ATLANTA, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As a
record number of tornadoes and flooding continue to affect the Midwest and
neighboring states, The Home Depot® and The Home Depot
Foundation have committed to assist clean-up and relief efforts,
including a commitment of up to $250,000 by The Home Depot Foundation.
The Home Depot Foundation is working with nonprofit partners
including Team Rubicon, Convoy of Hope, Operation Blessing, All
Hands and Hearts and ToolBank Disaster Service.
Home Depot stores, along with The Home Depot Foundation, have
sent emergency water and storm clean-up supplies to Kansas City, Kan., and Jefferson City, Mo., while activating
warehouses for distribution of additional supplies in Tulsa, Okla., and Dayton, Ohio, in partnership with Convoy
of Hope. To date, the company has sent more than 100 truckloads of
essential products to aid in cleanup of the affected
communities.
"Our thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted by these
severe storms," said Shannon Gerber,
executive director of The Home Depot Foundation. "We will continue
to work closely with our nonprofit partners to assess the needs of
the impacted communities. In addition to financial support, our
Team Depot associate volunteers will continue to work alongside
these organizations to offer support."
The Homer Fund, Home Depot's employee assistance program, is
also actively processing grants for associates affected by
tornadoes and flooding.
In addition to these disasters, The Home Depot Foundation
continues to support long-term rebuilding efforts in response to
hurricanes affecting Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands as
well as wildfire damage in California.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot
Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S.
veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and
support communities impacted by natural disasters. Since 2011, the
Foundation has invested more than $300
million in veteran causes and improved more
than 43,000 veteran homes and facilities
in 4,200 cities. In 2018, the Foundation pledged an
additional $250 million to veteran
causes taking the total commitment to half a billion by 2025.
To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation and see Team Depot
in action, visit thd.co/community and follow us
on Twitter and Instagram @teamdepot and on
Facebook at facebook.com/teamdepot.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's
largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,291 retail stores in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, 10
Canadian provinces and Mexico. In
fiscal 2018, The Home Depot had sales of $108.2 billion and earnings of $11.1 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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