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IEC FOUNDATION

IEC Foundation

Home Depot

ProXtra Program

A and apprentices. That is my vision for the

As a proud partner with IEC,
program. To do that, we need everyone’s
The Home Depot is dedicated
support and participation.”
to saving electricians time and
money. IEC members receive
2% cash back on all qualifying Lindsey K. Hill, National Accounts Manager membership. By working together, this
for The Home Depot, also supports the
pre-tax purchases when enrolled IEC Foundation as a Board Trustee. “The partnership allows everyone to win! And
in our free ProXtra Program. In Home Depot is truly excited about the who wouldn’t be excited about that!”
addition to the rebate for customers, The partnership with IEC! Together, we have
Home Depot will donate 0.5% of the sales an opportunity to make a HUGE impact The Home Depot continues to provide
in this program to the IEC Foundation. on growing the electrical industry in this generous support to our industry, IEC, and
country. The Home Depot Foundation has IEC Foundation. The 2019 Home Depot
The IEC Foundation’s partnership with the committed $50M through 2028 to educate ProXtra program will donate $297,306.33
Home Depot ProXtra program began under high school students in underserved to the IEC Foundation. Thank you to our
the leadership of chairman, Tom Alexander in communities on the trades. And where The IEC Platinum Partner, The Home Depot, for
2015. The program has grown tremendously Home Depot stops, IEC begins! In addition its continued support and sponsorship of
over the years and has contributed $1 million to some great individual benefits for IEC IEC Foundation programs. This funding will
dollars to support IEC and the electrical members, through the Pro Xtra program, be used to support current programs and
systems contracting industry. The Home Depot is able to contribute launch new programs in 2021. Thank you to
0.5% of every dollar spent by IEC Members the IEC membership for your participation
“In 2015 when the program began, I was to the IEC Foundation. The IEC Foundation which made this donation possible!
given the opportunity by Greg Haren,
Foundation Chairman, to structure the
grants IECF would offer, said chairman
Alexander. “Our vision was to support The Home Depot is able to contribute 0.5% of every
the smaller chapters and give them an dollar spent by IEC Members to the IEC Foundation.
opportunity to have the best classrooms
and training labs possible. In the last four The 2019 program will donate $297,306.33.
years, the program has allowed us to
generate over $1 million dollars for the
IEC Foundation. We have accomplished
this with minimal participation in the uses those funds toward Apprentice To sign up for the Home Depot
Home Depot ProXtra program from IEC Education, Chapter Development, Facility ProXtra program visit:
members. I believe the funds generated Improvements, etc. These improvements www.iec-foundation.org/iecf-
from this program can easily generate over then help to drive enrollments in the home-depot-pro-xtra-program.
a million dollars yearly for IEC chapters Apprenticeship Program and overall IEC

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