CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Awards $5 Million to Non-Profit Organizations Nationwide
December 07 2006 - 11:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
Recipients across 22 states given grants for programs serving
children with disabilities WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ --
The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust, the private foundation managed
by CVS Corporation, announced today that it has awarded more than
$5 million in grant funds to non-profit organizations across the
U.S. for programs serving children with disabilities this year.
Organizations were chosen through the CVS/pharmacy Charitable
Trust's 2006 grant application process. Grants were awarded to
organizations involved in children's health and education, with a
particular focus on initiatives to improve the lives of children
with disabilities and programs that promote awareness and inclusion
of children with disabilities. "CVS strongly believes in giving
back to the communities where we live and work," said Eileen Howard
Dunn, Vice President of the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust. "Grants
from the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust are an effective way for us
to support the extraordinary work done by community organizations
to help children with disabilities and their families and to
promote health, wellness and education. Through our community
investments, we hope to ensure that children with disabilities have
the opportunity to reach their greatest potential and succeed in
life." For the past five years, the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust
has invited non-profit organizations to apply for grants. Since
2001, it has awarded grants totaling more than $16 million to more
than 250 organizations. During that time, the Trust has also
provided approximately $4 million in grants to support pharmacy
schools and pharmacy scholarships around the country. In addition,
it provides ongoing support to the CVS Corporate Scholarship
Program for children of CVS associates and to the CVS Volunteer
Challenge Grant Program, which donates funds to community
organizations for which CVS associates volunteer. Funding from the
2006 CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust grants went to a wide variety of
projects including Perkins School for the Blind (Watertown, MA) to
expand its infant and toddler assessment program; Roger Williams
Park Zoo (Providence, RI) to build a Treehouse for All as part of
an inclusive learning environment in its multi-sensory children's
zoo; SIRE, Inc. (Hockley, TX) for its therapeutic horseback riding
programs for children with disabilities; and Space Coast Early
Intervention Center (Melbourne, Florida) for a unique
interdisciplinary program that includes young children challenged
by disabilities and their typically developing peers. "This is such
an exciting time in the history of Roger Williams Park Zoo. As we
move forward with a master plan that will truly change the face of
our zoo, we look forward to providing unique experiences for all of
our visitors," said Jack Mulvena, Director of Roger Williams Park
Zoo. "This new tree house will allow hundreds of thousands of
people of all ages and abilities to connect with the wonders of the
natural world side by side, without barriers or limitations. The
significant contribution made by CVS to this important facet of the
new Roger Williams Park Zoo speaks to our shared commitment to
providing access to shared experiences that everyone can enjoy
together." "The generous support from the CVS/pharmacy Charitable
Trust will allow Perkins School for the Blind to serve more babies
and toddlers who are blind," said Steven M. Rothstein, President,
Perkins School for the Blind. "We are deeply grateful for this
support. It will make a profound difference in our neighborhoods."
Grants were also awarded to Children's Hospital Boston Center for
Communication Disorders (Boston, MA), March of Dimes Rhode Island
(Providence, RI), Art Education for the Blind (New York, NY),
Children's Institute of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), Hole in the
Wall Gang Fund, Inc. (New Haven, CT), Kids Included Together, Inc.
(San Diego, CA), Youth Challenge (Cleveland, OH), Evanston Park
Foundation (Evanston, IL) and Safe Kids of Georgia, Inc. (Augusta,
GA). Following is a complete list of organizations receiving
CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust grants for 2006: Arizona Arizona
Centers for Comprehensive Education and Life-Skills Arizona School
of Dentistry and Oral Health California Goodwill Industries of
Orange County Kids Included Together, Inc. Pediatric Therapy
Network Speech and Language Development Center, Inc. Connecticut
Connecticut Institute for the Blind Greater Hartford Association
for Retarded Citizens, Inc. Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, Inc.
District of Columbia St. John's Community Services Florida Access
Sports America Lighthouse Central Florida, Inc. Space Coast Early
Intervention Center United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Georgia Challenged Child and Friends, Inc. Safe Kids of Georgia -
MCG Children's Medical Center Special Olympics of Georgia, Inc.
Stepping Stones Educational Therapy Center, Inc. Illinois Benjamin
District 25 Early Intervention Preschool Evanston Northwestern
Healthcare Foundation Evanston Park Foundation-Noah's Playground
for Everyone Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association Have Dreams
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Saint Francis Medical Center
(Children's Hospital of Illinois) Indiana Bloomington Hospital
Foundation, Inc. Kentucky Louisville Deaf Oral School Louisiana
Baton Rouge General Foundation Massachusetts Access Sports America
Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. Children's Hospital Corporation
(Children's Hospital Boston) Inner City Scholarships-Diocese of
Boston Outdoor Exploration, Inc. Partners for Youth with
Disabilities, Inc. Perkins School for the Blind The UMass Memorial
Foundation (Children's Medical Center) World T.E.A.M. Sports (The
Exceptional Athlete Matters) Maryland Special Olympics of Maryland,
Inc. The Arc of Baltimore The William S. Baer School Partnership
Board Michigan Comprehensive Therapy Center, Inc. Therapeutic
Riding, Inc. Missouri Children's Center for the Visually Impaired
New Jersey Foundation of the University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey New York Art Education for the Blind, Inc. Cerebral
Palsy of Westchester, Inc. Dance in Education Fund, Inc. National
Dance Institute, Inc. National Society to Prevent Blindness The
Sailing Foundation of New York North Carolina Free Rein, Inc.
Special Olympics of North Carolina, Inc. University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill-Division TEACCH Ohio Fieldstone Farm
Therapeutic Riding Center The Arc Hamilton County Youth Challenge
Pennsylvania Center for Creative Play Children's Institute of
Pittsburgh Heart of Variety Fund The Children's Home of Pittsburgh
The Children's Hospital Foundation Rhode Island CVS Highlander
Charter School March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Rhode Island
Zoological Society (Roger Williams Park Zoo) Turning Pointe
Therapeutic Riding US Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association -
National Disability Sports Alliance Women and Infants Hospital of
Rhode Island South Carolina Meyer Center for Special Children
Volunteers of America of the Carolinas Texas Dallas Services for
Visually Impaired Children Seedlings Braille Books for Children
SIRE, Inc. (Houston's Therapeutic Equestrian Centers) The
CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust will be accepting applications for
2007 grants from May 1 to June 15, 2007. For additional
information, go to
http://www.cvs.com/corpInfo/community/charitable_mission.html.
About the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust The CVS/pharmacy Charitable
Trust, Inc. is a private foundation managed by CVS Corporation,
which operates approximately 6,200 retail and specialty pharmacy
stores in 43 states and the District of Columbia in addition to its
online pharmacy, CVS.com; its retail-based health clinic
subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its pharmacy benefit management, mail
order and specialty pharmacy subsidiary, PharmaCare. The Trust's
mission is to provide funding for health care, education and
community involvement initiatives targeting children with
disabilities in communities where CVS/pharmacy stores are located.
General information about CVS is available through the Investor
Relations portion of the Company's Web site at
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Company's website, at http://www.cvs.com/pressroom. CONTACT:
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