Foaming for the Greater Good

Spray Foam Magazine – Late Summer 2026 – Todd Bolton of South Carolina’s Synergy Spray Foam and Eric Gladson of Wisconsin’s Integrity Plus Insulation are two go-getters who believe in the power of people. Over the last five years, they’ve spearheaded a charity network called “Change the World One Set of Foam at a Time.”

The group has united members of the spray foam industry from across the United States. Manufacturers, contractors, and their teams have come together to donate time, materials, equipment, and energy to taking care of their communities. Together, they’ve installed donated spray foam to foster homes, veterans’ organizations, hurricane disaster zones, and the homes of folks who just needed a break.

We sat down with co-founder Todd Bolton to learn more about the group’s origins, what inspires him, and what the future holds.

Take us back to the beginning. What put it on your heart to start a volunteer network?

Todd Bolton (TB): Back in 2022, Evan Pelletier of Enviro Safe Foam Insulation put out a post in the Facebook group Spray Foam World Wide asking for help with a huge spray foam removal project in Boston, Massachusetts. Contractors, manufacturers, and distributors all came together, brought what they could, worked side by side, and proved that spray foam was more than a trade. I had never seen anything like that before, and it was something I needed to continue.

Safe to say you succeeded! How’d you find your first mission?

TB: In December 2023, I was out in Neeses, South Carolina, running an estimate on a pole barn being turned into a residence. The homeowner had been through a lot. Her husband had recently passed away, then mold forced her out of her home and into the barn. Before she could finish the barn house, she broke her back. While recovering in the hospital, a contractor she’d trusted had stolen from her. Hearing all that, there was no way I could charge her. So, I put out a call like Evan Pelletier had made in Boston. Contractors, friends, and industry brothers stepped in again. This project was also special because it was where Eric Gladson and I really spent time together for the first time.

When did you start to think you might be on to something?

TB: While spraying tiny homes for veterans in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 2023. Lots of familiar faces showed up again: Wesley and Karen Wikert, Coleman Hylton, Eric Gladson, myself, and others who had been part of the Boston project. That consistency showed it wasn’t a one-off, but a pattern; this could be something major. Looking back, it was a big step toward what would eventually become Change the World One Set of Foam at a Time.

How did your relationship with Eric Gladson (Integrity Plus Insulation) evolve?

TB: Eric’s been heeding the call since day one. But in July 2025, he called me and wanted to do something special for the local VFW that was being built close to him. I said, “Count me in,” and that was the moment everything became official, and Change the World One Set of Foam at a Time was born. We came up with a name and a logo, and used our connections to get others on board.

What do you find most rewarding?

TB: Surprisingly, the brotherhood. It has given me some of the best friends I could have ever imagined. There’s an indescribable joy that comes from knowing we were able to use our trade to make a difference together.

How do you divide the labor and planning?

TB: For the VFW one, Eric handled the logistics and materials, and I helped coordinate the marketing and supplies. Some jobs, we have a local contact. In April of this year, we sprayed the Isaiah 117 House in Tampa, Florida, which Mark Gordos (On the Mark Spray Foam) coordinated locally. Everything else, we handled at a distance through text messages, phone calls, and Zoom meetings.  

Which volunteer jobs affected you the most?

TB: After Hurricane Helene devastated the Carolinas in 2024, we met up in Lexington, South Carolina, to help a ministry build cabin homes for displaced families. And then in December, the same familiar faces showed up to yet another disaster zone in North Carolina to help rebuild the family home of 97-year-old Ms. Parazety. The devastation had an almost apocalyptic feel, and it was impossible to walk away unchanged.

What’s your most valuable takeaway?

TB: I get way more out of this than I have ever given. Each project has changed me in some way. It has made me a better husband, a better father, and a better man. I brought my 14-year-old son, Haven, to the Isaiah 117 House project. He lives with his mom and we didn’t have a very close relationship. But that day, he got to see a side of his dad he never knew existed. It really shifted his paradigm and brought us a lot closer.

That’s incredible. Did he think the spray foam stuff was cool?

TB: We actually let him suit up and spray a little bit, in a very safe and controlled sense. He’s thinking about stepping into a role with my company when he’s older.

Sounds like there’s no shortage of rewarding moments. What about the biggest challenges?

TB: Financial strain. We’re small businesses and regular people, and there’s always costs associated with taking time away, even for a great cause. And as gracious as they are, we can’t squeeze the manufacturers too often. We have to walk a fine line with the jobs we accept. But sometimes, people message us with small jobs, and if it’s just a few sets of foam, a couple of us will get together and knock it out.

What’s on the future horizon?

TB: We’re getting a 501(c)(3) so we can be a legal charitable organization. With that, we can provide tax write-offs to the manufacturers who donate materials and volunteers who donate their time. I recently joined the SPFA Board of Directors and hope that role can help expand the charitable work we have started. And, since I love biting off more than I can chew, I also have a book releasing in a few weeks called “A Spray Foamer’s Survival Guide.”

Ambitious! How can others get involved in volunteering?

TB: Join our Facebook group (Change the World One Set of Foam at a Time) and keep an eye out for future projects!