CAPITAL Chemist recently won the Community Champion Award given out by the charity, Rise Above - Capital Region Cancer Relief, and celebrated its 20th anniversary supporting the organisation.
This year, Capital Chemist will also donate its one-millionth dollar to Rise Above, initially known as the ACT-Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group.
Capital Chemist's Group Business Manager Andrew Topp said Rise Above's mission statement is to reduce the emotional and financial burden on families who have a member undergoing cancer treatment.
"Rise Above provides very specific support to patients with cancer - funding for cancer medications, groceries, petrol, and electricity accounts," Topp said.
"Through Rise Above's medication support packages, Capital Chemist pharmacies directly see the impact of their donations."
Rise Above was founded in 1985 by local woman Yvonne Cuschieri, initially seeking funds to support teenagers with cancer wishing to attend a CanTeen national camp, and it grew organically from there.
Cuschieri died of cancer in 2021 but her legacy continues.
Capital Chemist's Community Program Manager Melita Flynn said, "this organisation embodies the concept of grassroots community support.
"As part of that very same community, we are so proud to contribute to our friends at Rise Above, witnessing first-hand the immeasurable benefits provided to families under duress."
Rise Above is one of the founding partners of the Capital Chemist Community Program, which for the last 20 years has seen funds raised distributed to around 40 community organisations.
Pictured: Capital Chemist's Community Program Manager Melita Flynn and Rise Above CEO Wayne Simpson.
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