Roof Giveaway to First Responder - Contest Summary!

We paired with our friends over at WEBN to give away a new roof, to a first responder in need. WEBN agreed to handle the promotion, and we agreed to handle the roof. We received several hundred entries to the contest, which allowed for friends and families to nominate their deserving first responders. It was a month-long promotion which included radio broadcasts, podcast, and social media mentions including their webform on the website. Kidd Chris, the host of the AM drive time show on WEBN, called the randomly selected winner with our owner Michael Schaffer to let them know that they had won a new roof. The winner, Derek, was ecstatic to know that he was selected. He confirmed that he has been a Police Officer for the Cincinnati Police Department for four years, and that his wife had nominated him. He told us that he’s had his home for around a year, and that his roof has had leaking issues. Him and his wife, who is a Developmental Disability Specialist, make quite the “power couple” as said best by radio personality Kidd Chris. After letting Derek know he had won, we went over the specifics of the plan for his new roof and when we should install it.

On the day of the install, we immediately saw just how much Derek was sacrificing for his commitment to his community. Derek was getting home from his police work at the same time we came out to install the new roof at 8:00 in the morning. Derek informed us that he works overnight shifts and that he was going to sleep while we installed the roof. Being the kind young man that he is, Derek said, “Don’t worry about being too loud.” 

We then got to work on the installation of Derek's new roof. Derek's son, who’s around two years of age, watched us curiously out the window with his mom close by, who is expecting their second child any day. Our team of around 12 people were able to knock out the new roof in about seven hours, and we finished  the installation around 3:00 PM. We ended by taking a couple of nice photos with the young family and feeling a great sense of gratitude. 

The promotion was so successful, WEBN has asked that we come back again next year so we can help out another local first responder!

Click here to watch the installation video! https://youtu.be/3gt9hFAcgeo?si=du1EX8aHcb7Ddupd