We know that, in times of need, everyone comes out to help their neighbors; it's been seen time and time again. We can't cut any of our programs or provide less help to those who need it, so we really need the help of the public to continue the work we are doing.

Things like that are greatly appreciated and helped us because then we had the money to help in other ways. We are going to be looking at all of our community partners and see if more want to help out.

The area has responded very well when the hurricanes devastated the South, but it's time now to remember that there have been problems (here) and people we need to help in our area.

Lowe's is committed to recognizing and supporting efforts that help our neighbors and customers. No time is this support more important than following natural disasters. Since Lowe's launched its customer donation program in 2000, thanks to the generosity and cooperation of our customers and vendor partners, we have raised nearly $16 million for American Red Cross disaster relief efforts.

We can do this to help our neighbors to the south,

He was just the kind of guy, when the neighbors needed help, he was the guy who would go, no matter what it was. Everybody loved him.