Roofing company wants to help first responder

Schick Roofing is holding a contest through Aug. 25 and will provide a new roof to the winner.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 12:55 p.m. August 19, 2020

Southwest Orange
Neighborhood

First responders and health care workers have been working under extreme conditions the last few months, and one local company wants to reward one of them with a new roof.

Schick Roofing, in Southwest Orange County, is hosting a Helping Hometown Heroes initiative to give away a free roof to a deserving Orange County resident.

The program was initiated when Schick Roofing staff decided to put out some positive news to counter all the coronavirus news.

“It’s all about putting something good forward,” Paul Schick, owner and manager, said. “2020 has been so negative.

“Our whole goal is just to take that stress out,” he said. “We have so many customers who work nonstop for others, meanwhile their roof is being patched and patched and patched. And we want to help someone like that.

“As a father, Orlando resident and small business owner, I’ve seen how our community’s first responders and healthcare workers have taken such incredible care of our residents,” Schick said. “At the same time, many of them are also struggling financially due to this crisis. It’s our goal to recognize and reward their selflessness by providing a new roof and one less thing to worry about.”

Schick said the product to be given away is the same quality product the company installs on all other calls. He said the average roof in Central Florida costs $12,500. If the cost of the winner’s roof goes above that, Schick will take care of it.

Anyone can nominate a deserving first responder or healthcare worker by submitting a nomination form and brief story about the nominee by Aug. 25. Schick Roofing will select one deserving recipient from among all eligible entries and provide him/her with a brand-new GAF Roofing shingle roof complete with installation.

For additional information on the Helping Hometown Heroes program, visit orlandoroofingpros.com/hometown-heroes/. To submit a nomination, visit bit.ly/3az3F1J.

Schick said this is the first of several initiatives the company will implement during the year.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.