Raise the Roof

This has got to be the story of the year: Atlas Roofing Corporation, a manufacturer of residential and commercial building materials, recently gave a check for nearly $40,000 to Belinda Harvey who, 40 years ago, as an art student, entered and won a contest to design the then start-up’s logo, earning her the $200 U.S. Savings Bond prize. The logo has remained mostly the same since then and after an employee in the marketing department stumbled upon the original press release from 1982 the company decided to honor her contribution to the company and asked its employees if they wanted to donate to the cause, with the company pledging to match all contributions plus 50%. 166 employees did. Along with the check, Atlas Roofing hooked up Ms. Harvey with a new roof. Just, wow.