SNOOPY, THE FLYING ACE, & GANG
SOAR INTO CORPUS KOHL’S STORE TO BENEFIT
CHILDREN’S HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first Peanuts® television movie,
“A Charlie Brown Christmas,” retailer is offering exclusive collector’s editions
of classic Peanuts? books and matching plush animals to benefit Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

On sale now through Christmas
Books & Plush Items - $5 each (plus tax)
100% of proceeds to benefit Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Kohl’s ? 5626 Saratoga Blvd. (corner of Saratoga and S. Staples)

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS., November 10, 2005 - For a limited time, the Corpus Christi-area Kohl’s store is offering exclusive collector’s editions of Peanuts® Books A Charlie Brown Christmas, I Want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown! and Snoopy: Flying Ace to the Rescue. Kohl’s is also offering exclusive Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Woodstock plush characters and coordinating outfits.

As part of its Kohl’s Cares for Kids® program, Kohl’s stores across the country will feature the exclusive items for $5 each with 100 percent of the net profits benefiting children’s health and education opportunities in Kohl’s markets across the country. The items are available now through Christmas, and online at www.kohls.com.

For the Corpus Christi area, Kohl’s has chosen Driscoll Children’s Hospital as a beneficiary of the Kohl’s Cares for Kids® program. Through the program, Kohl’s has donated over $34,000 to Driscoll to support programs including infant and child car safety seats, Shattered Dreams programming for high-school aged students discouraging underage drinking and driving, and most recently, the Sidne program giving kids a hands-on experience and consequences of impaired driving.

“We are thrilled to be able to offer this special edition collection of children’s Peanuts books and plush to our customers,” said Julie Gardner, senior vice president of marketing for Kohl’s. “By buying and sharing these ageless stories, shoppers will help raise millions of dollars for our Kohl’s Cares for Kids® program nationwide.”

The collector’s edition Peanuts books feature the classic Peanuts characters in brightly-colored illustrations based on stories and comics by Charles M. Schultz. A Charlie Brown Christmas is the classic holiday tale of Charlie Brown and his quest for the true meaning of Christmas. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Peanuts television movie based on the book, which is the longest-running cartoon special in history, airing every year since its debut in 1965.

I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown! is the story of Lucy and Linus’ younger brother Rerun who wants a dog of his own and there’s only one person who can help – Santa Claus! Snoopy, the Flying Ace, bravely keeps the world safe during World War I in Snoopy: Flying Ace to the Rescue.

In addition to the Peanuts books and plush, Kohl’s is offering an exclusive holiday CD containing holiday favorites performed by Nat King Cole and Dean Martin. The CD, available only at Kohl’s, features 12 holiday selections including Winter Wonderland, Joy to the World, Baby, It’s Cold Outside and more.

The collector’s edition books and plush, as well as the CD, are part of the Kohl’s Cares for Kids? program. Throughout the year, Kohl’s features special items in its stores priced at $5 each with 100 percent of the net profits going to support health and educational opportunities for children in the communities it serves.

In addition to supporting children’s health and educational opportunities, the Kohl’s Cares for Kids program features a gift card fundraising opportunity for local schools and non-profit youth groups, the Kohl’s Kids Who Care? program, which recognizes kids who contribute through volunteerism to their local communities, and the associate volunteer program, which encourages volunteerism to benefit local nonprofit organizations.

Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced national and exclusive brand apparel, shoes, accessories, home and beauty products in an exciting shopping environment. By the end of fiscal year 2005, Kohl’s will operate 732 stores in 41 states. For a list of store locations and information, or for the added convenience of shopping online, visit Kohl’s Web site at kohls.com.

About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

www.driscollchildrens.org

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