After a major hail storm pummeled Green Valley in mid-July, the owner of TJ Vandiver Construction was busy replacing damaged skylight domes.

“There was a lot of damage,” said Vandiver. “Probably millions and millions of dollars’ worth across Green Valley. Some of the roofs were just shredded.”

He called in his buddy, Green Valley resident Francis Howe, to help him cut down skylights too big to fit in the replacement area. Vandiver noticed Howe was collecting the aluminum shavings and asked him what he was doing with them.

Turns out, Howe, 87, was selling the leftover aluminum to a scrapyard. He would then give the money to the Valle Verde Rotary Club to donate to local schools and children’s projects around town. Howe is also a member of that Rotary club.

So, Vandiver offered all of the leftover frames from the replacements to do the same. Howe ended up with 130 frames, which translated to nearly $600 to benefit area youngsters.

“It had a big effect because it’s kids and schools that need different things, and TJ was very generous in doing that,” Howe said. “When I told him what I would use that aluminum money for, he jumped right on that.”

Vandiver said he plans on making the aluminum donation a regular thing. “It’s the right thing to do,” he said.

Since 1991, TJ Vandiver Construction has been providing top quality general roof repair and roof coating. Bonded, licensed and insured, the company has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Vandiver has a five-year guarantee, free inspections, estimates with photos, no surprise fees, cuts out and repairs problem areas, scrapes and cleans surfaces – all before applying a three-coat roofing process and offering a polyester layer for added protection.

Contact TJ Vandiver Construction at (520) 603-6718 or tj@roofingbytj.com.