Macy's, Inc. is proud of its track record as a caring corporate citizen that leads and supports many worthwhile community initiatives.

The company believes that giving back to our communities is the right thing to do and supports our business strategies. We understand that stronger and healthier communities provide better environments for our stores to do business, and for our employees and customers to live and work. Macy's, Inc. supports this commitment by encouraging charitable giving and employee volunteerism at both the national and local levels.

Contributions from the company and its charitable foundations totaled $35.7 million in fiscal 2007, including matching more than $4 million in employee gifts to non-profit organizations across the country. In addition, the company's efforts resulted in an additional $42.7 million in contributions from employees and customers through United Way drives, our thanks For Sharing holiday campaign, Shop for a Cause charity shopping days, passport and Glamorama fashion events and other programs. The company's employees volunteered about 143,000 hours to the community in 2007 as part of the nationwide partners in time program.