Lowe's Customer Donations Reach $500,000 + and Growing for American Red Cross Haiti Relief

Lowe's Customer Donations Reach $500,000 + and Growing for American Red Cross Haiti Relief

Lowe's Challenges Customers to Hit $1 Million Mark

MOORESVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced today customers have donated more than $500,000 to assist the American Red Cross in its relief efforts for those displaced by the recent earthquake in Haiti. An additional $20,000 has been raised in Canada to assist the Canadian Red Cross. Lowe's contributed $1 million dollars in the first 24 hours of the disaster and is challenging customers to match its pledge.

All 1,700 Lowe's stores in the United States and Canada are serving as cash donation centers for the Red Cross until February 12.

"We want to thank everyone for their generosity during this time," said Robert A. Niblock, Lowe's chairman and chief executive officer. "We've seen everything from young children bringing in their piggy banks to adults stopping in on their way to work to make a donation. And whether you've contributed one dollar or a thousand dollars, know that together we are making a difference."

Since partnering with the Red Cross in 1999, Lowe's and its customers have contributed more than $20.1 million for disaster relief.

Donations to the American Red Cross may be made at Lowe's stores, online at www.redcross.org, or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

About Lowe's

With fiscal year 2008 sales of $48.2 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 14 million customers a week at more than 1,700 home improvement stores in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com, check us out at www.facebook.com/lowes or follow us on Twitter @lowes.


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