MOORESVILLE, N.C. and
STAMFORD, Conn., March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's Companies,
Inc. (NYSE: LOW) and Keep America Beautiful will ring the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) Closing Bell® today to celebrate
the launch of the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup.
Lowe's Market Director Michael
Ricciardi and Keep America Beautiful President and CEO
Jennifer Jehn will be joined by
representatives from Lowe's and Keep America Beautiful on the NYSE
podium.
Entering its 17th year, the Great American Cleanup is
the country's largest community improvement program that kicks off
in more than 20,000 communities each spring. Each year, the Great
American Cleanup engages more than 4 million volunteers and
participants across the country to take action in their local
communities to create positive change and lasting impact. Led by
more than 600 Keep America Beautiful affiliates and hundreds of
other participating community-based organizations, Great American
Cleanup events and education programs help to renew parks, trails
and recreation areas; clean shorelines and waterways; remove litter
and debris; reduce waste and increase recycling; and plant trees,
flowers and community gardens, among other activities to inspire a
new generation of community stewards.
Lowe's is participating in its third Great American Cleanup as a
national sponsor. Over the past four years, Lowe's has supported
Keep America Beautiful and its affiliates with more than
$4 million in contributions and the
support of Lowe's Heroes employee volunteers. Since their
partnership began, Lowe's and Keep America Beautiful have brought
together nearly 40,000 volunteers to support service projects
benefiting communities across the country.
About Lowe's in the Community
Lowe's, a
FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company, has a 50-year
legacy of supporting the communities it serves through programs
that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement
projects. Since 2007, Lowe's and the Lowe's Charitable and
Educational Foundation together have contributed more than
$225 million to these efforts, and
for more than two decades Lowe's Heroes employee volunteers have
donated their time to make our communities better places to live.
To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility and
LowesInTheCommunity.tumblr.com.
About Keep America Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful is
the nation's leading nonprofit that brings people together to build
and sustain vibrant communities. With our national network of
community-based affiliates, we work with millions of volunteers who
take action in their communities to transform public spaces into
beautiful places. Through our programs and public-private
partnerships, we engage individuals to take greater responsibility
for improving their community's environment. Learn how you can
donate or take action at kab.org, Follow us on Twitter, like us on
Facebook, or view us on YouTube.
Contacts: Steve
Salazar
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
704-758-4345
steve.j.salazar@lowes.com
Mike Rosen / Larry Kaufman
Keep America Beautiful
203-359-3008 / 203-359-3014
mrosen@kab.org /
lkaufman@kab.org
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