Walgreens of South Florida and the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation forged a partnership aimed at curing diabetes and set a goal of raising $125,000.
Using various creative strategies, including placing collection canisters bearing the words “Help Cure Diabetes Now” at checkout counters, the effort has already raised more than $20,000 for the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), a center of excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, in just a few months.
Hollywood’s Taft Street Walgreens recently hit the $1,000 mark of funds raised, and the foundation awarded Store Manager Darien Duncan with a stay at the Miami Hilton. He, however, presented his award to the most deserving member of his team, Eileen Flanagan, a cashier who has worked at the store for 12 years.
“I just know what it feels like to be sick,” Flanagan said. “So I ask each one of my customers to donate their change and at least 95 percent of them do.”
For more information, visit DiabetesResearch.org or call 1-800-321-3437.
