The spirit of giving is at an all-time high in Northern Alberta. We would like to thank our customers in Edmonton and area for their generous support of 630 CHED Santa’s Anonymous. London Drugs collected more than 1,100 unwrapped gifts in two weeks at seven stores in the Edmonton area.

London Drugs is proud to match our customers’ gift donations this holiday season, and we have contributed more than 1,100 items for a total of 2,200 gifts for underprivileged youth and their families.

This is the first season London Drugs stores in Northern Alberta have collectively participated in Santa’s Anonymous.

Founded by Jerry Forbes in 1955, 630 CHED Santa’s Anonymous provides gifts to over 25,000 underprivileged children in Edmonton and the area.

Thank you London Drugs’ customers and staff in Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park for your generosity and support of this important campaign.

London Drugs customers have generously donated more than $45,000 towards the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Fund through cashier tills at all of our 78 store locations.

The Canadian Red Cross field hospital and staff are set up in the heavily damaged island of Leyte working to ensure essential health needs of more than 100,000 people are met. This includes surgical, pharmacy, maternity, pediatric services and psychosocial support.

As we read in this latest dispatch, the field hospital remains at 100% capacity, and “if it was easy, someone else would have done it.”

The Government of Canada has extended its program to match dollar-for-dollar eligible donations by individuals until December 23rd, 2013. London Drugs will continue accepting at-till donations for the Red Cross relief efforts at all 78 London Drugs stores.

Donations still being accepted at all London Drugs stores

In less than one week, London Drugs customers have donated over $23,000 towards the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Fund through cashier tills at all of our 77 store locations. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our customers for rallying to help the Philippines recover from one of the most powerful storms on record.

The donations go directly to the Canadian Red Cross recovery program. They are currently setting up a field hospital which is expected to be operational by Wednesday. In addition, they will be working to provide the most urgent needs including emergency medical assistance, clean drinking water and food.

The federal government will match each dollar Canadians donate to registered charities, including the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Fund.