CADCA Joins Office Depot to Award Backpacks and Supplies to Washington, D.C. Students; Students to Pledge Commitment to be Drug-Free; Experience No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion Racecar, Driven by NASCAR Star Carl Edwards.

Office Depot (NYSE:ODP):

WHAT:    Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), a national
         organization that represents more than 5,000 community
         coalitions across the country that help build safe, healthy
         and drug-free communities, will join Office Depot on Tuesday,
         September 19 at 10 a.m. at Kelly Miller High School in
         Northeast Washington, D.C., to present 1,000 backpacks to
         Washington, D.C. Public School students. This initiative is
         part of Office Depot's National Backpack Program, which aims
         to put backpacks filled with school supplies in the hands of
         needy children in time for the new school year. This summer
         alone, Office Depot donated more than 300,000 backpacks
         containing basic school supplies to underprivileged and
         "at-risk" children. The donation represents a milestone of
         one million backpacks donated by Office Depot to children
         nationwide since the inceptions of its signature in-kind
         program, which began in 2001.

         The No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion, driven by Carl Edwards
         in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, will also be on display at
         the school. Students can have their picture taken with the
         car, and can take an up-close look under the hood and inside
         the car. As part of the event, Office Depot is distributing
         No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion die-cast cars (1:64 replica)
         to all Kelly Miller Middle School students in attendance at
         the event.

WHEN:    Tuesday, September 19, 2006; 10:00-11:00 a.m.

WHERE:   Kelly Miller Middle School
         301 49th Street, NE
         Washington, DC 20019

WHO:     During the hour-long event, students will receive their
         backpacks and pledge to remain drug-free during the school
         year. Featured speakers will include:

         --  Mary Wong, Office Depot Director of Community Relations
         --  Arthur T. Dean, CADCA Chairman and CEO
         --  Robert Johnson, Senior Deputy Director of D.C.'s
             Addiction Prevention & Recovery Administration
         --  Sheena Tuckson, Principal, Kelly Miller Middle School
         --  D.C. Public School students

WHY:     For the past 15 years CADCA has led the fight against
         substance abuse across the country by fostering the
         establishment and growth of community coalitions. Office
         Depot has supported this important work for many years in
         partnership with CADCA. The work that CADCA does to keep
         children and neighborhoods safe, healthy and drug-free
         reflects Office Depot's own strong focus on community
         development. Office Depot was named CADCA's 2006 Humanitarian
         of the Year recipient, as part of its Drug-Free Kids
         Campaign.

About CADCA

CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America), is the national membership organization representing coalitions working to make America's communities safe, healthy and drug-free. CADCA's mission is to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions by providing technical assistance and training, public policy advocacy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences, and special events. For more information about CADCA, visit http://www.cadca.org

About Office Depot

Office Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company.

Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla., Office Depot has annual sales of nearly $15 billion, and employs approximately 50,000 associates around the world. Currently, the Company sells to customers in 33 countries, and has affiliates in another five.

Office Depot is a leader in every distribution channel -- from retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. As of July 1, 2006, Office Depot had 1,071 retail stores in North America and another 322 stores, either company-owned, licensed or franchised, in other parts of the world. Office Depot serves a wide range of customers through a dedicated sales force, telephone account managers, direct mail offerings, and multiple web sites. With over $3.8 billion in online sales, the Company is also one of the world's largest e-commerce retailers.

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. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.