CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Donates $1 Million to Tsunami Disaster Relief Efforts
January 06 2005 - 5:13PM
PR Newswire (US)
CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Donates $1 Million to Tsunami
Disaster Relief Efforts Also Offers $500,000 Challenge Match to
Community to Aid Tsunami Victims WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan. 6
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust, the
private foundation managed by CVS Corporation, announced today it
is donating $1,000,000 to the American Red Cross in order to assist
with relief efforts for victims of the tsunami in southern Asia.
Along with this donation, the Trust pledged to match up to $500,000
made by donors nationwide to the American Red Cross International
Response Fund, which provides relief to the victims in southern
Asia. This marks the largest gift made in Rhode Island towards this
disaster, to date.
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Donations have been pouring into the American Red Cross, Rhode
Island Chapter since the tsunami hit on December 26th. To date, the
Chapter has collected over $300,000 to aid victims of the tsunami.
"The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust is leading the way by offering
the single largest gift Rhode Island has seen for disaster relief
efforts in southern Asia," said Daniel Samborn, CEO of the American
Red Cross, RI Chapter. "We are extremely fortunate to have
CVS/pharmacy as our neighbor and their commitment to community and
to those in need is unparalleled." "All of us at CVS are concerned
about the devastating impact this disaster has had on the
population of South Asia. We are pleased to support relief and
recovery efforts in the region with a donation from the
CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust to the American Red Cross," said
Eileen Howard Dunn, Vice President of Corporate Communications and
Community Relations at CVS and Director of the CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust. "The Red Cross in Rhode Island continues to be a
trusted and effective partner in providing meaningful support to
communities in need. They were instrumental in helping us establish
our match for community donations to the Red Cross' International
Response Fund." People wanting to help those affected by the
tsunami/earthquake in South Asia and countless other crises around
the world each year may make a financial gift to the American Red
Cross International Response Fund, which will provide immediate
relief and long-term support through supplies, technical
assistance, and other support to help those in need. Call 1-800-
HELP-NOW or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) to make your tax-deductible
donation. Checks may be made out to the American Red Cross
International Response Fund and mailed to the American Red Cross
International Response Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC, 20013.
In the memo section of the check, donors should write "CVS match."
Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting
http://www.redcross.org/. 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://www.cvs.com/. CONTACT: Mike DeAngelis CVS Corporation
+1-401-770-2645
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DATASOURCE: CVS Corporation CONTACT: Mike DeAngelis of CVS
Corporation, +1-401-770-2645 Web site: http://www.cvs.com/
http://www.redcross.org/
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