The Home Depot Foundation recently awarded the Veterans Memorial Park a new shed to house yard maintenance equipment and tools.
Home Depot has been generous donating to different community causes, including veterans’ projects.
VMP board member Mike Spencer and Kimi Munos, the local Home Depot pro desk associate, frequently talked about how Home Depot could help with the project. Munos, who has several family members who are veterans, had the idea of the shed.
“Mike had been in several times and we had tried to think of a project that we could help with at the park,” Munos said. “Finally, we realized they could use the shed. So, we donated the shed and also a lot of tools to help them maintain the property.”
Celeste Sweet, an assistant manager at the local retailer, was on board with the donation. Two of her grandfathers are veterans. She also is the store’s captain for the Home Depot Foundation. After Munos completed the application, Sweet submitted it to the foundation.
Crawfordsville service desk associate Lilly Halsey also was excited to support the project. She has numerous family members who are serving or who have served in the military. Her family’s service in the armed services dates back to the Revolutionary War.
“I got behind this project because veterans mean a lot to me and my family,” Halsey said. “I think the park is awesome and now I was able to be a part of it.”
After a four-month wait, the application was approved. The foundation requested that the donation be presented close to Veterans Day.
The shed was to be delivered intact and nearly complete. However, when the materials arrived, it was discovered it had to be assembled. Unfazed, five Home Depot employees and their families constructed the shed over one weekend so it could be delivered in the past week.
Spencer said the VMP board was excited to get the shed and tools. He thanked Home Depot for their generosity and hopes others in the community appreciate Home Depot’s commitment to veterans.
The Home Depot Foundation has pledged to donate to the veteran community nationally in the amount of $750 million by the year 2030.
