Vote to support The Ronald McDonald House of Detroit in bid for $25,000 from The Home Depot Foundation. The Ronald McDonald House of Detroit is One of Four Nonprofits Competing In Foundation’s Aprons in Action Program.
(Detroit, MI) May 1, 2011 – The Ronald McDonald House of Detroit has been selected as a finalist for Aprons in Action, The Home Depot Foundation’s unique Facebook voting program, and now has the opportunity to win the grand prize of a $25,000 gift card from The Home Depot. Voting begins May 2 and runs through May 31; the finalist with the most votes will win the grand prize.
“Being selected as a finalist for the Aprons in Action program is an honor, and we are so thankful for the recognition,” said Jennifer Litomisky, Executive Director of the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. “If we actually win the $25,000 Home Depot gift card, we’ll be able to renovate several more rooms for our families and complete some major renovations, such as replacement of our roof and some windows. So we encourage everyone to go to Facebook and vote for us!”
Working together, the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit and Team Depot volunteers have already renovated 3 rooms and our laundry facility.
Across the country, Home Depot associates give back to their communities by volunteering their time and talents with local nonprofit organizations, like the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. The Aprons in Action Program recognizes these successful partnerships and gives each of the featured nonprofits the opportunity to do additional work with Team Depot volunteers to better their communities.
As a finalist in the Aprons in Action Program, each of the competing nonprofits receives $5,000 in Home Depot gift cards.
How To Vote
Voting runs from May 2nd at 9:00 am ET through May 31st at 12 Noon ET. Aprons in Action is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homedepot or www.facebook.com/homedepotfoundation. The final percentages of votes for each nonprofit will be posted on The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation’s Facebook pages on June 1st at 9:00 am ET. For more information and to view the program rules, visit The Home Depot on Facebook or go to www.homedepotfoundation.org .
About the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit
Believing that every child deserves a safe and supportive place to grow, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Michigan creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well being of children. We fulfill our mission by providing a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children, managing programs that help deliver health services to children in under-served communities, and by providing grants to nonprofit organizations for programs that enable seriously ill children to live happier, healthier lives.
About The Home Depot Foundation:
In 2011, The Home Depot Foundation committed $30 million over three years to nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the homes of economically disadvantaged veterans. Through Team Depot, the company’s associate-led volunteer program, thousands of Home Depot associates volunteer their time and talents to positively transform neighborhoods and perform basic repairs and modifications to homes and to the facilities serving veterans with critical housing needs.
Since its formation in 2002, The Home Depot Foundation has granted more than $270 million to nonprofit organizations improving homes and lives in local communities. To learn more and see our associates in action, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org, follow us on Twitter @homedepotfdn, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homedepotfoundation.