Arkansas Pharmacy Phoenix Movement www.arrxphoenix.com
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n June 1, many of us watched live television coverage as a fire ripped through the APA office shortly before midnight, engulfing the lobby into flames and causing extensive damage. Within moments, the foundation of APA’s history and institutional progress was reduced to mountains of smoldering ashes and oceans of murky water, leaving only charred reminders and memories of an organization whose passionate members have always united enthusiastically during times of great challenge. Now the Arkansas Pharmacists Association must set its sights forward to the future of APA’s home. The APA Building Committee is hard at work and will soon share more information about the APA campus. Until then, we have set up an initial opportunity for anyone who would like to make a donation to the Arkansas Pharmacy Phoenix Fund – a reserve created to prepare for the inevitable construction costs of the building repairs. Our hope is that this fire is remembered not for the destruction of the APA office but as a spark that reenergized and reinvigorated our organization and ushered in a new era for the Arkansas Pharmacists Association. Now is the opportunity for APA to rise from the literal ashes to become a stronger, more influential and more robust organization for all of Arkansas’s pharmacists. Please consider making a donation to the future home of the Arkansas Pharmacist Association!
Project SOS
www.arrx.org/project-sos Grants for uninsured patients and those financially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic
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he Arkansas Pharmacy Foundation in collaboration with the Arkansas Pharmacist Association and an anonymous donor from the Fort Smith area want to help Arkansans who have been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic and can no longer afford their medications.
Project SOS will assist the underserved areas of the community who have been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. lost job/insurance due to COVID-19 pandemic). Pharmacies can apply for “mini grants” of $1,000 to $5,000 to assist patients/families with the costs of pharmacy services identified at your discretion. Patients must be residents of one of the following Arkansas counties: Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Pope, Sebastian, Scott, Yell Timeline - All funds will be used between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 Visit www.arrx.org/project-sos for more information or to apply for one of these mini-grants. 26
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