Pat Shingleton poses for a quick photo with SVDP Pharmacist Kellie Elisar, SVDP Community Relationships Director Debra Blacher and SVDP BRAVO Coordinator Kay Kyes. The group thanked Pat and WBRZ for the almost three decades of support of the pharmacy.
Over 27 years ago when Pat Shingleton first envisioned the Fill a Prescription for the Needy effort, he thought the Lenten season would be the best time to focus on this important community need. Lent is a time of almsgiving, a time when we think of the less fortunate who need our help.
Through 27 years, this effort has improved quality of life and, in many instances, saved the lives of patients who can’t afford the life-sustaining prescription medicines they need.
You can’t turn on the television or go online without seeing changes in healthcare. As changes are being made, our goal at the St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy remains the same: to make sure that needy individuals in our community receive the medications they desperately need. Our Fill a Prescription for the Needy Campaign is one way of generating much needed funding that will be used so we can provide the life-sustaining prescription medicines for people who have nowhere else to turn.
St. Vincent de Paul, Pat Shingleton, WBRZ-Channel 2, and the Baton Rouge Clinic extend a special invitation to you. We invite you to join in our efforts to respond to the people who need prescription medicines. Last year, we filled prescriptions for people who came to us as a last resort. Most of the patients who come to us in need of prescription medicine are suffering from life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes. Before coming to us, many of those we serve were skipping doses of critical medications or breaking tablets in half, trying to manage their illnesses on budgets that just couldn’t stretch any further.
You can help in a number of ways. You can pray for all those in need of life-sustaining prescription medicine. You can send a financial contribution to: Fill a Prescription for the Needy, P. O. Box 127, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, or click here to make a financial contribution online. You can also drop a donation into one of our collection canisters at the Baton Rouge Clinic or local participating pharmacies. Please consider making a gift for someone who is praying for a miracle. You can be the helping hand they need and the answer to their prayers.