When Glen from our Marlborough, Mass store asked a customer in the gutter aisle if she needed any help with her project, the customer explained that she was looking for a way to entertain her autistic son, who is fascinated with flowing water.
Sybil from a local Home Depot store in New York volunteers her time at a local community center. She received a heartbreaking request from a parent of two young girls who asked if The Home Depot could give her some plywood that she could rest on milk crates as a bed for her children. She told Sybil they were sleeping on bundles of clothing on the floor.
When Jerry, a Millwork associate from a Home Depot store in Phoenix, Arizona helped a young student with a science project, he had no idea that their efforts would end up wowing the President in the White House Dining Room.
Jerry had helped 14-year-old Joey with previous science projects.
“This time he wanted to build a pneumatic cannon to shoot marshmallows from his back yard for critters to eat,” Jerry said.
Store Manager Christel Flores at the Council Bluffs, Iowa Home Depot was recently recognized with the National Guard’s Patriot Award for taking care of our associates and communities.
The Patriot Award recognizes employers who support a strong National Guard and Reserve Force.
