Serving Those Who Served Us All
Since September 11, The Home Depot, The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot, the Company’s associate-led volunteer force, have been on a nationwide campaign to celebrate the service and sacrifice of U.S. military veterans and their families. The “Celebration of Service” initiative officially concluded on Veterans Day, November 11 with volunteers completing 320 projects to repair and renovate veterans’ homes and facilities in partnership with The Mission Continues. In addition, The Home Depot Foundation donated more than $10 million in cash and products to nonprofits addressing the housing challenges of veterans during this time.
Projects completed by volunteers around the country included repairing and beautifying Veterans Memorial Maywood Park near Chicago; planting sod for a 21,000 square-foot grassed therapeutic riding area for Ivey Ranch Park’s Horses for Heroes, a therapeutic riding program for wounded military service personnel and veterans in San Diego; and installing new, energy efficient windows and patio doors for an 87-year-old disabled veteran in Connecticut. View details of highlighted projects here.
Celebration of Service Gift Card
When customers purchase this specially-themed Home Depot gift card during Celebration of Service, five percent of the value placed on the card went to The Home Depot Foundation to support nonprofits dedicated to veterans’ housing needs. As of today, customers have purchased almost 35,000 gift cards. View all Home Depot gift cards here.
The Home Depot Apron Challenge
We asked THD associates to decorate Aprons in honor of Celebration of Service. The response was outstanding, with over 650 stores from across the country and Puerto Rico submitting decorated aprons. View all of the aprons here.
