CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Awards $11,000 Dollars to Non-Profit Organization in Alabama
March 14 2005 - 12:59PM
PR Newswire (US)
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
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