Ken Wurster Award

Ken Wurster was a community pharmacist in the Tampa, Florida, area who passed away in 2008. In honor of his commitment to his community—and his customers—Cardinal Health and the National Retail Advisory Board (NRAB) have instituted the Ken Wurster Community Leadership Award. This award is presented annually to a retail independent pharmacist who demonstrates a commitment to promoting the ideals of community pharmacy and goes above and beyond to support the community.

Award details
The winner of the Ken Wurster Community Leadership Award will receive an engraved plaque that can be displayed in his or her pharmacy. In addition, Cardinal Health will donate $10,000 in the winner’s name to a pharmacy school or pharmacy association of his or her choice. The winner will be announced during the Final Night Celebration at RBC 2012.

2009 Winner – Harold Harmon – H & M Drugs

2010 Winner – Jim Vallee – C & C Drugs

2011 Winner – Theresa Tolle – Bay Street Pharmacy

Wounded Warrior Project

Last year, RBC attendees and Cardinal Health matching donations raised $142,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. Thank you for your generous donations and making the first charity presence at RBC a success.

In Orlando, we will have a silent auction and will be accepting donations to show our support for the Wounded Warrior Project. All donated proceeds will go directly to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Wounded Warrior Project began when several veterans and friends, moved by stories of the first wounded service members returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, took action to help others in need. What started as a program to provide comfort items to wounded service members has grown into a complete rehabilitative effort to assist warriors as they recover and transition back to back to civilian life.

Thousands of wounded warriors and caregivers receive support each year through Wounded Warrior Project programs designed to nurture the mind and body and encourage economic empowerment and engagement. To learn more about Wounded Warrior Project, take a look at their mission to see how it influences the innovative programs and services Wounded Warrior Project offers wounded warriors.

Read more about Wounded Warrior Project at: woundedwarriorproject.org