MOORESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's today
announced it will donate $2 million
to support relief efforts after Hurricane Ida devastated the Gulf
Coast, causing catastrophic flooding and damage. As part of today's
announcement, Lowe's will donate $1 million to
disaster relief partners including the American Red Cross, St.
Bernard Project and others, helping organizations to provide
emergency shelter, food, relief and rebuilding supplies and comfort
to those affected by Hurricane Ida. An additional $1 million will support product donations.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the communities devastated by
Hurricane Ida," said Marvin R.
Ellison, Lowe's chairman and CEO. "Our stores are continuing
to serve their communities when it's needed most, and this
$2 million donation to support our
nonprofit partners and Pros will help recovery and rebuilding
efforts for months to come. In addition, we are assisting our
associates in the hurricane's path by helping with evacuation
expenses, deploying emergency response teams and doubling our
company match through our Employee Relief Fund."
Lowe's stores in the hardest-hit areas will host bucket brigade
events to distribute free, critically needed cleanup supplies to
help residents after the storm. In the past two weeks alone, Lowe's
stores have distributed nearly 2,000 disaster relief buckets
nationwide to help communities recovering from storms. Associates
at Lowe's distribution centers in North
Carolina and Texas
assembled the buckets earlier this summer.
Lowe's Emergency Command Center activated virtually to prepare
for Hurricane Ida on Friday, Aug. 27,
and its leaders continue to manage through other crises, including
wildfires in the West, flooding assistance in Tennessee and North
Carolina and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thousands of associates across Lowe's stores and distribution
centers have been helping customers prepare for Hurricane Ida,
providing essential supplies to DIYers and Pros who are delivering
critical services to communities. Lowe's has
shipped approximately 500 trucks with emergency supplies
to more than 60 stores directly in Hurricane Ida's path in
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Lowe's is providing additional assistance to help associates
affected by the hurricane. Lowe's offered associates with emergency
needs up to $500 to help cover
evacuation and preparation expenses. The company also is
expanding its financial assistance through the Lowe's Employee
Relief Fund. Lowe's is doubling the company's match, contributing
$2 for every dollar an employee
donates. Lowe's will deploy its mobile disaster relief convoy to
provide personal relief kits, showers, washers and dryers and meals
to associates in the hardest-hit areas.
Additionally, Lowe's will deploy more than 240 Emergency
Response Team (ERT) members this week to the region. These
associates are specially trained and voluntarily leave their home
stores to serve at stores affected by storms. They will provide
additional customer support and give fellow associates impacted by
the hurricane a chance to focus on their families. The Emergency
Response Teams are deploying from stores across Florida, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Another 240 ERT members are ready
to deploy in the coming weeks.
Visit Lowe's Newsroom for updates on Lowe's relief events and
continued support.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a
FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving
approximately 20 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly
$90 billion, Lowe's and its related
businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and
hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates. Based in
Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports
the communities it serves through programs focused on creating
safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation
of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit
Lowes.com.
Contact:
Steve Salazar
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
704-758-4345
steve.j.salazar@lowes.com
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