Lowe's Grants $25,000 to Valley Nature Center

CELEBRATING NATURE

$25,000 grant from Lowe’s makes newly updated nature trails come to life

WHAT:                Re-Grand Opening Ceremony – Weslaco, Texas.

                              As part of their 25^th Anniversary Celebration, the Valley Nature Center will hold a re-grand opening of its nature trails on Saturday, Nov. 7. Made possible in part by a $25,000 grant from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, funding helped to provide ADA approved nature trails. Benches, trash bins and trail signs were also installed.

WHEN:                 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009

WHERE:             Valley Nature Center

301 South Border Avenue

Weslaco, TX 78599

WHO/PHOTO OPP.:

Valley Nature Center and volunteers from Lowe’s will be available to comment on the project’s benefits to the local community.

ABOUT The Valley Nature Center

The Valley Nature Center is the oldest nature center in the Rio Grande Valley, and the only center fully dedicated to environmental education south of San Antonio and east of Eagle Pass. It has been in operation as a non-profit organization dedicated to its mission since 1984.

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity International, American Red Cross, United Way of America, and the Home Safety Council, in addition to numerous non-profit organizations and programs that help communities across the country.  In 2008, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $25 million to support community and education projects in the United States and Canada. Lowe’s also encourages volunteerism through the Lowe’s Heroes program, a company-wide employee volunteer initiative.  Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 50 company with fiscal year 2008 sales of $48.2 billion and has more than 1,675 stores in the United States and Canada.  For more information, visit Lowes.com/community.

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