HOLLAND, Michigan — A Holland woman was brought to tears by a surprise guest knocking on her door.
Sharalee Nichols, a mom who is six and a half months pregnant, entered a contest from MomsBloom back in May, a support network for postpartum moms.
It was a Mother's Day giveaway for a brand new roof from Armored Roofing & Construction.
"I kind of forgotten about entering it, to be honest," Nichols laughed.
Nichols and her family moved back to Michigan seven months ago and bought their 30th Street home. She says it's a fixer upper.
"We're racing against the clock before baby arrives in 10 weeks, and on the list was getting the roof done," she said.
Representatives from MomsBloom and Armored Roofing showed up at home Wednesday with good news — she won the contest. Nichols was brought to tears.
Watch that moment here:
A new roof can cost $10,000.
"We went through about 60 or 70 different contestants for the free roof giveaway," Armored Roofing and Construction Owner David Strotheide said. "And we stumbled across this amazing story."
Nichols grew up in West Michigan, but moved away for a few years and started her family. She decided to come back though to help care for her siblings with special needs.
"We want to make sure that people who are putting family first are being supported," MomsBloom Executive Director Carrie Kolehouse said.
"We're actually going to be serving Sharalee after her baby is born with the support of a volunteer who will come into her home and will do things like hold the baby so that she can take a nap or a shower," Kolehouse said. "[They] will possibly help her with dishes and laundry, [and they] will help screen her for postpartum depression or anxiety [and] maybe help get her connected with a therapist or other community resources that she needs."
This free roof will help Nichols and her growing family make their new house a home.
"Very exciting to have that one ticked off the list and such a huge blessing to our family as we prepare for another baby coming," she said.
"It's really going to bless our home."
The roof construction is scheduled to start in a few weeks.
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