STRT + InReach = Good Things

Swap to the Roof Top has partnered with InReach, to be the recipient of all of our hard work, and your generosity. 

InReach (formerly Residential & Support Services Inc), founded in 1974, is a private non-profit organization that provides residential services and community support to individuals with developmental and other disabilities including mental retardation, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and traumatic brain injuries.

What does this mean for our trades? Due to this partnership we will also be able to make all trades tax deductible. We are currently still accepting offers for the custom neon sign. Remember the goal is to eventually receive a house, and the only way we are going to get there is through your continued support. We look forward to the results of our new partnership and the amazing spirit of Charlotte to continue to help your neighbors.  You guys are awesome. Thank you!

5th trade: Custom sign by neonworks - ????

Good news everybody, we are now up to our 5th trade.  We want to thank Deb Slatkin with neonworks here in Charlotte for trading a custom made neon sign for our coffee table and leather couch.

Since 1994, neonworks has been designing, bending and installing custom neon signs throughout Charlotte and the surrounding area. You may recognize their work from Harper's To Go Go, Showmars, Pinky's, Cosmos Bar/Resturant, NODA @ 28th Street, Phillips Place Movie Theater and many more. To learn more about neonworks please visit www.neonworksonline.com

front- Swap to the Rooftop's Yolanda, rear- Deb Slatkin with neonworks

The details on the sign are as follows :neonworks trade

One custom neon sign: the sign will have one transformer (the # of transformers determine how much neon can be on the sign). Most often, window signs or wall signs will just use one transformer. The color or number of colors doesn't matter. There's a range of at least 30 colors that the customer can choose from. Approximate value of this custom sign is $500

This sign would be a great addition to your storefront, restaurant,  game room  or even garage. Here is your chance to own a custom made sign while ultimately helping a local family out with a new house.  We are open to discuss any trades keeping in mind our goal is to eventually end up with the deed to a new home in Charlotte for a needy family. If you have any questions or trade offers pleas leave a comment below or email us at swaptotherooftop@gmail.com 

4th trade: leather sofa and glass coffee table - ????

 My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." ~ Forrest Gump

One exciting aspect of our project has been that don't know what we will end up with next. We traded seven nails for two awesome strollers and we thought surely these would be snapped up. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. 

Jenna MacFarlane, Michelle Calvert -Volunteer Coordinator FCS, Jordon Orr

 We adjusted our plan and donated the strollers to Sarah's House (a mother-child residential parenting Program) through Florence Crittenton Services of North Carolina. This organization offers one of the largest comprehensive residential pregnancy programs in the US. To learn more about Sarah's house and how you can help this great organization please visit www.fcsnc.org or give them a call at 704-372-4663.

For the fourth trade, Jenna MacFarlane is offering her coffee table and leather sofa.

Contemporary leather sofa. Comfortable and good condition. 

Italian made. Dimensions: 79"L x 33"W x 32"H.

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Wrought iron and glass coffee table

48" long x 25" wide x 18" tall

This coffee table has and will fit anywhere. It has been the center of my gallery when I showed paintings in NoDa and held my students' work for the years since I've been teaching graphic design at CPCC. Stories, grades, critiques, laughter and tears have been shared over it's reflective glass surface. Being swapped up to a rooftop is its next big adventure. 

To imagine a coffee table one day becoming a house for a family and to donate the strollers to an agency that helps families has been a rich and satisfying step in my life. Will you be the next person to make a trade that will eventually make a family home?

Why we started swapping.

Swap to the Rooftop is now on facebook

To make things easier on our supporters we have added a Swap to the Rooftop facebook page. We are still accepting trade offers through email, the blog and now facebook. Thank you for your continued support. You can become our friend at www.facebook.com/swaptotherooftop. 

3rd trade: Strollers- ????

Darin, and Lisha Morton, Alex Ramsey, Jordon Orr, Yolanda Garcia

GREAT NEWS!   Yesterday we completed our second trade. The seven nails were traded for a jogging stroller and a bike stroller.  A big thanks to Darin "Mort" Morton and wife Lisha for trading these items to help us.  We have been very blessed by the amount of support we have received from not only the Morton's but all of Charlotte.

For the next trade: If you have an item you wish to trade for these strollers (you will receive both), please leave a comment below or send an email to us with your trade item and questions.  We will evaluate all trades and respond.  Families who are interested in being considered for the final trade of a house are encouraged to write down their stories in a letter and send them to P.O. Box 9815, Charlotte, NC 28299.

Thanks from swaptotherooftop.org Team.

2nd trade: 7 nails - ????

As we mentioned in the the earlier post our first trade was our story for 7 hand-cut nails from Blackhawk Hardware located in the Park Road Shopping Center.  

Now is your chance to get involved.  As you can see below these are some pretty cool nails. You'll love the worn feel and look of these nails.  If you have something you would like to trade simply leave a comment below or send an email, our next swap will be on December 7th.  We will consider all trades and look forward to getting one step further in our quest to help a local Charlotte family.