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Rite Aid Continues to Assist with Hurricane Relief Efforts

CAMP HILL, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - To further assist evacuees of Hurricane Gustav, The Rite Aid Foundation is donating over $44,500 of supplies including water, snacks, sunscreen, hand sanitizer and other personal hygiene products as requested by the Louisiana Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross to be distributed at shelters for evacuees. Rite Aid will continue to work with the Red Cross to assess specific needs for additional donations of supplies.

“Throughout the Gulf Coast, widespread flooding and violent wind damage have created an urgent need for disaster support,” said Jeff Towers, Chief Development Officer at the American Red Cross. “Rite Aid generously responded to this need through in-kind and financial support to help the Red Cross provide food, shelter and counseling to Gulf Coast communities during this hurricane season.”

Earlier this week, The Rite Aid Foundation made a $75,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help the victims, families and communities affected by Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. A relief team of Rite Aid associates, including store cashiers and pharmacists, have traveled from Tennessee and unaffected areas of Louisiana and Alabama to help stores that have been impacted and to help reopen additional stores.

“One of Rite Aid’s core values is to be caring neighbors in the communities we serve, and we are happy to work with the American Red Cross to help the evacuees of Hurricane Gustav,” said Mike Seesholtz, Rite Aid Regional Vice President for Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. “Our associates have been amazing in their commitment to do whatever they can to help the victims of Hurricane Gustav.”

Residents displaced by the hurricane can visit any open Rite Aid for their prescriptions because the company’s satellite-linked computer network assures a complete customer prescription history at any Rite Aid store. Because of the state of emergency, Rite Aid pharmacies also can access prescription information for patients who do not normally get their prescriptions at Rite Aid.

Rite Aid continues to reopen its Gulf Coast stores impacted by Hurricane Gustav evacuations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Customers and patients should check on a store’s status as some pharmacies have not opened, or regular operating hours are affected by curfews. Store location information is available by calling 1-800-RITEAID (1-800-748-3243) and pressing “0” or by visiting www.riteaid.com. The website features a daily updated listing of opened and closed Rite Aid stores in the hurricane-affected areas.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) is one of the nation’s leading drugstore chains with approximately 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia with fiscal 2008 annual sales of more than $24.3 billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through the company’s website at http://www.riteaid.com.

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