Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 20 million customers a week in the United States. Lowe’s and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

At Trane Technologies, we challenge possible by thinking bigger, acting bolder and taking actions that not just improve our own performance but influence global change. Our world contends with unprecedented challenges. Our future has never been more uncertain. Urbanization is dramatically reshaping our communities, our resources are more constrained that ever before, and climate change is accelerating at an astonishing rate. We believe it is time to challenge industry norms and be at our most creative every day. To get there, we’ve committed to ambitious sustainability goals and we will change the way the world heats and cools buildings and moves refrigerated food, medicines, and other perishables. Global change starts when we each have the courage to act. And when we act, we boldy go. Won’t you join us?

CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) is pushing the boundaries of technology to create the world’s most advanced wired and wireless networks. Our global team of employees, innovators and technologists empower customers to anticipate what’s next and invent what’s possible. Discover more at www.commscope.com.

Gardner Denver Compressor, Blower and Vacuum Products with over 160 years of industrial innovation and manufacturing of mission critical compression and vacuum solutions and services. We provide energy efficient, reliable and IoT connected air solutions to a broad range of applications and processes used in many industries. For more than a century and a half, Gardner Denver has been a trusted partner for the world's most demanding and ever-changing compressed air, low pressure and vacuum needs. Equipped with the industry's widest product breadth and leading warranty programs, Gardner Denver is an expert in diverse applications. The new iConn service provides compressed air users with in-depth and real-time knowledge about their system.

CaroMont Health is a regional health system that provides innovative medical and wellness services. Our vast network of physician practices, urgent care, hospice and emergency facilities is anchored by CaroMont Regional Medical Center—a 476-bed, not-for-profit hospital. This nationally-recognized acute care hospital was first established in 1946. Many years and expansions later, our mission remains focused on caring for the people and communities we serve. As a leading healthcare provider, we are equipped with some of the region’s most skilled doctors and most advanced medical technology.

Who Is Alex Lee "If your customers are successful and your suppliers are successful, then you will be successful."​ This was the philosophy of our founder, Moses George, and later his two sons, Alex and Lee, when they purchased Merchants Produce Company in 1931. This philosophy has stood the test of time for four generations, as the company has continued to grow and evolve into one of the largest food retail and wholesale distribution companies in the South-Eastern United States. All without losing its homegrown roots or its focus on customers, employees and our community. 85 years later, Alex Lee, Inc. works as a unifying force, guiding and supporting its two operating companies - Merchants Distributors, LLC (MDI), a wholesale grocery distributor operating in 12 different states with more than 1500 employees; and Lowes Foods, LLC, a grocery retailer with over 100 stores and 10,000 hosts. Why do our customers believe in us? Because we never take them for granted. We work harder and smarter in order to always matter, to stay relevant, and to make a real difference. A testament to our superior service is how we've helped thousands of independent supermarkets stand up and win against national chains and discount retailers. Making a real difference is something that matters to our people. It's what keeps them here for the long term and gives them reason and purpose that extends beyond the norm. Our employees would also say that being part of a privately-held, family-owned business stands in stark contrast to many other companies. We have the freedom to think bigger and reach higher, without the bureaucracy of red tape getting in the way. We also benefit from the inheritance of a value system that has guided our founders, and the generations following them, on their journey forward. What's more, our culture is one that upholds continuity vs short-term results, and balanced with a passion for embracing the new, innovative and yet-to-be-thought-of.

MANN+HUMMEL is a leading global company in filtration technology. Under its two business units Transportation and Life Sciences & Environment, the Ludwigsburg-based Group (Germany) develops intelligent filtration and separation solutions that enable cleaner mobility, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner industry. Thus, the company makes an important contribution to a clean earth and the sustainable use of limited resources. In 2022, over 22,000 employees at more than 80 locations generated a turnover of EUR 4.8 billion. The portfolio comprises fuel, oil and air filters for combustion engines and industrial applications, filtration solutions for electric and hydrogen powered vehicles, simulation technologies and filter media, as well as membrane technologies for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment and use in sensitive process applications such as food production or biotechnology. Furthermore, the family-owned company, founded in 1941, offers air and molecular filtration technologies for vehicle interiors, building filtration, as well as industrial applications and cleanrooms. You can find further information on MANN+HUMMEL at https://www.mann-hummel.com/ Imprint: MANN+HUMMEL Intern. GmbH & Co. KG Schwieberdinger Straße 126, 71636 Ludwigsburg Tel. +49 (7141) 98-0 Fax +49 (7141) 98-2545 E-Mail: [email protected] Board of Management: Kurk Wilks (CEO) and Emese Weissenbacher Commercial Register: Stuttgart HRA 730217 VAT registration number: DE296682199 Responsible according to § 55 para 2 RStV: Gudmund Semb, MANN+HUMMEL Schwieberdinger Straße 126, 71636 Ludwigsburg Data Protection: www.mann-hummel.com/dataprotection

Trane is the building technology and energy solutions leader who deploys a depth and breadth of expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives to innovate new technologies and individualize solutions that get it right for you today and the world tomorrow.

MANN+HUMMEL is a leading global company in filtration technology. Under its two business units Transportation and Life Sciences & Environment, the Ludwigsburg-based Group (Germany) develops intelligent filtration and separation solutions that enable cleaner mobility, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner industry. Thus, the company makes an important contribution to a clean earth and the sustainable use of limited resources. In 2022, over 22,000 employees at more than 80 locations generated a turnover of EUR 4.8 billion. The portfolio comprises fuel, oil and air filters for combustion engines and industrial applications, filtration solutions for electric and hydrogen powered vehicles, simulation technologies and filter media, as well as membrane technologies for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment and use in sensitive process applications such as food production or biotechnology. Furthermore, the family-owned company, founded in 1941, offers air and molecular filtration technologies for vehicle interiors, building filtration, as well as industrial applications and cleanrooms. You can find further information on MANN+HUMMEL at https://www.mann-hummel.com/ Imprint: MANN+HUMMEL Intern. GmbH & Co. KG Schwieberdinger Straße 126, 71636 Ludwigsburg Tel. +49 (7141) 98-0 Fax +49 (7141) 98-2545 E-Mail: [email protected] Board of Management: Kurk Wilks (CEO) and Emese Weissenbacher Commercial Register: Stuttgart HRA 730217 VAT registration number: DE296682199 Responsible according to § 55 para 2 RStV: Gudmund Semb, MANN+HUMMEL Schwieberdinger Straße 126, 71636 Ludwigsburg Data Protection: www.mann-hummel.com/dataprotection

Davidson College seeks intellectually curious students who are committed to developing their talents for lives of leadership and service. Small classes enable our renowned faculty to work closely with students, engaging them directly in original research and creative work across the arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities. In the classroom and beyond, Davidson cultivates students'​ compassion, creativity, resilience and moral courage. We nurture these values in a community founded on trust as articulated by the Honor Code and on free, unfettered inquiry. The Davidson Trust supports our campus-wide commitments to access and equal opportunity. Nearly 25 percent of our students compete in Division I athletics, and 80 percent of our students study or work internationally during their Davidson careers. These rich and distinguished offerings enable Davidson graduates to thrive in a global society and exert disproportionate impact for good.

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. For 40 years, Samaritan's Purse has done our utmost to follow Christ's command by going to the aid of the world's poor, sick, and suffering. We are an effective means of reaching hurting people in countries around the world with food, medicine, and other assistance in the Name of Jesus Christ. This, in turn, earns us a hearing for the Gospel, the Good News of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Our emergency relief programs provide desperately needed assistance to victims of natural disaster, war, disease, and famine. As we offer food, water, and temporary shelter, we meet critical needs and give people a chance to rebuild their lives. Our community development and vocational programs in impoverished villages and neighborhoods help people break the cycle of poverty and give them hope for a better tomorrow. We impact the lives of vulnerable children through educational, feeding, clothing, and shelter programs that let them know they are not forgotten. We provide first-class treatment in the Name of the Great Physician through our medical projects, as well as supplying mission hospitals with much needed equipment and supplies.

Piedmont HealthCare is one of the largest physician-owned and directed, multi-specialty groups in North Carolina and the Southeast regions. With over 60 convenient locations and more than 200 providers across 32 specialties, we provide comprehensive health care to families, businesses, and employers across Iredell and surrounding counties. Piedmont HealthCare's physicians are committed to providing excellent and innovative medical care and services. Our patients have access to the latest in medical tests and procedures including X-Ray, 2D and 3D Mammography, CT, MRI, ultrasound and in-house laboratories. If you want quality health care close to home, then Piedmont HeatlhCare is the answer for you.