As many may know, major flooding began in Southern Alberta on Thursday, June 21st shocking everyone. It was quick and ferocious. London Drugs instituted relief support for the Canadian Red Cross the following morning, June 22nd, and now nearly three weeks later, it is our biggest donation drive ever, with customers having donated $50,000 in support of the Red Cross’ relief efforts. READ MORE
London Drugs Checks In With Continued Support For Southern Alberta
London Drugs’ Customers Contribute $30,000 & Counting To Flood Victims
The recent floods in southern Alberta displaced thousands of people from their homes and businesses, and many people have lost everything they own.
As media are allowed to go into the impacted areas and capture the aftermath and devastation, it is shocking to see how widespread the floods have damaged – and in some cases washed away – family homes, vehicles and neighbourhoods.
Calgary and southern Albertans have shown great courage and strength amidst this natural disaster.
We applaud all of the heroes who have stepped up with support and the willingness to do whatever is necessary to lend a helping hand.
We are incredibly proud of our 900 Alberta team members for their strength and determination when faced with a variety of adversities to continue to help as many people as possible and for being part of the relief efforts in a variety of ways. READ MORE
Alberta flood relief donations accepted at all London Drugs stores
As we watch the live feeds on what is happening in Calgary, we all want to know what we can do to help the individuals and families impacted by the massive flooding. At London Drugs, we have been communicating through the night and this morning with our local Calgary store managers and district managers to determine how our stores and staff are being affected. Crucial to us at this time is that our staff are safe and that our pharmacies remain 100% operable for London Drugs’ patients and customers. As of 11 am Calgary time, all of our eight Calgary stores are open, although some staff have had difficulty getting to work with the road closures and Mayor Nenshi’s responsible request that people stay home at this time.
London Drugs is distributing water and supplies to our Calgary stores as quickly and responsibly as possible.
London Drugs is also activating an opportunity for Western Canadians to donate to the Red Cross Alberta flood relief efforts at all of our cashier tills at all London Drugs’ 77 stores.
Flood updates can be found at @redcrosscanada: #abflood and the CBC has a live feed with updates here:
Pink Shirt Day t-shirt sales raises $125,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC
London Drugs presented a donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC for $125,000 through the CKNW’s Orphan’s’ Fund in support of Pink Shirt Day. The money was raised during the sixth annual Pink Shirt Day campaign held on February 27th 2013 where people across Canada wore pink to support the nation-wide anti-bullying campaign. Over the past six years London Drugs has helped to raise more than $500,000 for Boys and Girls Clubs in Western Canada through the Pink Shirt Day Campaign t-shirt sales.
CKNW started Pink Shirt Day six years ago following an anti-bullying stand of two grade 12 Nova Scotia students. The students took action after witnessing a grade 9 student being bullied for wearing pink to school and encouraged their schoolmates to wear pink to send a message against bullying. Since then, CKNW’s Pink Shirt Day Campaign has sent a powerful message: “Make Some Noise Against Bullying”.
Photo: Carolyn Tuckwell (Executive Director Boys and Girls Clubs of South BC), Jen Schaeffers (Executive Director CKNW Orphans Fund), David Stegemann (London Drugs store supervisor) and Kevin Sorby (London Drugs Retail Operations)
London Drugs employees have some fun while taking a stand against bullying
Pink Shirt Day is February 27, 2013 and we’re proud to be supporters of this great cause. This year we took it one step further and some of our stores created videos showing their support.
We loved the creativity and the fun as well as the great message. Great job everyone!
Pink Shirt Day is February 27
The Sixth Annual Pink Shirt Day is February 27!
London Drugs is excited to announce that we’ve partnered with CKNW’s Orphan’s Fund once again, for the 6th Annual Pink Shirt Day nation-wide on Wednesday February 27th. We are a proud supporter of the powerful Pink Shirt Day campaign, with the official anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day T-shirts available at all London Drugs locations. Net proceeds from the sale of Pink T-Shirts benefit the CKNW Orphan’s Fund and Boys and Girls Clubs across Western Canada.
Socks For The City
Mustard seed short on sock donations for calgary homeless, London Drugs donating hygiene items for every gift-filled sock donated until December 22nd.
Stuffed stockings are jolly – especially when they’re hung by the chimney with care. But stuffed socks are also the most practical gifts for Calgary’s homeless. Each year, The Mustard Seed collects gift-filled socks to provide encouragement and assistance for the men and women staying at the Emergency Shelter over the holidays.
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