New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Ply Gem) Ply Gem, a leading brand of exterior residential building products in North
America for more than 75 years, will proudly lead the Home for Good project in 2019 for a fourth consecutive year.
Two of country music's hottest rising stars,
Jon Pardi and
Lauren Alaina, will serve as the 2019 ambassadors for the Ply Gem Home for Good project to help build homes across the United States with Habitat for Humanity. Ply Gem's commitment to the belief that everyone deserves a place to call home aligns with these artists' core values and desire to give back.
"I grew up in a community where neighbors helping each other is just how it's done," says Pardi. "So, when the opportunity came up to work with Ply Gem and Habitat for Humanity families, it was an easy decision—Absolutely! Let's go help build some houses!"
Since 2016, Ply Gem, through the Home for Good project, has provided a total donation, in value, of more $2.3 million of exterior building products and funds to Habitat for Humanity to help families throughout the nation build homes. The company will support the project with advertising and social media initiatives to encourage its employees, the building industry—including distributors, builders and remodelers—as well as consumers to support its effort to bring solutions and raise awareness of the need for affordable housing in communities across the country. Pardi and Alaina continue a tradition of support and participation in Home for Good project efforts that started with
Alan Jackson in 2016 and extended to
Darius Rucker in 2017-2018.
"I partnered with Ply Gem and Habitat for Humanity last year on several homes in Cleveland, Ohio and I was able to be there to help welcome the families into their new homes," shares Alaina. "I think I was just as excited as they were! It was so special and I'm looking forward to doing even more this year."
"By donating the quality products we manufacture - like windows and vinyl siding to Habitat for Humanity - we've helped to build nearly 500 homes in 90 neighborhoods," says Jim Metcalf, the company's Chairman and CEO. "We are committed to helping to make home ownership a reality for those in need of affordable housing and we are passionate about contributing to communities where people live, work and play."
About NCI/Ply Gem
The combination of NCI Building Systems and Ply Gem, headquartered in Cary, NC, is a leading exterior building products manufacturer with a broad range of products to residential and commercial customers for both new construction and repair & remodel. With a portfolio of key products which includes windows, doors, siding, metal wall and roof systems, engineered commercial buildings, insulated metal panels, stone and other adjacent products, the Company has more than 21,000 employees across 80 manufacturing, distribution and office locations throughout North America. Visit www.ncibuildingsystems.com or www.plygem.com for more information.
About Habitat for Humanity International:
Habitat for Humanity International's vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Since 1976, Habitat has helped more than 6.8 million people gain strength, stability and independence through housing, including home construction, rehabilitation and repairs and by increasing access to improved shelter through products and programs. Habitat also advocates to improve access to decent and affordable shelter and offers a variety of housing support services that enable families with limited means to make needed improvements on their homes as their time and resources allow. As a nonprofit Christian housing organization, Habitat works in more than 70 countries and welcomes people of all races, religions and nationalities to partner in its mission. To learn more, donate or volunteer, visit habitat.org.
About Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi's Platinum-certified California Sunrise debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart earning him CMA New Artist of the Year and ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year titles. Pardi earned three consecutive No. 1 hits with multi-week chart-topper "Dirt On My Boots," the Platinum-selling "Head Over Boots" and "Heartache On The Dance Floor." California Sunrise follows his debut album, Write You A Song, which debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and yielded Top 10 Gold-selling song "Up All Night." Since then, Pardi has performed on national TV, he has landed on several 'Best of' lists including the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone Country and Rhapsody, and he has toured with superstars including Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, and Dwight Yoakam. The West Coast native received multiple first-ever nominations at the CMA Awards, CMT Awards, ACM Awards and AMA Awards.
About
Lauren Alaina:
Platinum-selling country star
Lauren Alaina's critically-acclaimed sophomore album, Road Less Traveled, landed on multiple "
Best Of" lists including Billboard, Rolling Stone and Amazon, and it became the top-streamed female country album release of 2017. Praised as "full of life lessons and uplift" (PEOPLE), the collection of 12 songs all written by the young star includes Lauren's first No. 1 smash, "Road Less Traveled." The Georgia native's latest single, "Ladies in the '90s,"
Lauren wrote while recalling growing up in the '90s when there were so many female role models on the radio including Shania Twain, Britney Spears, Deana Carter, TLC, Dixie
Chicks and more.
The "sassy Southerner with killer pipes" (PARADE) has toured with superstars including Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Jason Aldean, and
Lauren is currently direct support for
Blake Shelton. In addition to earning nominations for ACM Vocal Event of the Year and Billboard Music's Top Country Song awards in 2018,
Lauren took home the trophies for ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year Award and CMT Collaborative Video of the Year Award for "What Ifs," the 4x Platinum-selling No. 1 hit with Kane Brown. Following the release of Road Less Traveled,
Lauren has received nominations for ACM Awards, CMA Awards, CMT
Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards,
Radio Disney Awards and Billboard
Music Awards.
