{"id":218316,"date":"2019-09-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218316\/delight-as-charities-receive-donations-from-local-pharmacies\/"},"modified":"2019-09-18T08:51:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T06:51:23","slug":"delight-as-charities-receive-donations-from-local-pharmacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/18\/delight-as-charities-receive-donations-from-local-pharmacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Delight as charities receive donations from local pharmacies"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was all about fun, camaraderie and charity at The Local Choice Pharmacy Lily last Friday.<\/p>\n

The pharmacy, owned by Wimpie and Marissa van Rooyen, was abuzz as members of the Themba Squad (The Local Choice Pharmacy head office) put on their work boots and got ready to assist in the pharmacy for the day.<\/p>

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The Themba Squad recently went on auction for the franchisees to bid on management to work in their pharmacies.<\/p>\n

The van Rooyen\u2019s pharmacies, namely Lily (in Kenneth Avenue, Homestead) and Oak Avenue (in Main Road, Witfield) won the bid for Christopher Williams (CEO), Jaco du Plessis (MD), Darren Brooks (national sales manager) and Rachelle Campbell (group marketing manager) to work at Lily Pharmacy.<\/p>

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Ithembelihle Lsen School was one of the four chosen charities to receive a R25\u00a0000 donation from The Local Choice Pharmacy Lily and Oak Avenue pharmacies last Friday. The cheque was handed over to Suzette Grobler (deputy principal, second from right) by Marissa and Wimpie van Rooyen (owners of the pharmacies) and Christopher Williams (The Local Choice Pharmacy CEO).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe have 25 people working at our head office and we were all sent to pharmacies to work after the bidding,\u201d said Rachelle.<\/p>\n

\u201cHead office staff participated in all the daily tasks performed by pharmacy employees, from mopping floors to signing up customers to the loyalty programme.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wimpie and Marissa were also presented with a cheque for R100 000 to donate to a charity organisation\/s of their choice.<\/p>\n

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The couple chose to support four charities, namely SAVF Kowa Pienaar Home, Ithembelihle Lsen School, Remme-Los Independent Living Centre and Chubby Chums for the Children\u2019s Homes.<\/p>\n

Each organisation received a donation of R25 000.<\/p>\n

The pharmacy\u2019s Spring Day celebration was incorporated into the event and customers were invited to join in and celebrate the occasion.<\/p>\n

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Celebrating the handover of R25\u00a0000 to Chubby Chums for the Children\u2019s Homes by The Local Choice Pharmacy Lily and Oak Avenue pharmacies last Friday are The Local Choice Pharmacy head office staff Darren Brooks (national sales manager, left), Jaco du Plessis (MD) and Christopher Williams (CEO, right), Bobby Canning (director of Chubby Chums), Silvia Estherhuizen (Chubby Chums) and Wimpie van Rooyen (The Local Choice Pharmacy Lily and Oak Avenue pharmacies owner).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wimpie and Marissa have owned Lily Pharmacy for 22 years and Oak Avenue Pharmacy for 21 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strive to have a satisfied, happy client who receives good service and good prices,\u201d said Wimpie.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want our customers to come back time and time again as we would not be where we are today if it was not for our loyal customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe service is extremely important and today many businesses forget about service.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to know our customers by name and give them excellent personalised service.\u201d<\/p>\n

The charities were thrilled to have been chosen by Wimpie and Marissa to receive the much-needed funds.<\/p>\n