The
Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize The Home Depot of
Ponderay as the April Business of the Month. Founded in 1978 and with two
stores built in 1979, the company has seen its growth get up to more than 2,000
stores. The Home Depot of Ponderay opened their doors in January of 2005 with
their 103,000 square foot building with more than 35,000 different types of
products they are open all but two days a year, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The
Ponderay Home Depot is all about building relationships in the community.
Employing 100 local folks, Ponderay Home Depot is thrilled to give back to
organizations and events in and around Sandpoint. One step further, associates donate their
time to help out folks through a program called Team Depot who in conjunction
with Kootenai Elementary Volunteers built community raised gardens at Kootenai
Elementary School. Other meaningful donations of time included Ponderay Home
Depot associates volunteering their time to help a Veteran fulfill his promise
to his wife by painting his large living room which he could not do due to long
term illness. Also, a few projects at
Transitions in Progress Women's Shelter beginning with replacing over 80 feet
of wood fencing, then, more recently, redoing the community kitchen and bath
for Transitions in progress as well as the kitchen and bath in one of their
private units.
The
Ponderay Home Depot has donated to hundreds of local organizations since
opening in 2005. Selkirk School,
Northside Elementary, Southside Elementary, Farmin/Stidwell Elementary, Sagle Elementary,
Kootenai Elementary, Washington Elementary, Sandpoint Christian School and
Waldorf School have all received gift card donations and/or grants with The
Home Depot volunteers donating their time.
A few of the nonprofit organizations donated to just over the past
couple of years include: Bonner County Search and Rescue, Sandpoint Elks Lodge,
Bonner Community Food Bank, Lake Pend Oreille Conservatory, many local Boy
Scout Troops, Bonner County 4-H Horse Camp, Department of Veterans Affairs, Alzheimers
Association, Head Start, Bonners County Gardeners Association, Distinguished
Young Women (formerly known as Sandpoint Jr. Miss), Back Country Horsemen of
Idaho, Second Chance Animal Adoption, Spring Duck Derby/Rotary Club.
Please
join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating The Home Depot
for their success and thanking them for their commitment to our community. For
more information, visit them in Ponderay or call them at 208-263-2373.
In
Photo: The Home Depot Manager Nickie Wernecke and a store associate accept the
award from Chamber Ambassador Carol Warren.
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