WALGREENS IS BEING HONORED AT THE UNION TOWNSHIP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 60TH ANNUAL DINNER DANCE & INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS AT THE GALLOPING HILL INN, UNION, NEW JERSEY ON APRIL 10, 2015. WALGREENS HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD.
WALGREENS HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1901, BY PUTTING THEIR LONG-STANDING VALUES TO WORK IN COMMUNITIES.
THE COMPANY’S EARLIEST LEADERS LEFT POWERFUL LEGACIES, AND THEY’RE PART OF HOW WALGREENS HAS DONE BUSINESS FROM THE BEGINNING. ALL OF THE STAFF LIVE THOSE VALUES EVERY DAY, AS THEY TRY TO REFLECT THE VISION OF CHARLES R. WALGREEN BY DOING WHAT IS FAIR AND BENEFICIAL TO OTHERS.
THE WALGREENS VISION IS TO BECOME “MY WALGREENS” FOR EVERYONE IN AMERICA BY TRANSFORMING THE TRADITIONAL DRUGSTORE INTO A HEALTH AND DAILY LIVING DESTINATION THAT OFFERS A RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO HELP CUSTOMERS GET, STAY AND LIVE WELL. THEIR PHARMACIES – ON THE FRONT LINES OF HEALTH IN AMERICA – SERVE AS A CENTERPIECE IN IMPROVING PATIENTS’ OVERALL HEALTH AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE AND LOWERING COSTS THROUGH AN EXPANDED SCOPE OF COMMUNITY – BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS SOLUTIONS.
DURING 2014, WALGREENS EXPANDED ITS ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND BROUGHT MUCH NEEDED HELP TO AS MANY CHARITABLE EVENTS AS POSSIBLE. THEY PERSONALLY HELD EVENTS FOR THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, JDRF, ALEX’S LEMONADE AND EVEN PARTICIPATED IN THE “ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE.” WALGREENS IS HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THE LOCAL SENIOR CENTER AND ALL ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. WALGREENS TOYS FOR TOTS EVENT RESULTED IN A MASSIVE DONATION OF TOYS TO MANY OF THE KIDS FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF UNION COUNTY..
WALGREENS IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE UNION BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS AFFILIATION WITH THE UNION TOWNSHIP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE CHAMBER IS GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM AS A PARTNER! JOHN R. FERRAZ IS WALGREENS COMMUNITY LEADER IN UNION.