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	<title>Stories straight from the aisles &#38; selected by our associates</title>
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	<description>Celebrate The Home Depot&#039;s culture with stories straight from the aisles and selected by our associates</description>
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		<title>“Little Miracles” at The Home Depot</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2012/05/08/%e2%80%9clittle-miracles%e2%80%9d-at-the-home-depot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

She had been running the garden hose previously, but it used a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Depot Associates Construct Beds for Two Young Girls</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Depot Associate Helps Student Build Marshmallow Cannon!</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2012/02/23/home-depot-associate-helps-student-build-marshmallow-cannon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Home Depot Store Manager Recognized With Patriot Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.


When Christel, a 10-year Home Depot veteran, moved to the store in 2010, she noticed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heroes Walk Among Us &#8211; Alvin, Baltimore</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2011/11/11/heroes-walk-among-us-alvin-baltimore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Veteran&#8217;s Day, a local newspaper in Baltimore ran a story featuring a Home Depot associate who has an amazing story to share. We include part of that story here, but would encourage you to read the entire article on the newspaper&#8217;s website. 
Wherever Alvin T. Jones has lived throughout his adult life, he has reserved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Depot Celebrates Cashiers</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2011/10/20/cashiers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October is Cashier Appreciation Month at The Home Depot. Each October we celebrate our 60,000 cashiers. It’s an incredibly important role within the company, and we thought you’d like to meet some of our senior leaders who began their career as cashiers.
Tony Hurst – Regional Vice President

Tony joined the Company in 1994 as a cashier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Depot Legend: Cathy and Darren &#8211; Anaheim, California</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2011/10/03/home-depot-legend-cathy-and-darren-anaheim-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our latest Home Depot  Legends took on a heartwarming DIY job for one of our canine friends at Store  6643 in Anaheim, Calif. The project began when  a customer explained to Lead Generator Cathy Thomas that she had an unusual  request.
The customer’s brother owns a rescue shelter for dachshunds, and a poor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebration of Service: Partnering with Habitat for Humanity</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2011/09/29/celebration-of-service-partnering-with-habitat-for-humanity/</link>
		<comments>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2011/09/29/celebration-of-service-partnering-with-habitat-for-humanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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On Monday, September 26th The Home  Depot Foundation announced Repair Corps, a new partnership with Habitat for  Humanity to repair and renovate homes belonging to military veterans and their  families. With $1.5 million in  funding from the Foundation, volunteer assistance from Team Depot and technical  assistance from Habitat for Humanity International, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Depot Legends: Shawn, Delaware</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2011/09/26/home-depot-legends-shawn-deleware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking care of special needs in the face of a hurricane: Hundreds of families were preparing their homes for Hurricane Irene’s arrival when Assistant Store Manager Shawn Cameron of Store 6843 in Middletown, Del., took a call from a customer looking for a generator. The store had sold through their stock, but when the customer explained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding mower gets a customized touch: Steve &amp; Paul &#8211; Biddeford, Maine</title>
		<link>http://orangeblooded.net/OB/2011/09/13/riding-mower-gets-a-customized-touch-steve-paul-biddeford-maine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a customer needed a tractor with an easy-to-maneuver steering wheel, Steve , garden associate, at  Store 2405 in Biddeford, Maine, had the perfect model in mind. “The customer has rheumatoid arthritis,” Steve said. “I have an aunt with that, so I knew exactly what her manual limitations were.”

The customer has a dog boarding kennel [...]]]></description>
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