Island Prescription Center

Congratulations to Dawn, the winner of this year’s Island Prescription Center quilt raffle!

The staff at Island Prescription Center would like to thank everyone who purchased a raffle ticket. You helped us to raise over $4,000 for Relay for Life! And if that’s not heartwarming enough, here’s a picture of our happy winner with Peggy, our very own pharmacist and quilt-maker!

To all of our friends and customers,

Relay for Life is tomorrow, and with your help, Island Prescription Center has raised over $3,500! We greatly appreciate every candy bar, raffle ticket, luminaria, and greeting card purchase, as well as every donation and bottle filled with coins that we received. We’re so grateful to have such generous and kind friends at the pharmacy!

But it’s not over! Tomorrow, June 8th, the actual event takes place at Veteran’s Park. It starts at 2:00 PM and goes – you guessed it – all through the night! There will be music, celebration, and plenty of food! Come out and join us in our second year of celebrating a Grand Island tradition. The night of Relay is one of fundraising and fun! So far, our community has raised close to $100,000. Help us reach our Island goal of $165,000 by participating in Relay for Life events! Stop by the tents and see what individuals and teams have to offer. And remember – this is a great cause!

Come out and join us for a fun-filled night, and remember to pay a special visit to your favorite pharmacy team – Prescription for Life! If you can’t make it to the event but would still like to donate to our cause, you may do so by clicking here.

Thank you again for helping us to exceed our fundraising goal of $3,000! We hope to see you tomorrow at the event!

There are signs everywhere that summer is on the way – the flowers are blooming, the trees are green, bugs are coming out of hiding, and lawnmowers are back in action. But warm weather means more than freshly-cut grass and spiders. Motorcycles are being brought out of storage and put back on the road.

According to the CDC, over 34,000 motorcyclists were killed in motorcycle accidents between 2001 and 2008, and over one million were injured. These death rates increased 55% in that time period.

Motorcycles are truly wonderful machines, especially when they are ridden safely. However, those aboard a motorcycle are not the only ones who have to be safe. Every single driver on the road can help to reduce motorcycle accidents by simply paying attention.

• Always check your rear-view mirror, your side mirrors, and over your shoulder before changing lanes.
• Listen and look for motorcycles as you’re driving.
• Make sure that you maintain an extended, safe distance when driving behind a motorcycle.
• Use your turn signal before and during lane changes.

These are great guidelines to follow year-round, but they are especially applicable when sharing the road with motorcycles. Remember, motorcycles are smaller and slimmer than your vehicle, and they offer much less protection to their passengers. It only takes an extra second to be a safer driver. So look twice, and you could save a life.

For more information on motorcycle accidents and statistics, visit the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/features/dsMotorcycleSafety/

Relay for Life is just around the corner, and Island Prescription Center is getting ready with donation opportunities, candy sales, bracelet and luminaria sales, and for the very first time, a quilt raffle!

Our wonderful Vice Pharmacist, Peggy, has put her time and skills towards our cause and has created the beautiful quilt seen in the pictures below! This cozy work of art sports the purple theme of Relay for Life and can be found hanging in our pharmacy until the day of the raffle drawing. Raffle tickets are on sale now: $2 per ticket, or three tickets for $5. But hurry up and get your raffle tickets in now – the drawing takes place on Monday, June 10th, and all proceeds go directly to Relay for Life!

We would like to thank you, our patrons, for your continued support, and we welcome you to become a part of our team! If you don’t have the time to join or raise money for this particular event, please feel free to visit our Relay page and make a donation of your own. Remember, our team name is Prescription for Life. Just click on that name and it will take you to our Relay for Life page!

The Grand Island event takes place at Veteran’s Park, starting at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 8th.