Lowe's community assistance project helps Overfalls Foundation

The local Lowe's store selected the Overfalls Foundation as a nonprofit organization to be the recipient of a community assistance project. The project, to replace the aging porch on the foundation's Ship's Store and Welcome Center, was completed in July. Together, the foundation and Lowe's defined the project and developed the specifications.

On the appointed day, the crew of Lowe's employees, all of the material and their equipment appeared on site. The next couple of days were a beehive of activity as the old came down and the new went up.

"Everything went perfectly,” said Sue Townsend, Overfalls Foundation Ship's Store manager. "Our old porch had become an eyesore; it was not the first impression of the foundation we wanted to convey to our visitors. Our ship is a National Historic Landmark set in the middle of a beautiful park, and Lowe's effort has made what was a liability to that picture into an asset."

For more informatio, go to www.Overfalls.org.