Rebuilding, together | As I was saying …Bill Good
For more than a decade, NRCA
has had a growing and powerful relationship with Rebuilding
Together,® a national organization whose mission is to
rehabilitate single-family homes for low-income homeowners, thereby
saving homes that would otherwise, most likely, simply
deteriorate.
Working through a network of more than 200 state and local
affiliates, Rebuilding Together was responsible for more than
10,000 renovation projects during 2009. Nearly all of them needed
new roofs.
The roofing industry, as you can imagine, has responded
magnificently to requests for help. Brad Segal, president of Bradco
Supply Corp., Avenel, N.J., serves on Rebuilding Together's
national board of directors and makes significant contributions on
an ongoing basis. NRCA affiliates
in Arizona and Florida have actively supported Rebuilding
Together's Kickoff to Rebuild, which is held every year on the
Friday before the Super Bowl. The National Football League is among
Rebuilding Together's partners.
Other NRCA affiliates also
work regularly with Rebuilding Together to coordinate the amazing
volunteer effort needed to complete 10,000 projects annually.
During 2009, NRCA affiliates,
including the Union Roofing Contractors of Southern California,
Associated Roofing Contractors of the Bay Area Counties and
Colorado Roofing Association, went beyond the normal...
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