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Kinston company donates roof work to Havelock Boys and Girls Club

June 25, 2010 12:00 AM

Drew C. Wilson

Freedom ENC

HAVELOCK — Thanks to the work of a Kinston company, teenagers at the Boys and Girls Club in Havelock will now be able to play basketball and other games without water dripping on their heads.

Curtis Construction Company completed roof repairs last week, fixing the 30-year-old roof that had been leaking for just about a year.

“It was time to be revitalized,” said Ken Tetterton, owner of the Kinston company that got help from Best Distributing to do the work.

He sent workers Enrique Diaz and Saul Ramirez to Havelock to coat the entire metal roof with Elastomeric Coating and reinforce the seams in the metal roof.

About two years ago, Tetterton’s company was working on a project at a Carteret County school when a Boys and Girls Club board member approached him about the leaking roof in Havelock.

Tetterton agreed to do a five-minute appraisal and then agreed to do the job for free.

“We looked at it and we just said ‘If you let us work at our own clip, we’ll coat that roof just to support the Boys and Girls Club, just to support the community,’ ” Tetterton said.

“We’ve done work at Cherry Point for years. We’re in and out of there every day. We’ve worked there for 40 years, so we feel a real sense of being part of the community.”

Gerrod Green, director of the Havelock Boys and Girls Club, was impressed with the company and its workers.

“It’s just showed me how the community comes together during these times,” he said. “It was a great thing for the organization and a great thing for the kids.

“The roof was leaking in several spots through the gym in different corners and over the game room for more than a year.”

Liesa Smith-Barefoot, executive director for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina, said the group had a bid for $15,000 to have the roof repaired two years ago.

“Obviously, it is an absolute blessing and we so appreciate it happening,” she said. “That’s a tribute that the community of Havelock does take an interest in the kids. The Boys and Girls Club is part of the community, and it takes a community to make the Boys and Girls Club happen.”

Work on the building is not complete, she said, adding that the insulation must be replaced. She said the Cherry Point Officer Spouses Club has contributed to that cause.