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COMMUNITY
Home Depot Foundation donates $25,000 to rebuild
American Legion Post
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Anthony Mathis (left) and Scott Brady (far right) shown with
Home Depot Foundation members, received $25,000 for the
American Legion Post #207. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs).
KENDRA JR -
David Kendrick Jr. said he wants to
help bring mental health services
to veterans in places like the
207. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs)
Home Depot volunteers were on
the ground to help improve the
property. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs).
By Cathy Cobbs
On the morning of Nov. 8, more
than 200 Home Depot employees, as
part of The Home Depot Foundation’s
national Operation Surprise campaign,
gave Tucker’s American Legion Post
#207 a much-needed push in its
efforts to recover from a 2019 fire that
destroyed the structure.
Home Depot workers created a
handicapped-accessible community
garden and outdoor gathering spaces,
assembled outdoor furniture sets, built
a fire pit, installed fencing, and made
various landscaping improvements.
And then there was the surprise:
Home Depot Foundation’s Executive
Director Erin Izen presented the post
with a new game patio and a $25,000
donation.
“I’m stunned. I’m overwhelmed and
I an never stop going to stop smiling,”
said Tucker resident and former Marine
Scott Brady whose “Save the Seven”
committee have been working to rebuild
the post and transform it into not only a
meeting place but a community resource
for veterans and their families.
“I can’t believe they are giving more
after what they did today,” Brady said.
“This will give us the money to continue
on as we finish out the building and get
closer to completing our vision.”
Home Depot Chief Executive Officer
Ted Decker said the American Legion’s
mission aligns perfectly with Home
Depot’s goal to improve the homes and
lives of U.S. veterans.
“It was a pretty perfect combination
with our core values in wanting to
partner with our local communities to
give back,” Decker said.
During the day, Home Depot
volunteers installed 683 plants and
constructed 47 pieces of furniture using
1,000 pieces of cut lumber.
Brady said the infusion of materials
and labor has “provided us the oxygen to
keep going.”
The post is still seeking about
$200,000 to finish interior construction
in order to become operational.
Post 207 Adjutant Christopher
Morley called the effort to rebuild the
post “a phoenix project.”
“We literally came from the ashes
and now we are focused on opening
our doors in Q2 of 2025,” Morley said.
“We are looking for multiple sources of
funding so we can make this a reality.”
The rebuilding of the post was almost
scrapped after a 2019 fire that gutted
the 70-year-old building. The rebuilding
process was plagued with disaster,
including the refusal of the post’s
insurance company to pay out and the
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