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Nike Grind: Home Depot's 2021 Environmental Partner of the Year

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Many things go into Nike shoes. Foam cushions your feet, rubber provides traction and accents made with plastics, and leather and colorful textiles complete the look. But all these different elements can create manufacturing scraps and defective test shoes that need to be disposed of. Add in used shoes consumers throw away, and that's millions of pounds of waste.

Operation Surprise: Partnering With Project Homes for Veteran Home Renovations

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On Tuesday, Dec. 14, The Home Depot Foundation partnered with local nonprofit Project Homes to donate appliances and perform critical home repairs for the family of a World War II veteran just weeks after his passing. He settled in the Chesterfield, Virginia, home during the 1960s, and his daughter still lives there.

The Home Depot Foundation Commits up to $1 Million to Communities Devastated by Tornado Outbreak

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ATLANTA, Ga., December 14, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The Home Depot Foundation announced a commitment of up to $1 million to support immediate disaster relief and long-term recovery efforts in the communities impacted by the devastating tornado outbreak across the central United States. This new disaster response grant takes the Foundation’s 2021 disaster commitment to more than $7 million.

Thank You to the 500,000 Associates That Make the Holidays Happen!

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Whether Santa shops here or not is still to be determined. But, we do know some people who know a thing or two about giving. To our almost 500,000 associates who make the holidays happen, thank you!

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Technology Director Shares Her Top 5 Career Tips

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Felicia Rives started with The Home Depot in 1996 after graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in computer science. Over the next 25 years, she worked her way up in the technology department, tackling new roles and responsibilities as they arose.

Currently a technology director, Felicia is passionate about empowering others to be their best and being the type of leader she had early in her Home Depot career.

Here are five tips from Felicia that career professionals, including those in the technology space, can take advantage of:

Store Transfer Program Helps California Military Spouse Move Jobs to Maryland

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Jessica Murchison is many things: U.S. Navy veteran, military spouse and mother. She’s also a Home Depot associate who began as a part-time cashier four years ago in Poway, California. Today, she works at our store in South Annapolis, Maryland, as the night replenishment manager.

Giving Tuesday Celebration: Six Nonprofits Surprised With $30,000 Grants

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In celebration of Giving Tuesday, The Home Depot Foundation is surprising six nonprofit organizations with $30,000 of unrestricted funds totaling $180,000.   

As part of the national Operation Surprise campaign, the Foundation’s grants team hosted virtual calls to surprise the following nonprofit partners with the news:

Army Veteran and Home Depot Associate Says Values-Based Culture is Key

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Richard Cranford is an Army veteran who served our nation for 24 years. Today, he’s a contact center manager at The Home Depot’s Human Resource Service Center.

Richard was raised in an Air Force family. Born in Taiwan, his childhood was spent traveling overseas where he lived in Europe from ages three to 17. Military communities in the Netherlands, Greece, Belgium and Germany gave him unique insight into different cultures. “We were able to grow up immersed in the diverse and inclusive communities that form in the U.S. military.”

Connect and Explore: Home Depot's Virtual Corporate Career Day Event

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To celebrate National Career Development Month, The Home Depot is hosting the first-ever Corporate Career Day. This virtual event takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST and is open to external jobseekers of all levels and career interests.

Participants will learn what it’s like to work at The Home Depot, hear from leaders and learn about corporate career opportunities. Participants will join leader discussions on topics like retail technology and coding, creating an interconnected customer experience, product, company culture and more.

22-Year Air Force Veteran Talks Travel, Military Service and Teamwork

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In the 22 years Aminah Meho served in the United States Air Force, she spent most of her time overseas. “I traveled to 52 countries,” she shares. “I joined because I believe in service to others, and – there is no irony in this – I wanted to travel.”

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