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JUNE 17,1999
Eékerd searches for extraordinary women volunteers
¢ 41 CLEARWATER, Fla.
‘The search for The Eckerd 100
i€on; Eckerd Corporation re
cently announced the launch of
its becond annual Salute to
Wothen program, which will
héi\zg ‘women in nearly 2,900
Eckérd neighborhoods for their
deditation tovolunteerism. Frank
Newman, Eckerd chairman,
president and CEO, and Linda
Ellethee, award-winningjournal
ist gnd best-selling author, an
nouneed the details of the pro
gram, ‘including 100 grants of
SI,OOO to nonprofit organizations.
Anygone can nominate women
malking a difference in their com
munity by completing a ballot at
a local Eckerd store. The women
nominated for the Eckerd Salute
to Women program should exem
plify: individual community re
sponsibility and devotion to oth
ers. | ‘Ballots are available and
nominations will be accepted at
all Bokerd drug stores from now
thropgh July 13, 1999.
When the search is complete,
eachiEckerd store will choose one
wontan to serve as its local hon
oree; .Each honoree will receive
recognition and Eckerd gifts from
her local store. From the nearly
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2,900 honorees, 100 will be cho
sen by an independent judging
panel toserve as The 1999 Eckerd
100.
“The Salute to Women program
gives Eckerd the opportunity to
honor women who have devoted
their time and effort to making
Eckerd neighborhoods better
places tolive,” said Mr. Newman.
“Grassroots grants of SI,OOO to
each of The Eckerd 100’s chari
table organizations are our way of
encouraging women’s commit
ment to community service,
which is atime-honored tradition
for Eckerd.”
Linda Ellerbee shares Eckerd’s
philosophy of honoring women
who deserve recognition for their
endless hard work toward help
ing others. As a journalist, au
thor and mother, Ellerbee knows
the meaningofhard work and can
identify with the women Eckerd
will recognize this year.
“There are a lot of women mak
ingstrikes and changingthe faces
of their communities. Through
my experience as a journalist,
I've seen firsthand how one per
son can make a difference,” said
Ellerbee. “The women we want
to honor continue to make that
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difference and should be rewarded
for their kindness, dedication and
selflessness.”
The Eckerd Salute to Women
program not only provides women
with additional funds to support
their efforts, but provides an op
portunity for Eckerd to become
personally involved in each
woman’s charitable initiative
through an ongoing commitment
to The Eckerd 100. e
Eckerd will host a weekend sym
posium on volunteer issues for
The Eckerd 100 at Emory Univer
sity in Atlanta, Ga., October 8 -
10,1999. Each of The Eckerd 100
will receive a SI,OOO grant in her
name to her charitable activity
and a personalized web site to
post information about her orga
nization and expand her commu
nity reach. The Salute to Women
symposium will provide The
Eckerd 100 with an educational
opportunity, where each woman
can expand her ideas and learn
from experts on how to increase
her organization’s reach and per
sonally develop her volunteer
skills.
The 1998 award-winning Eckerd
Salute to Women program recog
nized local honorees from 2,750
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Eckerd stores. The women se
lected as last year’s Eckerd 100
ranged in age from 20 to 94 years
old, all with different backgrounds
and interests. This diverse group
represented a wide variety of or
ganizations from national organi
zations such as the American Red
Cross and United Way to local
initiatives such as neighborhood
walk-a-thons and community soup
kitchens. To continue to recog
nize The 1998 Eckerd 100, Eckerd
has published a book, Eckerd Sa
luteto Women, Extraordinary Sto
ries of 100 Volunteers, that tells
‘the volunteer stories of each hon
ored woman. The book will be
available in Eckerd stores July 1.
Eckerd is the third largest drug
store chain by store count. Eckerd
is a wholly owned subsidiary of
JCPenney Co., Inc., with more
than 77,000 associates, including
8,000 pharmacists with revenue
of more than $10.3 billion. Eckerd
is based in Clearwater, Fla. And
operates approximately 2,900
storesin 20 states from Texas and
the Mid-South tothe Atlanta Coast
and the Northeast region.
For more information, visit
Eckerd’s web site at
www.eckerd.com.
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