2005 ANNUAL REPORT a new view on building healthy communities “The leadership of Foundation is helping to transform the affordable home building industry and demonstrating that environmentally sound, healthy and resource-efficient homes can be built while maintaining and increasing affordability in the short and long term.” Rick Fedrizzi, President CEO and Founding Chairman U.S. Green Building Council

The Home Depot Foundation

Advisory Board Bob Nardelli Dennis Donovan Tom Taylor Carol Tomé

Board of Directors Giles Bowman Kelly Caffarelli Ron Jarvis Gloria Johnson Goins Kevin Martinez, President Dominic Piccininni, Secretary David Sanford Kim Sentovich Manish Shrivastava,Treasurer Paul Raines

Staff Kelly Caffarelli, Executive Director Fred Wacker, Senior Program Manager – Affordable Housing DeAnn Fordham, Program Manager – Environment Emily Ferguson, Development Manager Vivian Walker, Grants Manager Kina Monroe, Grants Coordinator Carolyn Downing, Administrative Assistant 1

our mission

The Home Depot Foundation is dedicated to creating healthy, livable communities through the integration of affordable housing built responsibly and the preservation and restoration of community trees. The Foundation supports the building of affordable, efficient and healthy homes and the planting of trees in our city parks, on tree-lined streets and in our own backyards. In this way, the Foundation is working to increase awareness of the connection among quality affordable housing, adequate green spaces and trees and the overall health and success of our communities.

The Foundation has invested millions of dollars in communities across the country to help our neighbors of modest means live in homes that are affordable to own and maintain in the long term; that provide safe, healthy environments and that conserve energy; water and other natural resources. By helping families and individuals secure dependable, quality affordable housing, the Foundation increases their chances of success in all areas of their lives and creates stable, strong communities for years to come. 2

“The support of The Home Depot Foundation has been instrumental in our success in building affordable, healthy communities and in the progress we have been able to make in the Gulf region. The assistance we receive from the Foundation goes far beyond its 2005 was a remarkable year for The Home Depot Foundation. financial support, though. The most With the help of The Home Depot’s senior leadership and store important asset the Foundation offers associates, its suppliers, our Board of Directors and our nonprofit the community development field is its partners, we were able to create and support stronger, healthier desire to bring individuals and groups communities across the country. Projects funded by the Foundation together, to form partnerships, to provide built 8,000 homes that our neighbors of modest means can afford opportunities to collaborate and to to own over the long term, providing a stable base to build a encourage innovative thought to address successful life. Additionally, the Foundation’s support resulted in the issues facing communities.” the planting of over 250,000 community trees, which are making neighborhoods more sustainable and livable. We hope that this Bart Harvey, Chairman and CEO Annual Report demonstrates the impact the Foundation is having Enterprise Community Partners to strengthen communities and help improve lives.

We are also very proud of the partnerships we have developed and enhanced during this year. By working with nonprofits that significantly affect cities and towns nationwide, we are doing so much more than building a house or planting a tree. We are bringing together the energies and resources of neighborhood residents, government and business leaders, and community organizations and volunteers to engage in projects that are laying the foundation for long-term community change. “Mayors understand the value that trees bring to their communities by helping Our aim is to create for everyone a sense of place and well-being that allows individuals and families to thrive and reach their fullest them become healthier places to live, potential and to achieve their dreams. Having an affordable, adding beauty to their neighborhoods healthy home with a safe place to learn, run and play is the first and improving the overall quality of step to achieving this goal. We thank all of our donor partners who their citizens’ lives. Our Excellence in generously support the Foundation’s efforts with their time and Community Trees Awards program with financial contributions, and our nonprofit partners who share our The Home Depot Foundation helps to vision of helping individuals, families and neighborhoods. Together, recognize mayors and their cities for we are building healthier, more livable communities. their efforts and will encourage others to adopt similar successful programs.” Tom Cochran Executive Director U.S. Conference of Mayors Kelly Caffarelli Kevin Martinez Executive Director and President of the Board Member of the Board of Directors The Home Depot Foundation The Home Depot Foundation Director, Community Affairs, The Home Depot 3 Like the entire country, we at The Home Live Oak Depot Foundation were overwhelmed by the Recovery Project terrible destruction of the communities of the Gulf Coast caused by Hurricane Katrina. The For 60 miles across the Gulf Coast, hundreds of large, centuries-old oaks ripple effects of this storm impacted families survived the violence of Hurricane Katrina, and cities nationwide and brought attention a remarkable testament to the strength to the importance of home, housing and the and capabilities of these trees. For environment in our lives. many people, these trees were among the few things left that symbolized the uniqueness of their communities. Although With funding from “Rebuilding Hope and the trees still stood, the storm surge Homes,” a partnership of The Home Depot and washed away the soil and sand leaving and Homes its suppliers and customers, the Foundation roots exposed and little rain fell, which endangered these heritage trees. supported the needs of those in the wake of the

storm. In the weeks following the hurricane, we Working with the Land Trust for the provided funding to meet their continuing needs Mississippi Coastal Plain, The Home Depot and to begin the recovery and rebuilding efforts, Foundation was able to provide funding to truck soil, mulch and water in to save giving residents evidence that their communities 655 of these trees. Protective fencing was could be restored. The rebuilding will take placed around the trunks to keep heavy years, and the Foundation is committed to equipment from the sensitive root zones working with local nonprofi ts and communities during the cleanup and rebuilding efforts. Not only were the trees able to be saved, throughout the process. By preserving trees but the labor and equipment used in the and natural areas that create buffers against process was all local, helping to provide storms and by designing and constructing jobs and funding to fragile economic homes to mitigate storm damage, the centers. Importantly, the effort was completed in the first weeks after Foundation is focusing its support on building the hurricane, giving the Gulf residents stronger, safer and healthier communities. hope by preserving these symbols of their communities. Rebuilding Hope

Vance Weesner

After Katrina — Rebuilding Better Communities

“The violence of Hurricane Katrina was almost unimaginable, destroying virtually everything man had built. Our people could deal with losing their homes, but they refused to lose their

community. Many people have wanted to help, but The Home Depot Foundation has been among the few that have really helped us begin to make some progress. With its support, we are not only going to rebuild our town, we are going to make it better than it was before.” Malcolm Jones, City Attorney, Pass Christian, MS 4 “I can’t afford to own a house, but my apartment feels like a home. It’s not huge or fancy, but it has everything my daughter and I need. The rent is much more reasonable than anything else around, and my apartment is very efficient so my utility bills are low, even during a Vermont winter. We can walk to the bus stop and to the park. They did a lot of little things to make sure that this is a comfortable, healthy and safe place for us to live.” Quote from Resident of Waterfront Housing

2005 Award of Excellence Winner – Rental Housing Vermont Burlington, VT

Honoring Better Building Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly

The Home Depot Foundation created these awards to recognize the exemplary work of nonprofit organizations that are building homes that successfully combine affordability with healthy and sustainable measures. By recognizing, celebrating and showcasing these outstanding and innovative projects, the Foundation hopes not only to offer insight, but also inspiration to others developing housing for those of modest means.

“ You’re not adding a whole lot of expense, and you are adding consciousness about sustainable development...The Home Depot Foundation award keeps reaping benefits for Rural Development, Inc.” Anne Perkins Director of Homeownership Programs Rural Development, Inc.

2005 Award of Excellence Winner Homeownership Rural Development, Inc. Turner Falls, MA 5

2005 Grant Recipients affordable housing Affordable Housing Built Responsibly

Avenue Community Development Corporation, Houston, TX Better Housing Coalition, Richmond, VA Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, Chicago, IL Imagine working a full-time job earning well above minimum wage BRIDGE Housing Corporation, San Francisco, CA as a teacher, a police officer or a librarian, yet struggling to pay C2C Home LLC, Roanoke, VA your electricity bill or to buy a new winter coat because your rent or Center for Community Change, Washington, DC mortgage payment takes more than half of your income. That’s the situation more than 5 million Americans face every day. Chinatown Community Development Center, San Francisco, CA

The Home Depot Foundation supports the building of healthy homes Citizens Housing Corporation, San Francisco, CA that are affordable not only to purchase, but to operate and maintain Claretian Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL in the long term. By ensuring that homes use less energy and Cobb Housing, Inc., Marietta, GA water, utility costs are lower and more predictable. Better air quality CommonBond Communities, St. Paul, MN translates to improved health and fewer trips to the doctor. Durable Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, materials extend the buildings’ lives and cut maintenance costs. (CAPCA), Conway, AR Locating homes near jobs, schools and public transportation reduces Concord Area Trust for Community Housing (CATCH), transportation costs, which can use up as much as 40% of a family’s Concord, NH income. By recycling, reducing construction waste, using sustainable Dallas City Homes, Inc., Dallas, TX materials and preserving natural spaces, we create a healthier, more Eden Housing, Inc., Hayward, CA valuable community for everyone. Enterprise Community Partners (formerly The Enterprise Foundation), Columbia, MD The Home Depot Foundation supports the building of healthy, Evergreen, Toronto, ON affordable housing because it is better for the environment — Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, Inc. but more importantly because it is better for people. (FAHE), Berea, KY First Community Housing, San Jose, CA Global Green USA, Santa Monica, CA Green Blue Institute (GreenBlue), Charlottesville, VA Housing Vermont, Burlington, Vermont Initiative for Affordable Housing, Inc., Decatur, GA Kaw Valley Habitat for Humanity, Kansas City, KS Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Detroit, MI Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), New York, NY NeighborWorks® America, Washington, DC New Ecology, Inc., Cambridge, MA New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative (NONDC), New Orleans, LA North Florida Educational Development Corporation, Gretna, FL Rural Development, Inc., Turners Falls, MA Sawmill Community Land Trust, Albuquerque, NM Twin Pines Housing Trust, White River Junction, VT Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Seattle, WA WHEDCO, Bronx, NY 6 community trees

Usually when we talk about trees and forests, we think of our national parks, acres of wooded land and nature trails. However, one-quarter of our nation’s forests are comprised of community trees — trees in city parks, on tree-lined streets and in our own backyards. The Home Depot Foundation believes that this “urban forest” is an untapped resource that can be used to help communities deal with the pollution of our air and water, cool our city streets and improve our overall health.

Not only do trees clean the environment, studies have shown that having trees nearby also helps children focus, concentrate and perform better in school. The many economic benefits of trees are also clear. Property values increase 5–20% when homes have “The Home Depot Foundation truly trees in the landscape, and shade from just three trees can reduce improves everything they touch and utility bills by half. Patients recover more quickly in the hospital without their partnership and support, when green scenery is provided, reducing healthcare costs, and the NeighborWoods Program would businesses on tree-lined streets experience sales increases of up to 12%. not have begun in 2005. During the first

year of NeighborWoods, we were able Finally, residents of neighborhoods with more trees and grass enjoy to bring together over 2,500 volunteers, more social activities, have more visitors, know more of their children, community leaders and neighbors and have stronger feelings of belonging. Essentially, trees The Home Depot associates to plant can be the catalyst for profound community change and are an over 4,000 trees and create healthier essential component of creating a strong and healthy community. neighborhoods. The addition of these trees to the landscape is of great significance, but the long-term impact of bringing people together, empowering them to improve their surroundings and inspiring them to be involved in their community is invaluable.” Alice Ewen Walker, Executive Director Alliance for Community Trees 7

2005 Grant Recipients Healthy Community Trees

Alliance for Community Trees, Beltsville, MD American Forests, Washington, DC

Capital District Community Gardens (CDCG), Troy, NY

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta, GA Concordia Language Villages, Moorhead, MN Eastern Ontario Model Forest, Kemptville, ON Forest Stewardship Council US, Washington, DC Friends of the Katy Trail, Dallas, TX Friends of the Parks, Chicago, IL Friends of Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY Galiano Conservancy Association, Galiano Island, BC Kentucky Natural Lands Trust, Berea, KY Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain, Biloxi , MS Maine Audubon, Falmouth, ME Mississippi Urban Forest Council, Madison, MS National Arbor Day Foundation, Lincoln, NE National Forest Foundation, Missoula, MT National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA New England Forestry Foundation, Littleton, MA New York Restoration Project, New York, NY Parks & People Foundation, Baltimore, MD Parkway Partners Program, Inc., New Orleans, LA People for Trees, San Diego, CA Residents’ Committee to Protect the Adirondacks, (RCPA), North Creek, NY “Everybody likes trees, but we often forget their immense power. Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF), Trees can raise property values, cool homes and neighborhoods, Manotick, ON break cold winds to lower heating costs, help children concentrate Sage Centre, Vancouver, BC and clean our air and water. The Home Depot Foundation’s Sociét é de dév eloppement communautaire de work is focusing national attention on the economic, social and Montréa l, Montréa l, PQ environmental benefits of community trees, while bringing The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, MN neighbors and volunteers together to improve their communities.” The Student Conservation Association (SCA), Deborah Gangloff, Executive Director Charlestown, NH American Forests TreeFolks, Inc., Austin, TX Tree Trust, St.Paul, MN Urban Ecology Institute, Chestnut Hill, MA Urban Releaf, Oakland, CA Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh, PA “NeighborWorks® America’s relationship with The Home Depot Foundation goes much deeper than the giving and receiving of grants. They don’t just write checks. They show up in our neighborhoods — in the hundreds — working side by side with our neighbors in communities across the country during National NeighborWorks Week. Our shared values of partnership and volunteerism have enabled us to forge a powerful relationship that advances our mission of improving lives and strengthening communities.” Ken Wade, CEO NeighborWorks® America

In addition to providing funding, the Foundation also supports nonprofit organizations by coordinating volunteer activities for The Home Depot suppliers and associates. By coupling volunteerism with financial support, the Foundation is able to help create lasting relationships and stimulate community engagement. 9 working together to create healthy communities

Building quality affordable homes and planting trees can have enormous visible, economic, social and environmental impacts on a neighborhood in a fairly short time period. The longer-term effects of these activities are harder to see, but even more significant. By helping people achieve their dreams of living in a healthy environment, in comfortable and affordable homes, we empower them to succeed in all areas of their lives.

We know that the true strength and health of a community depends on successful partnerships. Partnerships among residents who take pride in their homes, are financially stable and are committed to creating a sustainable, thriving community. Partnerships between dedicated community leaders and effective nonprofits who have the knowledge, resources and volunteers to assist residents in achieving their goals. The Home Depot Foundation is proud to provide funding and volunteers to our nonprofit partners. They bring strategic innovation to address extremely complex issues and accomplish amazing transformations in neighborhoods and lives. We are also deeply appreciative for the partnerships we share with our donors. Their support greatly increases our ability to make the dream of living in a healthy, strong community more achievable for everyone.

“The Foundation provides a unique way that we can work in our communities with our supplier partners to increase our impact on issues that matter to all of us. It’s a great feeling to know that you have given a family the pride of homeownership — and really changed their lives for years to come. That’s real community impact.” Tom Taylor, The Home Depot Executive Vice President Merchandising and Marketing we thank our 2005 corporate donors

3M Company Arnold Builders Edge, Inc. Cosentino USA 3P Delivery Arnold Transportation Burpee Cosmo Store Services 790 The Zone Arrow Group Industries Byers Transportation System Inc. Costa Nursery Farms, Inc. A. Anastasio & Sons Trucking Co., Inc. Arteriors Home C&S Products Company, Inc. Country Living Magazine A.W. Sperry Artscape, Inc. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Couriers, Inc. A-1 Plank & Scaffold Mfg., Inc. ArtSelect Cad Quest Cox Radio Atlanta AARP Ascher Brothers Co., Inc. Cadbury Adams USA LLC CPS Products ABCO Academy Builders Group, LLC Ashton Transport Ltd Calculated Industries Critical Mass Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. Atlanta Braves California Cascade Ind. Cromwell Growers, Inc. Absolute Storage Products Atlanta Magazine/Emmis Campbell Hausfeld Crossroad Services, Inc. Ackerstone Industries, Inc. Communications Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Crown Bolt, Inc. ACP Atlanta Spirit, LLC Capital Crown Lift Trucks ACS Motorola Atlas Tools Capital Contractors Inc. CST/Berger/David White/Rolatape Acuity Lighting Atrium Companies, Inc. Cardinal Logistics Curt Bean Lumber Inc. Addison-Parrish Lighting Sales Austin American-Statesman Career Sports & Entertainment Custom Building Products Adjustable Company Auto Doors Inc. of Georgia Cargill / Diamond Crystal Salt Custom LeatherCraft Mfg Adjusta-Post Lighting Company Averitt Express Cargotec, Inc. cyw Western States Fastening Systems AdobeAir AVF Inc. Carlile Transportation Systems, Inc. Czarnowski Advance B & F Enterprises Inc. Carlson Marketing Group Daantzler Advance Transformer Co. B&G Electrical Contractors of NY, Inc. Carolina Site Concepts, Inc. Dagasa Fixtures and Displays, Inc. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. B&K Industries, Inc. Casalgrande Padana Dal-Tile Corporation Advanced Equipment Maintenance B. Kramer Inc. Cascade Corporation Dalton Enterprises, Inc. ADVO, Inc. Babcock Lumber Company CASCO Danco Aearo Company Baldwin Hardware Corporation CAT Lift Trucks Daniel Marketing, Inc. Aerocom Systems, Inc Barenbrug USA CBA Industries DAP Inc. AFC Cable Systems/tyco Basalite Concrete Products, LLC. CentiMark Corporation / QuestMark Dasco Pro AFCO Industries, Inc. Bath Unlimited Flooring David Brooks Pottery Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP Bayer Advanced Central Freight Lines, Inc. DBM Imports/Exports Air Cool Industrial BB&S Treated Lumber Cerro Flow Products, Inc. DDB Worldwide Air Traffic Services, Inc. Beaulieu Group LLC CertainTeed DECOLAV Alexandria Moulding Beckett Corporation CFM Corp. Decor Grates Inc. Ali Industries Behr Paint Champion Cooler Deflecto Corporation Aljoma Lumber, Inc. Bekins Worldwide Solutions Char-Broil DeLonghi America Allied Tube & Conduit/tyco Belkin Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company Delray Plants, Inc. Almo Fulfillment Services, LLC. Bell Nursery Checkpoint Delta Faucet Company Alsons Corporation Bemis Mfg. Company Chem Lab Products Delta Industries Altaquip LLC Beneke Chemical Specialties, Inc. Delta Mechanical Inc. Altenloh, Brinck & Co., Inc. Bengal Products Inc. Chervon Power Tools, Inc. Deroma Ambrosi Benner Mechanical and Electrical Inc. Cheyenne Industries Desa Heating Amco Industrial Corporation Bercom Church & Dwight Desa International American Air Filter Berghoff Design Group CitiCapital Design Air Systems American Biophysics Corp. BernzOmatic Classic Accessories Design Resources Group Inc. American Color Best Sand Corporation Clear Channel Radio Atlanta Detail At Retail American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Bestview International Clinton Nurseries DETEX American Metal Products Better Living Products International Clopay Building Products DHL Express American Safety Razor Biewer Lumber ClosetMaid DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express, Inc. American Shower & Bath Big Hammer CMA Diama-Shield American Standard Bissell CMPC Maderas SA Diamond Home and Garden American Tack & Hardware BJI, Inc. Coast Appliance Parts Discovery Networks American Trade Products Black & Decker HHI Group Cable, Inc. Diversified Maintenance Systems, Inc. American Wood Moulding, LLC Black & Decker, Inc. Collier Metal Specialties, Inc. Diversitech Corporation American Woodmark Corporation Blanco Collins Electrical Construction Co. Divisions Inc. AmeriGas Propane, Inc. Blitz USA Color Spot Nurseries Do+Able Products Amerimax Home Products Blu Dot Columbia Aluminum Products, LLC DOC Machine Tool Services Ameristar Fence Products Blue Rhino Columbia Flooring Domtar Inc. Amerock Bluelinx Corporation Columbia Forest Products Double AA Builders, Ltd. AmerTac, Inc. BMA Columbia Vista Corporation Dow Chemical Company Ames True Temper BNSF Railway CommerceHub DS Waters Anchor Wall Systems, Inc. Bobrow Palumbo Sales Commercial Air Systems, Inc. DuPont Company Andersen Corporation Boise Conros Corp. Duraco Products, Inc. Andersen Windows, Inc. Bond Mfg. Consolidated Fire Protection Dutchman Tree Farms Andis Company Bonide Products Inc. Consumer 500 Enterprises Dynamic Design Angels Baseball Foundation Bonnie Plant Farm Consumer Technology Publishing E A Langenfeld Retail Store Services Anschutz SO CA Sports Complex LLC Bootz Industries Group Early Alert, Inc. Anthony Wood Treating Bostik, Inc. Contico International Eastern Freight Ways/Shevell Group Apache Mills, Inc. Continental Cabinets, Inc. Eastside Masonry Products Apex Supply Company Bowater Inc. Continental Sales & Marketing, Inc. Easy Gardener Apgar Bros., Inc. Brabner & Hollon, Inc. Contractor’s Wardrobe Eaton Aqua Mix Inc. BrassCraft Cooper Bussmann Eaton Electrical Arauco Wood Products Inc. Braun’s Express, Inc. Cooper Hand Tools Eazypower Corporation Arch Treatment Technologies Bravo Sports/Variflex Cooper Lighting Echo, Inc. Arch Wood Protection Briggs & Stratton Corporation Cooper Tools Eclectic Products, Inc. Architectural Group International Bright International Group Cordelia Lighting Edmar Abrasive / Quasar Construction Argo Fine Imports, Inc. 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Eljer Inc. FLS Transportation Services Inc. Honda Power Equipment Eljer Plumbingware, Inc. Fluidmaster Granger Contracting Co./N-Store Honeywell Elkay Sales, Inc. FoamPRO Mfg, Inc. Services LLC Hong Kong Great Star Tools Co. Ltd Emerson Focal Point Graphic Communications Hoover/Maytag Emerson Tool Company Ford Motor Company Great Southern Wood Horizon Lawn Maintenance Inc. Emess Design Group Foremost Groups Preserving, Inc. Horizon National Contract Services EML Technologies Foremost International Great States Corp Horticultural Marketing & Printing Empire Level Mfg Corp Foster Mantels Greenes Fence Company Hound Dog Products, Inc. Empire Truck Lines, Inc. Foundation Contractors Greenleaf Products - an Oldcastle House of Fara Emser Tile Fox News Company Housecrafters Encore Electric Franklin Industries, LLC Hub Group, Inc. Energizer Freud America, Inc. Greentree Sales, Inc. Hubbell Electrical Products EnerSys Friedrich Grosfillex Hudson Construction Company Enforcer Products Fu Hsing Americas GSC Technology Corporation Huffco Manufacturing Engineered Structures, Inc. Funder America, Inc. GSW Building Products Hunter Douglas ENTEK Corporation Fypon, Ltd. GTO, Inc. Hunter Fan Co. Enterprise Technical Services GA Communications Guardian Hyde Tools Enviroedge Products Company GAF Materials Corporation Gulfcoast International Products, Inc. Hydro-Balance Corporation EON - CPI Plastics Galloway, Romero & Associates Gulfstream Home and Garden HY-KO Products Company Epes Transport System, Inc. GAME Gulistan Carpet Co. HyLoft USA Equitec Gannett Co., Inc. H. Paulin & Co. Limited ICI Paints ESPN ABC Sports Garden Weasel H.J. Russell and Company Icon Fitness Essex Electrical Products Haier America Idaho Timber Corporation Estenson Logistics, LLC Gardner-Gibson Halex Company Idea Factory, Inc. Estes Express Lines Garick Corporation Halstead/Vertex Stone & Chinaware Estes Express/GI Trucking GE Appliances Ltd. Ideal Service Inc. Mfg. Co., Inc. GE Consumer & Industrial Hamilton Beach Igloo Ettore Products Co. GE Polymershapes Hampton Lumber Sales IHLO Sales & Import Eucatex N.A GE Sealants & Adhesives Hansgrohe Imagitas

Eurofase Inc. Gemini Electric, Inc. Harper Brush Works Impex Systems Group, Inc. EWJ Inc. Generac Power Systems, Inc. Harper Trucks, Inc. Import Stone, Inc. Excel Lighting General Cable Harvey Gerstman Associates Imre Communications Exel General Electric Appliance Parts HB&G Building Products IMS Expesite General Electric Company Hearst Magazines Ingersoll-Rand Expo General Tools Heath Zenith Initiative Fabral, Inc. Georgia-Pacific Corporation Henkel Consumer Adhesives In-Sink-Erator Faip North America, Inc. GERF Henri Studio Integra / MAC Sports FastenMaster GERS Retail Systems Henry Company Integra Products, Integra Furniture Faus Group, Inc. Gertmenian Rugs HGA Integrated Store Solutions, LLC Feather River Door Company GHP Group Hide-Away Ironing Boards InterDesign Fedders Gibraltar Industries Highpoint Southwest Services Interep FedEx Gildor Automatic Doors Hillman Group Intermatic, Inc. Feit Electric Gillette/Duracell Division Hilti, Inc. Intermountain Orient/Claymark Fenway Forest Products, Inc. Gilmour Group Hines Horticulture International Lighting Mfg. Fernco Glen Oak Lumber Hitachi International Paper Fernlea Flowers Glenn H. Johnson Construction H.J. Martin & Son, Inc. International Thermocast Corporation Ferry-Morse Seed Company Glide Rite Corporation HKF Inc. International Wholesale Tile FH Martin Constructors Global DocuGraphix Hoboken Floors Interstate Transport FI Companies Global Door Controls Homax Holdings, Inc. Intertape Polymer Group Fibercomposites, LLC Global Harvest Foods Home Casual Intex Fiesta Gas Grills Globe Union Home Decor Innovations Invensys Fire Materials Group GMR Transportation, Inc. Home Depot Direct Invensys Controls Americas Gojo Home Depot Supply IPS Corporation Brands, Inc. Golden Power Manufacturing Home Design Products Floragem Goodman Manufacturing Inc. Home Dynamix ITW Brands Floral Plant Growers Goodyear HomeCare Labs / Recreational Water ITW Space Bag Florida Pneumatic G-P Gypsum Products Ivy Acres Flotec Grabber Construction Products HomePlace Structures J&D Associates 12

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Raymond Corporation Krusin International Mega Marketing Orange Glo International Rayovac KST Coatings Megatrade Corporation Orbit Irrigation Products RCP Block & Brick Inc. Kurt Weiss Greenhouses, Inc. Melnor Inc. Ordner Construction Company Ready Set Service, LLC Kwikset/Baldwin/Weiser Mendocino Forest Products Co., LLC Oreck Commercial Sales Ready Trucking, Inc. L & W Supply Corp. Menemsha OrePac Building Products ReBath, LLC L.R. Nelson Corporation Meredith Corporation Organize It All Reckitt Benckiser LADC Companies Merit Roofing Systems, Inc. Oriental Weavers of America Rectorseal Lagasse, Inc. Merola Tile OSI Sealants, Inc. Regal King Lakeville Motor Express Metro Door Osmose, Inc. Response Mine Lakewood Eng. & Mfg. Co. Midea America Corp. O’Sullivan Industries, Inc. Retail Construction & Signage Lamson & Sessions Midwest Air Technologies OTB Innovations Retail Program Managers/Professional Landstar System Holdings, Inc. Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. 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Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. Suppliers, like those pictured Unger Industrial, LLC SAS Safety Corp. in a Chicago neighborhood, Uniden Sauder Moulding and Millwork Unilever SBLM Architects worked side by side with Union Rich USA SCA Timber over 1,500 The Home UnionTools Schluter Systems Unisource Schneider National, Inc. Depot store associates United Cleaning Services Limited Scitwood Industries and nonprofit volunteers United Metal Products Scotch Corporation to repair, paint and restore United Parcel Service Screen Tight United Samsco Assoc. Screenworks over 470 homes for low- United States Ceramic Tile Company Scully Distribution Services income families in 10 Universal Electric Corp. Sea Gull Lighting Universal Flooring Seasonal Designs, Inc. major cities as part of Universal Forest Products Inc. Seasonal Retail Service, LLC National NeighborWorks Uniworld Group SecuritySolutions US Floors Select Express & Logistics Week activities in 2005. 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