Caught Doing Good

Antis Roofing & Waterproofing pivoted in new ways when the pandemic hit in March 2020, focusing on key impact areas of blood shortage, families, children, food insecurity and frontline workers. American Red Cross Blood Drives Across the nation, 19,000 blood drives were cancelled at the start of the pandemic due to coronavirus ...

Drive-Through Farmer’s Market Provides Fresh Food While Maintaining Social Distancing

August 4, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Interfaith Food Pantry partners with GAF to help over 500 families. Low-income families and individuals, as well as seniors on fixed incomes, continue to struggle to find access to healthy foods and fresh produce. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this problem has only become more complex. The ...

Putting Heads and Hearts Together to Help a Family in Need

July 11, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

Companies and neighbors are donating money, labor and supplies to repair a failing roof. A family in need, adversely affected by COVID-19 and living under a roof in disrepair, is getting a helping hand. National Women in Roofing (NWIR) South Florida is honored to be spearheading a relief effort for the ...

In Just 6 Days Duro-Last Switched from Manufacturing Roofing Systems to Producing PPE

June 1, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Roofing materials protect buildings and healthcare workers on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s largest manufacturer of custom-fabricated, thermoplastic roofing systems, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc., has switched gears to start producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers on the frontline of the current coronavirus pandemic. ...

Responding to the Pandemic by Donating and Manufacturing Essential Products

May 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. With thousands of masks and gloves donated, a paint and coatings company alters production to supply health care workers with crucial supplies. Many companies have switched gears to make products that help protect those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nike began making full-face ...

GCP Applied Technologies Donates 50,000 Surgical Masks to Cambridge Hospitals

April 16, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Cambridge Police & Fire Departments team up with GCP to distribute PPE masks to assist Cambridge, MA hospitals during COVID-19 crisis. GCP Applied Technologies (NYSE:GCP), a leading global provider of construction products technologies, has donated over 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) masks to the Cambridge Fire Department, who began a drive ...