Lowe's Heroes beautify Clippard Elementary

Clippard Elementary School at 2880 Hopper Rd, Cape Girardeau, is graced with five maple trees, new flower gardens, a water fountain and a new rock garden spelling "Clippard", thanks to an innovative program called "Lowe's Heroes". The Cape Girardeau Lowe's home improvement store is responsible for the generous gifts and labor valued at $1200. Pictured at right are "Lowe's Heroes" and Clippard staff and students who contributed to the effort. Left to right, back row: Tina Chase, Regina Dobson, Jay Williams, Jeremy Kuntze, Shane Murdock, Teresa Williams (Clippard), Dawn Smith (Clippard) and Tom Young. Front row: Peyton Mims, Dominic Steger, Anna Lacy, Jacob Easley and Amya Banks. Not pictured is Lowe's Hero Craig Morris.

"We are thrilled with the new look," said Principal Dr. Sydney Herbst. "The Lowes' crew also trimmed up existing shrubs and put mulch around the gardens and trees. We are so grateful to Tom Young and his crew for doing this for us".

Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that serves approximately 15 million customers a week at more than 1,725 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Mooresville, N.C. Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world.