Lowe’s volunteers get a street
Lowe’s associates who volunteered their time to help build affordable housing in Charlotte, N.C., now have a street named after them.
Red Vest Way has been named to show Lowe’s commitment to affordable housing and honor the company’s red vest clad associates for their volunteer hours spent building Habitat homes.
Lowe’s volunteers dedicated nearly 600 hours to help build some of the homes on Red Vest Way.
Lowe’s recently provided a $1.1 million grant to help build safe, affordable housing with Habitat for Humanity locally. This included supporting Habitat Charlotte’s first fully-developed street. Lowe’s volunteers dedicated nearly 600 hours to help build some of the 21 homes on Red Vest Way.
Each of the homes on the street will be sold to a deserving family that has undergone Habitat Charlotte’s homeownership program, where they receive an affordable mortgage upon completion of required financial and homeownership education, plus 300 hours of sweat equity.
“Not only do we want to be a responsible retailer, we want to be a responsible citizen. This is part of our commitment to supporting the safe, affordable housing crisis that’s in Charlotte,” said Don Frieson, Lowe’s executive vice president of supply chain, who joined Habitat Charlotte to dedicate the first three completed homes on Red Vest
One of homes was framed in a Lowe’s store parking lot on International Women Build Day, a global event focused on building and improving while raising awareness about affordable housing issues facing women and their families. The home’s framed pieces were later transferred to Red Vest Way after the street had been paved.
A video about the Red Vest Way and the project can be viewed here.
Red Vest Way has been named to show Lowe’s commitment to affordable housing and honor the company’s red vest clad associates for their volunteer hours spent building Habitat homes.
Lowe’s volunteers dedicated nearly 600 hours to help build some of the homes on Red Vest Way.Lowe’s recently provided a $1.1 million grant to help build safe, affordable housing with Habitat for Humanity locally. This included supporting Habitat Charlotte’s first fully-developed street. Lowe’s volunteers dedicated nearly 600 hours to help build some of the 21 homes on Red Vest Way.
Each of the homes on the street will be sold to a deserving family that has undergone Habitat Charlotte’s homeownership program, where they receive an affordable mortgage upon completion of required financial and homeownership education, plus 300 hours of sweat equity.
“Not only do we want to be a responsible retailer, we want to be a responsible citizen. This is part of our commitment to supporting the safe, affordable housing crisis that’s in Charlotte,” said Don Frieson, Lowe’s executive vice president of supply chain, who joined Habitat Charlotte to dedicate the first three completed homes on Red Vest
One of homes was framed in a Lowe’s store parking lot on International Women Build Day, a global event focused on building and improving while raising awareness about affordable housing issues facing women and their families. The home’s framed pieces were later transferred to Red Vest Way after the street had been paved.
A video about the Red Vest Way and the project can be viewed here.