Goodwill of Orange County Receives $15,000 Grant from CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust

Grant money will support children with disabilities become more independent at home and school.
Donation to Goodwill of Orange County (Goodwill) is part of the more than $5 million in grants the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust is making to non-profit organizations across the nation.

Goodwill of Orange County announced today that it received a $15,000 grant from the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust, the private foundation managed by CVS Corporation. Goodwill's Assistive Technology Exchange Center (ATEC) provides any item of equipment or technology used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities for individuals with disabilities. This grant will help support operating costs to provide children in Orange County with the assistive technology and training they need in their school. Services such as assistive technology assessment, training and support will be provided to children with disabilities and other barriers to meet their needs, to get the education they deserve.

"Goodwill of Orange County is proud to partner with CVS to help children with disabilities become more independent at home and school," said Dan Rogers, president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County. "With CVS's support, ATEC will help give a voice to a little girl who's never been able to speak and the hands to a young boy robbed of his ability to write."

The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust's grant to Goodwill of Orange County is part of its more than $5 million in grants to non-profit organizations across 22 states. Organizations that were selected to receive a grant 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 issues, 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. We are proud to support the work that Goodwill of Orange County does in the community to help people with disabilities the opportunity to achieve their highest levels of personal and economic independence."

For more information on Goodwill of Orange County and its education, training and employment programs and services, please contact Anne Blasius, Communications Manager at (714) 547-6308 ext. 308 or anneb@ocgoodwill.org.

Information may also be found at www.ocgoodwill.org

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 http://investor.cvs.com, or through the press room portion of the Company's website, at www.cvs.com/pressroom.