Each December for the past several years, Trent Cotney has provided matching funds for donations made to the FRSA Educational and Research Foundation on “Giving Tuesday.” The campaign, which includes three other roofing-related foundations throughout the U.S., is promoted by Roofers Coffee Shop and, of course, Florida Roofing. This year, Trent expanded the donation window to the entire month of December. FRSA members responded generously and nearly $10,000 was raised for this year’s Charity of Choice: FRSA Educational and Research Foundation Scholarships. This is an amazing response! Contributors include:
This year, I established Foundation Scholarships as the 2024 Charity of Choice and set a goal of awarding $50,000 in scholarships during the annual Convention coming up in June. I greatly appreciate the very generous contributions that FRSA members provided in December to help bring this goal closer to reality. A special thanks to Trent Cotney for his consistent support of the Foundation and for getting things going in December by offering to match funds. Trent not only provided matching funds, he also renewed his $2,000 annual scholarship contribution for five years.
We still have a ways to go to meet the goal. You can help with either a one-time scholarship in the name of a company or individual(s) or you can set up a company legacy with a named Endowment for donations of $10,000 or greater. The Foundation has pledged that the corpus you donate will never be touched and interest earned from your Endowment will fund future scholarships. What greater legacy could your company have than a permanent scholarship Endowment to help future industry leaders attending trade school or college? For details, contact John Hellein at 800-767-3772 ext. 123 or john@floridaroof.com. Also, donations at any level of support can be made at www.floridaroof.com/donate.
The 2024 Convention poster features the theme “Roofing is Our Heritage, Quality is Our Tradition.” The posters are a great way to get the word out about the annual Convention and Expo. To get one, reach out to Director of Convention, Anna Torres at anna@floridaroof.com.
Wishing you a safe and successful month,
Les Sims, CPRC
les-armroof@comcast.net
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