CVS Health Charity Classic Reaches $20 Million Milestone for Southeastern New England Charities

"The CVS Health Charity Classic has an 18-year history of supporting the meaningful work being done by nonprofits in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island," Merlo said. "We are proud to reach this major milestone in donations made that enables us to give back to those who need it most in the areas of health care, education and social services."

Merlo – along with tournament chairperson Eileen Howard Boone and PGA Tour professionals and CVS Health Charity Classic co-chairs Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon – unveiled this year's donation to the nonprofit recipients and working charities that volunteered their time during the tournament in front of CVS Health colleagues and CVS Health Charity Classic sponsors.

Tim Wakefield, former Boston Red Sox pitcher, was on-hand to discuss how the tournament has supported the Boston Red Sox Foundation over the years.

"Support from the CVS Health Charity Classic has been instrumental in allowing us to fulfill our mission of serving the health, education, recreation and social service needs of children and families across New England," Wakefield said. "We are grateful for our partnership and look forward to continuing to work together in the future."

In addition to the Boston Red Sox Foundation, 90 nonprofits from Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts will also benefit from the CVS Health Charity Classic, including:

1. Adopt-a-Family
2. After Prom Barrington, Barrington High School Parents' Association
3. Alzheimer's Foundation of America
4. American Diabetes Association of New England
5. American Heart Association
6. American Lung Association of the Northeast
7. American National Red Cross
8. Amos House
9. Arthritis Foundation, New England Region, Inc.
10. Autism Project
11. Barrington Arts Alive!
12. Barrington Community School
13. Barrington Education Foundation
14. Barrington Public Library
15. Bayside YMCA
16. Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
17. BOKS, Build Our Kids Success
18. Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket
19. Boys & Girls Club of Taunton
20. Boys & Girls Club of Woonsocket
21. Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence
22. Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
23. Children's Friend
24. Children's Wish Group of Rhode Island
25. Citizens Scholarship Foundation of Barrington
26. City Year Providence
27. College Visions
28. Community Preparatory School
29. Confetti Foundation
30. Crossroads Rhode Island
31. Day One
32. Economic Progress Institute
33. Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital
34. Farm Fresh Rhode Island (Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition)
35. Friends of Barrington Senior Center, Inc
36. Gaits of Harmony
37. Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England
38. Girls on the Run
39. Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation
40. Golf Fights Cancer
41. Golf Foundation of RI Button Hole
42. Hasbro Children's Hospital
43. Highlander Charter School
44. Hockomock Area YMCA
45. Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
46. Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island
47. Inspiring Minds
48. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of RI
49. Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
50. Learning Center for the Deaf Inc
51. March of Dimes
52. Meeting Street
53. Morgan Pressel Foundation
54. Museum of Work and Culture
55. Narragansett Council, Boys Scouts of America
56. Ocean Conservancy
57. Old Colony Habitat for Humanity
58. Our Sisters' School
59. PeaceLove Foundation
60. Plan RI
61. Project Undercover, Inc.
62. Providence After School Alliance (PASA)
63. Providence Children's Museum
64. Resilient Kids
65. Rhode Island Community Food Bank
66. Rhode Island Hospital Foundation/Richard Browning Center Research Fund
67. Rhode Island Parent Information Network
68. Rhode Island Public Radio
69. Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education
70. Ronald McDonald House of Providence
71. Salute Military Golf Association
72. Salvation Army
73. San Miguel Education Center
74. Save the Bay
75. Serve Rhode Island
76. Sojourner House
77. Special Olympics Rhode Island
78. Spurwink | RI
79. Stadium Theatre Foundation
80. Tap In
81. The Learning Community Charter School
82. The Providence Center
83. Tides Family Services
84. URI Foundation - Golf Team
85. Wolf School
86. Women's Center of Rhode Island
87. Woonsocket Rotary Charities Foundation Inc.
88. Woonsocket Schools
89. Year Up
90. Youth Pride Inc.

"Over the past 18 years, Brad and I have witnessed firsthand how much of an impact the CVS Health Charity Classic has made on hundreds of nonprofits in this region," said Andrade. "We are incredibly thankful for the role the tournament's success has played in improving the lives of those in our hometown community."

The 2017 CVS Health Charity Classic, which attracts world-class golfers each year and is the largest charitable sporting event in Rhode Island, will kick off on June 18, 2017 at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, R.I. 

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About the CVS Health Charity Classic
The CVS Health Charity Classic is Rhode Island's largest charitable sporting event and hosts some of the best PGA and LPGA professional golfers in the world. Funds generated by the tournament, launched in 1999, are distributed to area nonprofit organizations that provide vital funding to a range of programs serving children, families and people in transition throughout Southeastern New England.

About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation company helping people on their path to better health. Through its more than 9,600 retail pharmacies, more than 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 80 million plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, and expanding specialty pharmacy services, the Company enables people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable and effective ways. This unique integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better health outcomes and lowers overall health care costs. Find more information about how CVS Health is shaping the future of health at www.cvshealth.com.

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