STAPLES CANADA SURPASSES GOAL OF ONE-MILLION DOLLARS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

CHILDREN IN NEED

National Office Supplier collects $1,030,000 for 5^th annual charity campaign

RICHMOND HILL, ON, Sept. 24 /CNW/ - Children across the country have a little more support for school, after Staples Canada collected over one-million dollars for their 5^th Annual School Supply Drive. The retailer surpassed their goal to help those in need during back to school.

Each of the participating Staples/Bureau En Gros locations chose a charity that focuses on providing children with the tools they need to be successful in school.

"To reach an overall total of over a million dollars is quite extraordinary. It shows how good natured Canadians are in helping each other," says Steve Matyas, president of Staples Canada. "We are so grateful to our customers for their generosity."

The School Supply Drive, which ran from August 9^th to September 6^th, (August 1^st to September 4^th in Quebec) is part of Staples' community@work corporate giving initiative. Staples Canada supports Canadian communities through the "three-E's": Education, Entrepreneurship and Environment. For more information, visit www.staples.ca/community.

About STAPLES Canada

Founded in Toronto in 1991, Staples Canada Inc. is Canada's largest everyday low price supplier of office supplies, business machines, office furniture and business services for the small business and home office customer. The chain operates stores in all provinces across Canada under the banners Staples^® Canada and Bureau en Gros^MC. Marketing Magazine's Marketing/Leger 2009 Corporate Reputation Survey ranked Staples Canada/Bureau en Gros in the top five. The company has over 13,500 employees serving customers through more than 320 office superstores, catalogue, and e-commerce. Staples/Bureau en Gros is committed to making shopping easy by offering customers three ways to shop: online, by catalogue and in-store. More information is available at www.staples.ca.