A Life-Changing Surprise: Meet Our Giveaway Winner, Christine from Mountville
In March, we held a special giveaway — and the response was incredible. But one winner stood out, and her story is a powerful reminder of why we do what we do.
Meet Christine Ilaria, a Mountville resident and mom to a 10-year-old daughter. Christine and her daughter have called their house on East Main Street home for the past 11 years. When they first moved in back in 2014, her daughter was just a baby. Now, a decade later, that same home is still filled with love — but until recently, it was also dealing with a failing roof.
Over the past year, Christine began noticing serious issues with her roof. “Every time there was a big bluster, the roof was actually flapping,” she said. As a single mom, Christine had started saving for a replacement, but the rising cost of materials made it feel more and more out of reach. “I had half of it saved,” she explained, “but I didn’t realize, with inflation, how much the price had gone up. It was very daunting.”
So when she found out she had won the roof replacement portion of our giveaway, she was in complete disbelief.
“I missed the call from John, so I didn’t get to speak with him directly,” Christine said. “Then I got a text message about it and I was like… is that a thing?”
It was real — and so was the impact.
Christine had done her research before even entering the giveaway. “I picked you guys because I had someone out before that I just did not agree with,” she said. “So I actually went on Google, and I did all the reviews. I saw how responsive you were to all the reviews — good or bad. It just seemed like a great company.”
Once our team got started on Christine’s roof, the difference was immediate. “I was home during the day, so I could hear everything,” she said. “The difference between them walking on the old roof and the new roof — I could barely hear it. It wasn’t shaking or anything like that. A literal household worth of weight lifted off my shoulders.”
For Christine and her daughter, this wasn’t just a roof — it was relief. Peace of mind. And a fresh start.
“This has been life-changing, really,” she said. “Thank you so much — especially to Jason for nominating me. I know he wasn’t out here, but I wanted to say thank you to him.”
Christine’s story reminds us why community matters — and why we’re proud to give back however we can.
