Lowe's 1999 Annual Report Download - page 11

The Special Olympics World Games was the largest
sporting event in the world in 1999. Athletes and fans
from 150 countries convened in Raleigh, NC for the
Games. Lowe’s was a corporate sponsor for the event.
Lowe’s Great Safety Adventure...with help from Rover the Safety
Dog...travels throughout “Lowe’sland” teaching families about
home safety.
more than 60 percent of the inventory flowing
to our stores, keeping in-stock levels high,
resulting in greater sales volume per store.
Staying True to our Roots
As we expand Lowe’s territory, we look
forward to welcoming new neighbors and
serving them in their own “ backyards.” In
1999, Lowe’s community involvement assisted
neighbors across “ Lowe’sland” and
throughout the world.
In July, when we contributed a
combination of building materials, 300+
employee volunteers and more than $1 million
in funds to the 1999 Special Olympics World
Games, we celebrated right along with the
athletes as their accomplishments surpassed
their own dreams.
The Lowe’s Home Safety Council, now in
its sixth year, continues to impress upon
neighbors the need for diligent attention to
safety in their homes. In 1999, Lowe’s Heroes
volunteers in a record 325 stores paired with
community nonprofits to provide home safety
advice and products to thousands of families
in each of our districts.
Lowe’s Great Safety Adventure – an
interactive safety field trip on wheels – rolled
into 100 cities in 1999, educating 100,000
children about how to prevent household
injuries. By the end of 2000, a second Great
Safety Adventure, a 1,200-square-foot home
replica complete with interactive games and
sound effects, will have raised the impact to
200,000 children in 200 cities. Also in 2000,
Lowe’s Home Safety Council is placing in each
Lowe’s store a Family Safety Center kiosk, a
one-stop information center where continuous
videos and plentiful take-home brochures will
provide life saving tips.
Lowe’s continues to assist disaster relief
agencies nationwide as needs arise, and we’ve
recently strengthened our national partnership
with the American Red Cross. Last year we
generated a record customer/company
contribution of $650,000 to help ease the
horrific losses resulting from tornadoes in the
Midwest and the floods of Hurricane Floyd.
This is the largest donation the Red Cross has
ever received from a single company’s store
collection program. In total, the company
donated more than $1.3 million toward
disaster relief efforts in 1999.
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