Premier Surfaces Partners with The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation to Renovate the Home of Aimee Copeland

    NORCROSS, GA, August 10, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Premier Surfaces, an Atlanta granite countertops fabricator, partnered with The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation to renovate the home of Aimee Copeland, the Snellville, Georgia woman who lost both hands, a leg and a foot to a flesh-eating bacteria earlier this year.

Premier Surfaces has provided custom granite countertops and a custom fireplace for the newly renovated Copeland home.

"Premier Surfaces is proud to work with The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation to renovate the Copeland home, making it safe and fully accessible for Aimee when she returns home," said Dara Summers, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Premier Surfaces. "Since our inception, Premier Surfaces has understood that one of the most important things we can do is give back to our community. When we heard Aimee's story, our hearts went out to her and her family, so we are thrilled that we can come together with The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation to help make life a little better for the Copeland family."

During the four week renovation, The Home Depot, The Home Depot Foundation and the company's Home Services division have assembled vendor partners, service providers and associate volunteers to provide expert advice, products, installation and financial assistance to improve the Copeland family's home.

"We are delighted to partner with companies that make long term commitments to the overall well-being of our communities," said John Klemenc, Store Manager, The Home Depot Store 0144. "Premier Surfaces' contributions have been essential to accomplish our goal and help bring Aimee home."

About Premier Surfaces

Premier Surfaces is the premier source for granite countertops in the Southeast, with locations in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Huntsville, AL. As the only company in Georgia accredited by the Marble Institute of America, Premier Surfaces is dedicated to providing the highest level of quality in both products and service.

For more information, please visit http://premiersurfaces.com.

About The Home Depot Foundation
In 2011, The Home Depot Foundation committed $30 million over three years to nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the homes of economically disadvantaged veterans. Through Team Depot, the company's associate-led volunteer program, thousands of Home Depot associates volunteer their time and talents to positively transform neighborhoods and perform basic repairs and modifications to homes and to the facilities serving veterans with critical housing needs.

Since its formation in 2002, The Home Depot Foundation has granted more than $270 million to nonprofit organizations improving homes and lives in local communities. To learn more and see our associates in action, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org, follow us on Twitter @homedepotfdn, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homedepotfoundation.

Media Contacts:

Jason Donovan, Project Coordinator
Cardinal Web Solutions
http://www.CardinalWebSolutions.com

Catherine H. Woodling, PR & Communications
The Home Depot Foundation
770.384.2304 or [email protected]

For inquiries about donations from The Home Depot Foundation:
[email protected]

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