[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 96 (Thursday, June 24, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMENDING LOWE'S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S DONATION TO 
                        WELDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2010

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend Lowe's 
Charitable and Education Foundation on their recent $100,000 donation 
to Weldon Elementary School in Weldon, North Carolina. This much needed 
funding will be used to renovate facilities, make technology upgrades 
and improve security.
  Lowe's was founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The 
company now operates stores in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico and 
serves over 14 million customers per week. Lowe's operates a 
distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina, a small town of just 
over 1,200 residents, located in my Congressional District. Over 750 
people are employed at the distribution center and more than 1,500 
people are employed at Lowe's six home improvement stores located in my 
District. Many of them have friends or family that have attended Weldon 
Elementary School and understand the potential impact of Lowe's 
gracious donation.
  Donating funds to needy school districts across the country is 
nothing new for Lowe's. Founded in 1957, Lowe's Charitable and 
Education Foundation is dedicated to improving the communities they 
serve through support of public education and community improvement 
projects. The Foundation donates millions of dollars annually to public 
schools, community organizations, and individual students.
  Madam Speaker, I am encouraged by Lowe's strong involvement in 
communities across the country. I hope that other businesses will 
follow Lowe's example and work to build public-private partnerships 
that yield tremendous benefits for communities across the country.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Lowe's for their recent 
donation to Weldon Elementary School and to the many other worthwhile 
projects they support across the country.

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