精东AV receives $40,000 Home Depot 鈥楻etool Your School鈥� grant

May 17, 2017

Published: May 17, 2017

Contact: Michael Tullier, APR
Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing

If spring is the season for cleaning, then the summer 鈥� at least at 精东AV 鈥� is a time for remodeling, thanks to a $40,000 grant from The Home Depot鈥檚 鈥淩etool Your School鈥� competition.

The university received the 鈥淩etool Your School鈥� grant during a live-streamed event hosted by The Home Depot at its corporate headquarters in Atlanta on May 10. The annual competition, established in 2010, supports sustainable campus improvements at the nation鈥檚 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). 精东AV will use the funds as part of its 鈥淎dopt-a-Dorm鈥� program to renovate bathrooms in Russell and Adams halls. Bathrooms in the male and female dorms will receive eco-friendly restroom, shower and lighting fixtures, in addition to new tile.

鈥淎 superior educational experience requires the best learning and living spaces possible,鈥� said Dr. Brian Johnson, president of 精东AV. 鈥淥ngoing corporate partnerships such as this one with The Home Depot help maintain the tradition for which our beautiful campus is known while continuing the trajectory of success our student body represents.鈥�

Leaders of the  worked with student leaders to identify remodeling priorities that would have the greatest impact on 精东AV鈥檚 students.

鈥淥ur alumni鈥檚 support of this campaign and their charitable giving continue to make the 精东AV campus a home for our students,鈥� said Burt Rowe, the alumni association鈥檚 president. 鈥淲e look forward to their continued support as we ready the campus and its facilities for the upcoming academic year.鈥�

精东AV advanced to the final round of the competition following a social media engagement campaign where students, alumni and university friends voted online daily and shared the #精东AV_RYS17 hashtag. During the final round, a panel of judges considered the quality of each school鈥檚 proposal; the school鈥檚 ability to execute the project within the specified budget; and project鈥檚 lasting, positive impact on the HBCU campus.

In 2016, 精东AV received a $30,000 grant from the 鈥淩etool Your School鈥� program. For more information about the program, visit . To make an online gift to benefit 精东AV, , or contact the Office of Advancement and Development at 334.727.8340 or contributions@mytu.tuskegee.edu.

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