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CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Awards $11,000 Dollars to
Non-Profit Organization in Alabama
-- Local donations are part of 1.7 million dollars in grant funds provided by
CVS/pharmacy's charitable foundation to 76 organizations across the country --
WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust, the private foundation managed by CVS Corporation (NYSE:
CVS), announced today that it has awarded an $11,000 grant to one non-profit
organization in Alabama.
"We are pleased to support these very worthy charities that are working hard in
our communities to improve people's lives," said Eileen Howard Dunn, Vice
President of the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust. "A CVS/pharmacy Charitable
Trust grant is an effective way for us to give back to the communities where we
do business," stated Howard Dunn.
Grants were awarded to organizations dedicated to healthcare, education and
community engagement. "The foundation focuses on those projects that clearly
demonstrate they are meeting a need within the community, and where
collaborative efforts and measurement tools are in place to track success. We
are confident that each of the non-profits we chose to work with in the coming
year will create positive change and influence in the communities we serve
together," said Howard Dunn.
In many cases, CVS/pharmacy associates become involved with grantees by
providing volunteer assistance, participating in other fund-raisers and
assisting in outreach and education services.
Alabama based organization that received a grant from the CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust is:
Literacy Coalition of South Alabama
Description of grant: The Trust is funding the "Healthy Literacy Initiative."
Its goal is to raise awareness among health care providers regarding the
critical nature of health literacy in Southern Alabama. They will work with the
health care community to identify clients with literacy deficiencies.
Ultimately this will encourage dialogue and improve the client and health care
provider relationship.
Link to website: http://www.readlcsa.org/
Contact name at organization: Carolyn Douglas (251) 461-0808
The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust will be accepting applications for 2005
grants from May 1 to June 15, 2005.
For additional information, go to
http://www.cvs.com/corpInfo/community/charitable_mission.html.
The CVS Charitable Trust, Inc. is a private foundation managed by CVS
Corporation, which operates more than 5,000 CVS/pharmacy stores in 36 states.
The Trust's mission is to provide funding for health care, education and
community involvement initiatives in communities where CVS stores are located.
General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations
portion of the Company's website at http://investor.cvs.com/, or through the
website's press room at http://www.cvs.com/pressroom.
CONTACT:
Mike DeAngelis
CVS Corporation
401-770-2645
DATASOURCE: CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust
CONTACT: Mike DeAngelis of CVS Corporation, +1-401-770-2645
Web site: http://www.cvs.com/corpInfo/community/charitable_mission.html