WILKES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN RECEIVES $2,500 LOWE’S GRANT

Don Easterling, vice president of the Lowe’s Contact Center and Walter Broyhill, Wilkes Community Partnership for Children Chair, assist the children in cutting the ribbon to the renovated playground

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $2,500 grant to Wilkes Community Partnership for Children for playground renovations. The funds will be used to purchase raised garden beds to provide nutritious food for local children and families. In addition, mulch and picnic tables will be added to the playground to provide a gathering place for families. The renovations will encourage members of the community to visit the playground, experience gardening and promote a healthy, active lifestyle.

“Lowe’s is committed to recognizing and supporting efforts that enrich the lives of our neighbors and customers,” said Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “By supporting projects in our hometown, we are contributing to causes that are important to our customers and employees and helping build brighter futures for our neighbors.”

The Wilkes Community Partnership for Children grant was recommended by Lowe’s hometown grant advisory committee comprised of representatives from education, recreation and business in Wilkesboro-area communities. The committee reviews applications quarterly and recommends grants to the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation board of directors. The foundation has earmarked $250,000 in annual contributions for Wilkesboro-area community improvement and public school projects.

To apply for a Lowe’s hometown grant, visit Lowes.com/Community.

 

ABOUT WILKES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN

Wilkes Community Partnership for Children, a local Smart Start agency, was established in 1994 with the mission to help Wilkes County children enter kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed by serving children birth to age five. 

 

ABOUT LOWE’S

Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. The company’s signature education grant program, Lowe’s Toolbox for Education^®, has donated more than $36 million to 8,000 K-12 public schools, benefiting more than 4 million schoolchildren. Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers support local community projects and our national nonprofit partners such as Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together and the American Red Cross. In 2012, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility and LowesInTheCommunity.tumblr.com