Toray Plastics (America) employees volunteered with the South County Habitat for Humanity to help build a home in South Kingstown for a Rhode Island family.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island—Twenty employees from Toray Plastics (America), Inc.,gathered on a beautiful Friday morning in late June to help build a South County Habitat for Humanity home for a South Kingstown, Rhode Island family. The Toray team and the new homeowner, who also worked on the construction of the home, raised and secured roof rafters and interior walls, applied house wrap, taped seams, installed blocking for kitchen cabinets, raised and secured roof trusses for a shed and installed exterior sheathing on that building. Everyone also ate a lot of pizza! The family hopes to move into its new home in October.

“South County Habitat for Humanity is doing terrific work in our backyard,” says Christopher Roy, President and COO, Toray Plastics (America). “When John Eustis, the Vice President of Procurement at Toray, brought this volunteer event to our attention we knew it was a perfect opportunity for the company to give back in a meaningful way to the community. The team had a lot of fun, deepened their bond with each other, and made a personal connection with a new neighbor. And all were amazed at how much was accomplished! I’m very proud of my colleagues,” says Roy.

Eustis notes that he was drawn to Habitat for Humanity’s mission to make the dream of homeownership a reality for people who may otherwise not be able to afford a home of their own. “The tangible, long-lasting impact that Habitat has on the community is admirable and I am happy to play a small part in it. I was so pleased that my coworkers were eager to help,” he says. Eustis and others who volunteered that day plan to volunteer again and do more work on the home.