More than 230 Stores Participate in `Have a Heart Save a Heart' Program From August Through October 2002
Customers in more than 130 Good Neighbor Pharmacy locations in Los Angeles
County and 100 locations in Orange County will be asked to purchase red paper
hearts for $1 each. Each heart sold will be hung in the store, and customers
purchasing a heart will be able to dedicate it to someone they love who has
suffered from heart disease or stroke.
The "Have a Heart" promotion is taking place from August 15 to September 15 in
more than 130 Good Neighbor Pharmacy locations in Los Angeles County. One
hundred GNP stores in Orange County will participate in the program from
September 15 through October 28.
The "Have a Heart" promotion is being conducted through the American Heart
Association's American Heart Walk program and is aimed at raising awareness of
heart and stroke risk reduction.
"Good Neighbor Pharmacy supports the work of the American Heart Association,"
said Lonnie Zamora, Southwest Director of Good Neighbor Pharmacy in Southern
California. "We believe that public education and research will help reduce the
toll of cardiovascular disease."
"Every contribution to the American Heart Association, regardless of its size,
allows us to seek treatment advances in the fight against heart disease and
stroke," said Neil O'Hanlon, Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of the
American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate.
About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association spent about $382 million during fiscal year
2000-2001 on research support, public and professional education, and community
programs. Nationwide, the organization has grown to include more than 22.5
million volunteers and supporters who carry out its mission in communities
across the country. The association is the largest nonprofit voluntary health
organization fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases,
which annually kill about 960,000 Americans.
About Good Neighbor Pharmacy
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, an AmerisourceBergen program, is a network of
independently owned and operated community pharmacies. There are more than 2,000
pharmacies nationwide operating under the Good Neighbor Pharmacy name. To locate
the Good Neighbor Pharmacy nearest you, call 888-GNP-STOR, or access the website
at www.myGNP.com.
About AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC) is the largest pharmaceutical services company in
the United States dedicated solely to the pharmaceutical supply chain. It is the
leading distributor of pharmaceutical products and services to the hospital
systems and acute care market, alternate care facilities, independent community
pharmacies, and regional chain pharmacies. The Company is also a leader in the
institutional pharmacy marketplace. With more than $40 billion in annualized
operating revenue, AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and
employs more than 13,000 people serving over 25,000 customers.
SOURCE AmerisourceBergen
CONTACT: Lonnie Zamora of Good Neighbor Pharmacy, +1-562-695-3959, or
lon.zamora@bergenbrunswig.com; or Iris Raylesberg of Kapnek Communications,
+1-215-830-9890, or iris@kapnek.com, for AmerisourceBergen
(ABC)