Local Store Volunteers to Transform Veteran's Home as Part of Company's Fifth Annual Celebration of Service Campaign to Help Veterans Nationwide
WHAT: On Friday, Nov. 13, local Home Depot associates will partner with Rebuilding Together Quad Cities to improve the safety and accessibility for a Milan-area veteran home to help restore his independence. This local volunteer project is part of the company's fifth annual Celebration of Service campaign, a nationwide effort led by Team Depot, The Home Depot's associate-led volunteer force. Since Sept. 11t, Team Depot volunteers have completed projects for veterans in every community The Home Depot serves, with a focus on senior veterans who need modifications to their homes to safely age in place and veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Local volunteers will help improve accessibility for Phillip Carman, a disabled Vietnam veteran who lives alone with help from his caretaker and family. At 86 years old, he finds it difficult to leave his home without access to a wheelchair ramp. The upgrades that Team Depot will make will allow Carman to enjoy the outdoors again and leave quickly in the event of an emergency.
Volunteer projects throughout the day will include :
• Install a wheelchair ramp
• Repair accessible entry on side of home
WHO: Spokespeople available for interviews include :
• Teri Sutherland, daughter of veteran recipient
• Jason Paskvan, The Home Depot
• Lisa Lockhart, Rebuilding Together Quad Cities
WHERE: 314 W 29th
Milan, IL 61264
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 13 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CONTACT: For more information, please contact Jason Paskvan: Pakman72@me.com or 563-449-6553
About Giving Back at The Home Depot
Since the first The Home Depot store opened in 1979, giving back has been a core value for the Company and a passion for its associates. Today, The Home Depot, in partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, focuses its philanthropic efforts on improving the homes and lives of U.S. military veterans and their families and aiding communities affected by natural disasters. Through Team Depot, the Company's associate-led volunteer force, thousands of associates dedicate their time and talents to these efforts in the communities where they live and work.
Since 2011, The Home Depot Foundation has invested more than $105 million to provide safe housing to veterans, and along with the help of Team Depot volunteers, has transformed more than 22,000 homes for veterans. To learn more and see Team Depot in action, visit www.homedepot.com/teamdepot.
About Rebuilding Together Quad Cities
As an affiliate of a nationally-recognized nonprofit organization, Rebuilding Together Quad Cities works with volunteers to rebuild homes, communities, and lives. The organization provides emergency and needed home repairs for elderly, disabled, and low income homeowners at no cost to the home owner. More recently, they began an initiative to support the nation's disabled veterans and improve the safety and accessibility of their homes. For more information, visit www.
