扣扣传媒holds ribbon-cutting thanks to grant from The Home Depot

扣扣传媒holds ribbon-cutting thanks to grant from The Home Depot

January 25, 2017

President Brian Johnson and the Home Depot manager are joined by 扣扣传媒University Athletic Director, the Tennis Team and Tennis Head Coach as the ribbon is cut at the newly refurbished Tennis Courts.

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (January 25, 2017) 鈥� 扣扣传媒University held a campus celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to announce the completion of the newly invigorated Tennis Courts that were in disrepair. This project was made possible through a grant from The Home Depot.

扣扣传媒University was one of the top winners of the 2016 Home Depot 鈥淩etool Your School鈥� Campus Improvement Grant Program, developed to benefit Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). 扣扣传媒received a $30,000 award.

Through the Home Depot program, 9 schools received the 2016 grants totaling $300,000 for on-campus improvements. The winners were chosen by a combination of public online voting and careful review by a panel of judges selected by the sponsor based on certain criteria.

Yesterday鈥檚 on-campus celebration included performances by the Marching Crimson Pipers Band and the Cheerleaders. Serving as the MC for the program was Burt Rowe, President of the 扣扣传媒University National Alumni Association (TNAA), who spear-headed the contest effort along with Roy Nunn from our University Advancement and Development Office.

扣扣传媒University President, Dr. Brian Johnson brought greetings and thanked all who voted and were involved in this effort. He added that all we do is win.

The check to the school was presented by managers and staff of The Home Depot store on Chantilly Parkway in Montgomery, who said they were happy to partner with 扣扣传媒University in this effort.

Remarks were also brought by Curtis Campbell, the Athletic Director, Earnest Grant, Head Coach of the award-winning Tennis Team, and by the Captain of the Tennis Team.