In 2012, Cigna launched Cigna Connects, a comprehensive corporate responsibility program tied to Cigna’s mission to  improve the health, well-being and sense of security for those we serve. Cigna Connects’ vision is to gather, engage and  activate key groups to achieve improvements in the areas of child wellness, senior care, health literacy and health equity.  For example, in child wellness, Cigna led the funding of a nationwide school competition created by ChildObesity180.  The contest identified the most impactful school physical activity models in the U.S. and is now helping other schools to  create similar programs. In the field of senior care, Cigna worked in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association and Cigna’s own Employee  Assistance Program to create a support program for caregivers. Cigna was honored with the Alzheimer’s Association’s  Corporate Award for service and philanthropy. As one example of improving health literacy, Cigna in Florida created a picture postcard campaign to help Haitian  customers understand their health coverage. A postcard with a culturally meaningful photo and message in French,  Creole and English is mailed when a Haitian customer can’t be reached by phone.  To help ensure health equity, the Cigna Foundation provided a $100,000 grant to the Methodist Healthcare  Foundation in Memphis to address racial health disparities in Riverview, Tennessee. The grant is making it possible  for Methodist Hospital to offer patients greater personal help in navigating the health care system.  Cigna’s global giving and volunteerism celebrates the power of the individual spirit  and reinforces the importance of supporting organizations worldwide that are aligned  with Cigna’s mission.  A grant from the Cigna Foundation enabled members of the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans and others with disabilities to participate in the 2012 Walt Disney  World® Marathon Weekend. Cigna’s president and CEO David Cordani and Cigna  employees personally guided the Achilles athletes as they completed the Disney course. Lending a hand around the world. Cigna’s longstanding partnership with the March of Dimes® took on special meaning  when Cigna employee Shalini Wittstruck, her husband Shane and son, Kieran, were  named the March of Dimes National Ambassador Family. The Wittstrucks travelled  across America throughout 2012 to spread the message of prenatal care.  Cigna’s relationship with the Red Cross helped Cigna respond when Hurricane Sandy  devastated parts of the U.S., as the Cigna Foundation provided $50,000 in immediate  relief funding and matched an additional $55,000 in employee giving.  In many reaches of the world, the Cigna Foundation and Cigna employees offered a  helping hand. The Cigna Foundation gave $25,000 to Water for People to support clean  water projects in India. As part of the launch of its new Complete Cancer Protection  product, Cigna Indonesia donated 10 percent of all premiums collected during the  first three months of product sales to the Indonesian Care for Cancer Kids Foundation.  In addition, Cigna’s employees raised funds – matched by the Cigna Foundation – to  support a Habitat for Humanity home building project in the Thailand community of  Rayong Province, which was devastated by flooding in 2010. 13 Photo:  The 2012 March of Dimes Ambassador Family:  Cigna employee Shalini Wittstruck, her husband Shane and son, Kieran. Cigna Connects — Our Approach to Corporate Responsibility  Highlights of Cigna’s Global Giving and Volunteerism