Veterans parking woes eased

HIGH SPRINGS – Veterans and others with physical limitations will have an easier time getting around in downtown High Springs in the future due in large part to a grant in the amount of $4,000 from The Home Depot® Foundation.

IRISHWATERDOGS WARRIORS (IWDW) Outreach Program, located at 45 NW 1st Ave., recently received the grant through Home Depot's Community Impact Grants Program. The money will be used to help provide two handicapped-accessible parking spots near the IWDW storefront location.

“We are excited to be able to undertake this project to ensure the safety of our wounded veterans,” said Karen McInerney, Community Outreach Director, IWDW. “We were delighted to receive the grant and our veterans are grateful to The Home Depot® Foundation for caring enough about them to help out in this way.”

The IWDW Outreach Program works with veterans suffering with physical and mental injuries. Their therapeutic kayaking program helps keep returning veterans physically active and engaged with their peers and encourages family participation as a way to strengthen family bonds.

“The Home Depot® Foundation is committed to ensuring that every veteran has a safe place to call home,” said Kelly Caffarelli, President, The Home Depot® Foundation. “We are proud to work with IRISHWATERDOGS in our efforts to give back to those men and women who have so bravely served our country.”

Through Team Depot, the company’s associate-led volunteer program, thousands of Home Depot associates volunteer their time and talents to positively transform neighborhoods and perform basic repairs and modifications to homes and facilities serving veterans with critical housing needs.

Since its formation in 2002, The Home Depot Foundation has granted more than $340 million to nonprofit organizations improving homes and lives in local communities.

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