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The I mportance of Communit y
At CVS, o ur missio n is to help people live lo nger,
healthier and happier lives. An integral part of this
effo rt is o ur investment in the co mmunities we serve.
To maximize o ur charitable reso urces, we fo cus o ur
co mmunity pro grams o n healthcare and educatio n.
We wo rk clo sely with o rganizations such the American
Diabetes Associat ion, the American Heart Association,
Easter Seals, the United Way and many o thers to pro mo te
advo cacy, preventio n and cures fo r diseases.
Reach Out and Read is a pediatric literacy pro gram that
intro duces children to reading during visits with their
pediatricians. The CVS I nnovations Grant s Program pro vides
funding to public K-12 scho o ls in many of o ur markets,
suppo rting inno vative initiatives pro posed by educato rs. The
CVS Charity Golf Classic, an annual to urnament fo r PGA pro s,
has co ntributed mo re than $1.5 millio n to dozens of charities
in just three years.
Our greatest assets are o ur 107,000 CVS
associates. We are especially pro ud of the way they
rushed to assist follo wing the devastating events
of September 11th. In lo wer Manhattan, o ur
CVS/ pharmacy o n Fulto n Street served as an
emergency medical staging area to help victims.
We also o perate a store inside the Pentago n, and
we pro vided fo o d, water, medicine and o ther
assistance to fire and rescue perso nnel. At o ur
distribution center in So merset, PA, just a few miles
from the United Airlines Flight 93 crash site, o ur
associates pro vided fo o d and water to emergency service
wo rkers. CVS helped to provide a substantial donatio n to the
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund thro ugh a
co mbinatio n of CVS-spo nso red events and a chain-wide,
in- sto re emplo yee/ custo mer fundraising initiative.
We suppo rt o ur asso ciates’ co mmitment to their lo cal
co mmunities thro ugh the CVS Charitable Trust Volunt eer
Challenge Grant . Each year, we award mo re than 400
grants to no n- pro fit agencies o n behalf o f CVS asso ciates
who vo lunteer at these o rganizations.
We also value the effo rts of peo ple seeking to
impro ve their lives. Our welfare to wo rk program is the
best o f its kind o ffered by any retailer in America,
fo cusing o n jo b training and placement o f peo ple who
want to wo rk in o ur sto res and facilities.
Using resourc es ranging fro m financial suppo rt to
the talents of o ur asso ciates, CVS remains dedicated
to impro ving the lives o f o thers, allo wing us to give
back to the co mmunities where we do business. CVS asso ciates are
actively involved in the
co mmunities we serve.
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