Home Depot Scores A Home Run With Fire Safety Workshop
- Cynthia Graham
- October 05, 2014
For the third year in a row, the St. Croix branch of The Home Depot partnered with the Virgin Islands Fire Service, Virgin Islands Police Department and VITEMA to put on its "Fire Safety and Prevention Workshop." The four-hour event was held on Saturday in the store's parking lot and featured K-9 and fire-extinguishing demonstrations, as well as a host of fun children's activities all with the goal of educating youngsters on keeping themselves safe from fires and how to prevent them. Rebecca Elkins, operations assistant store manager, explained that every year the Home Depot organization plans a fire-safety event at all of its stores nationwide. Of the St. Croix branch's partnering with local safety agencies, she said, "We try to get every organization involved to make it more fun and to give more information to the community and to the kids." Elkins explained that on the first Saturday of every month, Home Depot offers a free kids' workshop and Saturday's even...
