THE HOMETOWN HERO PROGRAM

Hometown Hero is our thank-you: every year, our crews give a local veteran, service member or first responder a free home upgrade.

Done by the crews of USA Insulation™ and Mold Medics, in the towns we work in.
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Next Hero Day · Joint eventRachel's house · Toledo · Fri, Nov 20
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Two crews. One thank-you.

Sometimes one crew does the work, sometimes both. Every hero, every Hero Day, every year lives here: 16 heroes in 5 hometowns, every year since 2018.

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Dan with three of his kids in front of the Hometown Hero banners
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Dan's house

26+ years in uniform, a single dad of six, and a house that's almost a hundred years old. The USA Insulation crew insulated the house and the Mold Medics crew cleaned the air ducts: one house, two crews.

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The Blade article, June 27, 2025As it ran in The Blade, June 27, 2025
The Blade · June 27, 2025 · Lead story

Hometown Hero, dad of 6, gets home insulation installation

A Toledo dad raising six kids, about to retire after more than 26 years in uniform, got his near-century-old home insulated by USA Insulation and its air ducts cleaned by Mold Medics.

“When they told me I won, I couldn't believe it.”DAN, TO THE BLADE
More coverageBoston 25 NewsNH veteran receives free insulation as part of 'Hometown Heroes' giveawaySouthern NH · Jul 17, 2024WTOL 11Local veteran receives free home insulation from Hometown Hero Insulation GiveawayToledo · Jun 28, 2024WTOL 11USA Insulation 'Hometown Hero' giveawayToledo · Jun 6, 2024The Tecumseh HeraldVeteran to receive 'Hometown Hero' home insulation partySE Michigan · Jul 12, 2023The BladeToledo teacher and veteran wins 'Hometown Hero' contestToledo · Jun 9, 2023
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