Lowe’s Companies Inc. is celebrating the reopening of a hurricane-damaged store with a nationwide initiative to show gratitude to first responders, volunteers and nonprofits. As the home improvement giant prepares to reopen its East Asheville, N.C. store, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene, the company is asking consumers nationwide to help share one million “thank yous” for personnel who help rebuild after disasters by May 2. Lowe’s is calling the effort “#BuildThanks.” To participate, consumers can post a message of gratitude on social media using the hashtag #BuildThanks. They can also deliver or mail a thank you poster, sign or note to Lowe’s East Asheville, N.C. store on Tunnel Road, with sample signs available for download at the Lowe’s corporate site. Lowe’s will post the culmination of the initiative on its social media channels on Saturday, May 3. The retailer invested nearly $14 million in response and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and $2 million to support wildfire relief in Southern California. The wildfire donation assisted first responders and nonprofits that responded to critical needs such as supporting evacuations, emergency shelter and distributing urgently needed supplies like water, N95 masks, air purifiers, ash sifters and storage.