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10
Community
• Our associates built 102 playgrounds with KaBOOM!
• Through our sponsorship of the Olympic Job Opportunities Program
(OJOP), 72 Home Depot OJOP athletes competed in the 2004
Olympic and Paralympic Games and earned 41 medals
• 2 million children participated in our Kids Workshop program
Week of Service
In 2004, we celebrated our 25th anniver-
sary with The Home Depot’s first ever
Week of Service. During the week, 34,500
associates donated more than 260,000
volunteer hours to complete over 1,600
service projects in partnership with
national nonprofit organizations, Hands
On Network and KaBOOM!. Based on
its inaugural success, the Week of Service
will now be an annual celebration of
volunteerism.
2004 Activities
The Home Depot’s values and culture propel the philanthropic and
volunteer support we give to the communities where our associates live
and work. Our extensive community relations programs bring together
volunteerism, do-it-yourself expertise, product donations and monetary
grants to meet critical needs and build affordable communities. The
Homer Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency aid to
our associates, gave over $1.8 million to 3,000 associates, including
those impacted by the Florida hurricanes in 2004. In addition to these
programs, our culture of corporate responsibility drives the implementa-
tion of practices that contribute to the sustainability of the environment
and the vibrancy of communities.
KaBOOM!
We continued to increase our support of
KaBOOM!, our largest nonprofit partner,
whose vision is to create a great place to
play within walking distance of every child
in America. In addition to building play-
grounds, our associates helped refurbish
playing fields for communities in need.
Since 1996, The Home Depot associates
have built over 250 playgrounds in part-
nership with KaBOOM!.
Member of Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good Index • Citizenship in Action Award – U.S. Chamber of Commerce