Announcements

The Home Depot Canada Foundation is proud to support Volunteer Canada's efforts in re-launching The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement

On April 16th, Volunteer Canada re-launched, The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement in celebration of National Volunteer Week. The Code is one of Volunteer Canada's seminal resources and is integrated in all of their capacity building work within the voluntary sector. It provides a framework of organizational standards for professional practices in a volunteer program, and is built on a basis of organizational values and guiding principles facilitated through discussion with senior staff and boards of directors.

To learn more about The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement please visit: http://www.volunteer.ca

Announcing the 2012 Sustainable Housing Grant Program Recipients

The Home Depot Canada Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 Sustainable Housing Grant Program in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. This program provides monetary, product and volunteer support to Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Canada that are building homes that incorporate environmentally responsible techniques and materials. Please click here to view a complete list of the 2012 recipients.

Building Community Award Winners Announced

The Building Community Awards program recognizes Team Depot Captains and their fellow associates who have completed exceptional community volunteer projects that exemplify The Home Depot's values of giving back, taking care of our people, doing the right thing and building strong relationships in communities across Canada.

The 2011 Winners are:

REGION RANKING	STORE LOCATION	TEAM DEPOT CAPTAIN(S)	COMMUNITY PARTNER	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
West 1st Place	7035, Park Royal, BC		Capilano Senior Housing	Built raised garden beds for the residences, making it easier for them to reach the plots and continue to enjoy the activity of gardening.
West 2nd Place	7180, Winnipeg North	G Reyes and Cheryl Adams-Farrell	Bannatyne School	Built an outdoor greening area which included a sitting area, cedar plant benches, and an outdoor classroom.
West 3rd Place	7062-Clareview, Edmonton	George Mason	Dickinsfield Boys & Girls Club	Renovated the Dickinsfield Boys and Girls Club.
East 1st Place	7161, Richmond Hill North, Ontario	Sarah Turnham & Laura Azzopardi	Sandgate Women's Shelter of York Region	Updated the facility to make it a more efficient space for the residences and staff.
East 2nd Place	7266, Pointe Claire, Quebec	Avo Kevork & Jane Clair	Beaconsfield High School	Renovated the student activity room
East 3rd Place	7233, Fredericton, NB	Ian McDonald	Fredericton Community Kitchen	Renovated facility Kitchen

Apply now for the Affordable Housing Grant Program

The Home Depot Canada Foundation is now accepting applications for the next cycle of its Affordable Housing Grant Program. This program provides grants of up to $25,000 to support affordable housing renovation projects that benefit Canadians in need.

For more information and to submit an application, please click here. Please note, the application deadline is June 15, 2012.

Casino Night FUNdraiser's success means support for communities across Canada

Thank you to all The Home Depot suppliers who participated in our Casino Night FUNdraiser on November 29th. Together we raised more than $200,000! The proceeds from this event will help meet important needs in communities across Canada. Thank you again to our supplier community for your generosity.

2011 Successes the Result of Collaboration

The Home Depot Canada Foundation thanks all of our supporters and national partners for another year of great accomplishments that are allowing us to build strong, sustainable communities across Canada.

In 2011, with your generous support we:

• Issued 120 Community Grants to Canadian charitable organizations in support of affordable housing initiatives and/or local neighbourhood improvement projects that incorporated environmentally responsible practices.
• Presented seventeen Canadian registered charities with $25,000 grants to complete affordable housing renovation projects that incorporated energy efficient building techniques and/or materials.
• Remained the largest supporter of Habitat for Humanity in Canada, donating over $4 million in funding, product and volunteer hours to affordable housing projects across the country.
• Provided 15 communities across Canada with the funding, tools, materials and volunteers needed to complete urban stewardship projects through the Rebuilding Nature Grant Program with Evergreen.
• Completed four project days at Evergreen Brick Works thanks to the efforts of Team Depot associates.
• Granted ten Boys and Girls Clubs with the support needed to complete projects that involved more than 1,800 youth, made a positive environmental impact on their facility and/or helped raise awareness about an environmental issue in their community.
• Mobilized Team Depot associates at 41 shoreline cleanup events as part of The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
• Partnered with Volunteer Canada to support and encourage The Home Depot associates to volunteer more than 60,000 hours on community projects through Team Depot

Celebration of Service

This September, The Home Depot celebrated its ninth annual Celebration of Service, a volunteer campaign delivered by Team Depot associates across Canada. Celebration of Service sees The Home Depot associates from all across Canada contributing their time and hands-on expertise to complete projects that make a difference in their community.

Throughout our Celebration of Service, Team Depot associates contributed more than 20,000 hours of service to improving communities across Canada – from cleaning up shorelines to creating community gardens to supporting affordable housing projects.

Congratulations to all The Home Depot associates who took part in this years’ campaign! Together we are helping to make our neighbourhoods better places to live, work and play.

To learn more, click here.

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