of the project is the amount of conversation on Owens Corning internal communication channels and social media. \u201cWe\u2019re always excited to see our people take pride in our community engagement,\u201d Rettig says. \u201cThis partnership with our contractors to help our nation\u2019s veterans has certainly been well received.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know from surveys that some 93 percent of our people appreciate working for a company that provides opportunities to be involved in supporting the local community,\u201d Rettig notes.<\/p>\n
Communities have also taken notice of the contractors and veterans involved in the program. In multiple local markets, media outlets ranging from broadcast television stations to daily newspapers and online news sites have shone the spotlight on this program. In several markets, media have come out more than once to report live from veterans\u2019 homes as contractors replaced a roof. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen TV stations return to neighborhoods to produce stories about additional projects \u2014 even in the same market,\u201d Schroder says.<\/p>\n
Making an Impact<\/h4>\n
A November 6, 2017 article in The New York Times <\/em>noted an emerging trend in corporate philanthropy is the desire by companies to show both customers and employees that their interests extend beyond making profits, and that companies today are determined to show an impact. As the National Roof Deployment Project illustrates, when roofing contractors, communities, and corporations align with non-profits to engage in service, the results can literally make an impact, one shingle at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Combine the expertise of a global humanitarian organization with roofing system materials donated by a manufacturer. Add the generosity and community-minded spirit of roofing contractors…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":8656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Community Service Initiative Celebrates America\u2019s Heroes\r\n@OCRoofingLLC","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,24],"tags":[7629,5055,7631,1561,779,7630,7628,5565,7632,422,1512],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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