Category: FURNITURE

Building Tranquility: The Home Depot Foundation Joins Forces To Address PTSD Struggles for Army Veteran

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The Home Depot Foundation and HandsOn Greater Phoenix volunteers work on a veterans home.

Originally published on Built From Scratch

Zakary Ferroni served in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2012, and today, he grapples with the lasting effects of his service in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD). This makes it difficult for him to work; his husband, Joe, currently supports the household.

The Home Depot Foundation and HandsOn Greater Phoenix recently teamed up as part of the 2023 Operation Surprise campaign to help Zakary and Joe reclaim their outdoor space. The ultimate goal was to provide a calming, tranquil space to help manage his symptoms and offer some financial relief.

More than 100 volunteers from Team Depot, Home Depot’s associate volunteer force, helped revamp landscaping, upgrade irrigation, paint the home exterior and add outdoor furniture. The team also rebuilt the firepit, replaced broken fencing and made garage upgrades. Zakary and Joe were

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Help the Lehigh Valley Outreach Depot

I have too many subjects and not enough columns, so I’m going to cram three topics into this one.

First, I want to offer a plea for a terrific organization I’ve written about several times, but not lately.

It’s Lehigh Valley Outreach Depot.

This group was born in 2010 as a mission project of Wesley United Methodist Church in Bethlehem and relocated several years ago to a warehouse at 619 E. Allen St., not far from Dieruff High School.

It offers furniture and household items from which qualified people — referred by governmental and nonprofit agencies and arriving at half-hour intervals only by appointment from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays — can make selections according to their tastes and needs. Donors can drop items off at the warehouse or call 610-351-1616 to arrange pickup.

Outreach Depot is designed to help people who are reestablishing their lives after

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Black Friday Furniture Deals 2023

Black Friday may be over, but there are a number of great furniture deals still happening throughout the weekend. If you’ve been looking to make a big-ticket purchase, now’s the perfect time to tackle it for a lot less. Aside from mega retailers like Amazon and Wayfair, we’ve spotted several direct-to-consumer brands and high-end furniture retailers that are also offering sitewide discounts or deals on select items.

Some of the most noteworthy deals we’ve found include up to 50% off Pottery Barn’s cozy bed frames and major discounts on outdoor sets from West Elm. Given that furniture shopping can get really expensive, this is your chance to find that perfect item to

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More than 70 volunteers renovate U.S. VETS Barber’s Point

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Home Depot volunteers picked up some gloves and tools at U.S. VETS Barber’s Point to renovate its facilities in honor of Veteran’s Day.

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“It’s going to bring us closer together. More of a bonding,” stated Jermaine Wooden. “Even though we have different branches here, we all serve the country and we should continue to serve each other…”

Wooden is a veteran who joined more than 70 volunteers for the project. He said he’s getting his life back on track with help from organizations like U.S. VETS.

“Our main mission is to get homeless veterans off the street into permanent housing and wrap them around with the services that they need to be successful in their community,” said U.S. VETS Vice President of Clinical Services Kim Cook.

The

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Veterans Day 2023 store hours for Walmart, Target, CVS, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Best Buy and more

Veterans Day 2023 is on Saturday, Nov. 11, but it will be federally observed this year on Friday, Nov. 10.

The federal holiday honors those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and is celebrated annually on Nov. 11.

Many retailers are open and operating under usual hours on the holiday.

Here’s everything you need to know about store hours on Friday (11/10/23) and Saturday (11/11/23) for Veterans Day.

What stores are open on Veterans Day 2023? When do stores close?

Here is a list of many popular retailers that are confirmed to be open on the Veterans Day 2023, along with their store hours, according to their websites and Holiday Shopping Hours.

Shoppers should ultimately check with their local store in the event hours vary by location.

Friday, Nov. 10

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Helping hands assist veteran | News, Sports, Jobs

Home Depot employee Jase Skar takes a water break as Bob Ware looks on while his family and other volunteers helped the World War II veteran relocate to a new home.

The aged elevator system of The Parker apartments in downtown Minot has proven to be an obstacle for many of the elderly residents of the building, forcing some to consider relocating to a new residence.

One such resident is World War II veteran Bob Ware, who moved to Minot from Clovis, New Mexico, to remain close to family that moved to the area.

“My wife died and I had a great-granddaughter that had three boys that lived about a block and a half from me. Every day they’d come see me and spend the night with me. I got so close to them that when they moved up here, I waited a year and moved.” Ware said.

Though 95-year-old

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What It’s Like to Shop at Ikea’s Mini Plan and Order Stores

  • Ikea is embarking on a $2 billion expansion of its US operations.
  • Part of Ikea’s strategy is a new, smaller store for shoppers redesigning whole rooms.
  • I visited one of these new stores to see what it’s like to shop there.

Ikea is spending billions to expand in the US, and a big part of its plans rest on small stores.

Most shoppers probably think of huge warehouses filled with everything from kitchen towels to coffee tables to Swedish meatballs when they think of the retailer. But in a $2 billion initiative it announced earlier this year, Ikea said that it would open nine “plan-and-order” stores in the US.

Each store is a fraction of the size of the Ikea you’re probably used to. While an

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Dos and Don’ts of Shopping at Home Depot: 10 Money-Saving Tips

Sundry Photography / Getty Images

Sundry Photography / Getty Images

Whether you’re in the market for Christmas decorations and lights, home improvement items, tools or even household goods, Home Depot is the first stop on the list for many shoppers. You never know what kind of deals you’ll find lurking in the massive aisles of this one-stop big box store for do-it-yourselfers, homeowners, and general contractors or home improvement professionals.

See: 8 Frugal Habits of the Past To Save Money Today
Find: How To Get Cash Back on Your Everyday Purchases

When you’re shopping for the best prices, it helps to know a few insider secrets that are exclusive to The Home Depot. These Dos and Don’ts can keep you from paying more than you have to on your next home renovation project or gardening supplies.

Do:

Look for Yellow Price Tags

Yellow price tags at Home Depot indicate sales, as revealed by Family Handyman.

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Town where six homes were destroyed by raging inferno had no fire engines at nearby East Kilbride depot

RESIDENTS burned out of their street by a huge blaze faced a crucial delay for help – because their local fire depot had no engines.

Six homes were destroyed in East Kilbride last week after the inferno took hold.

The aftermath of Friday's fire in Whitelee, East Kilbride

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The aftermath of Friday’s fire in Whitelee, East KilbrideCredit: © Michael McGurk 2023
Flames rip through the properties as crews battle the blaze

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Flames rip through the properties as crews battle the blazeCredit: John Kirkby News Group newspapers
A firefighter helps get the inferno under control.

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A firefighter helps get the inferno under control.Credit: Tom Farmer

But firefighters took almost 20 minutes to respond because appliances were sent from Clarkston – almost nine miles from the scene.

We can reveal the engines based at East Kilbride town centre – just three miles from the fire – were being used elsewhere for a training exercise.

Union chiefs today slammed cost-cutting measures that meant no emergency cover was on-site in East Kilbride – home to

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Columbus Day 2023 store hours for Walmart, Target, CVS, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Best Buy and more

Columbus Day 2023, which is also celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in some communities, lands on Monday, Oct. 9.

The holiday is celebrated on the second Monday of October.

Here’s everything you need to know about store hours on Monday for Columbus Day 2023.

What stores are open on the Columbus Day 2023? When do stores close?

Here is a list of many popular retailers that are confirmed to be open on the Columbus Day 2023, along with their store hours, according to their websites and Holiday Shopping Hours.

Shoppers should ultimately check with their local store in the event hours vary by location.

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