BATON ROUGE - A widow of a Baton Rouge veteran is receiving a huge gift through non-profits and roofing companies Tuesday. 

Joann Phillips, the wife of the late U.S. Army's Wayne Phillips, is receiving a brand new roof courtesy of Habitat for Humanity and Garcia Roofing through a partnership under the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project, an outreach program designed to show gratitude and honor veterans and their families. 

Joann Phillips was selected to receive a new roof through the program. The Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project provided the materials needed while Garcia Roofing provided the labor. Joann received her new roof Tuesday morning.