"Money raised through the
Lowe's customer donation program will help the American Red Cross provide for
people's basic needs -- food, shelter, and counseling during times of crisis. The Red
Cross helps thousands of U. EWP funds address
public safety and restoration efforts on private lands and are used to remove
debris, restore eroded streambanks, re-seed burned areas and take related
steps to mitigate threats to people and property from impaired watersheds .
NRCS provides technical and financial assistance through EWP to help
remove threats to life and property that remain in the nation's watersheds in
the aftermath of natural disasters.nrcs.

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"As our
business focuses on the places we call home, we're glad to continue to support
the disaster relief efforts of the Red Cross, in assisting our neighbors
rebuilding their lives after a disaster .8 million
-- will assist in the aftermath of record-breaking rainfall during
January and February 2005 in Southern California.

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5 million in Emergency
Watershed Protection Program (EWP) funding for locally-sponsored watershed
protection projects resulting from floods and other natural disasters such as
tornadoes, fires, drought and hurricanes. "The
funds will be used in Los Angeles, Orange , Ventura, Riverside and San Diego
Counties in Southern California to construct emergency conservation measures,
which help reduce the threat of injury, loss of life or devastating property
damage should a disaster occur.

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During June, All Lowe's Stores to Serve as Official Cash Donation Sites for
Disaster Relief

MOORESVILLE, N.

In 2005, the Natural Resources Conservation Service celebrates its 70th
anniversary. More information about NRCS 's
mission and programs is available on the Web at http://www.

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, In support of the work
of the American Red Cross to help those preparing and recovering from natural
disasters, Lowe's is proud to announce its 2005 in-store customer donation
program to benefit American Red Cross disaster relief efforts.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031205/LOWLOGO )
"Lowe's is a tremendously valued and committed partner of the American Red
Cross. Lowe's
is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company with fiscal year 2004 sales of $36. Through almost 900 locally supported chapters,
more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and
respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world.

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The Red Cross is not a government agency;
it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.

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"
Through EWP, NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to protect
life and property threatened by excessive erosion and flooding caused by the
sudden impairment of a watershed from natural disaster.

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During the
month of June, more than 1,100 Lowe's stores nationwide will serve as official
cash donation sites to benefit local chapters across the country. Lowe's also encourages volunteerism through the
Lowe's Heroes program, a company-wide employee volunteer initiative.

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5 million for the
program over the past five years.
Evans is the President and CEO of the American Red Cross .gov/programs/ewp/ .

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"
Lowe's works with both the national headquarters and local chapters of the
American Red Cross each year on a variety of projects including hurricane
fairs, product donation and volunteer support., Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
today announced 15 states will receive a total of $104.

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org. Lowe's Charitable and Educational
Foundation awards more than $3 million annually to diverse organizations
across the United States.nrcs.

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For more information, visit
Lowes .

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"We're proud of our partnership with the American Red Cross and the
generous support of our customers each year during this donation drive," said
Larry Stone, Lowe's senior executive vice president of operations.com/hurricane and http://www. Some 4 million
people give blood-the gift of life-through the Red Cross, making it the
largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. service members separated from their families by
military duty stay connected.usda .

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redcross.5 billion and
has more than 1,100 stores in 48 states. Originally known as the Soil Conservation Service, the agency has
been a partner in conservation since 1935.usda.

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newscom. This relationship is critical to our ability to respond to our
neighbors impacted by disasters, whether that's home fires, floods, tornadoes,
wildfires or hurricanes," said Skip Seitz, Senior Vice President, Growth and
Integrated Development for the American Red Cross. Marsha J.gov/ .

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(Logo: http://www .

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5 million to assist American Red Cross efforts,
including relief to the thousands impacted by the 2004 hurricanes that hit the
southeastern United States. An
average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in
humanitarian services and programs.

California to Receive $10 .8 Million for Natural Disaster Recovery

DAVIS, Calif.

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Monies contributed during the annual donation program will support efforts
of local Red Cross chapters across the country. For additional information on EWP, go to
the California NRCS Web site at http://www.

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C. Lowe's has raised more than $7. For more information on ways
to prepare your home and family for a disaster, please visit
Lowes.

ABOUT AMERICAN RED CROSS:
The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors
-- across the street, across the country and across the world-in emergencies . California's share -- $10.

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ABOUT LOWE'S: Lowe's is a proud supporter of the American Red Cross,
Habitat for Humanity International, United Way of America and the Home Safety
Council, in addition to numerous non-profit organizations and programs that
help communities across the country .com/community.S.
"These funds will help communities recover from natural disasters and help
restore critical watersheds while responding to the needs of rural communities
in the event of natural disaster ," said Ed Burton, Acting State
Conservationist for USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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Lowe's to Support American Red Cross Relief Efforts

During 2004 alone, Lowe's
and its customers raised $1.
Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters
turn to neighbors familiar and new-the nearly 1 million volunteers and 35,000
employees of the Red Cross. As part of the International Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement, a global network of 181 national societies, the Red Cross
helps restore hope and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people.

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