Skilled Trades Experience for Students

Home Depot & ToolBank USA Partner for Hands-On Student Workshop

PANAMA CITY, FL – On Thursday, January 16, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., The Home Depot Foundation will team up with Panama City students and nonprofit partner ToolBank USA to build furniture for local community spaces.  

This project is part of a nationwide week of service from January 13-17 to honor and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Team Depot, The Home Depot’s associate volunteer force, will partner with ToolBank USA and students at St. Anders STEM Academy to build 20 tables and benches, which will enhance their local community and provide a valuable hands-on learning opportunity for these students pursuing careers in the skilled trades. Participating students will have a chance to see firsthand how applying their skills can make a positive impact in their local community. Once complete, some of the furniture will remain at St. Anders for students to enjoy, and the rest will be donated to veterans’ organizations throughout Panama City.  

Volunteer project will include: 

• Building 20 tables and benches that will be donated to St. Anders STEM Academy and the local veteran community 

WHO: Spokespeople available for interviews include:  

• Chris Holland, Store Manager, The Home Depot [On-Site Contact: 229-429-9906] 

• Bill Hess, Director, Disaster Services, ToolBank USA 

WHERE: 292 US-98, Panama City, FL 32401 (ToolBank USA Warehouse)  

• For media use only – not to be shared publicly 

WHEN: Thursday, January 16, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

CONTACT: For more information, please contact Sebastian Cortez at Sebastian.Cortez@mslgroup.com or 845-372-3952.

About The Home Depot Foundation  

The Home Depot Foundation, a nonprofit supported by The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, support communities impacted by natural disasters and train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than $550 million in veteran causes and improved more than 65,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest $750 million in veteran causes by 2030 and $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople through the Path to Pro program by 2028. To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation visit HomeDepotFoundation.org and follow on X @HomeDepotFound and on Facebook and Instagram @HomeDepotFoundation.  

About ToolBank USA 

ToolBank USA is a national nonprofit organization charged with the replication and advancement of ToolBanks across the country. Our ToolBank affiliate network serves community-based organizations by providing tools, equipment, and expertise to empower their most ambitious goals. ToolBank USA facilitates a significant portion of the ‘back room’ administration for its affiliates, to allow local ToolBank staff to focus on customer service and program excellence. ToolBank USA uses the power of the strong and growing national ToolBank brand to leverage resources for its affiliates, and is the official knowledge base of the ToolBank, collecting and sharing best practices from around the ToolBank network. For more information, visit: www.toolbank.org.