July 17, 2015
For Immediate Release
LOWE’S HEROES TO RENOVATE AND REMODEL THE WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE
Employee volunteers offer time, and skills to remodel the local WCA.
WHAT: Roughly 80 Lowe’s Heroes from the Treasure Valley will volunteer their time and skills next week to assist in remodeling the Women’s and Children’s Alliance. The project will consist of remodeling what previously was used as a dormitory, transforming the rooms into office space. Also, the children’s therapy room will be remodeled with new paint, flooring, and shelving for toys and other crafts storage.
Lowe’s Heroes is a company-wide volunteer initiative that offers Lowe’s employees the opportunity to work on a project in their own neighborhood, helping to make their communities better places to live, work and play.
WHEN: Tuesday/Wednesday, July 21& July 22, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
WHERE: 720 W. Washington St., Boise, ID 83702
PHOTO OPP: Lowe’s Heroes and volunteers will be available to comment on the project’s benefits to the local community.
About Lowe’s in the Community
Lowe’s, a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company, has a 50-year legacy of supporting the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. Since 2007, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together have contributed nearly $200 million to these efforts, and for more than two decades Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers have donated their time to make our communities better places to live. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility and LowesInTheCommunity.tumblr.com.
About the WCA
The Women’s & Children’s Alliance provides safety, healing and freedom from domestic abuse and sexual assault. The WCA operates secure shelters and provides professional counseling, legal advocacy, crisis services and case management to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. For more information, visit www.wcaboise.org.
CONTACTS:
Christine Campbell-Davis
Women’s & Children’s Alliance
O. 208-343-3688 ext. 11/C. 208-249-9287
Julia Hodges
Lowe’s of 2573
208-898-5220
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