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EWU has chance to win up to $75K in campus improvements; Here’s how you can help

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Edward Waters University has the opportunity to win up $75,000 for campus improvements, but it will need your vote!

EWU is among 29 other historically Black colleges and universities that are competing in Home Depot’s “Retool Your School” initiative.

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Since 2009, Home Depot has has invested more than $4.2 million to update, upgrade and uplift HBCU campuses.

This year, the company has invested $1 million to issue HBCUs grants worth $20,000 to $75,000.

The community has through March 27 to “pull through for your HBCU” by voting online under the Cluster 3 tab at www.retoolyourschool.com/vote.

To see where EWU stands in the competition, visit the leaderboard here.

Grants will be awarded in April.