07/03/2026
Ending the GoFundMe today
Not because we don’t appreciate it. We do. More than words can explain. We even had GoFundMe and KGW8 reach out about running a story and it feels like having the world in our corner.
But it doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t feel true to the type of people we are, or the type of business we’re trying to build.
To everyone who donated, shared, sent a message, prayed, offered equipment, or simply showed us that you care, thank you. Truly.
The money helps, but honestly, just seeing that people cared. Friends, family, customers, and strangers. It reminded me that what we’re building here is bigger than just a roofing business.
If you want to help us, hear our story. And if it resonates with you, share it and, years from now, don’t forget what Moss Boss Roofing was built on.
Moss Boss Roofing launched last year in May 2025.
When we started, we had an all white 1996 Ford E250 cargo van with a license plate 929 MEM, along with a single fold out ladder, a handful of used tools, and a whole lot to figure out. Joe brought the roofing experience, and I started learning the business side as we went.
Our first year was rough, we didn’t start with much.
But we just kept going.
Little by little, day by day, we built, we worked, and improved. And one by one we earned trust of each of our customers.
Overtime it became apparent, this was what we love to do. Our customers are happy, our crew is pumped, and we’re heading into our 2nd year more ready than ever.
And if things couldn’t get any better, we were named as winners for The Best in Willamette Valley in roofing.
We felt proud. We felt grateful. We felt like all the hard work was finally starting to pay off.
And than just two days later, our van goes missing.
Inside that van was approximately $12,000 – $15,000 worth of tools and equipment.
Now we’re here sitting in July, one of the busiest months of the year for roofing in Oregon, with most of our equipment gone.
Even if the van was recovered, even if insurance eventually helped, were still stopped in our tracks during one of the few good stretches of roofing weather we get here in Oregon.
Every day that passes, it sinks in a little more. That humble white cargo van with a license plate 929 MEM, that held our tools and equipment may never come back.
It felt like sabotage.
I ‘m ashamed to admit, I sat in that feeling longer than I should have. I moped around. I felt sorry for myself and I kept wondering “Will we be ok?”
And the answer is: Yes, Moss Boss Roofing is going to be ok.
Not because roofing is easy. Because It’s not. Or because we have money like that, because we don’t.
It’s because while this was a hard setback for us, there are people in our community facing far worse every single day. People losing homes. People battling illness. People wondering how they’re going to feed their families. People camping in our streets.
Yes, it sucks. Yes, it set us back. Yes, it came at one of the worst possible times.
But we’ll get through this the same way we got here: hard work, resilience, faith, and the support of the people around us.
So if you want to help Moss Boss Roofing, just share our story. And if you know someone that needs a roofer they can trust, mention our name.
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Have a happy and safe 4th of July all. We’ll be closed today, Friday, July 3rd in observation of Independence Day and the 250th birthday of the United States.
We hope everyone enjoys a fun, safe, and memorable holiday. Happy to report we’ll be resuming normal operation Monday morning.
— Tom, Joe & the Moss Boss Roofing family
