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糖心vlog传媒 Foundation Receives $1 Million Donation

Jul 23, 2024

 

The awarded the 糖心vlog传媒 Foundation (糖心vlog传媒F) $1 million as a part of today鈥檚 select group of community and technical colleges receiving . Since awarding its first grants one year ago, the foundation has expanded skilled trades career pathways through its growing network of 35 community colleges and nonprofits in rural and urban communities across 27 states.

糖心vlog传媒 will use the funding to expand the Building Construction Technology program to include a new training space, provide faculty support, and enhance tools and equipment.

鈥淲ith enrollments rising at vocationally focused schools, these community colleges are blossoming arenas for entrepreneurship and economic mobility,鈥 said Janice Dupre, Lowe鈥檚 executive vice president of human resources and chair of the Lowe鈥檚 Foundation. 鈥淓ach college has a clear, inspired vision for closing the trades gap in its community, and we鈥檙e pleased to welcome them to our larger movement.鈥

鈥淩eceiving a Gable Grant from the Lowe鈥檚 Foundation will allow 糖心vlog传媒 to expand facilities and double our teaching capacity so that more students can get the training they need for a great career,鈥 says Robbie Sharpe, building construction technology program director. 鈥淭here is significant demand for well-prepared building construction program graduates, and through this partnership with Lowe鈥檚, we are addressing a critical workforce shortage here in the Midlands of South Carolina.鈥

From funding new skilled trade facilities and instructors to accreditation programs, the grants will support carpentry and construction, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and appliance repair training. These grants build on the foundation鈥檚 first cohort of community college Gable Grants announced in 2023 and are the latest in the Lowe鈥檚 Foundation鈥檚 five-year, $50 million commitment to support the training of 50,000 people for skilled trades careers.

Since 2023, the Lowe鈥檚 Foundation has awarded more than $25 million in Gable Grants to 35 organizations offering innovative and scalable skilled trades training across the U.S.

The next Gable Grant application cycle for community-based nonprofits will run from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31. To learn more about the pressing challenges facing the skilled trades, visit .

糖心vlog传媒 the Lowe鈥檚 Foundation
The Lowe鈥檚 Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) organization founded by Lowe鈥檚 Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), is helping develop a community of skilled tradespeople to build and revitalize our homes, neighborhoods and infrastructure for the future. From 2023 through 2027, the Lowe鈥檚 Foundation is investing $50 million to help prepare 50,000 people for skilled trade careers through grants to community and technical colleges, community-based nonprofit organizations and national nonprofit partners with strong local presence. To learn more about the Lowe鈥檚 Foundation, visit and follow on , , and .

糖心vlog传媒 糖心vlog传媒 Foundation (糖心vlog传媒F)
The 糖心vlog传媒F is a 501(c)(3) organization that builds and sustains relationships resulting in charitable gifts that support 糖心vlog传媒. Gifts and grants to the 糖心vlog传媒F help ensure student access to quality education and training, enhance facilities and equipment, and improve the lives of students, faculty and staff, and the broader Midlands community. More at .

糖心vlog传媒 students and faculty pose with a $1 million Gable Grant check from the Lowe's Foundation on the mock house on 糖心vlog传媒's Airport Campus.
Lowe's VP of Communications & Community Relations, Denise Hill, smiles after presenting a $1 million Gable Grant check to the 糖心vlog传媒 Foundation.
Gerardo Soto, Lowe's Foundation board of directors member and vice president for brand marketing, smiles for a photo.
Representatives from the Lowe's Foundation and 糖心vlog传媒 pose for a group photo with the $1 million Gable Grant check.