ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home
Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer,
is helping kids keep doing while its in-store Kids Workshop
classes are paused, donating more than 500,000 Kids Workshop kits
over the past four months to more than 100 nonprofit organizations
and schools across the country. Various organizations nationwide
including Boys & Girls Club of America, ToolBank and
YMCA received kits. The company will continue to donate kits
until workshops resume in person.
To inspire young doers without leaving their homes, The Home
Depot has also partnered with social media influencers to bring
traditional Kids Workshop classes to life. New kids' virtual
projects are being added to the collection monthly to keep kids
engaged. In addition to the donation to nonprofit
organizations, Kids Workshop kits are available for free in-store
pickup on the first Saturday of each month. Some traditional Kids
Workshop project kits, like the "Tool Bench" and the
"Soccer Game" are available for purchase on
www.homedepot.com. The new content for children is available at
www.homedepot.com/c/kids.
"While our in-store classes are on hold, we're thrilled to
continue to support the next generation of doers through our
nonprofit partners and online workshop programs," said Ted Decker, executive vice president of
merchandising at The Home Depot. "Home Depot Kids Workshops have
been a staple of our brand since the program launched in 1997,
giving more than 60 million children their first DIY experiences
during that time."
To share know-how with adults, The Home Depot has also launched
free live-streaming workshops led by expert associates to help
"doers get more done" without leaving their homes. The first series
of virtual classes, "Homeowner 101" is aimed to equip new
homeowners with the tools and knowledge they need to take on the
projects and repairs that come with any house. The "Homeowner
101" series includes live-steaming courses in homeowner basics
including "Homeowner 101: Systems," "Homeowner 101:
Indoor," and "Homeowner 101: Outdoor." Virtual classes
on core DIY topics, like drywall repair, painting and tiling will
be added this fall.
Additional on demand how-to videos are available for doers, both
children and adults, on The Home Depot YouTube channel. Online
video guides come in a variety of topics ranging from "How to Plant
Flowers" to "How to Unclog a Toilet." You can find additional
information about The Home Depot's workshops at
https://www.homedepot.com/workshops.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's
largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,293 retail
stores in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico,
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2019, The Home Depot had
sales of $110.2 billion and earnings
of $11.2 billion. The Company employs
more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow
Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
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