It was announced in May 2014 that Oakwood was one of three HBCUs that won a $25,000 Campus Pride Grant in The Home Depot's RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Campus Improvement Program. According to the judges, Oakwood was selected because of a combination of the social media activity and voting score. In 2013, Oakwood won the Tier 1 grant of $50,000, for the construction of an outdoor pavilion.
Recently, Oakwood administration appealed to Home Depot to allow Oakwood to change the grant that was originally submitted to re-seed the softball and soccer fields behind the Ashby Gymnasium, as well as install sprinkler systems. The new project that will be supported by this $25,000 grant will be to continue upgrading the Unity Pond area of the campus, which is the location of the outdoor pavilion.
Today, the Home Depot Retool Your School team officially presented the University with its $25,000 prize, and began work which included installing benches, constructing a smaller pavilion, and power washing the amphitheater stage.
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Wednesday, November 12th 2014 at 5:50PM
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