Chemists’ Own winners

FIVE pharmacies across Australia have been named the winners of the Chemists’ Own 2019 ‘Help Us Help Our Local Community’ initiative, which helped raise funds for early learning centres.

A total of 338 pharmacies participated in the annual event which this year raised more than $15,000 through in-store donations and sales of the Chemists’ Own Children’s Range.

Chemists’ Own Brand Manager, Stephanie Calapa, said the program was designed to support organisations that do meaningful work and play a caring role.

“Early learning centres were an obvious choice to be the beneficiaries of ‘Help Us’, in light of all the wonderful work they do in caring for the next generation.

“As a trusted cornerstone in communities, we are delighted to see that so many pharmacies are keen to participate in the initiative and raise funds for their local centres,” Calapa added.

The five category winners included Mansfield Pharmacy, Vic named as ‘Overachiever Store’; Chemist King Mount Gambier, SA, awarded for ‘Children’s Sales’; Dongara Guardian Pharmacy, WA which received the ‘Social Media Engagement’ award; Great Lakes Pharmacy, NSW awarded for ‘Community Engagement’; and Yea Pharmacy, Vic which won the ‘Best Display’ category.

Each winning pharmacy has received a $1,000 Educational Experience voucher to donate to the early learning centre of their choice, plus a $200 Visa Gift card for pharmacy employees to share.

Chemists’ Own has also released a children’s activity book as part of the initiative, which has been gifted to more than 1,000 early learning centres and participating pharmacies nationally.