Home improvement retailer provides materials
for the 2024 NFL Draft stage and helps renovate local veteran
community center in Detroit
MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Top NFL prospect Drake Maye is the latest member of the Lowe's
Home Team, joining a roster of professional football, basketball
and soccer athletes improving communities around the country.
Part of its multiyear agreement with the NFL, Lowe's is also
lending a hand in preparation of the 2024 NFL Draft. Lowe's
supplied materials and products to help build the Draft main stage,
Green Room and hospitality experience. As an Official Community
Improvement Partner of the NFL, Lowe's and the NFL will tackle
renovation projects for Volunteers of America Michigan during
Draft week.
Lowe's Partners with Fellow N.C. Native Drake Maye
Growing up, Maye and his family made frequent trips to
Lowe's, only half a mile from his family home in Huntersville, N.C., to patch wear and tear
from Maye and his brothers playing sports in the house. The family
even expanded their driveway basketball court to accommodate new
practice drills with the help of Lowe's products and knowledge from
red vest associates.
"I went on many Lowe's runs with my family over the years, so
it's been incredible to partner with a brand that I've grown up
with as I start my career," said Drake Maye, NFL prospect and
former University of North
Carolina quarterback. "I'm honored to join this group of
respected athletes on the Lowe's Home Team to serve our communities
with meaningful improvement projects."
Maye joins a roster of professional athletes and Lowe's red vest
associates for the fifth season of the Lowe's Home Team. The roster
includes athletes spanning football, basketball and now soccer with
the recent addition of Lionel
Messi. Members of Lowe's 2023-2024 NFL Home Team include
Offensive Tackle Kelvin
Beachum, Quarterback Dak Prescott,
Quarterback Bryce Young, as well as Tight End
Travis Kelce and Running Back Christian
McCaffrey, who played in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
"Drake shares our passion for community, teamwork and home
improvement, plus Lowe's native roots of North Carolina," said Jen Wilson, Lowe's senior vice president of
enterprise brand and marketing. "Drake's pursuit to go Pro
represents our Pro customers who want the same success from their
careers and put in long hours and hard work to get there. His
unwavering determination is admirable, and we can't wait to see him
thrive in his first season in the NFL."
Lowe's at the 2024 NFL Draft
Maye and Lowe's red vest associates visited the Draft jobsite to
surprise the Pros working behind the scenes with the tools, safety
gear and materials they need to build the stage and green room from
the ground up. Those professional workers used thousands of items
from Lowe's – including hard hats, screwdrivers, power tools, paint
and more – to create the set where Maye and many other promising
NFL Rookies will take a walk to remember as they begin their NFL
careers.
Leading up to the Draft, Maye and local Lowe's red vest
associates in Detroit will help
with interior and exterior renovation projects for the Volunteers
of America Michigan's Detroit Veterans Housing Program. The
organization provides critical resources and services to veterans,
seniors and families in need. Alongside the NFL and the Bob
Woodruff Foundation, an NFL Salute to Service partner, Maye
and Lowe's will help with landscaping and building new shelves for
the organization's food pantry.
Maye also helped surprise a local Detroit contractor with an invitation to
attend the NFL Draft. The Lowe's Pro customer will receive a
private tour of the "Green Room Built By Lowe's" and announce an
NFL Draft pick on Saturday, April 27,
2024.
For more information about the Lowe's Home Team,
visit Lowes.com/HomeTeam.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a
FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving
approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in
the United States. With total
fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86
billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores
and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the
communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe,
affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of
skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Contact:
Stefanie
Moody
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
stefanie.moody@lowes.com
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