CONTACT:
Mike
DeAngelis
CVS Corporation
401-770-2645
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Description of grant: The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust is funding the
"Target your Heart for Life
" program.cvs.disbanded district
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newscom.com or Doris Porter
at 561-392-2652., The CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust
, the private foundation managed by CVS Corporation
(NYSE: CVS), announced today that it has awarded
$54,500 in grants to five
non-profit organizations in New York.henrystreet. It will include family
-appropriate books available on tape and CD
for free rental use by the parents of Head Start children
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General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations
portion of the Company
's website at http://investor.kift folk
This program has become a national
model and was named a New York
State Regional Resource Center for Lead
Poisoning Prevention. "Ready, Set,
Leap!" supports stringent
national Head Start standards.
Link to website: http://www. is a private foundation managed by
CVS
Corporation, which operates more than 5,000 CVS/pharmacy stores in 36 states.folk programme
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Contact name at organization: Michael Burgos (212) 686-8888
Down Syndrome
Resource Center, Inc.cc/
Contact name at organization: Carol Houssock (607) 723-8313
The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust will be accepting applications for 2005
grants from May 1 to
June 15, 2005.com/corpInfo/community/charitable_mission.harrow age
Link to website: http://montekids.downsyndromeresourcecenter
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"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.org/
Contact name at organization: Leanna Mercedes (718) 920-7308
P2 Collaborative
of WNY, Inc. This initiative is first of its kind and hopes to set
the stage for other regions to
follow suit.peak charity
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Description of grant: The Down Syndrome Resource Center has received a
grant
from the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust to develop a Community Liaison
Program.cvs.camps forest
AUSTIN, Texas
, Andy Roddick, America's number #1
tennis player and recent Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award winner
was joined by
music legend, Sir Elton John, for the first "Champions for Charity" gala
hosted
by the Andy Roddick Foundation to benefit youth in need.andyroddick.
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.disbanded peak
Further information can be found on the web
at http://www.CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Awards $54 500 Dollars to Five Non-Profit Organizations
in New York
Contact name at organization: Gretchen Fierle (716) 859-7140
Boys
+ Girls Republic
Description of grant: Grant will implement a Nutrition Education/Wellness
Program
for particularly needy and economically deprived youth on Manhattan's
Lower East Side as part of
an after-school program.
Link to website: http://www.
The CVS Charitable Trust, Inc
.roots programmes
The program will
help low-income preschoolers with language, literacy and math skills so they
will
be ready for Kindergarten.camps woodcraft
7 million dollars in grant funds provided by
CVS/pharmacy's charitable
foundation to 76 organizations across the country --
WOONSOCKET, R. The Program will be
incentive-based and focus on changing
nutritional behavior in children to lessen health trends due
to poor nutrition
and overweight/obesity.czech charity
-- Local donations are part of 1.org/
Contact name
at organization: Diane Lang (518) 641-6700
Family Enrichment Network, Inc.harrow southwest
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Press contacts
are Ginger Roddick at Gingerroddick@hotmail.I. "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. The program
provides access to: 1) screening,
diagnosis, and treatment; 2) temporary, lead-safe, residential
facilities; 3)
community outreach; 4) environmental intervention; 5) support services; 6)
lead
poisoning research. The program will identify the needs and interests of children with
Down Syndrome
and will work with local organizations to facilitate inclusion
in community programs.
Link
to website: http://www.woodcraft organizes
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New York based organizations that received a grant from the CVS/pharmacy
Charitable Trust are:
Montefiore Medical Center (The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
)
Description of grant: The Trust is helping fund the Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program and
Safe House, which is the oldest and most comprehensive
program of its kind in the United States.
Description of grant: Trust will help Fund the "Ready, Set, Leap!"
curriculum for use in one
of Family Enrichment Network's Head Start
Classrooms.formed movement
Andy Roddick and Elton John Served It Up for
Youth in Need
This program has been designed for all
Buffalo public school children Pre-K through
8th grade reaching 34,000
children. It will focus on
nutrition and obesity prevention through
physical fitness activities,
cooking/science class and parent workshop.
For additional
information, go to
http://www.com, or through the
website's press room at http://www.cvs.woodcraft archive
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Calculations
indicate that nearly $900 thousand dollars was raised at the event, which took
place on April
26 in Austin, Texas.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050502/DCM075 )
About the Andy Roddick Foundation
The Andy Roddick Foundation is an all-volunteer non-profit organization
that seeks to improve
the quality of life and enhance educational and economic
opportunities for all children based on
the principles of respect for family,
education and morality.familyenrichment.
The Trust's mission
is to provide funding for health care, education and
community involvement initiatives in communities
where CVS stores are located.com/pressroom.southwest programme
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