Impact Project helps veteran in Afton
(Photo by Zachary Meseck)
AFTON – The Impact Project helped a homeowner in Afton on Saturday by providing them a new roof free of cost as part of the group's 120th project.
According to The Impact Project Executive Director Jim Willard III, veteran and Afton homeowner Roger E. Neubauer had water damaging his home due to his 40 year old roof.
Willard said Neubauer had lived in the trailer for approximately 20 years, and needed help before the winter hit.
“He’s got a 40 year old trailer, and the roof has never been worked on,” said Willard. “For our organization, when we received the application, it was hands down a no brainer, we were going to help Roger.”
“He is a veteran, he has served his country honorably, and with distinction which added fuel to the fire; he put his life on the line to serve our country, we thought it was the least we can do.”
He said this was the fastest repair in The Impact Project’s history thanks to the expertise and skills of the volunteers. He added that Point Bible Church of Whitney Point, Curtis Lumber, Gutter Experts and Rentals to Go were instrumental in the success of the project.
“We pushed this project up so that way we could do it before the winter,” said Willard. “This is the fastest roof we’ve ever done, it was completed in two hours and 12 minutes.”
“It’s a huge milestone, and we also surpassed 4,000 volunteers.”
Neubauer thanked The Impact Project for their work, and said thanks to them he will be able to stay there for the rest of his life. He said his plan was to leave the home for his children after that.
Willard said the coronavirus has made it more difficult to complete projects, but people need help now more than ever thanks to the volunteers.
“It's hard to express into words the gratitude that we have as an organization,” said Willard. “We are so blessed to have all of these great people, businesses, and agencies that have come alongside us in these 16 years to get us to this point.”
“It’s extremely humbling to know how great of an area that we live in, with all of the people that have come to help our organization.”
He said the weather poses another challenge, but they hope to complete two projects until the end of the year.
“We’re hoping that Old Man Winter will hold off for a little bit, we’ve selected two more Chenango County homeowners that we want to help before the end of the year,” he added. “This is our best year ever in Chenango County, we’re on a record pace and we know people are hurting.”
“We can’t save everybody, but we’re going to push one house at a time and keep on going.”
According to The Impact Project Executive Director Jim Willard III, veteran and Afton homeowner Roger E. Neubauer had water damaging his home due to his 40 year old roof.
Willard said Neubauer had lived in the trailer for approximately 20 years, and needed help before the winter hit.
“He’s got a 40 year old trailer, and the roof has never been worked on,” said Willard. “For our organization, when we received the application, it was hands down a no brainer, we were going to help Roger.”
“He is a veteran, he has served his country honorably, and with distinction which added fuel to the fire; he put his life on the line to serve our country, we thought it was the least we can do.”
He said this was the fastest repair in The Impact Project’s history thanks to the expertise and skills of the volunteers. He added that Point Bible Church of Whitney Point, Curtis Lumber, Gutter Experts and Rentals to Go were instrumental in the success of the project.
“We pushed this project up so that way we could do it before the winter,” said Willard. “This is the fastest roof we’ve ever done, it was completed in two hours and 12 minutes.”
“It’s a huge milestone, and we also surpassed 4,000 volunteers.”
Neubauer thanked The Impact Project for their work, and said thanks to them he will be able to stay there for the rest of his life. He said his plan was to leave the home for his children after that.
Willard said the coronavirus has made it more difficult to complete projects, but people need help now more than ever thanks to the volunteers.
“It's hard to express into words the gratitude that we have as an organization,” said Willard. “We are so blessed to have all of these great people, businesses, and agencies that have come alongside us in these 16 years to get us to this point.”
“It’s extremely humbling to know how great of an area that we live in, with all of the people that have come to help our organization.”
He said the weather poses another challenge, but they hope to complete two projects until the end of the year.
“We’re hoping that Old Man Winter will hold off for a little bit, we’ve selected two more Chenango County homeowners that we want to help before the end of the year,” he added. “This is our best year ever in Chenango County, we’re on a record pace and we know people are hurting.”
“We can’t save everybody, but we’re going to push one house at a time and keep on going.”
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