This year marks the 25th anniversary of the initiative. The Home Depot hosts a kids’ woodworking workshop in its stores every first Saturday of the month. “But also have a chance for our associates to be involved in something that’s important to the Hispanic heritage.” “We thought it’d be a cool chance to bring that out into the Hispanic community and really get to know the community around here,” Wilder said. Volunteers representing different stores in surrounding towns participated in the workshop, including associates from North Haven, Orange, East Haven, Trumbull and Bridgeport. The store also has a community program called Team Depot where employees of different store locations volunteer on local projects for the community. “We were looking to see how we can tie what we talk about in our stores with DEI through the community,” Wilder said. Like most SCOW events, the activity was completely free for children up to 12 years old.Īccording to Jonathan Wilder, operations manager for the North Haven location of The Home Depot, every month the company celebrates a topic involving diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the mega store hosted a woodworking activity at the non-profit organization on Saturday. WALLINGFORD - Sounds of hammering and laughter echoed while children and their families put together do-it-yourself wood kits at the Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW), in partnership with The Home Depot.
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