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CVS/pharmacy Re-Opens 64 Stores in Louisiana
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy today announced
that 64 store locations inLouisiana have re-opened since Hurricane Gustav in
the following cities and towns:
Abbeville
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Bogalusa
Bossier City
Broussard
Covington
Cutoff
Destrehan
Franklinton
Gonzales
Hammond
Harvey
Haughton
Houma
Kenner
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Mandeville
Marksville
Metairie
Minden
Monroe
New Iberia
New Orleans
Opelousas
Pineville
Ponchatoula
Raceland
Rayne
River Ridge
Slidell
Sulphur
Shreveport
Thibodaux
West Monroe
Walker
All of CVS/pharmacy's locations inMississippi,Alabama,Texas and the
Florida panhandle are open.
CVS/pharmacy also announced that it is donating more than 5,000 PLAYSKOOL
Baby Care brand diapers and over 14,000 baby wipes to Save the Children for
their Hurricane Gustav relief efforts inLouisiana.
In addition, CVS/pharmacy will donate ice and water to local residents at
select stores inBaton Rouge on Thursday and inBaton Rouge, Houma and Kenner
on Friday. Two bags of ice and two gallons of water per person at each
location will be available while supplies last.
-- On Thursday, September 4, donations will take place in the CVS/pharmacy
parking lot located at 5360 Highland Rd. in Baton Rouge beginning at
3:00 PM CST.
-- On Friday, September 5, donations will take place in the CVS/pharmacy
parking lots at:
-- 3384 Government St. in Baton Rouge at 10:00 AM CST
-- 7015 West Park Ave. in Houma at 3:00 PM CST
-- 820 West Esplanade Ave. in Kenner at 3:00 PM CST
"CVS/pharmacy is pleased to do its part to assist with the hurricane
relief effort," said Denny Tewell, CVS/pharmacy's Area Vice President for
Louisiana. "Thousands ofLouisiana residents have had no access to basic goods
such as water, ice and diapers. We hope these donations will help our
communities recover from Hurricane Gustav."
To find a convenient CVS/pharmacy location, customers can call
1-800-SHOP-CVS or use the Store Finder service on the Company's website at
http://www.CVS.com.
CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), is
America's largest retail pharmacy with more than 6,300 retail locations.
CVS/pharmacy is committed to improving the lives of those we serve by making
innovative and high-quality health and pharmacy services safe, affordable and
easy to access, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information
about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is available on the Investor Relations
section of the Company's website, cvscaremark.com/investors, as well as at the
Press Room section of the Company's website, cvscaremark.com/pressroom.
CONTACT:
Mike DeAngelis
CVS/pharmacy
401-770-2645
SOURCE CVS/pharmacy
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