b"AEven a Fireman can Love Torch Job By Monty Banner The North Texas Roofing Con community.equipment.NTRCA agreed tractorsAssociation(NTRCA)T BarnabasPro- to donate the materials, he upheld its traditioncommun ject'svisionis cen labor, a expertise ofitynd service by instal ing a n roofingteredaroundmen- necessary to install Iew henew system for T BarnabasProjecttoringyoungaroofing sys(TBP), an organization dedicatedp ple;however,temonthebuildeoBe Project Organizer Monty Banner low:to the youth of Ari ngton, Texas.theirgoalisfaring.Approximately (second from left} and the Ark Roofingi Crew.TBPis a ministry foundedbygreaterthanmerely90companiesparArlingtonfirefighterssaving thema feticipatedin themost fromliconcernedaboutofalcoholism,drugsambitiousprojectin socialTB des tory. today's troublingabuse and crime.Pires toNTRCA hisdecay. The driving forceinstillconscientiousvaluesintoT project'sscopeofwork he behind the o tionyoun rs that cause them to r includedinstallationofa Hnch rganiza gste ealisa powerfulfaithinize that theremore to life thaninsulation board, a 1/2-inch woodisjust God coupled with com living selfishly.envisions fire fiber board, and al perimeter TBPmetapassionforfighters and teens working togetherflashing, all of which were mechanand lovethe topaintawidow'sically attached.The systemwas home, d meals tocompleted with al design, elivermineratheelderly,orplantatorch-appliedAPP modifiedbitugardentofeedthemencapsheet.All theAPProlls h They believewere gen lyby Bruce omeless.erous donated thepossibilitiesareShealy,owner of B Modified ITEC T ology.Asteep echnsection in the rear of the buildingwascovered with a 30-yeardimen-1sionalcomposition peopleserve:thesh le. The size of the theyingyoung, the elderly, sroof was a a ly in pproxim tegle-parent households,20 -square feet. ,000founder, and the homeless. TBP'sOnprojectday, Lt.Robert Townley, has served asapproximatelypeo100 all-time, u aid chaplain for thepleup at they fu np showed ArlingtonFireDepartmentsincenumerous and far-reachin TBP isproject site in northwest Arlington. g. 1984. TBP's solemn pledgeis toalso committedfire departmentT small army,which contained tohe use its resources to minister toretirees,providing themw h themany of the fin tme theit es roofingchanphysical and spiritual needs of theopportunity toicipate in TBP'sics in north Texas,icklyto part qu began ministryandbycaringfortheirtransform the outward appearance families during times of sickness,of the building. loss,decliningalth.At 8 a.m., a C l 5 News andhe hanneTBP r ly obtained a buildingcrew arrivedtoconduct two live ecentthat wiserve as aof opera interviews. At9 a . theygave IIbase.mari usiti thepportunit to tions for its v o activ es. Theyours trulyo ysing building had several old layers ofthe prais of NTRCA overairesthe roofingonit.Thefirefigh rswaves, a at 9:30 a.m. Tte ndownley removedtheexistingroofm proclaimedhow much TBPloves em1branes down to the deck in their o roofers and the NTRCA. ffduty time,hof donatedContinued on page 15 wit the help"