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sell. To ensure our diversity standards are maintained, our managers undergo continued guidance and training. As a measure of
our success, DiversityInc.com recognized Lowe’s among its top employers for minorities.
Lowe’s commitment to employees is matched only by its dedication to the communities it serves. As part of the Lowe’s Heroes
volunteer program, employees invest their time and talents to help make homes, playgrounds and schools in their communities
safer. In 2002, our stores took on local projects and touched the lives of more than 180,000 people. The program achieved
national recognition in 2002 from the Points of Light Foundation.
When disasters occurred, Lowe’s lent a helping hand. Stores in 26 states responded to 106 disasters over the past three years by
activating the Lowe’s American Red Cross customer donation program and by donating truckloads of needed supplies directly to
affected neighborhoods.
In 2002, Lowe’s helped build a Habitat for Humanity home in Birmingham, Ala. in record time and volunteered alongside
college students for a home in Greenville, N.C. In 2003, Lowe’s will partner with Whirlpool Corporation to sponsor the Jimmy
Carter Work Project
—
a worldwide effort to address the need for safe, affordable housing. Employees will construct six homes,
and the companies will donate materials to assist with approximately 100 homes built for the JCWP.
A sense of pride, commitment and accomplishment is what drives Lowe’s and its employees to raise the bar on service in its
stores and communities. Working together, we all thrive.
THRIVE
Our employees love what they
do and it shows. Lowe’s provides
an environment of respect and
teamwork, in which employees with
a high level of commitment to
serving their customers and their
communities can thrive.
LOWE’S CO MPANIES, INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2002 14 / 15
RIVE