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Faces: Unites & Proud and Walgreens Grand Opening

kevinh — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:26:05 +0000

FACES

United & Proud
Arts United is currently presenting its 10th Annual United & Proud member Art Exhibit celebrating Gay pride Month at the Broward County Main Library Gallery 6. The event stretches until June 25. It features over 60 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and gay-supportive artist members showcasing their best work. (Photos by Stephen R. Lang)

Walgreens Grand Opening
Walgreens celebrated the opening of its new pharmacy at 2540 NE 15 Avenue in Wilton Manors with a grand opening event Friday, June 10. (Photos by Stephen R. Lang)?

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Walgreens Community Pharmacy opens

FAdmin — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:23:53 +0000

Politicians and community leaders turned out for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Walgreen Community Specialty Pharmacy at 2540 NE 15th Avenue in Wilton Manors. While the store is now open for business, the official grand opening is scheduled for June 10. –DR

Walgreens Community Pharmacy opens Walgreens Regional HIV specialist John McGuirk wears his fancy attire for the ceremony.

Walgreens Pharmacy Manager Bill Davis (left) and Wilton Manors Mayor Gary Resnik celebrate the latest retailer to come to the Island city.

Politicians from Oakland Park and Wilton Manors help Walgreens’ representatives cut the ribbon of the new business.

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Walgreens opens new pharmacy geared towards LGBT community

FAdmin — Sat, 15 May 2010 20:20:11 +0000

A big box retailer moving into Wilton Manors, and hoping that its targeting concept will help attract customers.

The largest drugstore chain in the United States, Walgreens, is opening up a new location at 2540 NE 15th Avenue, across the street from Stork’s Bakery. The pharmacy will be focusing on AIDS patients and health concerns for the LGBT Community, according to Walgreens Pharmacy Manager Bill Davis.

Davis said not only will the Walgreens help patients with HIV/AIDS, but they will also specialize in those patients with Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis and much more.

The new Walgreens pharmacy will offer the option to have prescriptions delivered directly to a person’s home, a wide selection of co-pay assistance cards to bring down the price of prescriptions, a private consultation room for patients, a plethora of literature and material from manufacturers regarding drug cocktails and immunization shots.

“We will be a concierge for patients and physicians,” Davis said. Walgreens was awarded a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year.

Walgreens was one of 13 retail and consumer products companies to receive a perfect score. The Corporate Equality Index measures the extent to which employers protect their GLBT employees.

“Walgreens strives not to put profits ahead of patients,” Davis said. “Our services go above and beyond what any of our competitors have to offer.” The official grand opening is scheduled for June 10. —DR

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