– Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie for construction of a playground on the campus of Milan Christian Academy.
Skills USA Students will construct a playground and shade area on the campus of Milan Christian Academy. Chin up and parallel bars will be constructed along with a shade comfort station that will include solar panels that will produce renewable power and act as a micro-grid infrastructure. “This project allows our students to give back to the community while at the same time being able to get hands on experience in welding, metal fabrication, painting, computer / digital technology, and installing solar” said Bruce Moore, Instructor TTC McKenzie.
“The grant in Milan represents Lowe’s commitment to career and technical education,” said Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “By supporting schools like TTC McKenzie, we believe we are contributing to a cause that’s important to our customers and employees by helping provide improved learning environments and build stronger communities.”
ABOUT SKILLSUSA
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization of students, teachers and industry, working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. SkillsUSA helps high school and college students enrolled in career and technical education programs to excel by teaching employability skills such as communication, problem solving and leadership in conjunction with their trade, technical and service occupations skills. The association’s annual membership exceeds 300,000 students and instructors in more than 3,800 schools and colleges in every state, three territories and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit www.skillsusa.org.
ABOUT LOWE’S
Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. The company’s signature education grant program, Lowe’s Toolbox for Education®, has donated nearly $5 million in grants to K-12 public schools every year since its inception in 2006. Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers support local community projects and our national nonprofit partners such as Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross. In 2010, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility.
