2023 Helping Hands Projects Recap
Growing Community One Roof at a Time
40th Anniversary
In a special effort to focus the whole year of our 40th Anniversary (2023) on building community, we sponsored four Helping Hands projects. One was emphasized each quarter. Each project provided ways for our Crew to give back and build community.
Our special project at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Marshfield was a total reroof supported in part by the Roofing Alliance and their relationships with vendors like ABC Supply and CertainTeed. You can read more here: RMHC-Marshfield Reroof – (greatlakesroofing.net)
Salvation Army in Menasha – Shingle Roof Repair Project
Our neighbor in Menasha, WI was experiencing persistent leaking around the edges of their shingle roof. The community center roof was only a few years old, and they could not believe it was already giving them trouble.
Among other community activities/events, this Salvation Army center also houses a daycare. Commercial buildings, like a daycare, bear a strong desire and responsibility to keep their interiors weathertight; warm, dry and mold/mildew-free.
Knowing our neighbor, an operational nonprofit doing great community work, was in need – we offered to help them out and replace the layers of underlayment and troublesome shingles. Leaks be gone! Our Crews were able to tear off and replace the lower layers of shingles making this shingle roof repair project complete. #HereTodayDryTomorrow
Second Chance Thrift Shop – Commercial Reroof Project
In 2016, this small-but-mighty nonprofit in Stoughton, WI renovated an old service station into a resale shop. Proceeds provide residents of Dane County financial assistance for their pets requiring health services they cannot afford. A common need supported by Second Chance Thrift Shop is the cost to spay or neuter adopted/rescued pets. In addition to supporting residents of Dane County, they also cover all of the expenses for spays and neuters incurred by Custom Canines Service Dog Academy, which provides service dogs for veterans and first responders.
This commercial reroof project began as a leak and grew into concerns over sodden decking. If a slow and steady leak had been collecting moisture in the layers of roofing, a repair of a leak would quickly turn into a much larger project.
One of our Crew members nominated the nonprofit to be part of our Helping Hands, and we love when our Crew wants to use their roofing skills to build their community!
Great Lakes Roofing was able to replace the section of roof where the leak was originating. This included new layers of decking to route out moisture and make the building watertight again. At no expense to the nonprofit so they can continue to direct their revenue toward their mission.
Camp Hometown Heroes – Campbellsport
Our fourth community Helping Hands project required our full Crew from all four locations and a lot of sweat equity. Camp Hometown Heroes is a niche summer camp serving children and siblings of fallen service members. Through quintessential summer camp activities like hiking, campfires, art, and eating in a mess hall, trained counselors support campers through their grief and healing journeys.
Nestled alongside public wild land in Campbellsport’s segment of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Camp Hometown Heroes’ campus has been in use as as summer camp for decades – and is starting to show its age. To support this nonprofit and its campers, our Crew arrived in mid-May to prep the camp grounds and buildings.
Our list of camp-prep work was more than two pages long, and it included trail work, yard work, building repairs, cleaning cabins, and rebuilding the benches at the central fire pit. We also showed up with truck beds full of donations to serve the campers all summer long. Art supplies, snacks, and sports/outdoor equipment were at the top of Camp’s wish list. We also worked to seal some windows, replace siding and patch a roof leak in hopes the buildings would continue to be cozy and safe for campers all season long.
More than just a roof…
We value using our roofing skills to build community. Every year we complete Helping Hands projects that provide roofing to community organizations. Helping Hands furthers the missions of the organizations by offsetting costs of repairs or roof replacement, allowing more of their capital to stay mission-focused.
We build community one roof at a time because we value our neighbors, believe in strengthening our communities, and take pride in where we call home. Sharing the work and mission of the community organizations is the best part of every Helping Hands project!
