SLIDE SHOW: International Center playground upgraded through Lowe’s Hometowns grant
Published 7:03 pm Thursday, November 14, 2024
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International Center of Kentucky Executive Director Albert Mbanfu sports a Lowe’s hat and red vest as the two organizations join together on Red Vest Day to renovate the Center’s playground with fresh mulch and new playground equipment on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, through a recent 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000. The playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30, will include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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Local Lowe’s staff member Terry Minton volunteers with a handful of his coworkers to help International Center employees lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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(From left) Local Lowe’s staff members Adam Harrell, Terry Minton and Eric Johnson work to install the base of a new basketball hoop as they volunteer to assist a group of International Center employees in renovating the playground with fresh rubber mulch and new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employee Alina Kruhlii helps lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground alongside her coworkers and a group of local Lowe’s staff members before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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Bowling Green Lowe’s Assistant Store Manager Steven Wilson (center) stands with International Center of Kentucky Executive Director Albert Mbanfu (right) on Red Vest Day as the two organizations join together to renovate the Center’s playground with fresh mulch and new playground equipment on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, through a recent 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000. The playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30, will include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowes store staff in prepping the Center’s playground for the laying and spreading of rubber mulch for new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowes store staff in prepping the Center’s playground for the laying and spreading of rubber mulch for new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowes store staff in prepping the Center’s playground for the laying and spreading of rubber mulch for new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowes store staff in prepping the Center’s playground for the laying and spreading of rubber mulch for new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowes store staff in prepping the Center’s playground for the laying and spreading of rubber mulch for new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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Lowe’s staff members Eric Johnson (middle right) and Brandon Wolfe (middle left) begin laying lining for new mulch in the International Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center of Kentucky Executive Director Albert Mbanfu helps his employees and a group of local Lowe’s store staff lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowe’s store staff lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowe’s store staff lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowe’s store staff lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowe’s store staff lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowe’s store staff lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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International Center employees help a group of local Lowe’s store staff lay and spread dozens of bags of rubber mulch in the Center’s playground before installing new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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(From left) Local Lowe’s staff members Adam Harrell, Terry Minton and Eric Johnson work to install the base of a new basketball hoop as they volunteer to assist a group of International Center employees in renovating the playground with fresh rubber mulch and new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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(From left) Local Lowe’s staff members Adam Harrell, Brandon Wolfe, Eric Johnson and Terry Minton work to install rebar for a new basketball hoop as they volunteer to assist a group of International Center employees in renovating the playground with fresh rubber mulch and new playground equipment on Red Vest Day, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The Center recently received a 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000 to renovate the playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30 and include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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Bowling Green Lowe’s joined up with the International Center of Kentucky on Red Vest Day to renovate the Center’s playground with fresh mulch and new playground equipment starting on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, through a recent 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns grant of $71,000. The playground, which is expected to be completed by November 30, will include a new basketball hoop, musical melody sets, swings, a see-saw and more.
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