With today's economic climate — and new realities for home construction and remodeling — the unbeatable value of vinyl siding can play a vital role. Yet competing products perpetuate myths that can lead to restrictions on its use or create confusion about all the advantages that vinyl siding can offer. By joining VSI's Vinyl Siding Grassroots Team, you can become an ambassador in your community for getting the facts about vinyl siding into the hands of decision makers.

When you sign up to become a member of the Vinyl Siding Grassroots Team, you'll receive our e-mail newsletters alerting you to potential building code restrictions and tips on how to become more active in fighting them in your community. You'll also receive a Vinyl Siding Grassroots Team packet to assist you in becoming better educated about vinyl siding's attributes and benefits. The packet includes information such as:

	How vinyl siding compares to other exterior cladding alternatives
	How vinyl siding meets green building standards
	How vinyl siding fits into Traditional Neighborhood Design
	Important facts about the versatility and value of vinyl siding

The more facts you know about vinyl siding and its performance, the better you'll be at spotting opportunities and battling falsehoods you see in your community.

Involvement at the community level can lead to national impact. For example, Vinyl Siding Grassroots Team members have been encouraged to join the Fix Housing First Coalition in urging their U.S. Congress representatives to support enhancements to the home buyer tax credit.

There's also strength in numbers. The more advocates for vinyl siding, the greater the opportunity to spread the truth about why it's the #1 choice in exterior cladding in the U.S. and Canada. And the stronger vinyl siding's on-the-ground support will be for the long term. So invite a friend or colleague to join the Vinyl Siding Grassroots Team, too.