‘Moving the Needle’ 2010 Report to the Community F FULFILLMENT

Weekend in Boca convenes for fourth year

National Backpack Program marks 10th year

Dream UP inspires 11,000+ middle school kids

Foundation sends 40,000 pounds of rice to Haiti

Caring Connection registers 3,200 volunteers

Foundation donates over 2 million backpacks

5,200 non-pro ts receive support

Disaster Help Desk elds 7,900+ calls and e-mails E NO HOPE

2010 Report to the Community 1 “As a global company that is dedicated to Taking Care of Business for our customers, it is only natural for Office Depot to be equally committed to taking care of communities where we have a presence − and even where we do not. Compassion and concern for others have always been part of Office Depot’s culture. By supporting the outstanding work of the Office Depot Foundation, we are pleased to continue our tradition of service to the global community.” − Neil Austrian, Lead Director and Interim Chairman and CEO

About the Office Depot Foundation The Office Depot Foundation is an independent foundation (tax exempt under IRC Sec. 501(c)(3)) that serves as the independent charitable giving arm of Office Depot, Inc. In keeping with its mission, Listen Learn Care®, the Foundation supports a variety of programs that help children succeed in school and in life; enable civil society (non- profit) organizations to become more efficient and effective; help people and businesses prepare for disasters, then recover and rebuild afterwards; strengthen local communities through grants, product donations and volunteerism; and encourage community development through entrepreneurship and economic innovation. For more information, visit www.officedepotfoundation.org.

About Office Depot Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,598 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.2 billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $12.1 billion, and employs about 41,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 53 countries. Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Welcome…

If you Google the phrase “moving the needle,” you’ll encounter several interpretations that are directly relevant to what we do at the Office Depot Foundation.

“Moving the needle. I love that metaphor. It’s about change in a desired direction,” writes blogger Terrence Seamon. Other definitions include “making a noticeable difference,” “showing progress” and “effecting transformative change.”

We live in a world and conduct our business in an economic environment where progress is more likely to be measured in baby steps than in giant leaps. At the Office Depot Foundation, we are gratified to know that we are making a difference one child at a time, one volunteer at a time, one “aha moment” at a time.

As we carry out our programs with each passing year, we are motivated not only by the desire to move the needle with which we measure our own success, but also to help non- profit organizations and communities movetheirs . Based on what we see and hear, we are making positive strides.

For this, we thank Office Depot and the many other contributors who generously invest in our mission. We appreciate the numerous volunteers who dedicate their time and talents to assist us. And we are grateful to our many partners for their boundless creativity, passion and commitment to the people and causes they serve.

As we all go forward together by listening, learning and caring, I am confident that we will continue to move the needle in the direction that we desire. Our children, our communities and our world deserve no less.

Mary Wong, President

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2010 Report to the Community 1

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NO HOPE ‘Totally Transformed’ Inspiring Non-Profit Leaders to Action

When Noah Manyika, President of NeXus Urban Serve in Charlotte, North Carolina, speaks, it’s hard not to be transfixed. “When I came to the Weekend in Boca, I was at a crossroads,” he said recently. “I had worked in this community 15 years and I was asking myself, ‘What’s the point?’ It’s not that we hadn’t had successes, but we couldn’t demonstrate that our kids had entered a transformative cycle. If 48 percent of kids from challenged communities in America’s second largest banking city didn’t graduate from high school, there’s a problem.

“At Weekend in Boca it became clear to me that we would need to cast a vision for a comprehensive community initiative that would require a lot of resources to implement.” Evoking memories of the aftermath of natural disasters in New Orleans and Cedar Rapids, he continued: “What we needed to do was to convince people that we had a disaster − a flood, albeit a dry one − in Charlotte in order to move them to action. My board members tell me I was totally transformed after Boca Raton.”

Noah Manyika’s story provides just one example of the impact that the Office Depot Foundation makes by sponsoring our annual Weekend in Boca Civil Noah Manyika (right) discusses his ideas with Jay Hein, Society Leadership Symposium in Boca president of the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, Raton, Florida. Manyika was among during Weekend in Boca III. nearly 150 leaders from non-profit organizations, government agencies and the business community who came together for the third annual symposium last December. Presented in conjunction with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center, the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research and SCORE, Weekend in Boca represents one of the key ways in which we advance our strategic objective of helping non-profit organizations to become more efficient and effective.

2 Moving the Needle Rx for Recovery: Fostering a Spirit of Partnership to Help Each Other

One participant characterized the three-day combination of panel discussions and keynote presentations as “the most effective, useful symposium I’ve been to in years. It will help me immeasurably to help build a strong foundation and help my non-profit to grow.”

As in previous years, Weekend in Boca led to the publication of a A Report Inspired by the Office Depot Foundation white paper that not only captured the spirit of the gathering, but Civil Society Leadership Symposium December 6-8, 2009 served as a call to action. Entitled Rx for Recovery: Fostering a Boca Raton, Florida

Jay Hein, SagamoreAuthors: Institute for Policy Research Spirit of Partnership to Help Each Other, the document inspired two Stephen Jordan, U.S. Chamber Business Civic Leadership Center Mary Wong, Office Depot Foundation separate “Conversation on Community Renewal” events that the Foundation hosted in mid-2010 in Elkhart, Indiana, and Charlotte.

In economically hard-hit Elkhart, Rod Roberson − a city council member and director of Back-2-School Elkhart − joined the Foundation in welcoming 35 community leaders to hear Rosemary Dorsa, Vice President for Partnerships and Special Initiatives with the Central Indiana Community Foundation, speak about a successful collaborative effort that resulted in the creation of a community center in an economically disadvantaged Indianapolis neighborhood. Roberson is spearheading a similar initiative in his community, where the 2010 Back-2-School Elkhart event helped more than 6,000 children get ready for the new school year.

With the Office Depot Foundation’s support, Back-2-School Elkhart helped children prepare for the 2010 school year. 2010 Report to the Community 3 Alluding to the white paper, Roberson said, “This ‘Rx for Recovery’ could be Rx for empowerment, Rx for development, Rx for education, Rx for nutrition, Rx for whatever ails you. That’s what communities are and that’s what non-profits do.”

Less than two weeks later, we partnered with NeXus Urban Serve to host 50 community leaders The line of people waiting to enter the Back-2-School for a briefing on the Charlotte Elkhart event stretched several blocks. Empowerment Zone, the initiative that Noah Manyika acknowledges was inspired during Weekend in Boca. The project is designed to build collaborative partnerships that will enhance educational opportunities for children in some of Charlotte’s most impoverished neighborhoods. “Our goal is that every child in our Empowerment Zone will not just graduate from high school, but will go on to college,” he explained.

Through Weekend in Boca and similar programs throughout the year, we provide meaningful opportunities for non-profit organizations and their key leaders to meet, interact and share successes as well as frustrations. From these conversations come inspiration, collaboration and actions that move multiple needles in communities where change is strongly desired.

Office Depot District Manager Sam Moore (left) and Mishawaka, Indiana, Store Manager Paul Jacobsen (right) listen as Rod Roberson talks about the importance of non-profit organizations during the Elkhart “Conversation on Community Renewal.”

4 Moving the Needle Listen Learn Care Awards

To highlight our mission and celebrate achievements in community service, the Office Depot Foundation presented our third annual Listen Learn Care Awards in December 2009. The distinguished recipients included: • Tony Stewart, a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ champion, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet and founder of the Tony Stewart Foundation, along with his mother, Pam Boas, who serves as its treasurer. The Tony Stewart Foundation has awarded almost $4 million to non-profit organizations that assist chronically ill children, help drivers injured in motorsports activities and work to protect various animal species. • Zach Bonner – 12-year-old philanthropist and founder of the Little Red Wagon Foundation. In 2004, when struck Florida, 6-year-old Zach hauled his little red wagon through his Tampa neighborhood, collecting water and other emergency supplies. Within four months, he collected 27 truckloads of provisions. His Foundation has raised tens of thousands of dollars and distributed some 2,000 supply- filled backpacks to underprivileged kids. • The Navajo Code Talkers – Members of the Marine Corps who helped bring an end to World War II by transmitting secure information in their native language. Frank Chee Willetto, Peter McDonald Sr. and Samuel Tso accepted the award on behalf of their colleagues. The Code Talkers were honored not only for their heroic military service, but also for their leadership in the Navajo Nation during the past 60 years. • Nat Moore – A star player on two Miami Dolphins Super Bowl teams and recipient of the NFL Man of the Year and Byron White Humanitarian Awards. (From left) Monica Luechtefeld, executive vice president He founded The Nat Moore Foundation as a means to support youth-oriented of E-Commerce for Office Depot; Navajo Code Talker groups that didn’t have the necessary Samuel Tso; Mary Wong, president of the Office Depot platforms to raise adequate funding. It Foundation; Navajo Code Talker Frank Chee Willetto has donated more than $1.8 million to and Navajo Code Talker Peter McDonald Sr. youth and social service organizations in South Florida. • Dwight Stephenson – The former Miami Dolphins All-Pro center, recipient of the NFL Man of the Year Award and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame is the founder of the Dwight Stephenson Foundation. The Foundation supports the “Dwight’s Computers for Kids program” and raises funds for charities that provide educational, health and human services to support the needs of children and families. 2010 Report to the Community 5 ‘Delivering Smiles’ Giving Hope – and Encouraging Dreams

Who knew that a backpack could be a symbol of hope?

The Office Depot Foundation knows – and for the past decade, we have perpetuated our understanding of this powerful cause-and-effect relationship by giving away some 2.3 million backpacks and book bags to deserving kids around the world.

Donations passed the 2 million mark in 2009 and, this year, the Foundation observed the 10th anniversary of our award-winning National Backpack Program by continuing to touch the lives of children in such disparate places as inner-city New York and the Navajo Nation in Arizona. No matter where the kids who receive the backpacks and book bags live, the message accompanying them is the same. As Brother Robert Graham of True Fast Outreach Ministries in West Palm Beach, Florida, eloquently states: “This is not just a backpack. It’s a way to give children self-esteem, to express love, to show them someone cares.”

It’s also a vitally important tool that helps the Foundation support our strategic priority of enabling children to succeed in school, and in life. By giving kids backpacks and book bags, notes Andrea Boone, Commissioner of Constituent Services for Mayor Kasim Reed, “We’re helping our kids get on the right foot and stay on the right track.”

“I can tell you first-hand the smiles on the faces of the children when we hand these out,” observes State Rep. Cindy Noe in Indianapolis, who serves as Education Team Leader in Indiana for the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). Through our partnership with NFWL, we enable elected women in all 50 states to donate backpacks and book bags at the local level. Partnerships with the National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association,

6 Moving the Needle 10th Anniversary

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart autographs a backpack for a America (CADCA), Feed The Children, child during a 2009 “Back-to-School Backpack Celebration.” the Kids In Need Foundation, Nourish America, Zach Bonner’s Little Red Wagon Foundation and the Tony Stewart Foundation leverage the program’s impact even more broadly.

“I’m very proud to partner with the Office Depot Foundation on its National Backpack Program,” says Stewart. “No matter what career path you choose in life – teacher, doctor, business owner or race car driver – education is the most important building block, and every kid deserves to head back to school with the tools they need to succeed.”

Another strong advocate for the program is Zach Bonner, the 12-year-old philanthropist from Tampa, Florida, who spent much of 2010 on a 2,500- mile-long “March Across America” to raise awareness about the issues facing homeless children. (During the previous three summers, Zach walked from Tampa to Washington, DC, in support of homeless kids.) “All these kids want is just to be normal, regular kids,” Zach said during a visit to an Office Depot store in El Paso, Texas, roughly two thirds of the way through his journey. “They don’t want to stand out or be different. That is why I feel so strongly about the backpack program. How are we to expect these kids to get an equal education if they don’t even have the needed tools to Zach Bonner walks in succeed in school − or because they feel El Paso, Texas. ashamed because they have to carry their supplies in a plastic bag or a beat- up old hand-me-down backpack?”

2010 Report to the Community 7 Joshua Davis of (left) spent his “Dream Job” day with the Coast Guard, while Daniel Salgueiro had the opportunity to experience life as a chef in Miami.

Of course, the opportunity to achieve success in school is dependent upon staying in school. This principle lies at the core of another key Office Depot Foundation initiative – the Dream UP Career Exploration Program. Launched in 2010 in collaboration with USA TODAY and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, this program seeks to address the alarming problem of middle school students dropping out of school.

By encouraging middle school students to begin to consider career opportunities, establish long-term goals and dream about what they might become in the future, the Dream UP Program represents a vitally important strategy that teachers and schools can use to keep students in the classroom, rather than losing them to the streets.

In 2009-2010, more than 11,000 middle school students in 75 classrooms in nine states and a U.S. school in Germany explored their personal interests and career goals through the Dream UP Program. Throughout the 16-week curriculum, students read and analyzed real-world information found in USA TODAY. They studied profiles of success and learned about the latest in technology, business and industry workplace trends. Guided by their teachers, they explored and researched numerous career options that they discovered and developed a career portfolio.

The exploration process led the students to a highly meaningful assignment: to craft an essay about their “Dream Job.” The results were remarkably diverse.

8 Moving the Needle Every Dream UP student received an eraser to remind them that “it’s OK to change your mind” when thinking about career opportunities.

“I want to be a singer because it makes me feel free and it helps me express myself,” wrote Khidajah Hailey of Jacksonville, North Carolina. “For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a chef. I become ecstatic when the people I cook for love it,” said Glades Middle School student Daniel Salgueiro from Miami.

The best essays (as determined by teachers and principals) were judged in a national contest. Five winners − Khidajah, Daniel, Joshua Davis of Los Angeles (Coast Guard), Yasmin Hill of St. Pauls, North Carolina (veterinarian) and Vivek Miglani from Coral Springs, Florida (financial analyst) – all got to live their dreams for a day!

“This education initiative clearly demonstrated the power of real-life work experience and how connecting students to their dream jobs can significantly impact their futures in a very positive way,” notes Debby Dodge, director of USA TODAY Education Programs.

Whether we’re handing out book bags to kindergartners or encouraging middle school students to dream big dreams, the Office Depot Foundation’s commitment to children and education never wavers. 2010 Report to the Community 9 ‘Put Your Passion into Action’ Feeding the Hungry − Helping a Neighbor

When we reach out a hand to help someone, we never know what a difference we might make. Consider the 100 or so enthusiastic individuals (ranging in age from 5 to 87) who came together early last year to officially launch theOffice Depot Foundation Caring Connection − a user-friendly website where anyone can go to find opportunities to volunteer. The program’s tagline − “Put Your Passion into Action” – challenges people of all ages to consider what they’re passionate about, and then look for ways to translate that commitment into community service.

At the kickoff event, the volunteers assembled 2,500 “care packages” filled with school supplies and other items for former foster children who are now in college. A few weeks later, we received a heart-warming note from one of the recipients: “Just wanted to send a HUGE thank you for the box I received yesterday!!!!! I am SO excited about the useful school supplies. I will definitely need it when I go to law school. So thank you very much; it made my week!!!!!!!!!”

Presented in collaboration with VolunteerMatch, the Caring Connection – which can be accessed from the home page of our website at www.officedepotfoundation.org − lists thousands of volunteer positions in communities across the United States offered by more than 60,000 non-profit organizations. We actively promote the site to individuals of all ages who are looking for ways to help others. Since its launch, the Caring Connection has helped teens find ways to fulfill their schools’ community service requirements. Families have learned about opportunities to volunteer together, and companies have found projects that their employees could work on for team-building and to give back to the community. In addition, non-

10 Moving the Needle profits that want to cast a wider net for potential volunteers to help them carry out their programs can register for free to list their opportunities directly The Office Depot Foundation makes contributions to three local non-profit on the Caring Connection organizations in conjunction with the opening of each new or remodeled website. Office Depot store. Here, local government officials and non-profit representatives help cut the ribbon at a store in Niles, Illinois. Encouraging volunteerism is part of a three-pronged strategy that the Office Depot Foundation employs to help strengthen local communities. Grants and product donations to non-profit organizations are also in the mix. In 2009, the Foundation made grants totaling $2,283,677 and, at the same time, donated office products, school supplies and other items valued at nearly $15.8 million. When grants, product donations and backpack donations were combined, we supported almost 1,300 charities in 2009.

Along with these contributions, we continue to impart knowledge and expertise to the non-profit community. In partnership with SCORE Business Planning Tools for Non-Profit Organizations – Second Edition Including New Section: and the SCORE Foundation, the Foundation published Business Volunteerism – A Valuable Strategic Asset Planning Tools for Non-Profit Organizations – Second Edition in 2010. The free 76-page volume includes two sections: The first part guides non-profits in developing and implementing a business plan to enhance their ability to serve their communities. A totally new second section, entitled Volunteerism − A Valuable Strategic Asset, offers essential resources to help organizations take advantage of the many benefits that working with volunteers can offer them.

The guidebook was so well-received and contains such valuable information that it has provided the inspiration for Weekend in Boca IV in December 2010, which will focus on skilled volunteerism and the critically important roles of recruiting volunteers, using them to their highest capacity, retaining them and celebrating them for the many contributions they make.

Through our own direct giving as well as our efforts to inspire others to contribute time and talent, we strongly believe that we are moving the needle in lasting ways in the communities we serve.

2010 Report to the Community 11 ‘They Know Who to Call’ Preparing for Disasters – and Rebuilding

One needle we sincerely wish had not moved in 2010 was the one on the seismograph in Haiti last January 12. As the world watched this disaster unfold, our hearts went out to the survivors of the devastating earthquake. And then, in keeping with the Office Depot Foundation’s tradition and practice, we quickly began to help.

We immediately donated $10,000 to Doctors Without Borders to provide medical supplies and $10,000 to Feed The Children, enabling it to send 40,000 pounds of rice to Haiti – enough for 160,000 individual meals.

Simultaneously, we announced the renewal of our sponsorship of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center’s National Disaster Help Desk for Business. This 24-hour hotline – which can be reached at 1-888-MY-BIZ-HELP following any natural disaster – provided resources and information for businesses that had interests in the region, or that simply wished to assist.

In the first few weeks following the earthquake, the Help Desk fielded more than 1,000 phone calls and other inquiries. The disaster response professionals who staff the Help Desk were able to connect donors of water systems, medical equipment, satellite phones and emergency supplies with non-profits that needed these items – thus allowing the relief organizations to use their financial resources for other priorities.

It doesn’t take a disaster on the scale of the Haiti earthquake to drive home a message that the Office Depot Foundation consistently communicates to non-profit organizations, small businesses and communities: the time to prepare for a disaster is well in advance – not when the floodwaters are beginning to rise.

In fact, disaster preparedness and business continuity were among the focal points of 2009’s Weekend in Boca because, as we have seen over and over again,

12 Moving the Needle people rely on the safety net that non-profit organizations provide in their communities when tragedies occur.

“During that time of crisis, they know who to call,” observed Margaret A. Davidson, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center and a Weekend in Boca keynote speaker. “They don’t have to spend a lot of time figuring out who has information. They already know – and they have that relationship.”

As we build on our commitment to encouraging preparedness and our determination to help communities get back on their feet, we are confident that the Office Depot Foundation will continue to be viewed as a national leader in the realm of disaster relief, recovery and rebuilding.

Margaret A. Davidson, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center, speaks during Weekend in Boca III.

2010 Report to the Community 13 Independent Assurance Report To the Board of Directors and Management of Office Depot Foundation:

We have reviewed selected quantitative performance indicators (the “Subject Matter”) presented in the 2010 Office Depot Foundation Report to the Community (the “Report”) for the period ended December 31, 2009. We did not review all information included in the Report. Subject Matter We reviewed the selected quantitative indicators highlighted in bold on page 15 of the Report. The selected quantitative performance indicators were chosen by the Office Depot Foundation primarily on the basis of perceived external stakeholder interest. We did not review the narrative sections of the Report, except where they incorporated the Subject Matter. Responsibilities Office Depot Foundation management is responsible for collection and presentation of the Subject Matter set out in the Report. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion, based on our assurance procedures, as to whether anything has come to our attention to suggest that the Subject Matter is not presented fairly in accordance with the relevant criteria. Methodology & Assurance Procedures We conducted our work in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000, “Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information”, issued by the International Federation of Accountants. As such, we planned and performed our work in order to provide limited assurance with respect to the Subject Matter.

We obtained and evaluated evidence using a variety of procedures including: • Interviewing relevant Office Depot Foundation management and staff responsible for data collection and reporting • Obtaining an understanding of the management systems, processes, and controls used to generate, aggregate and report the data • Reviewing relevant documents and records on a sample basis • Testing and re-calculating quantitative information related to the selected performance indictors on a sample basis • Assessing the information collected for completeness, accuracy, adequacy and consistency • Reviewing and discussing the final version of the Report with Office Depot Foundation management to confirm that it reflected our findings

Our evidence-gathering procedures were more limited than required for a reasonable assurance engagement and, consequently, we do not express an audit opinion on the Subject Matter. We carried out our work on the selected performance indicators at Office Depot Foundation’s head office in Boca Raton, Florida. Our assurance criteria were comprised of industry standards and Office Depot Foundation internal management definitions as disclosed in the Report, informed by relevant regulations.

Our assurance team included individuals with environmental, health and safety, social, economics and assurance experience. Conclusion Based on our work as described in this report, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Subject Matter is not, in all material respects, presented fairly in accordance with the relevant criteria.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Vancouver, Canada October 20, 2010 14 Moving the Needle 2009 in Review

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has reviewed the data for this report on page 15 noted in bold font. See page 14 for more information.

Donations ...... 2009 General cash donations ...... $2,043,677 Cash donations for long-term commitments ...... $240,000 Total cash donations ...... $2,283,6771

In-kind donations ...... $15,798,886 National Backpack Program (See Note 1 below) ...... $3,851,936 Total in-kind donations ...... $19,650,8222

Number of backpacks donated ...... 282,400

Number of charities assisted through cash and in-kind donations (See Note 2 below) . . . . . 1,2863

Note 1 Calculation of retail value of backpack donations ...... 2009 Estimated retail value of backpack ...... $13.64 Number of backpacks donated ...... 282,400 Retail value of backpacks donated ...... $3,851,936

Note 2 Number of charities assisted through cash and in-kind donations ...... 2009 Cash donations ...... 307 Gifts In Kind International donations ...... 517 Feed The Children ...... 1 Kids In Need Foundation ...... 1 National Backpack Program ...... 460 Total number of charities ...... 1,286

1Includes the costs associated with the National Backpack Program | 2Estimated US retail value | 3Does not reflect all of the organizations that are the ultimate recipients of Office Depot Foundation donations.

Thank You!

The Office Depot Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of Office Depot, as well as all of the generous Office Depot associates, other individuals, corporations and foundations who made contributions to help us achieve our goals during 2009.

2010 Report to the Community 15 Partnerships and Recognition The Office Depot Foundation believes strongly in the importance of collaborating with peers, sharing information with the community and working to inspire others to action. With these goals in mind, we are pleased to be affiliated with the following organizations: • U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) • U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for a Competitive Workforce • Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals • Association of Fundraising Professionals • Business Development Board of Palm Beach County CONTROLLING OUR OWN DESTINY Demonstrating continuing leadership in the area of Disaster Relief and Proactive Steps for Resilient Communities Recovery, Foundation President Mary Wong serves as co-chair of the October 2009 BCLC Business Disaster Assistance and Recovery Working Group. Wong contributed an essay on “Communication and Disaster Management” to the 2009 BCLC report, Controlling Our Own Destiny: Proactive Steps for Resilient Communities.

A Business Civic Leadership Center Report We were proud to receive a number of awards and honors during the past year: BCLC is an affi liate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• The Foundation was the winner of the PR News CSR Award in the Media Relations category for the media relations campaign supporting the 2009 Office Depot Foundation National Backpack Program. In the past two years, the Foundation has achieved finalist status in four categories in three different PR News awards competitions – and it was named the winner in two of the four categories.

• We were recognized as one of five finalists in the U.S. Community Service Award category of the 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center Corporate Citizenship Awards.

• We received a Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference Award for disaster preparation, relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts.

• In the 2009 League of American Communications Professionals Magellan Awards Competition for Communications Campaigns, the National Backpack Program received a Platinum Award for the best overall campaign among large companies and an award as the Most Engaging Campaign among all entrants. It was ranked Number 1 on the list of the Top 50 Communications Campaigns of the year.

• In the 2009 League of American Communications Professionals Spotlight Awards Competition, the Weekend in Boca II White Paper, “The Business of the Civil Society Sector: Taking Care of Community,” won a Platinum Award in the “Article/White Paper/Speech/ Presentation” category and was ranked 20th on the list of Top 100 Communications Materials of 2009.

16 Moving the Needle Office Depot Foundation Board of Directors (Top Row) Casey Ahlbum, Robert McCormes-Ballou, Todd Benni, Robert H. Brewer*, David C. Fannin*, Jay Hein*; (Bottom Row) Richard Leland, Bill Maher, Carol Martin, Robert B. Rice, Kelly Smallridge, Brian Turcotte *Executive Committee Member

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2010 Report to the Community 17 Office Depot Foundation Caring Connection If you have children who need community service hours to meet school requirements, or if you, your family or your company are interested in helping your community, the Office Depot Foundation Caring Connection is a great way to find volunteer opportunities nearby. Visit www.officedepotfoundation.org and click on the Caring Connection banner.

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