MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This winter has
been one of the harshest on record, and for many communities, the
first day of spring will still be
covered in snow. No city has been more impacted than Boston as residents have experienced one of
the snowiest winters in recorded history.
This week, Lowe's Heroes employee volunteers kicked off the
spring season by removing snow and brightening spirits at
Boston's Leahy-Holloran Community
Center, where Lowe's and Rebuilding Together installed a playground
last year. Lowe's Heroes spent Monday digging the playground out of
the more than a foot of snow and ice that accumulated this winter.
The team will be back in Boston to
complete a spring makeover project once the ground has thawed.
Boston wasn't the only hard-hit
city, according to the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index
(AWSSI). The following cities (listed in alphabetical order) round
out the 10 U.S. cities with the harshest winters: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Hartford, Connecticut; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee; Newark, New Jersey; New York City; Portland, Maine; and Providence, Rhode Island. The winter severity
index analyzes the intensity and persistence of cold weather, the
frequency and amount of snow, and the amount and persistence of
snow on the ground based on historical context.
"The data doesn't lie – this has been one of the harshest
winters in recent history and people are more than ready to shed
the snow shovels and welcome spring," said Steve Hilberg, senior
climatologist/meteorologist for the Midwestern Regional Climate
Center at the University of Illinois
and a collaborator on the AWSSI.
Lowe's volunteers will visit the "10 Bleakest Cities of 2015" to
complete makeover projects that have been neglected or delayed
because of extreme winter conditions. Volunteers will complete
projects such as painting, landscaping, creating outdoor rooms and
adding curb appeal throughout the spring season.
Even if you don't live in one of the hardest-hit cities, most
people experienced a dull, dreary winter. According to CW Primary
proprietary research, more than two-thirds of adults find projects
during winter that they need to complete in their homes. In fact,
87 percent of those consumers say there are things inside of their
homes that need to be fixed that bother them every time they look
at them.
Get started on your to-do list now. Visit Lowes.com/DIY for
inspirational and how-to content to help transform your home this
spring.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100
home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customers
a week in the United States,
Canada and Mexico through its stores and online at
lowes.com, lowes.ca and lowes.com.mx. With fiscal year 2014
sales of $56.2 billion, Lowe's has
1,840 home improvement and hardware stores and more than 265,000
employees. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the
communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public
education and community improvement projects. For more information,
visit Lowes.com.
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