Ply Gem Building Products partners with Habitat for Humanity to build homes across America for its second annual Home for Good project

ATLANTA and CARY, N.C., May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ply Gem® (NYSE: PGEM), a North American manufacturer of building products, is partnering with Habitat for Humanity for the second consecutive year in support of the Ply Gem Home for Good project, a campaign to help families in need of affordable housing. Darius Rucker, three-time Grammy Award winner, is this year's project Ambassador.

The Ply Gem Home for Good project is a multi-year initiative that includes a donation of over $1 million of exterior building products and funds to support Habitat's vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to call home.  As part of the Home for Good project, Ply Gem is the presenting sponsor of Habitat for Humanity's Home Builders Blitz, a week-long campaign in which Ply Gem and professional homebuilders will donate their time, muscle and talent to help Habitat raise awareness of the need for affordable housing.  This year, homebuilders in more than 70 communities across the U.S. will volunteer to help build, rehab or repair more than 200 homes as part of the initiative.  

"The need for affordable housing is immense and we are grateful to Ply Gem for its support of Habitat and our mission," said Colleen Finn Ridenhour, senior vice president, Development, Habitat for Humanity International. "Because of Ply Gem's continued commitment, we are able to help more families better their lives and their futures."

"At Ply Gem, we've taken our nearly 75 years of experience creating home building products that make beautiful homes, and turned it into our mission through the Home for Good project," says Gary E. Robinette, chairman and CEO, Ply Gem. "And, we believe it's our role as a leader to make the entire building industry aware of the positive impact that affordable housing has on local families and communities."

In 2016, Ply Gem donated building materials – including windows and siding – to help 300 Habitat homeowners build or repair their homes in more than 60 communities.

About Habitat for Humanity
Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. The Christian housing organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in more than 1,300 communities throughout the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.

About Ply Gem Building Products
Ply Gem (NYSE: PGEM), headquartered in Cary, N.C., is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products in North America. Ply Gem produces a comprehensive product line of windows and patio doors, vinyl and metal siding and accessories, designer accents, cellular PVC trim and mouldings, vinyl fencing and railing, stone veneer and gutterware, used in both new construction and home repair and remodeling in the United States and Canada. Visit www.plygem.com for more information. 

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SOURCE Habitat for Humanity International