Close to $280,000 given back to communities across the country through Lowe's Canada Heroes 2017 fundraising campaign - Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW)

BOUCHERVILLE, QC, Aug. 21, 2017 /CNW/ - Lowe's Canada, a leading home improvement company operating more than 600 stores in Canada under different banners, is proud to announce that its Lowe's Heroes program raised a total of $279,917. This past April and May, customers in all Lowe's stores in Canada were invited to donate $2.00 or more toward the Lowe's Heroes program to support local community improvement projects. Lowe's Canada matched 50 percent of all funds raised through the in-store campaign up to a maximum of $2,000 per store. The Lowe's Canada Heroes program took place in all 56 Lowe's-branded stores in Canada.

Each year, Lowe's employees team up to provide hundreds of hours of support to local communities as part of the Lowe's Heroes program. The program encourages employees to work together and adopt a volunteer project with a local nonprofit organization or public school to help make a meaningful difference in the communities in which they operate. Lowe's stores have partnered with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, local women and youth shelters, and local public schools.

"100 percent of all proceeds raised through the Lowe's Canada Heroes program are used to support the local Lowe's store's community improvement project. Our employees are deeply committed to this program since its introduction in 2015 and we wish to thank them for their engagement and all the time and effort they invested in this program," says Guy Beaumier, Interim Executive Vice President, Lowe's Canada Big Box Retail. "We take great pride in working with organizations within the communities we serve and are excited to have our customers support the program again this year."

Since its inception in Canada, Lowe's has actively supported various national and local causes to help strengthen the communities in which it operates. The focus of these efforts is directed towards three key community pillars which also align with Lowe's core business of home improvement: Safe and Accessible Housing, Skilled Trades Education and Community Renovation and Improvement Projects.

For more information about the Lowe's Heroes program in Canada, please visit www.lowes.ca/heroes.

About Lowe's Canada
Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW is a FORTUNE^® 50 home improvement company serving more than 17 million customers a week in the United States, Canada and Mexico. With fiscal year 2016 sales of $65.0 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,370 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 290,000 people. Based in Boucherville, Quebec, Lowe's Canadian business, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RONA inc., operates or services more than 600 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners. These include Lowe's, RONA, Réno-Dépôt, Marcil, Dick's Lumber and Ace. In Canada, the companies have more than 25,000 employees, in addition to nearly 5,000 employees in the stores of RONA's independent affiliate dealers. For more information, visit Lowes.ca.

List of stores and local community projects

STORE	CHARITY NAME	PROJECT
CALGARY SIGNAL HILL, AB	Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency	Facility improvements
CALGARY - MCKENZIE, AB	Veteran's Food Bank	Refresh
CALGARY - SUNRIDGE, AB	Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society	Apartment unit conversion
CALGARY SHAWNESSY, AB	Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary	Remodel of storage facility for group home youth
NE EDMONTON, AB	Abbotsfield Youth Project	Kitchen, storage and bathroom renovation
EDMONTON WEST, AB	Lois E. Hole Elementary School	Playground build
EDMONTON S COMMON, AB	Youth Empowerment & Support Services Emergency Shelter	Landscaping and interior renovation
LETHBRIDGE, AB	Lethbridge Seniors Centre Organization	Accessibility improvements to facility
CALGARY - CROSSIRON, AB	Airdrie Boys and Girls Club	Painting and building deck for facility
SHERWOOD PARK, AB	Little Warriors - Be Brave Ranch	Shelter renovations
ABBOTSFORD, BC	Better at Home	Renovation to senior residence
NANAIMO, BC	Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre	Renovation to facility
QUEENSBOROUGH, BC	New Westminster Royal Canadian Legion	Community room upgrade
PRINCE GEORGE, BC	Active Support Against Poverty	Landscaping and gardening
VICTORIA, BC	Victoria Cool-Aid Society	Renovation and repairs to shelter
ANCASTER	Interval House of Hamilton	Facility Refresh
S. BARRIE, ON	Habitat for Humanity	Home build
BELLEVILLE, ON	Salvation Army	Renovation of facility
S. BRAMPTON, ON	Habitat for Humanity	Home build
N. BRAMPTON, ON	Habitat for Humanity	Home build
BRANTFORD, ON	Rosewood House	Renovation of facility
BURLINGTON	Halton Children's Aid Society	Bathroom Updates
CAMBRIDGE	Saint Luke's Place	Beautification of indoor and outdoor spaces for residences
CORNWALL, ON	Agape Centre	Build garden shed for community garden
NORTH ETOBICOKE	Ernestine's Women's Shelter	Gardening and shed for shelter
NE HAMILTON, ON	Good Shepherd Centres - Notre Dame House	Renovation of men's shelter
EAST GWILLIMBURY, ON	Meadowbrooke PS/Maple Leaf PS/WH Day PS	Build buddy benches and landscaping for schools
KINGSTON, ON	Martha's Table	Facility improvements
SW LONDON	Ronald McDonald House	Facility Improvements
N.W. LONDON, ON	Ronald McDonald House Charities	Facility improvements
MILTON, ON	Bob Rumball Association	Community garden
CENTRAL MISSISSAUGA	Whitehorne Public School	Outdoor classroom
NIAGARA FALLS	Heartland Forest	Nature experience revitalization
S. OSHAWA, ON	Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre	Renovation and refresh
KANATA, ON	Boys and Girls Club	Outdoor and indoor renovations
ORLEANS, ON	Orleans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre	Kitchen renovation
NEPEAN	Carleton Heights Elementary School	Outdoor classroom and garden
PICKERING, ON	Durham Youth Housing & Support Services	Outdoor living space and landscaping
SARNIA, ON	Community Concerns for the Medically Fragile	Facility renovation
SAULT STE. MARIE	St. Vincent Place Men's Shelter	New washroom and storage unit
N. SUDBURY, ON	Sudbury Food Bank	Garden boxes, compost boxes and building upgrades
THUNDER BAY, ON	Habitat for Humanity	Home build
N. SCARBOROUGH, ON	Juliette's Place - Homeward Family Shelter	Facility improvements
TORONTO, DANFORTH, ON	Neighbourhood Link	Renovations to seniors drop in room
ETOBICOKE	Ernestine's Women's Shelter	Gardening and shed for shelter
W. SCARBOROUGH, ON	True Davidson Acres (retirement residence)	Restore outdoor living space for seniors
YORK, ON	York-Fairbank Centre for Seniors	Outdoor garden
TORONTO CENTREPOINT, ON	The Redwood	Shelter improvements
MAPLE, ON	Habitat for Humanity	Home build
VAUGHAN, ON	Habitat for Humanity	Home build
W. WATERLOO, ON	Rockway Public School	Play area and outdoor space
WHITBY, ON	Simcoe Hall Settlement House	Kitchen renovation
S. WINDSOR, ON	Arts Council Windsor and Region	Community gallerty space refurbishment
N. REGINA	Ecole Harbour Landing/Ecole Wascana/Plains View School	Playground builds in each school
S. REGINA, SK	Ecole Harbour Landing/Ecole Wascana/Plains View School	Playground builds in each school
SASKATOON	The Lighthouse Supported Living	Shelter Renovation

SOURCE Lowe's Canada

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