{"id":93941,"date":"2021-05-04T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-home-depot-foundation-grants-30000-in-scholarships-to-skillsusa-students\/"},"modified":"2021-05-04T09:10:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:10:01","slug":"the-home-depot-foundation-otorga-30000-en-becas-para-estudiantes-de-skillsusa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/the-home-depot-foundation-otorga-30000-en-becas-para-estudiantes-de-skillsusa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Home Depot Foundation Grants $30,000 in Scholarships to SkillsUSA Students"},"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\">May 4, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Home Depot<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the world&#8217;s largest home improvement retailer, today recognized the hundreds of high school seniors and college\/postsecondary students entering the skilled trades by participating in SkillsUSA&#8217;s <i>National Signing Day<\/i> 2021 as the Southeast sponsor. As part of the celebration, and the company&#8217;s trades training program<i>, Path to Pro<\/i>, The Home Depot Foundation provided scholarships to six students entering the skilled trades. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7e15left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7e15left\" title=\"The Home Depot logo. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"The Home Depot logo. \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/118058\/the_home_depot_logo.jpg \" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to help these students achieve their dreams as they enter the building and construction trades,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Shannon Gerber<\/span>, Executive Director, The Home Depot Foundation. &#8220;The opportunity to partner with SkillsUSA and Klein Tools to provide support to the next generation of tradespeople is incredibly rewarding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Uniquely designed for SkillsUSA students pursuing a career in the building and construction trades, the program granted <span class=\"xn-money\">$30,000<\/span> in scholarships towards each student&#8217;s trade school tuition. The Home Depot Foundation and SkillsUSA selected six winners from the Southeast region, including:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Annayeli Dionisio, Columbus Career &amp; College Academy, <span class=\"xn-location\">Whiteville, N.C.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Jalen Randolph<\/span>, Butler County Career Academy, <span class=\"xn-location\">Greenville, Ala.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Jesse Moran<\/span>, RIVEROAK Technical College, <span class=\"xn-location\">Live Oak, Fla.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Kayla Eades<\/span>, Cross Keys High School, <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta, Ga.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Snipes<\/span>, East Laurens High School, <span class=\"xn-location\">East Dublin, Ga.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Zackery Pitchford<\/span>, Lumpkin County High School, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dahlonega, Ga.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Home Depot Foundation continues to build\u00a0upon the progress\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0trades training program, which to date, has exposed more than 15,000 to the skilled trades\u00a0while also\u00a0certifying\u00a0more than 5,000 participants in its first few years. As sponsors of <i>National Signing Day<\/i>, The Home Depot and Klein Tools have had the opportunity to forge meaningful relationships with students and schools across the country. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Home Depot plays a critical role in the building and construction space serving both professional contractors and consumers,&#8221; said SkillsUSA Executive Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Chelle Travis<\/span>. &#8220;Their involvement and investment in <i>National Signing Day<\/i>\u00a0have been powerful in advancing our mission and supporting our students&#8217; accomplishments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on The Home Depot Foundation please visit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3150455-1&amp;h=3273930222&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.homedepot.com%2Ffoundation&amp;a=website\" rel=\"nofollow\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Home Depot<br \/><\/b>The Home Depot is the world&#8217;s largest home improvement specialty retailer. The Company operates a total of 2,298 retail stores in all 50 states, the <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Guam<\/span>, 10 Canadian provinces and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>. In fiscal 2020, The Home Depot had sales of <span class=\"xn-money\">$132.1 billion<\/span> and earnings of <span class=\"xn-money\">$12.9 billion<\/span>. The company employs approximately 500,000 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.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Home Depot Foundation<br \/><\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3150455-1&amp;h=2882706055&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.homedepot.com%2Ffoundation&amp;a=The+Home+Depot+Foundation\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Home Depot Foundation<\/a>\u00a0works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$375 million<\/span> in veteran causes and improved more than 50,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest half of a billion dollars in veteran causes by 2025 and <span class=\"xn-money\">$50 million<\/span> in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople through the Path to Pro program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3150455-1&amp;h=3110275093&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fhomedepotfoundation.org%2F&amp;a=HomeDepotFoundation.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">HomeDepotFoundation.org<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3150455-1&amp;h=1000494699&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHomeDepotFound&amp;a=Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0@HomeDepotFound and on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3150455-1&amp;h=1725814733&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Fhomedepotfoundation%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3150455-1&amp;h=3729060805&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhomedepotfoundation%2F&amp;a=Instagram\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0@HomeDepotFoundation.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3150455-1&amp;h=2956089003&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> \u00a0<\/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\">May 4, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Home Depot<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the world&#8217;s largest home improvement retailer, today recognized the hundreds of high school seniors and college\/postsecondary students entering the skilled trades by participating in SkillsUSA&#8217;s <i>National Signing Day<\/i> 2021 as the Southeast sponsor. As part of the celebration, and the company&#8217;s trades training program<i>, Path to Pro<\/i>, The Home Depot Foundation provided scholarships to six students entering the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}