CVS/pharmacy Partners with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®
for 9th Annual Thanks and Giving® Campaign
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy
today announced its annual in-store fundraiser for the ninth year
to support the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Thanks
and Giving campaign, a unique holiday program that
raises awareness and funds for the pioneering research and
exceptional care provided at St. Jude. Since the campaign's
inception, CVS/pharmacy and its customers have raised more than
$31 million to support the lifesaving
mission of St. Jude.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/NE50800LOGO
)
From now through Dec. 8,
CVS/pharmacy store colleagues will encourage customers to add
$1 or $3 to their purchase at the register in support
of the campaign. Customers shopping online at www.CVS.com
will also have the opportunity to donate $1 at checkout.
"The return of CVS/pharmacy as a St. Jude Thanks and
Giving partner is a testament to its commitment to the
lifesaving mission of St. Jude," said Marlo
Thomas, national outreach director for St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital. "Thanks to partners like CVS/pharmacy and
its loyal customers, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is able
to continue saving the lives of countless children around the
world, all at no cost to patients and their families."
Funds raised by CVS/pharmacy for the St. Jude Thanks and
Giving campaign support the CVS Caremark Rehabilitation
Services Center at St. Jude. Children with deadly diseases
like cancer may experience developmental, cognitive or physical
impairments as a result of their illnesses as well as the
treatments used to save their lives. The facility in
Memphis, Tennessee, which opened
in 2009, doubled the space dedicated to providing audiology,
occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language
pathology services to St. Jude patients to help them overcome the
barriers they face in recovery.
"We want to thank our colleagues and customers who have raised
more than $31 million to support the
work St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is doing to treat
children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases," said
Eileen Howard Boone, Senior Vice
President of Corporate Communications and Community Relations for
CVS Caremark. "We know it takes $1.8
million a day to operate St. Jude and no family ever pays
St. Jude for anything, so every dollar really goes a long way in
helping to save a child."
About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Since opening 50 years ago, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer and other
life-threatening diseases. No family ever pays St. Jude for the
care their child receives and, for every child treated here,
thousands more have been saved worldwide through St. Jude
discoveries. The hospital has played a pivotal role in pushing U.S.
pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent overall, and
is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated
Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. It is also
a leader in the research and treatment of blood disorders and
infectious diseases in children. St. Jude was founded by the late
entertainer Danny Thomas, who
believed that no child should die in the dawn of life. Join that
mission by visiting stjude.org or following us on
facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
About CVS/pharmacy
CVS/pharmacy, the retail division
of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), is America's leading
retail pharmacy with more than 7,400 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drug
stores. CVS/pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on
their path to better health by providing the most accessible and
personalized expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com.
General information about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is
available at info.cvscaremark.com.
Contact: Joanne Dwyer
CVS/pharmacy
401.770.2898
JDwyer@cvs.com
SOURCE CVS/pharmacy