ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home
Depot®, the world's largest home improvement
retailer, is introducing a Hurricane & Storm Preparedness
Livestream Workshop led by expert associates to help residents in
storm-prone regions prepare and protect their families and homes
for hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. As the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration predicts a record-high number of
potential hurricanes through November, the new digital workshop
will cover the essentials for staying safe this season and
preparing one's family and home, including a resource checklist and
helpful tips to minimize home damage leading up to and following
any type of storm.
"We hope this season is calmer than expected, but there is no
more important time for us to support our customers and communities
than during natural disasters – now with tips through our expanded
digital tools," said Hector Padilla,
president of The Home Depot's southern division. "Through these
livestream workshops, The Home Depot experts – who themselves have
lived in disaster-prone regions – will share their firsthand tips
on preparing for storms and staying safe before and after disasters
strike."
The first Hurricane & Storm Preparedness Workshop will
livestream beginning on Sept. 14,
with a new broadcast airing weekly through the end of November.
Registration is available at www.homedepot.com/workshops. During
the class, a Home Depot associate will show viewers how to put
together an emergency supply kit, take proper safety precautions,
track storm trajectories, minimize home damage, safely use a
generator, access resources from relief organizations, and provide
information for potential repairs and recovery from an
emergency.
This free livestreaming workshop is part of a new initiative by
The Home Depot to share know-how with both adults and children
without leaving their homes. On-demand how-to videos are also
available on www.homedepot.com/workshops and will include the
Hurricane & Storm Preparedness Workshop following the
livestream. Customers can learn additional tips about hurricane
preparedness and safety at www.homedepot.com/hurricane.
The Home Depot is passionate about supporting communities in
both storm preparation and disaster recovery, and our stores often
become command centers for first responders and relief agencies.
The Home Depot Foundation works alongside its national nonprofit
partners, including Operation Blessing and Convoy of Hope, to
fortify warehouses across the nation with relief supplies ahead of
disaster season. In the wake of disasters, the Foundation delivers
short-term relief and long-term rebuilding to impacted communities
with hands-on support from Team Depot, The Home Depot's associate
volunteer force, and its nonprofit partners. To date in 2020, The
Home Depot Foundation has committed $4
million to disaster response in areas impacted by tornadoes,
wildfires and hurricanes. Most recently, the Foundation committed
up to $500,000 in support of
Hurricane Laura relief, mobilized more than 1,000 disaster relief
kits to Lake Charles, La., and
helped served nearly 1,300 meals to residents in need from the
local Home Depot parking lot in partnership with World Central
Kitchen.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's
largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,294 retail
stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces
and Mexico. In fiscal 2019, The Home Depot had sales
of $110.2 billion and earnings of $11.2 billion. The
Company employs more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot's
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is
included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard &
Poor's 500 index.
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