b" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , ~~iilfJ~A.ii: ~. - Exciting New Enhancements to RoofProgram Watch Roofthe marketing newsletterMRCAto all members, is getting aRoof Watch,thatoffersmakeover.Watch participants will be able to order newsletters online, customize the newsletter, the quantity, and the adall at once. Before the order is placed, the MRCA member can preview the newsletter on the screen and make any changes. Participants can upload recipient lists and have them mailed from the printer's warehouse, or can request to have all ofnewsletters mailed to their company.;;; theTime ::;~~1!,~l~:~::f:;:;i:~:I~~~:~tii~~i~~i2~r~1:1:,,g,5~jf :~~:~5i~f&_,t the C-__ummer in What is Roof Watch?- -~~~ / -Roofis a4-color newsletter that MRCA provides as atool for MRCA members- - -Watch4-page,marketing to send to their customers and potential customers. Each issue of Roof Watch focuses on aissue relevant to roofing roofing contractors' customers. It also includes short, general information articles, sometimes with aEach Roof Watch particiroofing spin. pant places his or her company name, address, and phone number on the front cover of Roof Watch, and also places an ad for his or her company on the back cover of Roof Watch, letting the customer or potential customer know that this newsletter is coming from the MRCA member. If you would like to participate in theRoofprogram or learn more about what it has to offer, please callMRCAHeadquarters Watch at 800/497-6722 or mrca.org. MRCA Foundation News AQAft 0\\ TheFOUNDATION0\\. generousgrantfromtheFOUNDATION MRCAFoundationintheamount of $5,000 totheMRCA TechnicalInvestingthe future ofindustry inthe andResearch(T&R)Committee was used to fund a research proj MRCA realizes th@responsibility we hold in ensuring the future of the ect that performed adhesion testsindustry, and, through the efforts of theMRCA foundation,M~CA has forself-adheredpolymer-modified bitumenbasesheets.Thegrantbeenableto makeboldmoves towardachievingthisgoal.FGJrmore fundedapproximately 80%of the actualtestingcost.Theresultsofthan 20 years, theMRCA FoundatiGJnhas beenraising awarnn@ssand the project werepresented at theimproving the industry bysupportingeducational andprnfessiemaldeMRCA 60th AnnualNational Conference last October in Kansas Cityvelopment prorams, recruiting, and industry resean:;nprojects, as well by Dr. Rene Dupuis and will issuedas funding scholarships. later this year in awhite three-part paper whichwillbepublishedinBy joiriing as aor Goldof MRCA, as much as 20% of Midwest Roofer as well as on thePlatinummember MRCA Web site. The T&R Commit your total membership dues are donated back to the MRCA Foundation. teeisgratefultotheFoundation both for its contribution as well as its interest in the-work of the T&RThe MRCA Foundation. Inc. is a registered 501 c3 charity organization. Committee.Call 800/497-6722 or visit www.mrca.org to make a donation. Safety Technical&ResearchCommitteeLegalAdvice7"