Orange-blooded angel rescues his neighbor – Tampa, Florida

Across the Company, our orange-blooded associates accomplish amazing things. They often are the first to jump in and help, no matter how challenging the situation.

Our associates are so heroic that we give out Angel Awards to pay tribute to their selfless acts. The Angel Award recognizes associates who go above and beyond in a life-threatening crisis.

Our latest Angel Award winner is associate Paul from Store 256 in Tampa, Fla.

Paul was at home when he heard crackling noises. He went to investigate and found his neighbor’s house on fire. Paul immediately rushed in and pulled his neighbor from the flames.

“Associates like Paul are the fabric of our Company. Paul lived our Home Depot values by putting himself at risk to save the life of a neighbor,” said Chris Canoles, senior director of environmental health and safety.

Honoring Vietnam Veterans

Special Services associate Bill from Store 6323 in Orange City, Florida, decided to do

something special in his store for Memorial Day. “A lot of our customers are veterans, and our store is located on Veterans Memorial Highway, so a replica of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall seemed appropriate,” Bill said.

Bill did some research to calculate the size of his replica. The actual wall in Washington, D.C., has 58,272 names etched onto 70 polished black granite panels. Bill’s plan was to print the names on sheets of paper and attach them to plywood panels. He explained his plan to Store Manager Alex Herrera, who enthusiastically supported the idea.

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Home Depot Legends: Renovating a resource for our veterans – Cedar Park, Texas

Associates at Store 6585 in Cedar Park, Texas, and Store 509 in Austin have partnered with Heroes Night Out, a military veterans organization, to create the Green Zone Resource Center.

Heroes Night Out is a nonprofit organization that provides our wounded heroes with a well-deserved break from their everyday routine, such as a dinner or an outing at a sporting event or amusement park. The Green Zone Resource Center will help vets with resumes, interview and computer skills, job applications and other resources.

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Home Depot Legends: Joining together to help a soldier – Attleboro, Mass.

A firefighter recently recieved help from his extended Home Depot family. He called his father, associate Joe at Store 2659 in South Attleboro, Massachusetts, to explain that a fellow firefighter is a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve and had been called to active duty in Iraq. The soldier and his pregnant wife were in the middle of a major renovation of a fixer-upper. The bathroom had been torn out, and the roof was leaking badly.

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