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Home Front Hearts Receives Grant from The Home Depot Foundation
2011-06-08
East Brunswick, NJ, June 7, 2011 - Through its Community Impact Home Depot Foundation Grants Program, The Home Depot® Foundation has awarded $2,500 to Home Front Hearts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on serving military families in need. The donation will be used to make necessary home repairs to a wounded warrior's home in Virginia Beach, VA.
"We've been working with a military family of a disabled service member whose health has been compromised by the condition of their home. The generous donation of a $2,500 gift card from The Home Depot Foundation will enable us to make some much needed repairs to the home," said Randi Cairns, Founder/Executive Director of Home Front Hearts. "This family is so grateful for the assistance and Home Front Hearts is delighted to be supported in its efforts by The Home Depot Foundation."
The Home Depot Foundation's Community Impact Grants Program supports the work that local nonprofit organizations, public schools and other community organizations are doing to improve the physical health of their neighborhoods.
"We are delighted to support local volunteer projects aimed at creating and maintaining stable and healthy communities," said Kelly Caffarelli, president, The Home Depot Foundation. "Home Front Hearts deserves enormous credit for the work it is doing, and we are glad to be part of their efforts."
About Home Front Hearts
Home Front Hearts was born of the desire to honor those who serve and their families. At Home Front Hearts, it is our intention to give voice to the families who also serve when their loved ones are called to duty; and to call to action the communities in which they live.
The mission of Home Front Hearts is to serve the families that serve our country by: providing support and resources to the families of service members, increasing public awareness of the struggles and sacrifices of military families, and engaging both individuals and businesses in building communities that are responsive to the needs of these families.
For further information on Home Front Hearts and to learn more about our services and ways to support military families, visit www.homefronthearts.org.
About The Home Depot Foundation
In 2011, The Home Depot Foundation committed $30 million over three years to nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the homes of economically disadvantaged veterans. Through Team Depot, the company's associate-led volunteer program, thousands of Home Depot associates volunteer their time and talents to positively transform neighborhoods and perform basic repairs and modifications to homes and to the facilities serving veterans with critical housing needs.
Since its formation in 2002, The Home Depot Foundation has granted more than $270 million to nonprofit organizations improving homes and lives in local communities. To learn more and see our associates in action, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org, follow us on Twitter @homedepotfdn, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homedepotfoundation.
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Media Contacts:
Randi Cairns
Home Front Hearts
732.698.2389
rscairns@homefronthearts.org
Catherine Woodling, Public Relations
The Home Depot
770.384.2304
Catherine_Woodling@homedepot.com
For inquiries about donations from The Home Depot Foundation:
hd_foundation@homedepot.com
