{"id":92648,"date":"2021-02-16T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-home-depot-to-donate-1-million-to-support-campus-improvements-at-historically-black-colleges-and-universities\/"},"modified":"2021-02-16T16:40:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T20:40:02","slug":"the-home-depot-donara-1-millon-para-apoyar-reformas-los-campus-de-diferentes-universidades-y-colegios-universitarios-historicamente-afroamericanos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/the-home-depot-donara-1-millon-para-apoyar-reformas-los-campus-de-diferentes-universidades-y-colegios-universitarios-historicamente-afroamericanos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Home Depot to Donate $1 Million to Support Campus Improvements at Historically Black Colleges and Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 16, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8211;\u00a0The Home Depot<sup>\u00a0\u00ae<\/sup> will contribute <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 million<\/span> in grants to support campus improvements at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its annual <i>Retool Your School <\/i>program, for which voting is now open. Established in 2009, the program has emphasized HBCUs&#8217; vital role in the American higher education system. This year, the home improvement retailer is doubling its <i>Retool Your School <\/i>commitment to fund 30 projects, providing <span class=\"xn-money\">$20,000<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-money\">$75,000<\/span> grants per school.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg09e3left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg09e3left\" title=\"The Home Depot logo.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Home Depot logo.\" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/118058\/the_home_depot_logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>HBCU students, alumni and advocates can vote for their favorite HBCUs through Twitter and Instagram using the school&#8217;s designated hashtag found at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3068136-1&amp;h=926322905&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.retoolyourschool.com%2F&amp;a=retoolyourschool.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">retoolyourschool.com<\/a> or through the voting portal also on the website. There are three school clusters, based on student population, and the ten schools with the most votes per cluster will be awarded the campus improvement grants. Voting is unlimited and ends on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15, 2021<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">11:59 a.m. EST<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since 2009, The Home Depot has continued to increase its investment in campus improvements for HBCUs,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Derek Bottoms<\/span>, chief diversity, equity &amp; inclusion officer for The Home Depot. &#8220;In addition to other HBCU initiatives supported by The Home Depot over the years, we are doubling our <i>Retool Your School<\/i> commitment to <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 million<\/span> for 2021. We are ensuring that, upon their return to campus, HBCU students have an upgraded environment that enhances their educational experience as they progress on their journey to become the next generation of leaders.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><i>Retool Your School <\/i>has provided more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$3.1 million<\/span> for 117 sustainable campus improvement projects for 87% of the nation&#8217;s HBCUs. In total, more than 36 million votes have been cast in support of participating schools.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Winners will be announced in <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 2021<\/span>. For more information on The Home Depot&#8217;s <i>Retool Your School<\/i>, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3068136-1&amp;h=171180808&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.retoolyourschool.com%2F&amp;a=retoolyourschool.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">retoolyourschool.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><u>About\u00a0The\u00a0Home Depot<\/u><\/b><u>\u00a0<\/u><br \/>The Home Depot is the world&#8217;s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,296\u00a0retail stores in all 50 states, the\u00a0District of Columbia,\u00a0Puerto Rico,\u00a0U.S. Virgin Islands,\u00a0Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and\u00a0Mexico. In fiscal 2019, The Home Depot had sales of\u00a0$110.2 billion\u00a0and earnings of\u00a0$11.2 billion. The\u00a0company employs more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot&#8217;s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s 500 index.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3068136-1&amp;h=1468973959&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F118058%2Fthe_home_depot_logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F118058%2Fthe_home_depot_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/118058\/the_home_depot_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Home Depot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 16, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8211;\u00a0The Home Depot<sup>\u00a0\u00ae<\/sup> will contribute <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 million<\/span> in grants to support campus improvements at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its annual <i>Retool Your School <\/i>program, for which voting is now open. Established in 2009, the program has emphasized HBCUs&#8217; vital role in the American higher education system. 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