Press Release

CVS Launches Charitable Holiday Campaign for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on NBC's The Today Show

Customers Able To Make a Donation To The St. Jude Thanks & Giving Campaign at Their Local CVS

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy (NYSE: CVS), America's
#1 retail pharmacy, today launched a charitable holiday campaign to benefit St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital on NBC Television's The Today Show.

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Beginning today, CVS will offer its customers the opportunity to make a
donation of $1 or more to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital while shopping
at CVS, which will be added to the customer's total purchase amount. The
donation program at CVS is part of the hospital's national Thanks & Giving
fund-raising campaign.

The St. Jude Thanks & Giving campaign gives people the opportunity to
give "Thanks" for the healthy children in their lives while "Giving" to help
children everywhere who are desperately ill and battling to stay alive. Details
of this campaign are available online at http://www.THANKSandGIVING.com .

Marlo Thomas, daughter of hospital founder, Danny Thomas, announced CVS'
participation in the Thanks & Giving campaign during this morning's national
broadcast of The Today Show. The segment featured Ms. Thomas visiting a
Manhattan CVS store to demonstrate how the in-store donation program will
work.

"I am delighted that CVS is partnering with St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital for our first annual Thanks & Giving fund-raising campaign," said
Marlo Thomas. "As the nation's largest pharmacy retailer, they are making a real
impact on providing an opportunity for Americans to help save children's lives
everywhere."

"As a health care provider whose vision is to help people live longer,
healthier, happier lives, it is an honor to work with Marlo and the doctors and
scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in their efforts to save
young people's lives," said Helena Foulkes, Senior Vice President of Marketing
and Advertising at CVS/pharmacy. "In the spirit of the holiday season, we are
pleased to provide the opportunity for our customers to help support the
important work happening at St. Jude."

In addition, CVS will sell the new book, "Thanks & Giving: All Year
Long," by Marlo Thomas and Friends on its website, http://www.CVS.com . The book
is a collection of stories, poems and songs for all ages by popular children's
authors and famous celebrities that celebrate family, friendship, giving and
thankfulness. "Thanks & Giving: All Year Long" is available at CVS.com for
$12.99.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its
pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other
catastrophic diseases. Founded by later entertainer Danny Thomas and based in
Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and
medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not
covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St.
Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fund-raising organization.